The opening day of the NCAA Tournament, aka sports nirvana. It doesn't get much better than the first two days of the NCAA Tournament -- wall-to-wall basketball from 11 AM to midnight, upsets, buzzer-beaters, high drama. Let's bring it on. Iowa doesn't play until tomorrow afternoon, but there are still plenty of other games to watch and comment on 'til then.
Duke headlines the early action on Thursday; can UNC Wilmington knock off the defending NCAA champions in the first round? That would be pretty swell. Beyond that, there's a pair of 8/9 match-ups and Iowa State faces Iona in Denver in an early afternoon showdown.