Staff and wire reports Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 6:54 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 6:54 a.m. Sean Davila was caught by surprise Monday in Springfield, Ill., when an agent at the Springfield, Ill., airport told him the Direct Air flight back to his Lakeland home was cancelled “indefinitely.” Davila was among a number of people…read more →
OMAHA, Neb. • Prying Gonzaga from the throne of the West Coast Conference has been an 11-year pursuit that St. Mary’s never was able to fully realize until this season. Oh, the Gaels won the conference tournament in 2010 and tied for the regular-season title in 2011 only to lose on a tiebreaker. this year, though, they continued one of…read more →
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Getting his Bulls to turn off the TV and go to bed has been the biggest challenge for South Florida coach Stan Heath during the NCAA tournament. That’s about to change. The 12th-seeded Bulls followed up a 65-54 win over California in Dayton, Ohio, by flying Thursday to Nashville for a quick turnaround for their second-round…read more →
ATLANTA — a rising number of parents in more than half ofstates are opting out of school shots for their kids. and in eightstates, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners do not getall the vaccines required for attendance, an associated Pressanalysis found. That has health officials worried about possible new outbreaksof diseases that were all but…read more →
(CBS/AP) POMPTON LAKES, N.J. – Residents in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest nervously watched rising waterways Thursday as heavy rain swelled creeks and rivers, damaged houses, detoured commuters and forced amusement park workers to pack up equipment. In Pompton Lakes, N.J., a pelting rain fell on Liri Zekirovski and a friend as they removed water-damaged furniture and flooring…read more →
TGUK are unveiling a second new track from the upcoming album There Are Rules as a free MP3 this week. the new song “PARARELEVANT” can be found at: bit.ly/hhPQtU (email is required for download). The Get up Kids have announced details of the second leg of their 2011 North American tour, covering cities on the east coast and midwest, in…read more →
