One night in my exciting life

I'll admit it. I had no idea for a column for today. Nothing. My mind was blanker than the look emanating from Jessica Simpson's eyes during a spelling contest.

So I decided to keep a running diary of tonight's NCAA basketball games on TV. The first game, Pitt vs. Oklahoma State, was supposed to be the marquis game of the round of 16 while the St. Joe's-Wake Forest game was filled with intrigue because of the spat between Wake Forest alum and CBS analyst Billy Packer and St. Joe's head coach Phil Martelli.

For anyone not familiar, Packer said in his typical condescending, know-it-all, I'm the...