SPORTS
MEN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arkansas 81, Texas A&M 75
West Virginia 71, Texas 64
LSU 84, Auburn 61
Alabama 59, South Carolina 51
Missouri 64, Missouri 52
Baylor at Iowa State, Kentucky at Mississippi State,
Texas Tech at TCU, Georgia at Ole Miss
SAT: Auburn at Texas A&M, 7:30pm at Reed Arena, SEC Network
Texas A&M had 21 turnovers in first 20 minutes, Arkansas led by 25 points…A&M outscored Arkansas 49-32 in 2nd half. trailed by 2 w/1:30
College Baseball
Texas A&M 4, Houston Baptist 1
Incarnate Word at Texas A&M, 6:30 at Blue Bell Park
FRI-SAT-SUN: Dartmouth at Texas A&M, 6:30pm/2:00pm/12:00pm at Blue Bell Park
NBA
Mavericks 99, Toronto 92
Dallas at Atlanta, Clippers at Houston,
San Antonio at Portland
WOMEN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UCF 59, Houston 38
TCU 73, West Virginia 63
Iowa State 59, Texas Tech 47
Baylor at Oklahoma, Oklahoma State at Texas, Temple at SMU
THURS: Missouri at Texas A&M, 7:00pm at Reed Arena
SUN: Texas A&M at LSU 1:00pm in Baton Rouge – ESPN-U
College Softball
Houston at Texas A&M, 6:00 at the Aggie softball complex
NASCAR is reviewing the safety of all tracks after Kyle Busch’s head on crash into a concrete wall at Daytona last weekend, Additional tire barriers from Charlotte Motor Speedway are en route to Atlanta before this weekend's NASCAR action. Busch suffering a compound fracture of his lower right leg, and a mid-foot break of the left foot
Five Weird Signs You're Smarter Than Average
1. You're the oldest child. A study in 2007 found the oldest child in a family tends to have a slightly higher I.Q. . . . about three points, on average.
2. You don't smoke. A study in 2010 found that smokers between 18 and 21 had an average I.Q. of 94 . . . while the average non-smoker's I.Q. was 101. And people who smoked more than a pack a day had an average I.Q. of just 90.
3. You have a cat. A study last year found that dog people tend to be more outgoing. But cat people tend to be smarter.
4. Your mom breast-fed you. Two recent studies found that kids who were breast-fed had I.Q.'s that were seven points higher than kids who weren't.
5. You're tall. This one's controversial, because obviously there are plenty of short people out there who are smart . . . and plenty of tall morons. But a 2008 study at Princeton found that taller kids tend to do better on cognitive tests.
A New Easy Bake Oven Lets Kids Bake Girl Scout Cookies at Home
A new Easy Bake Oven-style toy is going on sale this fall that lets kids bake their own Girl Scout cookies. It'll cost $59.99, and your kid can bake Thin Mints, Trefoils, and others cookies using the power of just a special light bulb. A company called Wicked Cool Toys is working with the Girl Scouts to release an Easy Bake Oven-style toy. The oven will go on sale this fall for $59.99 . . . plus $6.99 to $14.99 for more mixes.
The List of the Best Cars in America This Year Actually Includes American Cars
"Consumer Reports" just released their annual list of the 10 best cars in America, and three of them are actually AMERICAN cars this time. The Buick Regal was named the best sports sedan . . . the Chevrolet Impala was named the best large car . . . and the Tesla Model S was named the best car overall.
Five Random Facts For Wednesday
Scientists now believe the Black Plague in the 1300s wasn't spread by rats . . . it was spread by wild GERBILS. There are only two countries in the world without mosquitoes . . . Iceland and the Faroe Islands. And the name Kennedy comes from the Gaelic words for "ugly head."
The most valuable company in world history is the Dutch East India Company, which shipped and traded spices, food, and slaves in the 1600s. At its peak in 1637, it was worth the equivalent of $7.4 TRILLION in today's dollars.
The least-famous host in "Saturday Night Live" history was an 80-year-old woman named Miskel Spillman. "SNL" ran a contest called "Anyone Can Host," Miskel won, and got to host on December 17th, 1977. Elvis Costello was the musical guest.
A New Invention Creates 'Booty Music' Using Sensors on Your Butt
An audio design company in Denmark just created the BOOTY DRUM . . . using two sensors attached to your rear-end while you shake your butt. So it's sort of like the sound of twerking. For now it's just experimental. You can see a clip of how the Booty Drum works on YouTube "real booty music." From an audio design company called AIAIAI in Denmark
91% of Women Are Willing to Pay on a First Date
A new survey found 91% of women are willing to throw in money on a first date . . . only 9% refuse to pay for anything. But men REALLY don't expect it . . . 81% plan on paying for the whole date. The survey also reiterated that going out for drinks is the most popular thing to do on a first date . . . going out for a meal came in second and seeing a movie came in third.
TAYLOR SWIFT'S recent reconciliation with KANYE WEST is suddenly making a LOT more sense. She says, quote, "It's normal for everyone to love BEYONCÉ, but I love her more than that amount . . . more than the normal amount." Speaking of Taylor, she just donated $50,000 to New York schools.
COUNTRY NEWS
Hunter Hayes Talks Out Loud To Himself, A Lot
The trick I use to remember something important is to say it out loud to myself. Like, "Putting this hundred dollar bill in the front pocket of my skinny jeans." The other people in line at Starbucks may smirk, but screw them it works.
Well, turns out I'm not the only one, because HUNTER HAYES does the same thing. He tells "People", quote "I talk out loud to myself, a lot.
"I walk through things, like when I'm in the studio wiring up mikes I talk myself through the process, like 'Let's do this and now I'm doing this and next I'll do that.' I talk out loud to help myself figure it out. I've always done that, since I was a child.
"People overhear me and laugh at me. That's fine, I accept that. I've always spent a lot of time alone. When you're alone for a long time it's awfully quiet. I just want to break the silence."
There Are Times When Keith Urban Wonders if He'll Ever Write Another Song
I'd like to think successful songwriters like KEITH URBAN are blessed with the ability to sit down and churn out songs, whenever. Obviously, that's not the case.
In fact, there are times when he's convinced the well has completely dried up. He says, quote, "I always find when a record's finished, there's nothing. There's nothing there. I think, 'Oh well, I'll never write another song, that's the end of that.'
"And then at a certain point I start to get a little worried like 'oh, nothing's coming, is that it?'"
Fortunately, he stays the course, because that's what he does. He adds, quote, "And just when it needs to be, it starts to come in. It always happens at a certain point on an album. It just starts to come in, I think, when it's meant to."
COUNTRY MUSIC EXTRAS
BRANTLEY GILBERT posted an Instagram of a tattoo artist doing some work on his back. He captioned it, "So my boy Carl Grace came by. Because it was Monday." Yesterday he posted a photo of the final product . . . a double-pistol back tattoo.
The ZAC BROWN BAND will be the musical guest on the March 7th edition of "Saturday Night Live". It'll be their first time on the show. It'll also be the first appearance for host CHRIS HEMSWORTH. (Billboard)
JASON ALDEAN brought ALABAMA singer RANDY OWEN out to perform "My Home's in Alabama" at his show on Saturday in Nashville. (Here it is on YouTube. It's a fan video, so be prepared for "hoots" and "shouts.")
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