For the past few months the entire country of Japan has been suffering from numerous setbacks, tragedies, and natural disasters so the amazing outcome of yesterday’s women’s World Cup final match comes as much needed support for the country. Japan successfully defeated the United States in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final after the match went into multiple extended periods of play.

It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Japanese fans watched the game either on television or at the game in Germany and millions more found the results immediately upon waking up the morning after the game. The results are quite surprising to many as the United States was expected to win but for a country in need this powerful victory will likely have a major affect on the morale around the country and around the world.

Analysts say that perhaps the most amazing and inspiring part of the entire game for the Japanese is that despite trailing by one goal at multiple times the Japanese women continued to keep cool under pressure and perform when it was needed. The Japanese team performed admirably well during the entire match and when it counted they were able to connect and eventually secure the win. Overall the entire country of Japan has been celebrating the outstanding victory; it is nice to see some good news coming to a country that has been hit by so many negative and depressing things in the past 12 months.

Football Player Lifts Car to Save Man-- Courtesy of University of South Florida

This week a college football player in Florida accomplished a truly miraculous feat which saved another man’s life. Danous Estenor is a lineman for the University of South Florida and when he stopped for dinner he heard a man yelling for help; that man was trapped underneath a car that he had been working on and had it not been for Estenor he would have likely died.

Pedro Arzola was simply doing his job as a tow truck driver when something went horribly wrong; in the process he was trapped underneath the Cadillac he was beginning to tow. Arzola’s wife was also present but like most people she was unable to do anything; miraculously Estenor happened to hear their screams for help as he rushed to the car.

Estenor is not just a football player though; he’s one of the biggest football players at his school so he was obviously the right person to help. Estenor says he tried to lift the Cadillac once but was unable to even move it but during his second attempt a feeling of extra strength came over him as he quickly and easily lifted the massive car off of Arzola’s body so he could slide out from under the car. The miraculous story has inspired many people in the area and Arzola and his wife both truly believe that it had to have been an act of God that gave Estenor the strength to lift such a huge vehicle; either way they are grateful.

For millions of Americans the NFL is a major event each and every week during the fall and winter. Unfortunately for many fans the NFL and the NFL Player’s Union were undergoing some serious negotiation issues which eventually led to a lockout and likely cancelled the next NFL season. Today however came as a relief to these NFL fans as judges officially made a decision.

Late today a judge ruling on the case between the player’s union and the NFL officially ruled that the player’s union was the winning side of the argument. The NFL, as a result, would be forced to go on with the upcoming football season.

Of course the entire ordeal likely isn’t over. The NFL lockout is now officially lifted thanks to the judge’s ruling butt analysts say the NFL will likely appeal almost immediately. No word on what grounds the appeal will be based but the appeal will once again likely force the entire argument back into a season long lockout for the players.

As the NFL season draws nearer many analysts say it is still quite difficult to say for sure if the season will take place. Until the NFL and player’s unions find some sort of common ground to agree upon a lockout will likely still occur unless the judicial system finds some way to end the argument. As always only time will tell what happens but for now NFL fans are happy to hear that the season may happen after all.

Cliff Forrest Jr. is a 10 year old boy with a very impressive sports memorabilia collection but this week he is making news for what he gave away out of his collection. Cliff Jr. purchased a Super Bowl ring earlier this year for just $8500 and now he has officially given it back to the original owner, William Perry.

Cliff decided after purchasing the ring that he wanted to give it back to Mr. Perry because of some special circumstances. Just three years ago Perry was diagnosed with a crippling immune system deficiency which required substantial funding to fight; as a result Perry was forced to sell many of his prized NFL items to raise money.

Cliff Jr. found out about this while researching the ring and Perry’s history as a player; Cliff Jr. decided to do what he could to help. Cliff Jr.’s mother was diagnosed with a similar disease recently and he said he felt it was his duty to help Mr. Perry in any way he could so returning the ring was an obvious choice.

Cliff Sr. has said in many interviews that originally he was far from happy about dipping into his son’s college savings to purchase the super bowl ring, but after Cliff Jr. announced that he wanted to buy the ring so he could give it back his father said he just couldn’t say no. This week Cliff Jr. and Sr. met with Perry to give him the ring and in return they got a few other various items as well as an unforgettable experience with an NFL legend.