Bracketology

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events While all the Power Five conferences – plus the typically multi-bid Atlantic 10 and Big East – roll out their tournaments next week, there are still a few leagues that wrap up well before Selection Sunday. The most significant for tracking the at-large field is the Missouri Valley, where it’s tough to tell how well its two dominant teams stack up.

Pence Used AOL Account for State Business as He Complained About Clinton’s Emails

Back in September, then-Indiana Governor Mike Pence said Hillary Clinton’s handling of her emails “disqualify her from serving as president,” during an appearance on Meet the Press . “She either knew or should’ve known that she was placing classified information in a way that exposed it to being hacked and being made available in the public domain, even to enemies of this country,” Pence explained.

Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread

I was going to go with a completely different blurb before the Sunday show guest list, but I found out late last night that Chez Pazienza, of Deux Ex Malcontent , The Daily Banter and The Bob and Chez Show podcast, passed away at the much, much too young age of 47. He leaves behind two daughters, a fiancee and thousands of fans of his writing and podcasting. I’m frankly more than a little tired of us losing good guys while these craptastic schmucks just keep on going like the Energizer Bunny.

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Police say a 29-year-old woman plunged about 30 feet to her death off an escalator inside the famed World Trade Center Oculus. They say she was apparently t… Police say a 29-year-old woman plunged about 30 feet to her death off an escalator inside the famed World Trade Center Oculus.

“We’ll destroy his career”: Trump offers help after …

President Donald Trump quipped Tuesday that he would “destroy” the career of a Texas state senator who introduced legislation that a county sheriff doesn’t like. Trump was speaking with representatives from the National Sheriff’s Association at the White House when one sheriff complained about efforts to restrict the controversial practice of civil asset forfeiture.

Ready for Day One: Trump poised to take executive actions

Donald Trump is ready to begin taking executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to move quickly on his pledge to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Barack Obama’s policies. Trump, a Republican elected on Nov. 8, arrived in Washington on a military plane with his family a day before he will be sworn in during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

In Battle Over Band Name, Supreme Court Considers Free Speech And Trademarks

Joe Jiang and Simon Tam of The Slants are in a legal battle at the Supreme Court over their band’s name. What do the McDonald’s golden arches, the apple on your iPhone, the NBC peacock, the Nike swoosh, and the MGM lion have in common? They are all registered trademarks, and in the last 20 years, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved roughly 4 million of them.

Inaugural Committee: Festivities for Working People, Affordable Tix

Inaugural activities for the 45th president of the United States are “workmanlike” compared with the hoopla that’s accompanied the swearing-in for his predecessors, the Washington Post reported. “These inaugurations tend to reflect the character, personality and aspirations of the person preparing to occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,” Timothy Naftali, a presidential historian at New York University, told the Post.

Godspeed, Mr. President

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the annual national convention of Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 1. Those were the first words of the first column I ever wrote about you – a poke in the eye to Democrats who were singing rhapsodic hosannas about a certain highly regarded young senator. “Yes,” I griped, “he has great potential.

Plane recovery to begin

Recovery efforts are expected to begin Sunday for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland’s shores. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones, as the city took over from the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after an extensive search effort ended in disappointment and became a recovery operation.

Divers assembled in search for missing plane with 6 aboard

A dive team was assembled in Cleveland on Saturday to begin recovery efforts for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland’s shores. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson expressed condolences to the family and friends of those who lost loved ones, as the city took over from the U.S. Coast Guard after an extensive search effort ended in disappointment.