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Baylor University Bears men’s basketball advances to the Elite 8 by defeating St. Mary’s. The game didn’t seem to be to hard of a match up for the Bears. The game ended with Baylor 72 and St. Mary’s 49. Baylor will definitely have there work cut out for them when they play the winner of Duke-Purdue which is played on Sunday.

The Baylor Bears seem to be on a role of good wins lately. Actually The Baylor Bears may be this years Cinderella story since their last appearance in the final four was in 1950. The Baylor University Bears as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions, it could happen?!

Jason And The Argonauts, This brought back some memories – although its the first time I’ve seen the film as a whole. Jason and the Argonauts is a fine example of model stop frame animation techniques with none other than Ray Harryhausen, featuring some magnificent creatures of Greek mythology.

The story is a classic tale of adventure, as we follow Jason and his companions in their quest to obtain the gift of the Gods that is the Golden Fleece. Its nothing particularly special, but the lore of Greek mythology is
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The #1 seed Duke Blue Devils (31-5) take on the #4 seed Purdue Boilermakers (29-5) in the South Regional Semifinals on Friday night at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The two teams last met in a 2008 ACC-Big Ten contest that was dominated from the start by the Blue Devils, who emerged with a 76-60 victory in West Lafayette, Indiana. A trip to the South Regional Finals is on the line in tonight’s matchup, which will feature two of the country’s top defenses.

The season-ending injury to Robbie Hummel makes Purdue a somewhat difficult team to scout, but they have played seven games without their star forward, compiling a 5-2 record. In those seven games, the Boilermakers have averaged only 61 points, while holding their opponents to an average of 60 points per game. Clearly, their margin of error has been reduced without Hummel and his 16 points per game. However, as Duke saw recently in the ACC tournament against Virginia and Miami, the loss of a star player presents an opportunity for a team to unite and for other players to elevate their games.

Like the Blue Devils, the Boilermakers have been led by their “big three” all-conference performers throughout the season in E’Twaun Moore, Robbie Hummel, and JaJuan Johnson. Moore, a 6’4” junior guard, received first-team All-Big Ten honors after averaging 16 points and 1.4 steals per game. The Boilermakers, led by Moore and sophomore Lewis Jackson on the perimeter, look to force their opponents into turnovers, ranking fourth in the country in turnover margin, forcing an average of 16 per game. Johnson is a 6’10” junior center who earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after averaging 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. Johnson is a disciplined defender in the post, having fouled out of only two games all year. Chris Kramer, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, is a 6’3” guard who has filled in admirably on offense for the injured Hummel. Kramer has averaged 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.5 steals through the first two NCAA tournament games.

While many picked Purdue to bow out early in this year’s tournament, the Boilermakers defeated a tough Siena team in the first round and pulled out a gritty overtime victory against Texas A&M in the round of 32. This matchup should be an exciting one for fans of good team defense, as points will be hard to come by for both offenses. With this in mind, some of the keys to the game for Duke will be:

1. Rebounding. This has been a strength of this Duke team all season, and they will need to assert their dominance on the boards in this game. Duke should have a size advantage at nearly every position. Kyle Singler, in particular, should present a matchup nightmare for the Boilermakers; Duke will need to exploit their size advantage on the glass and in the post throughout the game. Brian Zoubek will need to continue his strong play in the paint by crashing the offensive boards and slowing down Purdue’s Johnson on the defensive end. The Boilermakers defense will force the Blue Devils into some difficult shots, and second chance points could be the deciding factor in a close game.
2. Turnovers. The Boilermakers have the fourth best turnover margin in the country and will try to force the Blue Devils into mistakes on offense. Duke’s “Big Three” ballhandlers will need to be strong with the ball and make good decisions to limit easy scoring chances for Purdue. Purdue will try to pressure Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith into turnovers, and the veteran backcourt will need to initiate the Duke offense effectively to take advantage of their superior size.
3. Free throws. Purdue struggled to get to the free throw line in their second round game against Texas A&M, shooting only 6 the entire game. As a team, the Boilermakers shoot better than 72% from the line on the season. For a team that struggles to score, the Blue Devils will need to keep Purdue off the free throw line to limit easy points. On offense, Duke should look to get to the free throw line for easy points of their own and the opportunity to put some of Purdue’s pesky defenders into foul trouble.
4. Defense. It’s the bread and butter of this Duke team. The Blue Devils have held 19 opponents under 60 points this season, and they need to bring that number to 20 tonight in Houston. If Duke plays its typical stingy team defense tonight, Purdue should have a tough time scoring enough points to keep up with Duke.

AMadison, Wis. — The Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team advanced in the West region of the NCAA hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over Vermont. The Badgers manufactured three power play goals against Vermont in the first round matchup at the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

“I think we just took what was given and that was good for us,” said Badgers defensemen Brenden Smith. “I felt that sometimes they were running around and they didn’t know who to cover. I think it worked for us and hopefully we can take it out Saturday.”The Badgers got on the board first when Justin Schultz scored at 5:51 in the first period, but when the first period ended the score was 2-1 Vermont. Dan Lawson scored a goal and also added an assist on another goal by Brian Roloff.But, the Badgers took control of the game in the second period behind goals from Michael Davies and Blake Geoffrion. Two more power play goals gave the Badgers the 3-2 lead and they held on to in to advance in the single-elimination, 16-team format.”We got the first goal, which is certainly what we wanted,” said Badgers coach Mike Eaves. “But we weren’t playing the way we wanted … I don’t care what you say, the kids know that, and that’s why it’s pleasing to us as a coach that they settled down in the second.”Goalie Scott Gudmandson allowed two goals and stopped 28 shots on net.The top-seeded Badgers (26-10-4) advance to face No. 2-seed St. Cloud State in Saturday’s West Regional final with a trip to the 2010 Frozen Four on the line.”We certainly know what’s ahead of us,” said Eaves. “This is our sixth time playing (St. Cloud State). “It’s going to be a great game. Both teams know each other inside out. I think people that show up Saturday at the Xcel (Energy) Center are going to see a whale of a college hockey game.”The puck will drop at 8 p.m. on Saturday night and it will be televised on ESPNU.

NEW YORK, (GaeaTimes.com)- Disney Channel premiered “Harriet The Spy: Blog Wars” on Friday Mar 26. “Harriet The Spy: Blog Wars” happens to be the second iteration in the series which is adapted from the book by Louise Fitzhugh. Harriet The Spy: Blog Wars relates the story of the teenage spy Harriet Welsch who confronts her fellow high school student Marion Hawthorne and together they become the official blogger for the school.

Harriet Welsch’s father Rodger Welsch is producing a movie called “Spy Teen 2″ which has a famous pop star called Skander Hill whom she doesn’t approves off. She starts off blogging about the hero in the movie where she trips over the line and goes too far when her opponent Marion Hawthorne figures it out. The biggest challenge lies open when Harriet Welsch had to put an end to all this before it takes a heavy toll on her father’s production and Skander Hill’s acting career.

Jenifer Stone who leads the cast of Harriet The Spy: Blog Wars in her title role has been a popular face of the American television who shot to fame with her portrayal of the Harper Finkle for the series “Wizards Of Waverly Place” which was similarly aired on the Disney Channel. Jenifer Stone received her recognition as a junior artist owing to her stellar performance in the role of Martha in “Second Hand Lions”. Jenifer Stone had recently launched her official channel in You Tube. Harriet The Spy: Blog Wars is a directorial gig by Emmy Nominated Ron Oliver who had prior success with “Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II” and “Scout’s Safari”.

UNI vs Michigan State game tonight was won by the Spartans.  Northern Iowa (UNI)bows out after winning a couple of great games.  They should go home with their heads held high.  They gave Michigan State a run for their money tonight, but came out on the losing side of a 59-52 Michigan State Win.

Durrell Summers was the leading scorer with 19 points for the Spartans.  Teammate Korie Lucious also scored 10 points.  Adam Koch tossed in 13 points for Northern Iowa in the losing effort.

The Spartans advance to Sunday’s regional final against Tennessee.  Tennessee beat Ohio State tonight.

UNI had pulled off a second-round 69-67 shocker over top-seeded Kansas to set up its first ever Sweet 16 appearance.

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Great news for cartoon lovers! Cartoon Network is set to premiere the Ben 10 Ultimate Alien American animated television series following the Ben 10: Alien Force.

The series tell the story of the 16-year-old Ben Tennyson, 16-year old Gwen, and 17-old Kevin. In Ben 10 Ultimate Alien American Ben’s secret identity is revealed to the worlD. Overnight, Ben is transformed into an international super duper-star super hero. He becomes the toast of the universe. Children adore him. However, adults have not managed to warm to the international super-star super hero. This new international super duper-star super hero even has a mysterious new Omnitrix called the Ultimatrix.

Two independent reviews have described the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) in Maghaberry Jail as unreasonable and an obstacle to change.

The union has rejected the charge and said the management was to blame for problems at the high security jail.

Chairman of the POA in Northern Ireland, Finlay Spratt said prison officers were “up for any change”.

Both reports are connected to the death of Colin Bell, 34, at the jail in July 2008.

Mr Bell was on suicide watch at the time of his death and was meant to be monitored every 15 minutes.

However, some prison officers who were supposed to be watching him were instead watching television.

An inspection team appointed by the government recommended a number of changes to the prison regime last year – and on Thursday they published the findings of a further review.

It noted that some progress had been made – but said there was still too much emphasis on physical security, and that the union in the prison was not working constructively with management to ensure necessary changes took place.

The report said the union told the team they wanted to support change – but on their own terms.

It said it was time for the union to demonstrate maturity and vision by adopting a constructive approach.

Mr Spratt said prison officers were working “38,000 hours with no pay to make sure the regime is delivered for prisoners”.

“We are capable of any change, in fact I suggested to them last year that we really should be sitting down and looking at the service in light of all the reports,” he said.

“Have I heard anything from them – absolutely nothing.”

Investigated

Earlier on Thursday, another independent review highlighted shortcomings in a disciplinary process that led to 10 prison officers being recommended for dismissal.

The officers were investigated following the death of Mr Bell.

Three senior officers were also demoted, two others resigned, and cases against five officers were thrown out.

The 10 officers recommended for dismissal are appealing the ruling.

The review did not conclude that the punishments were wrong.

It was also strongly critical of the Prison Officers’ Association.

The POA is currently operating a work to rule in Maghaberry in protest at disciplinary action against the officers.

The independent review said there were shortcomings in the investigation, which were largely due to a failure by management at Maghaberry to act decisively.

But it said the POA must share the blame for defects in the disciplinary hearings for staff, because it used delaying tactics and made unreasonable demands – including requests for more than 40 witnesses to be called in every case.