658. the April Fools Day joke is in today's Sidney Daily News. Please send me your favorite Sidney Daily News April Fools Day story and I will publish a complete list of everyone's favorites tomorrow. Send to hood3939@gmail.com
659. I leave you with Aerosmith's first single, which was released in 1973 - "DREAM ON"
653. click to see the 10 best football/basketball schools according to The Sporting News click here 654. Aroldis Chapman Thursday:
5 IN, 7 H, 0 BB, 6 K, 2 ER Totals for spring:
17 IN, 17 H, 2 BB, 18 K, 4 ER.....2.12 ERA
562. Dave Parker doubles home Eric Davis and Kalvoski Daniels in a 1987 game vs. the Giants and Nick Esasky is there to help celebrate - it does not get much more old school Reds than this
655. Norm Charlton - one of the Nasty Boys - plows over Mike Scioscia in a Sunday Night ESPN game in 1990.
656. Trivia question for the eighteenth Friday of the blog - all correct answers are eligible to win a $ 10 gift certificates to Cruizers - No help from the internet for your answer - Name the last ten NCAA men's basketball champions in order starting in 2002 - send your answers to hood3939@gmail.com - deadline is 6 pm Friday!!!
Last week's winner was Kevin Albers - with an answer of 71 hours and 55 minutes!!!!!!!!
647. this describes how I feel - much better - a little TUBTHUMPING - I did not know the name of this song was Chumbawamba
648. 20 years ago yesterday - Christian Laettner's shot beats Kentucky
649. Charlie bit me and that really hurt - great video
650. interesting shirts being produced down in Louisville this week
651. some little kid is sleeping while snow skiing
652. here are 2 pretty awesome pictures that we took while on a train ride on the side of a mountain while in Alaksa in 2008
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
646. still not well - all I have is this nice article about Aaron Craft
When you're a college player and LeBron James praises you on Twitter, you're probably doing something right. James praised Ohio State guard Aaron Craft on his defense during last night's Buckeyes win over Cincinnatti, calling Craft the best college defender in the country. The tweet:
If James had gone to college he would have gone to Ohio State, so there's undoubtedly some bias there. Still, Craft is an impressive defender. Celtics fans should be reminded of Avery Bradley when they watch Craft in that both players are great at beating their opponents -- most often a ball handler -- to a spot on the floor.
"The first time I saw him and I kept watching him and watching him, I felt probably the best thing he did was moved his feet and kept guys in front of him," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said Friday during a press conference at TD Garden. "I think from the standpoint of what makes a great defender, I think intelligence and desire, and he has both of those, and then obviously some God‑given abilities. But he takes great pride in what he's doing every single possession."
-- Wisconsin made 14 3-pointers against Syracuse on Thursday (another would have won the game), but the Buckeyes said they don't plan to employ the same strategy against the Orange.
"It's not our game plan just to get some threes," said Ohio State guard William Buford. "We want to move the ball against their defense. The threes certainly count, but we do want to move it and work it inside out."
Said guard DeShaun Thomas, "Yeah, our guards are trying attack in the middle and dump it down on the baseline. It's more than just shooting threes."
643. I am catching a cold and do not have much to blog about today - sorry - I will post a picture that I found at Dad's house about a week ago when our kids went up into my old bedroom and started going through some of the things in my drawers and closets - here is a picture of Rob Cordonnier and me from about 1974 or so - black socks with tennis shoes must have been the style - also, is that Rob's belly button, or did an asteroid hit his stomach???
644. celebrating Dale Winner's 42nd birthday in Lake Oconee, Georgia - July 2010
645. some Tuesday Stones for your listening pleasure
636. What a final four - Kentucky, Kansas, Louisville, Ohio State - good thing it is not being played in Indianapolis - seats would be wayyyyyyyyy expensive!!!!
637. my vote (if Dusty is interested) is for Nick Masset to become the new closer, if he does not get the job done, then try to find someone else.
638. here is a picture from Lexington on the campus of the University of Kentucky - brings back some great old memories from my days in the Ghetto at the corner of Lowes and Alberta in beautiful, lovely, downtown Dayton, Ohio
639. stat of the day # 1 - Drew Stubbs of the Cincinnati Reds struck out 205 times while hitting just 15 home runs. Meanwhile, Austin Jackson of the Detroit Tigers struck out 181 times while hitting just 10 home runs. They are the only batters in major league history with seasons of at least 180 strikeouts yet fewer than 20 home runs.
640. stat of the day # 2 - Tiger Woods went 38 consecutive holes this weekend with a putter in his hand, putting for par - that is a whole lot of consecutive regos
628. as I am typing this, I am watching Bassmasters Elite Series St. Johns River Showdown from Palatka, FL - those guys make it look easy, I think that I might join the Bassmasters Series next year. I am pretty certain, that I could catch bass with the best of them after learning all the secrets. 629. Aaron Craft is a pretty good defensive basketball player 630. Berlin Hiland is a pretty good Division IV basketball team 631. Louisville had a great come from behind victory to reach the final four yesterday 632. There were about 1000 Jackson Center fans out tailgating just northwest of the Schottenstein Center yesterday before their state semi-final game 633. about 95 % of the arena was rooting for Jackson Center to beat Africentric on Thursday 634. Tiger Woods is one up going into the final round today - lets see if he can hold on - if he cannot, his mental edge slips even further. 635. very disturbing headlines in Friday's Sidney Daily News 636. Dunbar's coaching staff wore some sweep looking threads for their two games in Columbus this weekend
623. WTLW TV-44 will broadcast via tape-delay the Jackson Center vs Africentric game on WOSN 44.2 @ 10 pm. Thursday 624. Roger Bacon players still enjoy victory over LeBron in 2002 - I was on the floor for the end of this game - what a great game!!! click to read more
625. Happy 32nd to my niece and Goddaughter - Krista Nichols Hein
626. 2012 Final Four Court time relapse video - it took 5 weeks to make this court, but you can watch it here in two minutes:
626. A little Survivor for your Thursday morning at 10:45 am listening pleasure:
621. It is going to be awkward for ESPN and Bob Knight if Kentucky wins the National Championship click to read more
622. a picture from the inside of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee
623. two pictures from the inside of the RED DOG SALOON in Juneau, Alaska in 2008
notice the wording on the bottom picture -
"If our food, drinks, and service are not up to your standards, please lower your standards"
618. Here is a map showing the location of the 16 remaining teams in the NCAA basketball tournament - the geographical center is just a little southwest of Cincinnati (there are two balloons in Cincinnati - one for Xavier and one for UC)
There’s a definite Midwestern feel to this year’s NCAA Sweet 16, and exactly half of the teams are located in Ohio or a neighboring state. The good thing is that Archie Miller gets to recruit against all of these schools which are all a three or four hour drive max from the University of Dayton.
619. In 1962, Ohio was on top of the college basketball world, as the Bearcats beat the Jerry Lucas-John Havlicek Buckeyes for the second straight year. Dayton also won the NIT that year.
That was the last time an Ohio team won the NCAA Tournament
In the 49 years since then, 17 states and Washington, D.C., have seen teams win championships.
11 California 10 North Carolina 5 Kentucky
3 Michigan 3 Indiana 3 Connecticut
2 Kansas 2Florida One title: Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arkansas, Arizona, Maryland, New York, Washington, D.C. Maybe Ohio is due.
Some St. Patrick's Day uniforms from Spring Training:
and my favorite:
620. A little GREEN DAY for your Tuesday - Wake me up When September Ends:
Some cool math:
11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12,321 1,111 x 1,111 = 1,234,321 11,111 x 11,111 = 123,454,321 111,111x 111,111 = 12,345,654,321 1,111,111 x 1,111,111 = 1,234,567,654,321 11,111,111 x 11,111,111 = 123,456,787,654,321 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
614. Stat of the day # 1 - until this year, no state had ever had four teams in the Sweet 16. Ohio, Xavier, Cincinnati, and Ohio State give Ohio 4 teams in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 after all four teams won 2 games this past weekend.
615. That Ohio State vs. Cincinnati game is going to be a dandy on Thursday night up in Boston!!!!!
616. at least I don't have to watch that dumb commercial about Matt Cristiano driving 900 miles for Taco Bell for at least 4 more days
617. 87 years ago yesterday - March 18, 1925 - The worst tornado on record occurred on March 18, 1925. The storm moved from Missouri to Indiana at speeds up to 50 mph. The storm was a major F5 tornado and it obliterated everything in its path. The storm took the lives of 695 people, making it the single deadliest tornado ever.
618. stat of the day # 2 from Chicago - On Saturday, the Windy City set a new record for the most number of 80-degree days in March with four when the temperature warmed to 82 degrees during the afternoon at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Saturday was also the fourth consecutive day above 80, which broke the previous record for earliest in the season to have four consecutive 80-degree days. Previously the earliest Chicago has ever had four consecutive 80-degree days was back on April 15-18, 1896.
Prior to this year, there had only been 10 days in March with highs in the 80s. Therefore on average, Chicago only has an 80-degree high during the month of March just once in about every 14 years.
619. great video of Norfolk State campus from when they beat Missouri on Friday
611. Huge congratulations to the Anna Lady Rockets for their very impressive 51 game winning streak. It was halted yesterday in the Division III State Championship game, but they have nothing to be ashamed of. Here is a picture from the game and the first few paragraphs of Sonny Fulks' excellent article about the game.
Anna fell in overtime for the Division III title with the worst of realizations. A second title could have been…should have been… theirs!
Columbus -Notwithstanding the disappointment of the final score. Nothwithstanding the fact of a heroic comeback in the last 45 seconds of overtime to force overtime. Notwithstanding the fact that Anna Rockets’ bid for their 51st consecutive win and their second state title in as many years went by the boards…the Rockets left Value City Arena Saturday afternoon knowing that the outcome and disappointment was squarely on them. It was, in proverbial terms, a title they could have won…should have won…the one that got away! It’s all true, the Rockets falling to Columbus Africentric 70-66 in overtime for the 2013 Division III state title. True, the issues that thwarted their winning a second consecutive title, right down to Ashley Frohne being out of the game with her fifth foul, leaving the Rockets forced to play the last two minutes of regulation and the overtime period with a patched lineup…particularly hard to swallow, after Frohne, for the second time in three days had been brilliant. The 6’0″ senior scored 21 points and was unstoppable, including her defensive contribution…four clean blocks of Africentric shot attempts at the rim.
612. that is all for today - more NCAA basketball to watch and see how poorly I am doing on my brackets
613. an excellent you tube video of Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
609. A picture is worth a thousand words - Jackson Center Tigers Head Coach Scott Elchert high fives his assistants, Garrett Serr, Issac Klopfenstein, Bart Smith, and Brad Esser after the Tigers captured their third Boys Basketball Regional Championship at Trent Arena in Kettering last night with a very convincing 50-37 victory over the Jefferson Township Broncos in a game which was not near as close as the final score indicates. The Tigers lead 19-6 at halftime and scored the first five points of the second half. The lead reached 22 at 35-13 at one point in the third quarter.
The Tigers now face the Nubians of Columbus Africentric Early College School in one Division IV State Semi-final game on Thursday at 10:45 am at the Jerome F. Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University. The Nubians defeated Beaver Eastern 78-43 last night. The other semi-final game will match the Arlington Red Devils and the defending state champion Berlin Hiland Hawks.
610. Here is a picture of one of my favorite Cincinnati Reds who still looks like he could replicate his 1987 when he went for 37 home runs, 50 stolen bases, and 100 RBIs
ERIC DAVIS
611. below are the players from the trivia question from yesterday - correct answers submitted by Jeremy Unverferth and the winner of the gift certificate, Bart Doseck
Kentucky players - Jamal Mashburn, John Pelfrey, Sean Woods, Gimel Martinez, Richie Farmer, Daron Feldhaus, Dale Brown, Travis Ford, Aminu Timberlake, Andre Riddick, and Nehemiah Braddy Duke players - Grant Hill, Thomas Hill, Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, Antonio Lang, Brian Davis, Cherokee Parks, Marty Clark
602. The Anna Lady Rockets are one win away from a second consecutive State Championship and a very impressive 52 game winning streak after their 58-41 victory last night click here for official boxscore
603. sorry that I did not post this yesterday, but this amazes me more than just about anything else that I know about animals -------- An Annual Event
Every year on March 15, buzzards return to Hinckley, Ohio In 1957 a reporter for Cleveland Press reported that the Cleveland Metroparks rangers had documented for at least 25 years that buzzards return to Hinckley each year on March 15. On that date in 1957, in response to the report, the town of Hinkley was surprised by over 9.000 skeptical spectators, reporters, bird watchers and naturalists who came to observe the arrival of the buzzards for themselves. The buzzards arrived on schedule as predicted, and have arrived on March 15 every year since then. The citizens and Chamber of Commerce declared the first Sunday on or after March 15 as Buzzard Sunday. Each year HinckleyTownship residents host Buzzard Day activities to mark the return of the buzzard to the Hinckley Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks.
At 7:00 am on March 15, Bob Hinkle, the chief of outdoor recreation for Cleveland Metroparks and the official buzzard spotter, records the arrival time of the first buzzard. Bird watching enthusiasts gather for the event, wearing Buzzard T-shirts, buttons and hats. The buzzards typically arrive between early morning and 3:00 pm.
604. also this from yesterday about The Ides of March - In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date on which Julius Caesar was killed in44 B.C. Caesar was stabbed (23 times) to death in the Roman Senate by a group of conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. The group included 60 other co-conspirators according to Plutarch.
605. this guy turns 62 today - from Chips - California Highway Patrol - Erik Estrada
606. with the NCAA tournament starting today, it will not be too long until you hear this song after the Championship game on Monday, April 2nd - Stacey Fiessinger's favorite!!!!
ONE SHINING MOMENT
607. Trivia question for the sixteenth Friday of the blog - all correct answers are eligible to win a $ 10 gift certificates to Cruizers - No help from the internet for your answer - Name any six players who participated in the game when Duke beat Kentucky 104-103 in the East Regional final in 1992 on a last second shot?? - send your answers to hood3939@gmail.com - deadline is 6 pm Friday!!!
593. I am running an NCAA tournament pool this year here on Hood Ornaments, but it will be a different format. Here it goes: you must pick 12 teams who you think will win the most games. You must pick them as follows:
Every game that each of your first 3 teams wins, you will get 6 points.
Every game that each of your next 4 teams wins, you will get 5 points.
Every game that each of your next 5 teams wins, you will get 4 points.
The winner will be the person who accumulates the most points. Entry fee is $ 10 and must be received no later than noon on Thursday, March 15th. You can send it to me at PO Box 277, Russia, OH 45363 or pay me via paypal - my account is bmfrancis@roadrunner.com
Let me know if you have any questions. Payouts will be as follows: 1st place - 70%, 2nd place 20%, 3rd place - 10%.
Please feel free to send this to anyone who you think might be interested in participating.
594. last second tip in wins state championship in Coloradoclick to watch 595. The Commander in Chief at UD Arena - not sure if he was chanting "We are UD"
596. WMVR-FM (105.5 FM "Hits 105.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Sidney, Ohio broadcasting an Hot ACmusic format. Its studios, offices, and transmitter are located on Russell Road, just outside of Sidney. 597. top 100 songs of all time #95: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin 598. went scouting at Ohio Dominican University last night - watched the Columbus Africentric Nubians take on the Newark Catholic Green Wave in a Division IV Regional Semi-final. Nubians won 54-38. 599. Jackson Center vs. Dayton Jefferson Township - Friday, March 16 7:30 pm - Trent Arena for a trip to the Schott on the line
600. Danielle smiling as she watches some singer named Carrie Underwood in concert in Indianapolis about 3 years ago
588. I am running an NCAA tournament pool this year here on Hood Ornaments, but it will be a different format. Here it goes: you must pick 12 teams who you think will win the most games. You must pick them as follows:
Every game that each of your first 3 teams wins, you will get 6 points.
Every game that each of your next 4 teams wins, you will get 5 points.
Every game that each of your next 5 teams wins, you will get 4 points.
The winner will be the person who accumulates the most points. Entry fee is $ 10 and must be received no later than noon on Thursday, March 15th. You can send it to me at PO Box 277, Russia, OH 45363 or pay me via paypal - my account is bmfrancis@roadrunner.com
Let me know if you have any questions. Payouts will be as follows: 1st place - 70%, 2nd place 20%, 3rd place - 10%. Please feel free to send this to anyone who you think might be interested in participating.
589. Everything you wanted to know about WTUE, but were afraid to ask:
WTUE (104.7 FM) is a classic rock formatted radio station with studios in Dayton, Ohio. Its transmitter is located in Moraine, Ohio and can be heard clearly throughout Southwest Ohio.
Briefly known as WIFE-FM, WTUE's beginnings was that of WONE-FM simulcasting sister station WONE-AM which had a Top 40 format until 1967. WONE-FM played Top 40 hits without live personalities when WONE-AM switched to country in 1969. In 1971, the FCC granted permission to boost its power to 50,000 watts and monaural WONE-FM transformed to FM-stereo, and briefly quadraphonic, "the all new W-2". In 1974, WTUE was "The Super Ten Four!" with morning personality Al Morgan. Morgan eventually moved to KHJ in Los Angeles. The station was playing Top 40 hits with live DJs until 1976 when it switched to the new and innovative album oriented rock format under the direction of Program Director Chuck Browning and using the branding "T-105", competing with University of Dayton owned WVUD-FM. WTUE dropped "T-105" in 1979 and in the 1980s it ultimately won out in the ratings battle. Mike McConnell formerly of WLW-AM Cincinnati and currently of WGN-AM, Chicago, also served as WTUE's Program Director in the early 80's following Chuck Browning.
Sports personality and University of Dayton graduate Dan Patrickwas half of the morning team on WTUE in the late-1970s/early-1980s under his given name, Dan Pugh. Dan was partnered as morning host with several other DJ's over the years including Shaun Scott, Dave Luczak, Major Dick Hale and Jeff Curry. WTUE was awarded Billboard Magazine's coveted "Station Of The Year" in the album-oriented rock format for medium-sized markets in 1983 under Program Director Bill Pugh (Dan Pugh's brother) and again in 1985 under Tom Carroll who served as Program Director from 1984-1997.
590. 100 Greatest songs of all time - #97: "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals (forgot it yesterday) #96: "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds 591. Treg looking down the 18th at Pebble Beach in 2007
592. I leave you with the latter of those two songs from above
579. I am running an NCAA tournament pool this year here on Hood Ornaments, but it will be a different format. Here it goes: you must pick 12 teams who you think will win the most games. You must pick them as follows:
Every game that each of your first 3 teams wins, you will get 6 points.
Every game that each of your next 4 teams wins, you will get 5 points.
Every game that each of your next 5 teams wins, you will get 4 points.
The winner will be the person who accumulates the most points. Entry fee is $ 10 and must be received no later than noon on Thursday, March 15th. You can send it to me at PO Box 277, Russia, OH 45363 or pay me via paypal - my account is bmfrancis@roadrunner.com
Let me know if you have any questions. Payouts will be as follows: 1st place - 70%, 2nd place 20%, 3rd place - 10%. Please feel free to send this to anyone who you think might be interested in participating.
580. 15 years ago yesterday, Missy and I had front row seats at the Nutter Center for this guy in concert - here is Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight" - it includes one of my favorite parts of any song ever. (Mike Tyson likes the drum solo also) 581. Missy and I received a lot of compliments about our hair in yesterday's blog!!!!! 582. here is a very intereting timeline about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988click to read 583. not a real shock to anyone that the Anna girls are going back to Columbus for the third consecutive year!!! 584. must see TV from last night - the NIT selection show on ESPNU at 9:00 pm!!!!!! 585. with the weather coming this week, it will not be too long until you see this:
586. I leave you with a view of the new Busch Stadium from atop the Gateway Arch in St. Louis
577. now that a team from South Dakota has reached the NCAA tournament, that leaves only Maine and Alaska with zero teams to reach the NCAA tournament - Alaska has an excuse, however, they do not have any Division I teams - here is an interesting map which shows how many NCAA tournament bids each state has received all time
578. 100 Greatest songs of all time - #98: "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
OUCH DON'T FORGET TO MOVE YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD TONIGHT!!!
570. my second favorite Disney movie - I believe the first Disney movie that I ever watched, Derek was about 1 1/2 and Missy was leaving for card club - we only had one television and she told me to keep this on and he should be ready for bed when it was over. This was before Al Gore had invented the internet, therefore, I grudgingly sat and watched what I thought was going to be a "dumb" Disney movie that only kids 8 and below would enjoy. Low and behold, I was sold in about the first five minutes, Cruella De Ville was mean and I was intrigued to find out how the movie was going to end - this happened about 19 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.
571. The 100 Greatest songs of all time - #99: "I Fought the Law" by Bobby Fuller Four
572. in honor of Peyton Manning getting cut, here are his funniest commercials of all time 573. trivia answers for the last two weeks - Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile in 1954 - Ken Francis was the only one to get it correct. An alarm clock is at its brightest at 10:08 - correct answers submitted by Brad Turner, Joe Turner, and Scott Armstrong, with the winner of the gift certificate going to Brad.
574. I don't know if this is a true story or not, but it makes for a good read!!!
575. stat of the day - this past NFL season, for the 16th consecutive season, at least 5 teams made the playoffs that did not make the playoffs the season before - this year it was the Bengals, Broncos, Lions, Texans, Giants, and 49ers!!!
564. Everything you wanted to know about a 100 dollar bill, but were afraid to ask
The United States one hundred-dollar bill ($100) is a denomination of United States Currency. U.S. statesman, inventor and diplomat Benjamin Franklin is currently featured on the obverse of the bill. On the reverse of the banknote is an image of Independence Hall. The time on the clock according to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, shows approximately 4:10. If the time is converted to a date (April 10), it is possible that the time was chosen because April 10 is the 100th day of a non-leap year (The numeral 4 on the clock face is "IV", while the real Independence Hall has "IIII". The bill is one of two denominations that does not feature a President of the United States the other is the $ 10 bill, featuring Alexander Hamilton The $100 bill is the largest denomination that has been printed after July 13, 1969, when the denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 were retired.The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the average life of a $100 bill in circulation is 89 months (7 years) before it is replaced due to wear and tear. The bills are also commonly referred to as "Benjamins", in reference to the use of Benjamin Franklin's portrait on the denomination,or "C-Notes", based on the Roman Numeralfor 100. Approximately 29% of all notes produced in 2009 were $100 bills. One hundred hundred-dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in mustard-colored straps ($10,000).
565. I spoke with Gary McCans, the ticketing director at The University of Dayton Arena last night, and he told me that there will be a very special guest at the Arena next Tuesday night to watch the two "First Four" games to be played that night, none other than the gentleman pictured in this picture
566. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron will take in some college basketball next week as they travel to Dayton, Ohio, for a First Four matchup. Cameron will be in the United States to visit Obama, and what better way to take in some of the culture than by attending a March Madness game, even if it is just an opening-round matchup?
567. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in an NBA game on March 2, 1962
568. the 100 greatest songs of all time - #100: "Heroes" by David Bowie
569. Trivia question for the thirteenth Friday of the blog - all correct answers are eligible to win one of two $ 10 gift certificates to Cruizers - No help from the internet for your answer - at what time of day is a digital alarm clock at its brightest?? - send your answers to hood3939@gmail.com - deadline is 6 pm Friday!!!
561. this little whipper-snapper turns 44 today - cute kid!!!!!!
562. Happy Birthdays to Luke Quinter, Brent Pleiman, and Adam Wood 563. a little birthday suit action from about 44 years ago
564. a little Nena - 99 Luft Balloons
565. Best. Hockey. Player. Ever.
561. I can remember only three baseball players who have worn number 99 - two were real and one was in a movie - here they are - Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, and Man Ram - he has the greatest hair ever
563. if you have never been to see Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, do yourself a favor and go see it in the not too distant future - AWESOME!!!
555. one of the really good guys in coaching - Miami of Ohio head coach Charlie Coles has decided to retire
556. here is one of my favorite press conference clips of all time from Charlie Coles when Kentucky came from 18 down to beat Miami 72-70 in 2009 on a John Wall jumper
557. went to watch and scout as Fort Recovery beat Delphos St. Johns and St. Henry beat Convoy Crestview in overtime at the Elida Fieldhouse last night.
558. check out Baylor's new uniforms for the NCAA tournament
559. check this unbelievable own soccer goal assisted by the wind
560. a cool picture of the dancing fountains at the Bellagio
