To all of you friends out there who think I'm super girly and not-so-sporty: Basketball is here, and I am so excited. Basketball has quickly become my favorite sport to watch. Right now ESPN is on, Cleveland is beating Washington in the third, 74-65, and LeBron James is being an ace like normal.

Yesterday's USA Today's front page teased its NBA Bonus Section. "LeBron or D-Wade. Who is the Best in the NBA?" Sure, D-Wade has a championship. But look at LeBron's long list of accomplishments at 21 (D-Wade is an old 24.): endorsements worth $150 million, an average of 26.5 points per game in 238 career games... oh, and did i mention he comes from Akron, Ohio, 45 minutes from where I grew up? I remember when I was a senior in high school he played in a tournament at my high school; he was a freshman or sophomore at the time. Standing room only. Unfortuntely, I was working the yearbook concession stand at the time (story of my life), so I didn't get to see him play.

The point is LeBron is great. Basketball is back. And next Thursday I will drive to Nashville with some other Admissions folks to watch our beloved D-II Bisons battle the Lipscomb, grammatically correct, D-I Bison.

Life is good.

Any chance I'll get to see the Knicks beat the Pistons, 105-103, again at the Garden this year? Probably not. You can't have it all.

One more thing... I wonder if my co-workers will ever let a girl join their fantasy league?