Selection Sunday – UCLA (27 of 50 points) Bid Status: In the tournament We thought UCLA was a darkhorse, but according to Value Add Jordan Adams has been by far their best player this year so losing him to the
Selection Sunday – Virginia Commonwealth (29 of 50 points) Bid Status: In the tournament. A great team with the 10th best overall Value Add due to their depth. However, they will need to force other teams to go into their
Selection Sunday – Wisconsin (27 of 50 Points) Bid Status: In the tournament. Regardless of Sunday’s Big Ten title game, Wisconsin has had a spectular season considering it started with losing what was supposed to be their best player, Josh
(AP) Calif. sheriff’s captain: Race car kills 2MARYSVILLE, Calif.A speeding race car careened off a track and into pit row during warm-up laps at a California raceway Saturday night, killing a 14-year-old boy and a 68-year-old man, officials said. Six
All the talk–and hype–regarding actress Ashley Judd’s run for the Senate may be premature. Seems her own party is having second thoughts about her chances of capturing what it perceives as a winnable Senate seat. Judd hasn’t officially announced her
(AP) 2 Ohio teen football players found guilty of rapeBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs WriterSTEUBENVILLE, OhioTwo Ohio high school football players who were found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl are apologizing for their actions. Steubenville High School students
A French corporal was killed during fighting in northern Mali, bringing to five the number of French deaths since the January 11 intervention to oust armed Islamist groups, President Francois Hollande’s office said Sunday. The statement did not elaborate on
A car bomb exploded near the outskirts of the south Iraq city of Basra on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 16, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said. The bombing at a bus station came soon
Pope Francis issued his first tweet on Sunday shortly after performing his first Angelus prayer, with a consistent message: “Pray for me”. The first Latin American pope made the same appeal when he appeared a few minutes earlier before more
(AP) AEK player in trouble over Nazi saluteATHENS, GreeceAEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis has earned rebukes from politicians, fellow athletes and fans after giving a Nazi salute in celebration of a goal he scored in the Greek league. Photographs show
I will invite Professor Freelon and the President of American University to come on the show Monday night and discuss if this is appropriate behavior for one of their educators. Deen Freelon, Assistant Professor – School of Communication Deen Freelon
The creative team responsible for last year’s smash documentary 2016: Obama’s America announced their new project at CPAC–a spiritual follow simply called America. Dinesh D’Souza, who starred in 2016, announced the project during the conservative convention’s final day. The unlikely
(AP) – The 21-year-old college student in Baghdad lost her father during the Iraq War to gunmen from a rival Muslim sect. Now she dreams of an Iraq where all people can “enjoy stable life and security.” The young bus
(AP) – The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has held new talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a nettlesome disagreement over the stalled transfer of a key detention center to Afghan control. Pentagon press secretary George Little said
(AFP) – Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world’s most populous nation, official data showed. China has announced structural changes to its
(AP) – A high-ranking general in the Syrian army says he has defected with the help of rebel fighters. Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ezz al-Din Khalouf said in an interview Saturday with Al-Arabiya TV that he had left the regime and
(AP) – Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi during clashes that erupted on Saturday as he launched development projects in southern Egyptian where residents have long complained of being neglected by
(AFP) – The United States is ready to abandon the final phase of its European missile defense system, a US official said Saturday, in a move that could revive arms control talks with Russia. As part of plans announced Friday
HuffPo: [I]f Schultz fans think working-class issues will disappear from the 8:00 p.m. time slot, at least one credible MSNBC source says they shouldn’t fret: Schultz’ replacement. Chris Hayes, who will be making the switch from his weekend morning show
(AP) Syracuse edges Georgetown in OT to reach BE finalBy MIKE FITZPATRICKAP Sports WriterNEW YORKThey went nose-to-nose one last time, Syracuse and Georgetown in a throwback struggle at the Big East tournament. Of course, 40 minutes wasn’t enough to decide
(AP) Heat win 21st straight, beat Bucks 107-94By ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterMILWAUKEEThe Miami Heat had just watched the Super Bowl when Shane Battier delivered a speech that left quite the impression. Whatever he said that night in Toronto, the Heat
Breitbart Sports Update: UCLA’s Jordan Adams broke his foot during the last play of the game and is out for the season in a devastating loss for the Bruins. Some UCLA players were reportedly in tears after finding out Adams
(AP) Figueroa helps Puerto Rico oust US from WBC, 4-3By STEVEN WINEAP Sports WriterMIAMIOnce again, the United States could only watch as an opposing pitcher celebrated at the World Baseball Classic. This time it was 38-year-old right-hander Nelson Figueroa, who
(AP) Bryant starts but has short night for LakersBy MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLIS Kobe Bryant played 12 minutes Friday at Indiana, missed all four shots and then went to the bench for good in the Lakers 99-93 win. It was
(AP) Wells leads Maryland to 83-74 upset of No. 2 DukeBy JOEDY McCREARYAP Sports WriterGREENSBORO, N.C. Dez Wells slapped the floor–and knocked No. 2 Duke out of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Wells scored a career-high 30 points and Maryland
