Late practice

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — I don't write well enough to express how pretty this is to me.

It's 9:26 p.m. Central. I am on the press deck at Tucker Coliseum. The second of two games I watched here was over 90 minutes ago. I am one of two people in the gym. The other is a junior forward for Arkansas Tech's women's team. She's on the court, in sweat pants and a T-shirt, shooting baskets. She looks happy, and it's nice to watch her away from the drone, and listen to the rhythm of her dribbles and shots instead of kids beating on drums and blowing horns as loudly as they can. Her team has won 16 consecutive games, is ranked No. 24 in the country, and plays at undefeated and No. 1 Delta State next Thursday.

I walked the Levy Loop this afternoon, with a prediction of 30 minutes. I had my best performance yet, walking it in 30:15.

Here's something interesting I heard on my drive from North Little Rock. The over-under on the guy singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl is 1 minute, 46 seconds. No kidding. People can bet on that.