Ticking News

Apparently the NIT is living down to its reputation of being below the NCAA Tournament in many different ways. [1]

- Mississippi guard Eniel Polynice (14) tries a first-half layup past Troy forward Antywan Jones (20) in an NIT college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. [2]

Let’s face it, there are only a few reasons to watch the first round of the NIT: your team is playing, you are paid to watch, or you just love college basketball that much that even games between teams not good enough to make the NCAA Tournament is still worth it. [3]

The longest running postseason tournament in college basketball, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) selects 32 teams after the NCAA Tournament is selected each year. [4]

In the case of North Carolina, it’s the second time in the past three years that the defending national champion missed the NCAA tournament, joining Florida in 2008. [5]

College Sports Fans will provide NIT scores & the NIT schedule after the teams and brackets have been announced, all the way through the NIT Championship. [4]

Tyler Zeller scores two of his 13 points in North Carolina’s 80-72 victory over William and Mary in the first round of the NIT at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, March 16. [6]

“I just didn’t do as good a job with this club this year as I needed to,” coach Roy Williams said Thursday, after the Tar Heels lost to Georgia Tech in their ACC tournament opener. [5]

Get NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR and college sports news from FanHouse including stats, scores, results, and player updates from pro and college leagues. [1]

Dexter Strickland hit the go-ahead free throws with 2:34 left and North Carolina held William & Mary scoreless for the final 5 minutes in the Tar Heels’ 80-72 win in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night. [...] “We came into this game looking at it as another fresh start for us,” said fifth-year senior Marcus Ginyard, who had 12 points. [6]

Wichita State has the third seed in the region and will play Nevada, while Rhode Island received a No. 2 seed and will open the tournament against Northwestern. [...] The Huskies (17-15) made an impressive run in February to renew their NCAA tournament hopes, but head into their NIT opener against Northeastern coming off four straight losses, including a 73-51 rout by St. John’s in the Big East tournament. [5]

If you already have a FanHouse log-in, enter it and your password. [1]

Well, the Texas Tech-Seton Hall made it an event early in their contest when Seton Hall forward Herb Pope went below the belt, not once, but twice on Texas Tech’s Darko Cohadarevic barely five minutes into the game. [3]

Sources:
[1] NIT Becomes Festival of Groin Shots — NCAABB FanHouse
[2] White scores 27 as Ole Miss tops Troy 84-65 in NIT - Colleges …
[3] Seton Hall Makes the NIT Relevant for a Night — NCAABB FanHouse
[4] NIT Basketball Tournament: 2010 National Invitational …
[5] Illinois, ASU, Va. Tech, Miss. State top NIT field - NCAA …
[6] North Carolina tops William & Mary 80-72 in NIT …

American Idol 2010 top 12 boys night recap plus phone numbers & poll - don’t forget to vote! [1]

One singer from the top 12 will go home on tonight’s episode of “American Idol,” which airs 9-10 p.m. [2]

The Christian industry will sign her and she’ll release one album. [3]

The American idols that landed in the bottom 3 were Paige Miles, Tim Urban and Lacey Brown. [1]

Ryan skips Andrew and Tim, and Siobhan Magnus is next. [...] So that leaves Lacey Brown and Casey James. [3]

American Idol results show March 17th Lacey Brown was sent home. [1]

We’ll find out who the bottom three are, and then who’s going home. [...] Remember, the judges have to be unanimous in their decision to save any contestant, and they only get to do it once. [...] Simon wants to address what he calls Ryan’s “aggressive behavior” and tells him not to cross the line with the “eyeballing” and then affirms that they’re friends. [...] We’ll find out tonight on the live results show, with special guests David Cook, Ke$ha and Orianthi. [...] Last night on American Idol the Top 12 contestants performed live for your votes. [3]

David Cook performed “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and Kesha (with 3Oh!3) sang the newly released single “Blah Blah Blah”. [...] The American Idol top 12 contestants sang songs from The Rolling Stones live for America’s votes on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. [1]

After I go bang my head against a wall to get rid of that musical disaster, roommates Lacey and Paige find out which of them is going home. [3]

Sources:
[1] Who went home on American Idol tonight? Results for March 17 2010
[2] American Idol Top 12 results tonight: Orianthi, Ke$ha, David …
[3] American Idol Top 12 results show - who’s going home tonight …

Tickets can be purchased at any Illinois Lottery retailer throughout the state of Illinois. [...] IL Lottery St. Patrick’s Day MILLIONAIRE Raffle! [1]

Winning numbers are also published in most local newspapers and on the Winning Numbers Page at illinoislottery.com. [...] You can ask for a Play Slip and pick 6 unique numbers from 1-52 or ask for a Quick Pick (automatic selection). [2]

- Each St. Patrick’s Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket costs $20. [1]

WLUP was born in 1977, playing rock music for Chicagoans. [2]

Watch the next drawing on WGN-TV on Saturday at 9:22 pm. [...] You can still become a millionaire with Lotto, Illinois’ very own jackpot game. [...] - The St. Patrick’s Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE is played like a typical “raffle” style draw game. [1]

Lottery Post will not function correctly without JavaScript. [3]

The station was nicknamed “The Loop” in honor of the downtown area of the city where the El Train turns around. [2]

We work every day to respond to your requests and suggestions, so feel free to reach out with your input and feedback on how Q101 can improve and continue to be your radio station! [1]

Sources:
[1] Q101 // Chicago’s Alternative // WKQX-FM, CHICAGO
[2] 97.9 The Loop :: Chicago’s Rock Station :: WLUP-FM
[3] Illinois Lottery St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle Results

You can now get the Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers sent to you via RSS subscription! [1]

Frequency and draw dates of all quadruples (four identical digits) for Illinois Lottery Pick 4 game. [2]

Ask for a Play Slip and pick 6 unique numbers, 1-52. [3]

Now finding past winning numbers is even easier. [4]

Lottery.com checks its results for acuracy, but mistakes can happen and the state lottery has the final validating authority. [3]

Chicago area lottery results display below: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin state lotteries, Mega Millions, Powerball and Megabucks winning numbers, and an archive of lotto picks nationwide. [5]

All the winning quadruple-digit numbers of the Illinois Lottery Pick 4 game drawn, as well as the draw dates, are listed in the table below. [2]

The latest results of all the Illinois games are shown initially. [6]

Winning numbers are also published in most local newspapers. [3]

While visiting a Lottery retail location to play one of his favorite games, James Tousey discovered that he could mail in $30 in non-winning tickets for the chance at $1 million. [7]

If you win some money do not squander it; reinvest it or spend it very wisely because, after all, it is your own money, simply a return on your investment. [6]

The down side is that they are not drawn that often and, except when they are really, really late, it is hard to predict which one to play. [2]

Michael Goza’s dreams came true after finding out that he was Illinois Lottery’s newest millionaire, winning $4 million from the March 16, 2009, Lotto drawing. [7]

The last column of the list designated by NDAPT (Number of Draws After Previous quadruple) represents the number of draws elapsed between quadruples and is intended to give you an idea of how often the quadruples are showing up in reality. [2]

If the numbers you pick match the drawing numbers, you could be a winner. [3]

Sources:
[1] Illinois Lottery - Numbers & Jackpots
[2] Illinois Lottery Pick 4 Quadruples
[3] Lottery - Lottery Official Rules
[4] Illinois Lottery
[5] Lottery - WGN
[6] Illinois Lottery recent winning numbers
[7] Lottery - Lottery Results

Wed, Apr 5 The competition was fierce on American Idol last night. [1]

Not missing an opportunity Ryan told Cowell, ‘My advice to you is when the sun goes down, leave that student’s room. [2]

A joke about Ryan Seacrest’s sexuality sparked a minor uproar on American Idol last night, as Simon Cowell urged host Seacrest to come out of the closet. [3]

Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell scouted for undiscovered, highly flexible talent at a London strip club called Stringfellows last night — and were diligent enough to stay there until 4:45 this morning. [4]

Famed ‘American Idol’ Brit judge Simon Cowell has been trading barbs with host Ryan Seacrest, and each week the rhetoric seems to rise a notch. [5]

Ryan Seacrest was listening to Simon Cowell give his critical advice to contestant Michael Lynche. [6]

Tuesday night Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell went at it again. [2]

It was inevitable: Simon Cowell had to weigh in on Ryan Seacrest’s performance at the Emmy Awards. [7]

“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest doesn’t think Simon Cowell will marry girlfriend Mezghan Hussainy - because he’s convinced the rumored engagement is one “big joke.” [8]

Sensitive Ryan Seacrest wept bitter tears of abandonment over the news that Simon Cowell was leaving American Idol. [1]

Asked if the rest of the Idol crew had spoken to Seacrest after Sunday’s big show, Cowell said, “No, he’s gone into hiding.” [7]

Next season on “American Idol,” look for hot chicks who can’t sing, but can pick money up off the floor without using their hands. [4]

He tells Britain’s Daily Star, “If Simon does get married it would be an even bigger event than the Oscars. [8]

Please enter a valid email address. [9]

In the second suit, Darlene Tracy, a mother of four who is representing herself, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Boston, seeking to stop ‘Oprah’s Big Give’ from airing. [5]

Sources:
[1] Simon Cowell And Ryan Seacrest Fighting Like Girls Again …
[2] American Idol- Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest Continue to …
[3] Simon Cowell Urges Ryan Seacrest: Come Out of the Closet …
[4] Ryan and Simon Search for Talent at Strip Club | TMZ.com
[5] Newsmax - Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest Clash
[6] Simon Cowell Ryan Seacrest Fight Real? - Associated Content …
[7] Simon Cowell Gives Ryan Seacrest Two-and-a-Half Stars for …
[8] Ryan Seacrest: ‘Simon Cowell will never marry’
[9] Simon Cowell And Ryan Seacrest Fighting Like Girls Again …