A day late...

So I'm enjoying the leftover corned beef we cooked yesterday--yeah, a day late, I know--as I type this blog entry up. I'm enjoying the meal with a glass of cheap Trader Joe's red wine, which took me an hour to uncork, as I don't have a corkscrew. One of these days, I might explain why it took an hour to uncork the bottle.

To fit the title of this blog, here are my thoughts of last night's NCAA tournament games.

- In the day's only real upset, UNLV defeated Wisconsin, unless you consider Southern Illinois' win over Virgini Tech an upset. Not much to say about this game, as I didn't watch either game yesterday.

- Actually, the only game I really caught was USC's thrashing of Kevin Durant and Texas. I picked Texas to win, though I figured USC had a decent chance to pull the upset. No way did I expect USC to handle Texas so easily, though. The Trojans absolutely dominated the Longhorns, especially in the second half. Next up for the Trojans: a date with UNC. While I have to figure that UNC is going to be a huge favorite over USC, I wouldn't be all that surprised if the Trojans pull the upset and get into the Elite Eight.

- Speaking of Kevin Durant, a number of teams have been fined for "improper contact" with the future NBAer, the biggest fine going to the Boston Celtics. On PTI today, Mike Wilbon suggested that these fines were ludicrous, since Boston wasn't "recruiting" Durant, the way college football teams could illegally recruit high school stars. It's not like Boston could just sign him once he decides whether or not he's going to the NBA; he'd actually have to be drafted by the Celtics, after all. I 100% agree with Wilbon. All Ainge did, apparently, was sit besides Durant's mom during the USC-Texas game. Now I know rules are rules, and if one violates a rule, he should be punished. However, what Ainge did--and for that matter, what Charlotte and Golden State did--should not have been fine-worthy. Maybe the NBA should fine any team that even utters the names "Oden" or "Durant."

By the way, Mr. Durant, I'm not buying what you're selling; we all know you're going to the NBA. After all, you have tens of millions of reasons to go.

Some quickies to end this entry:

- Chris Simon will not be charged for his homerun swing on the Rangers Ryan Hollweg. I hate to ask, but if Hollweg was seriously hurt, would he then have been charged?

- Oldie, but goodie (and stinky? and noisy?)

- Pro Wrestlers involved with steroids? No way! Also on the news wire: water is wet, the sky is blue, and OJ Simpson is evil.

Ugh...I ate too much. That's all for today!