No. 3 Michigan beats No. 10 Ohio State 76-74 in OT

Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) saves the ball from going out of bounds as Ohio State's Aaron Craft (4) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)

Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) saves the ball from going out of bounds as Ohio State's Aaron Craft (4) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)

Michigan forward Jon Horford, left, tries to make a basket, defended by Ohio State center Amir Williams, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ? Tim Hardaway Jr. kept Michigan in the game when the Wolverines weren't playing a whole lot of defense.

Then he ended it by smothering Ohio State's final chance of overtime.

Hardaway brought his team back with a relentless streak of 3-point shooting, and his blocked shot gave No. 3 Michigan an exhilarating 76-74 victory over No. 10 Ohio State on Tuesday night.

Aaron Craft's last two shots were blocked ? one by Trey Burke, and the next by Hardaway right under the basket.

"I saw the ball in my face, so I just tried to wrap it up," Hardaway said. "Probably got his arm or something like that, but like I said, it's up to the refs to call that call, and they let it go."

Craft's side of the story? Fairly similar, actually.

"There was a bit of contact," he said. "But they didn't call it, so I guess it wasn't a foul."

After scoring at will most of the second half, Ohio State (17-5, 7-3 Big Ten) managed only two points in overtime.

Hardaway finished with 23 points, including five straight 3-pointers in the second half. Burke missed a 3-pointer at the end of regulation that would have won it for Michigan ? the Wolverines' only miss in nine second-half attempts from beyond the arc.

Burke's 3 at the start of overtime made it 75-72, and then neither team scored until Craft's driving layup with just under a minute to play.

Craft stole the ball from Burke, but the Michigan point guard hustled back to prevent an easy basket. The ball went out of bounds to Ohio State.

With the shot clock off, Craft drove past Burke, but Burke recovered to block Craft's shot from behind at the free throw line. Glenn Robinson III was fouled and made one of two free throws for Michigan (21-2, 8-2) with 7.6 seconds left.

Down by two points, Craft rushed the ball into the frontcourt, tried to drive past Burke, then found Hardaway in his way.

"I thought Trey fouled him, and then I thought the whistle was going to blow, and then I just went for the ball," Hardaway said.

Deshaun Thomas scored 17 points for the Buckeyes.

Michigan and Ohio State were meeting for the first time with both teams ranked in the top 10. The Buckeyes handed the Wolverines their first loss of the season last month. Michigan rebounded and was ranked No. 1 in the country before a loss Saturday night at Indiana, which moved to No. 1.

With a sold-out, early arriving crowd cheering them on Tuesday, the Wolverines went on a 12-0 run in the first half. They led 18-8 after Burke scored off a nifty hesitation dribble.

"With that crowd right now, it was going to be tough to beat us today, even though we didn't play our best," said Michigan coach John Beilein, who was celebrating his 60th birthday. "With that crowd and this atmosphere, it was exciting to be the coach today."

The Buckeyes settled in, eventually taking a 29-28 lead when Craft drove for a layup. Ohio State was ahead 31-30 at halftime.

The Buckeyes led 48-40 after a 3-pointer by Lenzelle Smith Jr., but Hardaway and the Wolverines rallied. Hardaway's fourth 3-pointer of the half put the Wolverines up 55-54.

Amid all that, the Buckeyes stayed patient on offense. Smith's three-point play inside put Ohio State back ahead, and a 3-pointer by LaQuinton Ross made it 60-55.

Ohio State led 62-60 after another 3-pointer by Hardaway, and the Wolverines were eventually able to stop the Buckeyes for a couple of possessions. Burke's breakaway layup followed by a 3-pointer from Nik Stauskas put Michigan back ahead 65-64.

With tension mounting, both teams took advantage of fortunate bounces. After Hardaway's shot was blocked, the Wolverines came up with the loose ball and immediately got it to Burke for a 3 that put them up 68-65. At the other end, Nik Stauskas grabbed a defensive rebound, but his poor pass bounced right to Thomas, who caught it in rhythm in front of the Ohio State bench and sank a 3 to tie it.

Smith tied it at 72 in the final minute with a shot from the left corner ? his foot was on the 3-point line ? and Ohio State held on to force overtime.

Associated Press

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Cause of Super Bowl power outage remains unclear

Fans and members of the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers wait for power to return in the Superdome during an outage in the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Fans and members of the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers wait for power to return in the Superdome during an outage in the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A power outage affects about half the lights in the Superdome during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Field judge Craig Wrolstad stands on the field after the lights went out during the second half of NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Baltimore Ravens players look around the Superdome after the lights went out during the second half of NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Fans and members of the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers wait for power to return in the Superdome during an outage in the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Who turned out the lights?

The day after the 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl, the exact cause ? and who's to blame ? were unclear, though a couple of potential culprits had been ruled out.

It wasn't Beyonce's electrifying halftime performance, according to Doug Thornton, manager of the state-owned Superdome, since the singer had her own generator. And it apparently wasn't a case of too much demand for power. Meters showed the 76,000-seat stadium was drawing no more electricity than it does during a typical New Orleans Saints game, Thornton said.

The lights-out game Sunday proved an embarrassment for the Big Easy just when it was hoping to show the rest of the world how far it has come since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. But many fans and residents were forgiving, and officials expressed confidence that the episode wouldn't hurt the city's hopes of hosting the championship again.

To New Orleans' great relief, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the city did a "terrific" job hosting its first pro football championship in the post-Katrina era, and added: "I fully expect that we will be back here for Super Bowls."

Fans watching from their living rooms weren't deterred, either. An estimated 108.4 million people saw the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31, making it the third most-viewed program in television history. Both the 2010 and 2011 games hit the 111 million mark.

The problem that caused the outage was believed to have happened around the spot where a line that feeds current from the local power company, Entergy New Orleans, connects with the Superdome's electrical system, officials said. But whether the fault lay with the utility or with the Superdome was not clear.

Determining the cause will probably take days, according to Dennis Dawsey, a vice president for distribution and transmission for Entergy. He said the makers of some of the switching gear have been brought in to help figure out what happened.

An attorney for the state board that oversees the Superdome said the blackout did not appear to be related to the replacement in December of electrical equipment connecting the stadium to Entergy. Officials with the utility and the Superdome noted that an NFL game, the Sugar Bowl and another bowl game were played there in recent weeks with no apparent problems.

The blackout came after a nearly flawless week of activity for football fans in New Orleans leading up to the big game.

"I hope that's not what they'll remember about this Super Bowl," French Quarter artist Gloria Wallis said. "I hope that what they'll remember is they had a great time here and that they were welcomed here."

Ravens fan Antonio Prezioso, a Baltimore native who went to the game with his 11-year-old son, said the outage just extended the experience.

"The more time we could spend at the game was a good thing, as long as it ended the way it did," he said, laughing.

The city last hosted the Super Bowl in 2002, and officials were hoping this would serve as the ultimate showcase for the city's recovery. The storm tore holes in the roof of the Superdome and caused water damage to its electrical systems, and more than $330 million was spent repairing and upgrading the stadium.

Sunday's Super Bowl was New Orleans' 10th as host, and officials plan to make a bid for an 11th in 2018.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu told WWL-AM on Monday that the outage won't hurt the city's chances, and he joked that the game got better after the blackout: "People were leaving and the game was getting boring, so we had to do a little something to spice it up."

Jarvis DeBerry, a columnist for nola.com and The Times-Picayune, wrote that the power outage gave the media "an opportunity to laugh at the apparent ineptitude or suggest that the ghosts of Hurricane Katrina were haunting the Superdome."

"That's not the kind of attention the city was looking for, obviously," he wrote, "but it's certainly too soon to say if people will remember the power shortage over San Francisco's furious comeback attempt against Baltimore or if this will harm the city's future opportunities to host the Super Bowl."

Bjorn Hanson, dean of New York University's Center for Hospitality and Sports Management, said the episode shouldn't hurt the city's reputation as a big convention destination. "I think people view it for what it was: an unusual event with a near-record power draw," he said. "It was the equivalent of a circuit breaker flipping."

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will meet in New Orleans from April 27 to May 1. Patty Anderson, director of meetings for the group, said of the blackout: "I never even gave it a second thought. To me, the city is bigger, stronger and more vibrant than it's ever been."

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Associated Press writers Beth Harpaz, Brett Martel, Stacey Plaisance and Barry Wilner contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Renny Harlin (?Mindhunters?, ?Deep Blue Sea?) will return to the big leagues, directing Millennium?s ?Hercules 3D?.

The Hollywood Reporter says the $70 million dollar movie, set to film in Bulgaria, has eight juicy lead roles up for grabs. The picture is due for release next year.

Sean Hood and Hanna Weg wrote the script.

?It?s not a comic book, cartoony fantasy thing,? Harlin says. ?It?s closer to Gladiator than flying horses.?

Of the competing ?Hercules? project, directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson, Harlin said : ?I think these are very different kinds of movies in their approach to this legendary character. Obviously, Hercules has been portrayed in many different films, such as the Disney animated movie. I wish them luck. Ancient Greek mythology is an endless source of good stories ? Let?s see both movies be successful.?

Nicely said.

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90 Years, 9 Day: 'The Wizard Of Oz' (1939)

"The Wizard of Oz" has really entered a one-of-a-kind stratosphere of pop culture recognition. There's the ruby slippers, the songs. Even the Wicked Witch of West's musical cue is burned in the brains of the children who grew up on the MGM classic. Most people know it beat for beat, so why is its inclusion [...]

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/02/04/90-years-9-day-the-wizard-of-oz/

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'Warm Bodies' Scores Big During Super Bowl Weekend Box Office

Zombie rom-com takes #1 spot at the box office with a $20 million debut.
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Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer on the set of "Warm Bodies"
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Women in combat: What concerns Marines most

SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Male Marines listed being falsely accused of sexual harassment or assault as a top concern in a survey about moving women into combat jobs, and thousands indicated the change could prompt them to leave the service altogether.

The anonymous online questionnaire by the Marine Corps surveyed 53,000 troops last summer, with the results provided to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta before he opened thousands of combat positions to women last week.

The Marine Corps released the results to The Associated Press on Friday.

Among the other top concerns listed by male Marines were possible fraternization and preferential treatment of some Marines.

Respondents also worried that women would be limited because of pregnancy or personal issues that could affect a unit before it's sent to the battlefield.

Military experts said the results were not surprising because the Marines have the highest percentage of males among the branches of the armed forces.

Former Marine infantry officer Greg Jacob of the Service Women's Action Network said the Pentagon's estimate that 86 percent of assault victims opt against filing complaints "suggests that there's hardly an overabundance of reports, false or otherwise."

Some, however, said the survey shows the need for sensitivity training and guidance from leadership so the change goes smoothly, as occurred when the military ended its policy that barred openly gay troops.

"I think there is this sense among what I would imagine is a very small minority of Marines that this male bastion is under siege and this is one more example of political correctness," said David J. R. Frakt, a military law expert and lieutenant colonel in the Air Force reserves.

Just as the Marine Corps adjusted to the end of "don't ask, don't tell," despite being the most resistant among the military branches, troops will likely fall in line again with this latest historical milestone, said Frakt, a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

Marine Corps officials did not respond to a request for comment on the survey results.

About 17 percent of male Marine respondents and 4 percent of female respondents who planned to stay in the service or were undecided said they would likely leave if women move into combat positions. That number jumped to 22 percent for male Marines and 17 percent for female Marines if women are assigned involuntarily to those jobs, according to the survey.

Both sexes mentioned intimate relationships between Marines and feeling obligated to protect female Marines among their top five concerns about the change.

Female Marines also said they worried about being targeted by enemies as POWs, the risk of sexual harassment or assault, and hygiene facilities, according to the survey, which did not give specifics.

The women surveyed also expressed concern about acceptance and physical abilities if given a ground combat job.

About 31 percent of female respondents ? or 1,558 women Marines ? say they would be interested in a lateral move to a combat position as their primary job, and 34 percent ? or 1,636 ? said they would volunteer for a ground combat unit assignment.

Elaine Donnelly of the conservative Center for Military Readiness and a vocal critic of the change said the survey asked the wrong questions and should have been asking if troops favor it and whether it will make a more effective force.

The questionnaire also relied on the "mistaken belief" that training standards will remain the same, which Donnelly said is not realistic given the differing physical abilities between the genders.

She said the Pentagon is bent on imposing gender-based quotas that will drive down standards. Defense leaders say standards will not be lowered.

"The results that are being put out there are designed to manage public perception," she said. "There is a lot about this that still needs to be discussed and it's really not fair to the women who serve out there."

The infantry side is skeptical about how women will perform in their units, and some positions may end up closed again if too few females meet the physically demanding standards of combat, said Gen. James Amos, head of the Marine Corps, who spoke to reporters Thursday at a defense conference in San Diego.

"I think from the infantry side of the house, you know they're more skeptical," Amos said. "It's been an all-male organization throughout the history of the U.S. Marine Corps so I don't think that should be any surprise."

Most Marines support the policy change, Amos said.

It will be up to the military service chiefs to recommend and defend whether women should be excluded from any of those more demanding and deadly positions, such as Navy commandos or the Army's Delta Force.

Over the past decade, many male service members already have been fighting alongside women in Iraq and Afghanistan. Women who serve in supply units, as clerks and with military police have ended up on the unmarked front lines of modern warfare.

More than 150 women have been killed in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while serving in support roles.

About 7 percent of Marines are female compared to about 14 percent overall for the armed forces.

Both sexes surveyed said getting women closer to the action will improve their career opportunities.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/marine-survey-lists-concerns-women-combat-002047180.html

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Spring Into Your Garden This Year - The Home of Beautiful Garden ...

Spring is fast approaching again - this is the time and this is the year for you to start growing your own food at home - it's easy, really. Make the effort, and you will be royally rewarded with fresh, tasty, organise food to eat and serve to family and guests.

You don't have to start big, start small, and bit by bit till you get the hang of it and you will see that I am right! You don't even need a big garden or a lot of outdoor space, you just need the purpose and the energy and effort to get started.

A bit of basic new gardening kit will come in handy to get you gardening, and remember that whatever pots and tools you buy this time will last you for years, as long as you look after them reasonably well, and don't leave them out in the wind and rain.

You will at the very least need a fork and a spade - used to dig and turn the soil and get rid of any weeds.

Hand tools are important, like a secateurs (pruning shears), shears, and a trowel for the fine pruning and planting. I still have my first trowel, nearly lost so often, then found hidden where I left it a few weeks before! So it is worth investing in good durable and quality products at the off, they will endure.

A decent watering can will be useful, although you can survive with make do watering containers of course, like old water bottles or slightly damaged jugs.

And gardening gloves are useful of course, these range in variety, cost and quality - start with a cheap pair and upgrade later.

Then you need to decide what you want to grow first this time - choose a favorite herb or vegetable. There are plenty of vegetables and herbs that will grow quickly if you are impatient for results, and others that will grow slowly, but require less attention if this is preferred.

If you don't have a garden, and even if you do, start growing indoors in pots and containers - the advantage of growing indoors is that the plants will be near to hand when you want to use them in your cooking, or as garnishes for salad dishes.

So what are you waiting for - get gardening and start growing today, it really is quite easy so abandon those excuses and get digging.

Get gardening this spring, no excuses now. Start easy, sow seeds indoors now, select from your favorite herbs and vegetables and go for it.

Source: http://www.thegardenprince.co.uk/gardening-articles/4752-spring-into-your-garden-this-year

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