Your kids have all really touched me, and I'm pretty sure that I've touched them.

I was a bit sad to see that the Seattle Sonics are moving to Oklahoma City (under a different team name with different colors).  I don't know why it was upsetting--I'm not a Sonics fan, and I don't have any attachment to Seattle--but my gut instinct was that this isn't a great idea.  I just hope Seattle gets a new team in there soon.

I'm questioning the NBA "experts."  Of the ten men that ESPN proclaimed to be NBA "experts," 9 of the 10 chose the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA finals.  Only one, Tim Legler, picked the Celtics.  He wasn't completely correct, as he chose the Celtics in 7 games, but he was the only one man enough to pick Boston.

The New York Knicks may have a chance to sign Ron Artest to a five-year, $30 million mid-level exception, if he opts out of the last year of his contract with the Sacramento Kings and becomes a free agent on July 1. That contract would pay him $7.4 million. It's even a possibility the Knicks could work a sign-and-trade with Sacramento, if the Kings would agree to it.

The Celtics knocked the Pistons out of the NBA playoffs last night, meaning that it's going to be the Celtics and Lakers in the finals, just the match-up I was hoping for.  This is an old rivalry, and it would be nice to see it revived.

My plans are set for the day, thanks to the abundance of college basketball games.  My beloved University of Illinois has the chance to win the Big Ten Championship.  Wisconsin will be a very tough team to beat, but it could happen.

Having a losing record and becoming Big Ten champions?  That would be something.

I'm only now getting a chance to write in this thing.  It's not that I've really been all that busy, I just never think to come on here anymore.  Hopefully I can get back into the habit.

Thursday was a big disappointment for Illinois basketball fans like myself.  A double-overtime loss to rival Indiana will leave a bad taste in your mouth.


Seriously, nothing else is really going on.  I've been going to a lot of my brother's basketball games.  I am still single.  I'm thinking about going to grad school next year.  I just don't know.

Yesterday I went to the University of Illinois basketball game at the United Center and watched them take on the University of Arizona.  It was definitely a really good game, but the outcome was disappointing.  Illinois took the lead early, and lead by a sizeable amount.  Arizona came back and forced overtime, and ended up with a win.  Not what I had hoped for, but it ended up being a very exciting game with good basketball being played by both sides.  An Illinois win would have made things perfect.

Illinois is 5-2 to start the basketball season, so things are looking up.  I wish they'd play Jeffrey Jordan more since he is Michael Jordan's son and all, but I realize he's a walk-on player and maybe not quite where he needs to be.  Still, I gotta believe that the kid can play.  You can't grow up as Michael Jordan's eldest son and have no basketball ability.

Illinois won today.  There would've been big problems if they didn't, since they were playing Ball State.


I'm watching the world series right now.  The Rockies finally started to make things interesting.  There's nothing worse than a boring baseball game, especially during the playoffs.

I think I'm rooting for the Rockies, just because they're the underdogs.  Really, though, I'll be fine either way.

I love Sundays.  Went to Lizzie McNeill's and chowed down on hot dogs, chili, and beer, then went home to watch the Bears' game.  A couple guys are over here, and we're having fun.

Bears are up on the Eagles right now in the 4th quarter, but it's close.

Ohio State is going on!  Who they'll be playing in Monday's final has yet to be determined (they're playing right now), but Ohio State will be one of the two teams playing for the national championship.

Let's be real now...if Illinois isn't going to be in the finals, then I'm going to be rooting for a Big Team.  It's always nice to play in a strong division.