By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
The breakaway basketball schools kept the Big East name and the conference tournament in Madison Square Garden. In return, they left behind tens of millions of dollars to the football members.

Georgetown, St. John's, Villanova, Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette and DePaul are taking the Big East name with them as they form a new league for next season.

If the A-10 indeed earns five NCAA bids, that could possibly tie it for third among all conferences, behind just the Big East and Big Ten, based on some current (and of course ever-changing) projections.

Notre Dame announced the move Tuesday, six months after it surprised the college sports world by opting to join the ACC in all sports except football and hockey.
Serious theater fans have a reason to suddenly freak out: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will team up on Broadway this fall in two of the most iconic plays of the 20th century.

Serious theater fans have a reason to suddenly freak out: Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart will team up on Broadway this fall in two of the most iconic plays of the 20th century.
John Groce took the Ohio Bobcats farther in the NCAA tournament than they had been in nearly 50 years.
John Groce took the Ohio Bobcats farther in the NCAA tournament than they had been in nearly 50 years.

With less than a week to go before Selection Sunday, there still is plenty that can unfold. And with 16 regular-season conference winners not yet underway in their league tournaments after this past weekend, there are plenty of places for havoc.
A judge has ruled that a Michigan man who authorities say placed an explosive outside a federal building in Detroit last year is still not mentally competent to face the charges.
The George Washington Colonials led defending Atlantic-10 champion Xavier for all but 4:19 Wednesday night. And on the game's final possession, they found themselves one point away from their first win over the Musketeers since Feb. 2, 2006.
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Fewer things seem out of place at the rough-hewn DefCon hacker convention than a swarm of kids.
Fewer things seem out of place at the rough-hewn DefCon hacker convention than a swarm of kids.
Marvel's Uncanny X-Men _ long one of comics' most tight-knit teams _ is being torn apart by a schism between Cyclops and Wolverine to such a degree that something's got to give.
"I think there were some times where we didn't have good communication on some of the ball-screen actions, and he got open and made some threes," Xavier guard Brad Redford said. "Heck of a shooter, heck of a player."
Success against Xavier remains elusive for George Washington →