It’s Monday so that means its time to recap the weekend that was in sports. No there wasn’t an absolute showstopper this weekend although it was another good weekend my fellow sports fanatics.

The NFL preseason gave us a full slate of dress rehearsals with mixed results for many teams (more on that later this week). For my money, the best thing I saw this weekend was the show that Packers quarterback Joe Callahan put on in San Francisco on Friday night. The Wesley College product showed poise in the face of pressure and lit up the 49ers defense. His numbers would have been gaudy if his receivers could have cut out a few drops. Callahan earned some high praise from Aaron Rodgers, who called him a “gamer.” From the looks of things, he may have earned himself a spot with the Packers this season, most likely on the practice squad to start the year.

Overshadowed by the Colin Kaepernick/National Anthem protest reaction from this weekend was the Cowboys loss of quarterback Tony Romo due to a broken vertebra in his back. Romo suffered the injury on the third play of the Cowboys opening drive against Seattle. On the surface this could spell doom for Dallas if you recall how bad things looked last season, however there is a glimmer of hope. Fifth-round pick Dak Prescott has impressed this preseason and will be given the reigns until Romo is able to return midseason (unless of course he wins the job in the eyes of Stephen Jones).

College football officially kicked off this past weekend (although the big boys won’t be playing until this coming weekend). I’m kicking myself for not putting North Dakota State vs. Charleston Southern on the Weekend Viewer Guide. NDSU won in an overtime thriller against the sixth ranked FCS team in the country to kick off another title defense for the five-time defending champion Bison.

I just wish the FBS opener met the excitement level of this game. Cal vs. Hawaii was a high-scoring snooze (which is apparently a thing). Once the novelty of the game being played in Australia wore off, the game ceased to interesting.

Getting away from football, I want to give a shout-out to the team from Maine-Endwell, New York for winning the Little League World Series yesterday. What a game that ended up being as the US champions held off a late rally from the International champions from South Korea to win 2-1. By the way, the winning run was scored on a past ball (doesn’t get more little league than that). It’s the first LLWS championship won by an American team since 2011 and the first win by a Mid-Atlantic region team since 1998 when a team from Toms River, NJ won it all (and produced All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier).

As awesome as that was to see, it wasn’t the coolest moment from baseball this weekend. I’ll leave you with a moment from north of the border in Toronto. Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson hit three home runs in Sunday’s game against the Twins. Donaldson’s power surge was the cap on a three game sweep for Toronto. After the third home run in the eighth inning, the fans in Toronto celebrated the only way they knew how, start throwing hats on the field. A hat trick in baseball, what a sight.

It’s going to be a big week of fantasy football coverage this week as the season approaches, so stay tuned for a few different articles over the next few days. Send me your thoughts in the comments section or on social media. Follow me on Twitter @thereal_jmooney and go like the Shooting the Moon page on Facebook.