Ever driven a few hours and felt just a bit drowsy?

Here's one way to shake that: Get hit in the head with a basketball.

Indeed, with my head buried in my laptop looking at scores like Belmont-Jacksonville and Cornell-Princeton, a ball got loose from George Mason's warmups and conked me in the noggin here at the CAA tournament in Richmond.

Finally, a legitimate reason to miss deadline! Short-term memory loss!

What was I talking about again?

Oh yeah, not paying attention to flying basketballs. That still seems like a better fate than having Mike Jones crash into your laptop during an NIT game. Or Bambale Osby step on it during an NCAA tournament game in Buffalo.

At least I know the Official Dot Com Diva would be able to commiserate.

More a bit later on, once I get myself refocused.

--- Patrick Stevens