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After Floyd, USC's Top 5 Candidates

It's June, a.k.a., a terrible time to find a quality basketball coach. But that will be USC's task after Tim Floyd's sudden resignation Tuesday amid a slew of allegations regarding the recruiting of star guard O.J. Mayo. Athletic director Mike Garrett (right) is used to hiring coaches on the fly. He fired Henry Bibby just...

Western Kentucky 'Upsets' Illinois

We knew Western Kentucky was dangerous. We knew a 12 seed was destined to upset a five, just as at least one manages to do nearly every NCAA tournament. We knew Illinois was a worse team than all four No. 6 seeds, and we knew the Illini were also without their emotional leader and best defender (Chester Frazier).So --...

Worst Ever Indiana Season Quietly Ends

As the buzzer sounded in Conseco Fieldhouse early Thursday evening, the Indiana Hoosiers had lost to Penn State by a count of 66 to 51. Tom Crean's first season as head basketball coach had mercifully concluded. The Hoosiers will miss the NCAA Tournament for only the third time since A Season on the Brink was published....

Illinois Completes Shocking Comeback

Thursday night, the Northwestern Wildcats -- looking to crawl back onto the NCAA Tournament bubble -- held a 14-point lead over their intrastate rival, Illinois. Less than six minutes later, the No. 22 Illini were victoriously celebrating on the Welsh-Ryan Arena floor. What made this thing exciting wasn't the comeback...

Illinois Schools Hummel-less Purdue

Illinois really needed a bounce-back win after that bad loss in Wisconsin Thursday night. Sunday they got it in the form of a 66-48 trouncing of Purdue. The Illini stifled the Boilers' offensive attack, holding them to just 32-percent shooting, including a dismal 2-of-15 from behind the arc. Of course, Purdue also missed...

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05/31/12 Forecast: Mostly Sunny, Mild Day Ahead Source: CBS - WBNS 10TV News - Columbus OH Expect cooler temperatures today along with plenty of sunshine.
05/30/12 Fire season started Monday with two brush fires Source: Lincoln News Messenger - Lincoln CA Only two hours into fire season and the Lincoln Fire Department found itself responding a vegetation fire on Highway 65, just north of the city limits.
05/30/12 Forecast: Cooler Temperatures Expected Today Source: WBNS - 10 TV Ohio News Now - Columbus OH Expect temperatures to cool off a bit today as a westerly breeze sweeps through the region.
05/29/12 Taxpayer money spent to plug leaks to the media Source: NBC - 11 Alive WXIA - Atlanta GA The city of Dunwoody's efforts to plug leaks to the media have cost taxpayers at least 25-thousand dollars.
05/29/12 Forecast: Showers, Storms Likely Today Source: WBNS - 10 TV Ohio News Now - Columbus OH Showers and storms are likely today ahead of a cold front.