**12:03 a.m.** – They just announced at Ford FIeld that Sunday’s Kansas-Davidson game will start at 4:05 p.m. CST. It will be the late game after the South regional final.**10:02 p.m.** – The giddy Davidson players talked to the media after beating Wisconsin, 73-56, a little earlier. This pop-culture gem came out of it.After Greek God **Stephen Curry** dropped 33 points, he was trying to talk about how Davidson can pick apart defenses. But he tripped over his words big time, stuttering “pi-pi-pa-pi…”He then laughed and composed himself. At that point, teammate **Jason Richards** blurted “T-t-t-t-today, Junior!” a la [Billy Madison][1]. It was classic.You can’t deny this: The Davidson Wildcats are having a heck of a lot of fun right now. And whoever wins this Kansas-Villanova game tonight will have a battle on its hands Sunday.Deadline will be really, really tight after tonight’s game, so I’m done for the night. Enjoy the rest of the KU game.**8:23 p.m.** – Got a second chance at getting a LeBron photo, and I butchered it worse than **Tom Keegan** on a golf course.![][2]There it is on your left. I realize this picture is less conclusive than all those [Loch Ness Monster shots][3] that we obsessed over for decades. But that’s ‘Bron. I’m one of 2,000 people, it seemed, trying to get a camera phone shot of him. I feel so dirty.Judging by the quality of that picture, I’ll leave the photojournalism to the pros, particularly J-W photographers **Thad Allender** and **Nick Krug**.Talk to you later.**8:07 p.m.** – Cleveland Cavaliers superstar **LeBron James** just walked in front of us. I tried to snap a picture with my camera phone while maintaining my professionalism (ha!). But all I got was a blur of his shoulder as he slipped by. Sorry about that. But you’ll have to trust me on this: He looked like LeBron James usually looks. Young, rich as sin, and good at basketball.James, for the record, is in Detroit because the Cavs are playing the Pistons tomorrow night.**8:01 p.m.** – One half of basketball is done, and it was an entertaining one. Fifteen three-pointers combined between Wisconsin and Davidson led to 63 percent of the total points. It’s tied, 36-36, at halftime. Boy wonder **Stephen Curry** has 11 points at the break, which means he’ll probably finish with 60.As for the atmosphere at Ford Field? It’s not bad. We all wondered with such a massive facility if the lack of intimacy would lead to a ho-hum atmosphere. But it’s actually decent. Both Davidson and Wisconsin traveled well, and they’re pretty loud.Quick note: Section 347, row 21, seat 35 remains empty. Actually, there are two people total in section 347. I would go up and interview them but my lungs already are mad at me.Regardless, it’s a pretty good crowd, probably close to 60,000.**6:10 p.m.** – I didn’t get around to getting my 20-minute jog in today. So to burn all those calories off, I walked up to the worst seat in Ford Field just before the Wisconsin-Davidson game.Section 347. Row 21. Seat 35.![][4]Once I woke up after inexplicably passing out from the walk, I soaked it all in. I’ve got to say, to be fair, Ford Field is an amazing venue. But the poor ticket holder of Seat 35 probably will disagree.To be brutally honest, I felt like I was in a totally different arena, looking in on this place where a basketball game was being played. It was almost hilarious.Last I heard, only 57,000 tickets were sold (out of 72,818). So section 347, row 21, seat 35 probably will be lonely this weekend.But he has a friend in me. And judging by his location, he could use a few more buddies.**2:59 p.m. (EST)** – This fascinates me.Before we get to basketball, I’ve got to tell you the debate a couple of us had last night at Hockeytown U.S.A., a glorious bar and grill next to Comerica Park in downtown Motown.Growing up in Kansas City, I apparently became used to some lingo that only Kansas Citians know. Such as this: I ordered a beer last night with my dinner. Asked if I wanted it in a bottle or out of the tap, I said “Draw.”They didn’t know what I was talking about. “You mean draft,” one of them said.Is “draw” a Kansas City-area term, only? They don’t use in Detroit. I know they don’t use it in California. What’s going on here?That off my chest, here are a couple of quick links to tide you over. I’m heading to Ford Court … err, Field, to cover the Wisconsin-Davidson game at 7 p.m. EST. I’ll give you an update of what I witness.**Jim O’Donnell, Chicago Sun-Times:** Kansas has a great team, but [that’s nothing new.][5] So why, the writer asks, does KU only have two NCAA titles?**Joe Juliano and Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer:** The No. 1 seed is 13-0 all time against the No. 12 seed. Villanova [doesn’t give a hoot.][6]**- By the way,** have you guys seen the Sports Illustrated vault yet? It is _so_ cool. Every single word printed in Sports Illustrated over the years is now available online. For Jayhawk fans, you might like these two to get you started:[1988 – A One Man Show][7][2002 – Hell Week][8]**NCAA.com:** [Click here. Just do it. Now.][9] [1]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112508/ [2]: http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2008/03/28/03-28-08_2016.jpg [3]: http://www.glenrowanrestaurant.co.uk/loch_ness_monster_2.jpg [4]: http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2008/03/28/03-28-08_1804.jpg [5]: http://www.suntimes.com/hoops/men/865904,CST-SPT-kan28.article [6]: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/20080328_Odds_don_t_disturb_Villanova.html [7]: http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1067183/index.htm [8]: http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1024844/index.htm [9]: http://www.ncaa.com
