SPORTS NEWS
WOMEN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Baylor 75, Texas 64 wins BIG 12 tournament 5th year in row
College Baseball
UTPA at Texas A&M, 6:30pm/Blue Bell Park
WED: UTPA at Texas A&M, 3:00pm/Blue Bell Park
NBA
Cleveland at Dallas, Toronto at San Antonio
College Softball
WED: Sam Houston State at Texas A&M, 6:30pm – SEC Network
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL – SEC Tour. In Nashville
THURS: Texas A&M vs. Auburn/Miss. St, 2:30pm – SEC Network
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAY-OFFS
THURS: Calvert boys vs. Grady, 1A state semi-finals, 8:30am/Alamo Dome
NASCAR at PHOENIX, Sunday, 2:30pm/FOX
PGA at Palm Harbor, Florida for the Valspar Championship
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott was injured during a fight at a concert in Panama City, Fla. while vacationing during spring break; facial cuts after being hit with a bottle.
Browns coach Mike Pettine confirmed that Johnny Manziel is still in a rehab treatment facility; entered on Jan. 28.
Four-star recruit Jean Delance (da-LANCE) decommited from Oklahoma in the wake of a racist video that appeared to show members of fraternity SAE chanting racial slurs. Delance immediately got an off from the University of Ala-freakin-Bama.
Texas A&M sophomore defensive lineman Justin Manning has “taken a leave of absence for personal reasons” and isn’t taking part in spring drills. Coach Kevin Sumlin said Manning would be back this summer.
The Bryan High School Class of 1975 will hold their 40-year reunion on July 25 at the Phillips Event Center. Organizers are looking for contact information for classmates; email bryanhigh1975@yahoo.com or search Facebook for the Bryan High Class of 1975 group.
Michael Young has signed a five year contract as Texas A&M University president that will pay $1 million in salary, a yearly $200,000 housing allowance and a $800,000 up front signing bonus…plus Young is eligible for up to four $100,000 performance bonuses at the discretion of Chancellor John Sharp. FYI that Aggie football coach Kevin Sumlin makes $5 million annually and our new Defensive coordinator John Chavis is being paid $1.7 million per year.
WOW STUFF!
The Average Person Wastes $79 a Week on Impulse Buys
A new study found the average person wastes $79 every week on impulse buys. And you could spend $139 less every week without affecting your lifestyle.
$79 every week is about $4,100 per year . . . or $41,000 over the past decade.
A Woman Stashed $30,000 in Her Stove . . . Then Accidentally Burned It All Making Tea
A contractor in China recently borrowed $30,000 from friends and family to pay his workers, and asked his wife to hide it somewhere safe. So she hid it in their STOVE . . . forgot about it . . . and accidentally BURNED it all making tea. He says he's already forgiven her.
The Three Most Disgusting Things in a Hotel Room
If you stay at a NICE hotel, this stuff might not apply. But if you're at the cheapest place in town, you'll thank us. Here are the three grossest things you come in contact with in a hotel room.
1. The remote. A study in 2012 found that remote controls and light switches are two of the dirtiest things in hotel rooms, because everyone touches them and they hardly ever get cleaned.
2. The drinking glasses. Fox News used hidden cameras in 2007, and discovered that a lot of maids don't even wash them out. Or if they do, they just spray them with GLASS cleaner.
3. The comforter. Specifically the part that covers the foot of the bed, because a lot of people sit there and maids don't always wash them. It's also the spot people with kids are most likely to change a diaper.
Five Random Facts For Tuesday
1. Popcorn at a movie theater costs more per ounce than filet mignon.
2. 10% of Canadians visit Florida every year.
3. For almost every species on Earth, once females aren't capable of giving birth anymore, they DIE. There are only three exceptions: Killer whales, pilot whales, and humans.
4. There hasn't been a president with facial hair since William Howard Taft from 1908 to 1912 . . . he had a mustache.
5. 44% of firefighters who die in the line of duty die from heart attacks . . . only 20% die from burns or inhaling smoke.
At Least One in Four People Nap Naked?
A new survey found 35% of men and 25% of women like to nap TOTALLY NUDE. The main reason is they just sleep better naked . . . so it helps them maximize their nap time. There IS some scientific evidence that sleeping naked is good for you. It helps your blood flow easier through your body . . . which lets you sleep deeper and builds up more energy.
A Man in Saudi Arabia Divorced His Wife For Falling in Love With a Camel
A guy in Saudi Arabia recently divorced his wife because she was in love with a CAMEL. He made a passionate speech about how much he loved her . . . and she said she didn't feel the same way because her heart belonged to the camel.
On the bright side, it DOES free her up to spend more time with the camel….she would walk a mile for a camel, right Joe?
NEW to DVD:
"Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" . . . The magic in the tablet that brings the museum to life is failing, so Ben Stiller takes it to a museum in England to see if the tablet's creator, Ben Kingsley, can keep the magic from dying out. Rebel Wilson is also in it . . . and this is Robin Williams' final turn as Teddy Roosevelt.
New to NETFLIX instant streaming
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" is a new series starring Ellie Kemper from "The Office". She plays a naive woman who takes a job as a nanny in New York after living in a cult's apocalypse bunker for 15 years. Jane Krakowski is her new boss.
NEW CD Releases
"Ride", the rock supergroup Motor Sister . . . which is Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and Mother Superior frontman Jim Wilson, backed by guys from Fates Warning and White Zombie. Scott brought them together to perform at a party and they had so much fun they decided to record an album. The band named themselves after the Mother Superior song "Little Motor Sister".
"Spring Break . . . Checking Out", Luke Bryan. This is his final spring break album. It has five new songs, and all six from last year's "Spring Break 6: Like We Ain't Ever" EP.
"Turn It On", a four-song EP from the Eli Young Band.
CELEBRITY NEWS
"Bachelor" Chris Soules Chose Whitney . . . And "The Bachelorette" Will Start with Two Women Next Season
On the season finale of "The Bachelor" last night, CHRIS SOULES chose WHITNEY BISCHOFF over Becca Tilley. Meanwhile, the next season of "The Bachelorette" will start with TWO women: Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe. But the men will send one of them home, and then it will be like every other season.
Five Actors Who Apologized for Their Crappy Movies
It takes a lot to admit when you're wrong. But when the ENTIRE WORLD sees your screw-ups, at some point you pretty much have to fess up. Which is why . . . usually YEARS later . . . actors will often admit they made a bad movie. Here are five examples:
BRAD PITT played an IRA terrorist in the 1997 movie "The Devil's Own". He later called it, quote, "the most irresponsible bit of filmmaking, if you can even call it that, that I've ever seen."
JAMES FRANCO had a very simple take on "Your Highness" . . . quote, "It sucks. You can't get around that."
MARK WAHLBERG thought the premise of "The Happening" was as ridiculous as the rest of us did . . . quote, "[Effing] trees, man. The plants. [Eff] it."
"Red Sonja" was BRIGITTE NIELSEN's big break. But it was almost ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER's downfall. He calls it, quote, "the worst movie I have ever made."
But SYLVESTER STALLONE can one-up that. He called "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot", quote, "maybe one of the worst films in the entire solar system, including alien productions we've never seen."
Now There's Going to be a Male Version of "Ghostbusters" . . . Possibly with Channing Tatum
The female "Ghostbusters" movie with Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy is still happening. But now, it's going to be followed by another MALE version, possibly starring Channing Tatum. Original "Ghostbusters" director Ivan Reitman says, quote, "This is just the beginning of what I hope will be a lot of wonderful movies."
You'll Eat 7,500 Animals Over the Course of Your Life
If you eat meat your whole life, you'll eat around 7,500 animals total . . . including 4,500 fish, 2,400 chickens, 80 turkeys, 27 pigs, and 11 cows (one cow has enough meat to produce about 2,000 quarter-pound hamburgers.)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARRIE UNDERWOOD…32 today!
COUNTRY NEWS
"Voice" Contestant Meghan Linsey Explains Why She Left Country for Soul
Country fans remember MEGHAN LINSEY as the cute blonde in STEEL MAGNOLIA, the duo she was in with ex-boyfriend Joshua Scott Jones. But people who watch "The Voice" are also experiencing her as a SOUL singer, which is actually where she started out.
She tells "Billboard", quote, "I grew up in New Orleans, and soul music is my favorite thing to sing. As I go on ["The Voice"] and am in the studio making new music, I really am trying to get back to my roots.
"It's a good time for me to explore more of that soul side of what I do."
Meghan knows that some people think it's unfair for a veteran like her to be on "The Voice". To that she says, quote, "I've heard a comment or two that are like, 'Oh, she had her shot' or 'Her career is over.'
"I'm 29, and I've worked so hard and don't believe in giving up on a dream. I'm grateful that 'The Voice' does allow people who've had careers to come on the show like this and reintroduce themselves, giving an opportunity for a second chance."
(In case you missed it, here is the blind audition that got Meghan onto the show. Blake was the only one who didn't turn for her rendition of "Love Hurts". The other three judges hit their buttons at the same time. She chose Pharrell.)
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Luke Bryan is Leaving His Spring Break Run of Concerts with Great Feelings and Great Vibes
LUKE BRYAN's final spring break-themed concerts are tomorrow and Thursday in Panama City Beach, Florida. He has mixed feelings about it ending, and yet, he knew the time had come to wrap it up.
He says, quote, "I've jokingly said, 'Hey, I've figured out a way to be a spring breaker through my 30s and I probably shouldn't push that luck.' All good things must come to an end. We'll leave it on top.
"Leave it with great feelings and great vibes. We've all had such a great time through the years doing it. It just felt like it was time to move on from it."
Country Music Extras
BLAKE SHELTON joined MIRANDA LAMBERT at her concert on Friday in Oklahoma City. They performed his hit "God Gave Me You". (Here's video. The song gets rolling at 1:09. It's a fan video, so be prepared for screaming and shouting.)
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TRACE ADKINS has scored another acting gig. He'll be playing the leader of a military veteran therapy group on NBC's "The Night Shift". The episode will air in early May. (The Wrap)
LEE BRICE has a preshow ritual where he and his band "rock out" to loud music while enjoying an adult beverage. (Delicious Audio)
RAELYNN is very thankful for the school music programs that helped her learn the craft she wanted to pursue the rest of her life. (Delicious Audio)
WILL HOGE posted the dates of the first leg of his "Small Town Dreams" tour on Twitter. It'll kick off April 10th in Tallahassee, Florida and run through June 7th in Uncasville, Connecticut.
