Shaheen: Expansion ‘Always on List of Topics’

The NCAA is not discussing further expansion of the NCAA tournament, though officials acknowledge it’s “always on the list of topics.”

Speaking Tuesday, NCAA vice president Greg Shaheen says the focus is on the first 68-team tournament, which begins with the “First Four” games in Dayton, Ohio.

Two games will match the lowest seeds, Nos. 65 through 68, and two others will match the last four at-large seeds next Tuesday and Wednesday.

The 68-team field will be announced Sunday.

The NCAA announced last April that it would add three teams to the field, the first expansion since the tournament went from 64 teams to 65 in 2001. The 68-team model was chosen over expanding the field to 96, which received support from many coaches and administrators.

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Phil Collins Announces Retirement

 Reuters

I saw Genesis at the Hollywood Bowl a few years back….Not only was I excited beyond belief then, but now since he’s ‘retired’ I’m even more grateful I got to see him!

British singer and drummer Phil Collins has taken to his personal website to announce his retirement in a bid to clarify recent speculation over his career.

In a post titled “Breaking News,” the multiple Grammy award winner writes that he wants to explain his reasons “for calling it a day” in response to articles claiming why he was quitting the music business.

“Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted,” Collins explains.

Collins says he is stopping music so he can be a full time father to his two young sons “on a daily basis” — not because of bad reviews, bad press or because he doesn’t “feel loved.”

Collins has sold an estimated 100 million albums as a solo artist.

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