NCAA Final Four: Basketball royalty, but how's their football lineage?

Christian Sc

Fiery, candid, intensely driven, Mulkey is the only woman to win an NCAA basketball championship as a player, as an assistant and as a head coach. Baylor (38-0) faces Stanford in a semifinal Sunday, seeking to become the first NCAA team to win 40 games Kentucky will play Louisville in an NCAA tournament Final Four [...]

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Three winners of record $656 million US lottery jackpot |

Reuters

Stephen Martino, director of the Maryland Lottery, speaks to reporters Saturday outside a Baltimore 7-Eleven store where one of the winning lottery tickets for the record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold. Posted: Saturday, March 31, LOUIS (AP) — Congratulations, Mega Millions winners! You've just won the biggest lottery in history! Move over Bill [...]

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Final Four 2012: College Basketball's Most Heated Rivalry Hits Bourbon Street

SB Nation

Ted Jackson / The Times-Picayune COACH OF THE YEAR: Missouri Coach Frank Haith receives a congratulatory hug from his daughter, Brianna, age 7, after he was selected as the Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year on Friday during On this Final Four weekend, maybe it's time to remember when a Big Five team [...]

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Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game

Houston Chro

Many people lined up at Brown's Market in Charlottesville to try and get their hands on a winning Mega Millions ticket. One ticket only costs $1, and the winning ticket will be drawn tonight. These tickets are being sold across Mega Millions Winning Numbers! By Scott Rubin These are the numbers that will very likely [...]

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At least three winners share record $640 million US lottery |

Reuters

Note to Mega Millions lottery winner: Beware! (+video). Sure, the jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery is an all-time high of $640 million – and ticket sales on Friday are through the roof. But winning brings its own complications. Rick Snyder legislation aimed at ensuring big lottery winners can't continue to get taxpayer assistance such [...]

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'Mirror, Mirror' a magical treat, but Julia Roberts' queen lacks wit

Plain Dealer

Don't expect the same outcome in "Mirror Mirror." Julia Roberts is well suited to play the evil queen. Lily Collins plays the role of Snow White, and Armie Hammer is, of course, the Prince. A great supporting cast around these three makes this a film Mirror, Mirror is the first of the Snow White films [...]

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Soledad O'Brien On 'Beyond Trayvon':

Huffington P

By the CNN Wire Staff Friday night, CNN's Soledad O'Brien leads a special town hall event about the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin that has spark. Soledad O'Brien, America's least-popular cable TV news personality. Executives at CNN must be in shock Pingback: Just Desserts Watch–Soledad O'Brien's Ratings Crater « Blog de KingShamus. Pingback: Just Desserts [...]

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Ryan Leaf's Statement After His Arrest

New York Tim

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Authorities say former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been arrested in his Montana hometown on burglary and drug possession charges. Great Falls Police Sgt. Dean Bennett says Leaf was arrested 30, 2012, under USA TODAY News Former San Diego Chargers first round draft pick QB Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday and [...]

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Big lottery win could easily be followed by big loss

USA TODAY

(Adds details of winning tickets in Illinois and Kansas) By David Beasley ATLANTA, March 31 (Reuters) – The largest lottery jackpot in US history of $640 million has at least three winners who bought tickets in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas, Note to Mega Millions lottery winner: Beware! (+video). Sure, the jackpot for the Mega Millions [...]

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Should Mega Millions thank Powerball's $2 tix?

Philadelphia

The countdown is on for tonight's Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot stands at a whopping $363 million. The jackpot has even casual lottery players dreaming big. The cash option alone is $259 million. Tonight's $363 million By Beth DeFalco At least that's what a New Jersey couple thinks after they bought a winning $70 million [...]

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