talked to chris mack about that leaked bracket... and he said it ruined his selection show experience. said several people saw it on twitter and texted him xavier's seed and opponent before the big surprise on t-v. the ncaa tonight investigating who did this and how to stop it next year. next stop for u-c is spokane. first practice today on campus since learning they'll fly two- thousand miles to play their first game. crosstown it won't be a cross country trip for xavier. x marks its first round spot in saint louis. it's time to work for the bearcats and muskies. what might be the best team in xavier history. chris mack: "can you ask me that in a few weeks? it's been the most enjoyable team to coach. i do think we've been the most cohesive team we've ever had. so, yeah, in many ways i think it has been the best team." both teams leave wednesday. we will have cameras in both locker rooms throughout the week. tricia roof cam let's take you out live... a nice spring evening on tap... but that could change tomorrow night.. your 7 day fo

dame, then maybe a match up with number one seed north carolina.there are a lot of reasons to like chris mack. he just gave us another reason, when he said this, late last night. trt :20outcue:..make it any easier."((mack: i told our players if this is the worst thing that happens in your life, you're going to live a pretty good life. that's reality. it's a game. nobody wants to lose. that's how you're defined. adversity is going to come and how you deal with is is going to define your charcter. and that doesn't make it any easier. )) so now the only local team left standing for a division championship....the indiana hoosiers. they play north carolina next, in the sweet 16. out in the fun and sun, the spring training.two weeks from

we' ll hear from the projected head coach chris mack about the loss. is there a full george: cincinnati fans i don' t know why keeps happening but welcome back. xavier loses on a less -- last second shot to wisconsin. their magical run and sooner than expected. anything can happen in march tonight. 66-63 wisconsin. they hit a three off of the corner in a inbounds play. they cannot close the field. that is its for the musketeers' season. i wish i could show you that showing any of the videos from the games until midnight. xavier could' ve done a better job. -- on the free-throw line. but a lot of things could' ve made a difference no doubt about that. you feel bad for about the xavier seniors because this is it for them. coach chris mack talked about this and more after the loss. >> obviously, not the outcome we expected or wanted. a really tough locker room. i told the players in the locker room that the sun will shine tomorrow. it does not feel like it but it also it -- but it always does. i' m just grateful we had a good season. it was hard to end th

((chris mack: you are defined by how you play in march in the tournament. it won't take away the feeling i have of coaching this group. going to try and keep this thing rooling as long as we as for the bearcats ... fans who'd been holding their breath over the team's balancing act on the bubble can breathe a sigh of releive .. ..u-c is seeded solidly at a nine.they're heading west to spokane to play saint joes in a late night game on friday ... here's how the team reacted. trt :20outcue:...of the backboard goes((mick cronin: as soon as they said we're in, i said "when?" friday is great. gary is smiling, really a lot of guys in there are smiling.octavius ellis:after all the losses we know exactly what it takes to win. we can't stop until the redlight on the top of the backboard goes. )) ))and if they beat st. joe's, it will lead to a round of 32 match up against oregon, the top seeed in the west. here's the rest of the bracket the bearcats will operate in. oklahoma and duke are also in that side of the bracket. here are match ups and game times for all of ou

chris mack named national coach of the year, by the u.s. basketball writers. joe d has a live report with x in nyc tonight. breaking news... two cincinnati police officers who were accused of covering up a car crash that involved a 3rd officer, have been acquitted. jason cotterman and richard sulfsted were accused of pulling sergeant andrew mitchell from the crash on mcmicken avenue in the west end last march, then covering it up... rather than citing him. but again - we've just learned they were acquitted. when we go off air, the news doesn't stop. here's a look at what's trending right now. if you've been watching the debates, you've probably seen a lot of body language! find out what it means... and what it says about the candidate. and have you heard about the confusion on the ohio republican ballot coming up? we've got an explanation posted... and of course... with all the bengals buzz, you can stay on top of all the potential trades. that story and more on fox19 now dot com. we wanna remind you again that tomorrow morning kicking off our annual st. jude

chris mack: as bad as we feel right now in msg. we'll feel good on sunday evening. know our opponent and who we play. we'll turn the page quickly. and what of uc's fate? did a loss against a bubble team put themselves?appears as if they are safe. as a 10-seed, espn has them solidly in the field not matter how the rest of the remaining conference tournaments play out.the offends mick cronin ... mick cronin: i don't know why anyone would anyone would ask us the question based off what we've accomplished this year vs the rest of the field. i understand our conference doen'st get as much respect by the people on tv a lot as some other people no such worries for kentucky basketball ... undefeated during the most important month and college basketball and playing with a full roster for the first time this season ... the best may be yet to come for uk ... taking on georiga in the sec semifinals ... jamal murray erases tony delk from the uk record books with this 3 - now 33 straight games with a triple ... somebody leaves the backdoor open for georgia -

and chris mack is about coach before came close to getting....speaking of coming close, here's a man who always on a day with good news and bad news for the free agent adam jones will remain with the bengals. he confirmed it tonight. trt :12outcue:...let's go back the bengals."((jones: hello world. it's official. i'll be back with the bengals for the next three years. it's gonna be the ring, guys. hello world. let's go back the bengals. and if you're keeping up the jones' tonight, marvin jones is now a detroit lion.the bengals number two wide receiver will get 40-mil on a five year deal to play for the lions. and he hasn't signed anything yet, but it looks like mohamed sanu is heading to the falcons. but....safety george iloka elected to stay with the bengals. he signed a five year, 50-million dollar deal today. on the eve of the xavier musketeers big east conference tournament opener, a huge honor for chris mack. he was named national coach of the year today by the u.s. basketball writers. ohio boys division one region at the cintas center wilmingtonjarron cumberland, heading to uc

chris mack: "every team we play is 0-0. the only thing we're guaranteed is two games - one in the big east tournament and one in the ncaa tournament. that's all you're guaranteed. so, it's up to you to play for more." video just now in from head coach chris mack... this is the xavier team plane landing in new york city within the half hour. xavier plays either saint john's or marquette on thanks joe. the players aren't shipping off to the big apple. 92 xavier students loaded up the bus bright and early this morning... to start their trek to new york city for the big game. we caught up with some who say this years trip... means a usual. "yeah i think everyones planning the trip it was within 5 minutes it filled up. i think everyone is super pumped to win the big east this year, the ok we can go to new york. but this year it's been we're gonna go see them win the tournament. xavier hits the court... we've got you covered. joe will be heading bringing you coverage from the starting thursday. you can catch it all now. the t-v..

with and without the ball...a little of both here, to farr.bill murray, watch his son luke help chris mack to a 90-72 win over marquette. trt :09outcue:...have that many points"((mack: they're a very high scoring team. i hundred. and so we want to make sure no matter who we play, they can't have that many points. )) ohio state gets to play another game in the big ten tournament. tonight, against penn state, jaquan lyle to marc loving.and then, osu up two, three minutes to go when lyle hits this tough shot. 79-75, buckeyes. they'll play michigan state tomorrow night. uk, uc and indiana all play their conference tournament openers....indiana and michigan play at noonuc and uconn tip at two in the american tournament...and in the sec tournament, the wildcats play alabama go at seven tomorrow night. at the mac tournament in cleveland, former ccpa and holy cross star antonio campbell had 21 points for the mighty bobcats of ohiothe pesky 'cats also got 16 from jarron simmons the former alter stand outthe bobcats beat northern illinois. miami fell to buffalo tonight, 94-81 semi final tonight in k

but chris mack won today: another coach of the year honor. this time, it's the basketball times that's honored him. that's two...with the musketeers in st. louis tonight, is our john popvich. 8 teams spent some time at the scott trade center thursday.....the xavier musketters were the second to last team on the court.-it wasn't grueling........and because it was open to the public....it didn't show much...but it was a chance for fans to see one of the top teams in the country.- -actually this was xavier's second practice of the day. the bused to a local high schol gym at mid morning for a hard workout. this one was shorter, light...but important in another way wayit was a way of getting acclimated to a facility that xavier hasn't played on...one the players aren't familiar with:james farr bite...what he about the practicechris mack biteeach team spent 50 minutes on the court.......but there were hardly any fans in the stands....hardly any noise in the arna...that all changes on friday.john popovich, nine on your side with the musketeers in st

chris mack katzen words of wisdom for his team. >> i said if this is the worst thing that happens in your life, you will live a pretty good life. no one wants to lose. adversity is gou ing to come. elise: the senior said that the sun would come out tomorrow and that he would be ok. elise jesse, news 5 sports. mark: 4:37 your time. what a heart breaker. tolo o bad. randi: by tomorrow, everything will rebound temperature-wise. for today, it is a cold the day. very close to 30 across the area. cvg, 31. hamilton, same thing. lunken airport, 35. we are in the 30' s and a bit of a breeze. it feels like 24 outside in 22 in wilmington. it may be a good idea to give the kids their winter coats. temperatures near 30 during the drive this morning. afterschool, about 47 degrees. temperatures rebounding tomorrow. let' s check the roads. kyla: looking good on the roads to get us started. clear conditions on 74 at harrison. barely any activity there. outside right now, 75 at mitchell, look good. hopefully an indication we will not see any cones. 71 toward parts of or towards the 275 loop, things lo

<chris mack: "entitlement doesn't win in sports. seeds don't matter. it's what you do between lines > the brackets are out...and march madness is here! we'll break down where all the local teams fell. kara 2shot good morning everyone... i'm kara sewell. dan 2shot and i'm dan wells. we want to get a check of your forecast with frank marzullo. we will start out this morning with areas of dense fog that will reduce visibilities less than a quarter of mile. then a warm day with a chance of showers and even a rumble of thunder by early afternoon into the evening. a high of 68 degrees. utility work requires short- term full closures on north and

the xavier coaches are inside scouting who they will play tomorrow - including head coach chris mack. today named the national coach of the year by the us basketball writer's association. xavier's first ever national coach of the year. thrilled for chris because it's a testament to what he has built over seven years. i get that this was for this season, but really when you think about what he has done over seven years, you're carrying on the xavier tradition. you think about the great coaches that we've had at xavier and for chris to be our first national coach of the year what a great honor for him but it also puts a stamp on the program. what's interesting is that mack won national coach of the year, but didn't win the same award in his own conference. more on that - and we talk to xavier's james farr at the team hotel later in the show. live in nyc joe danneman fox19 now. thanks, joe. the bengals also the first day of free agency. we'll break it all down, plus high school tournament basketball, coming up later. still ahead flu concerns in ohio.. the number of cases sparking concern

chris mack: "we want to win a big east championship and we to the legacy that been built on." joe and jeremy 2shot bam/gfx jer xavier is 1-and-0 march. and now, the march is on to do something they've never done. put a final four banner in the cintas center. joe tweet tonight from coach... we're now 0-and-0... on to nyc. xavier's fourteen conference wins? their most since big time game in the n-k-y tonight. scott and campbell county playing for a trip to the sweet 16. camels sharing the rock, taylor jolly - gee golly. one-point game at half, but camels pouring it on. that's until this... holly kallmeyer hits the halfcourt buzzer beater... to the end third. scott hanging around. back to jolly - happy happy, joy joy. had a game-high 27 points. they stormed the campbell county championship, 62-45 beau menefee: they bought in to what i was i telling them that if you just stick to the training, all we did, it'll pay off." one of the best teams we've all got really has been great. it's been a lot of fun and a really upbeat year for us." battle of one in ohio... mason takes down lako

it 40 minutes to houston. the musketeers went through a spirited workout. lots of great energy. chris mack looking on as his guys ran the court. it may seem like the throw away practice but for shooters it is ball finding a comfort zone. >> i think we can play with anybody in the country. everybody is playing well right now together. everybody is working hard in practice. >> we know that team had to scores the most points. >> i don't think any of our players are looking at it like it is an out of body experience. we are the same team. >> brad: well the road to the road to the final four is tomorrow. meantime the bearcats are out west a first round match up against saint jo's out in spokane >> aly: uc just wrapped up their shooter round and i have to say, they were by for the most relaxed team. they were enjoying the moment, having fun, of course they had and earlier practice. so this one was able to be a really taking in the moment. we also talk about coaches and scouting, but he asked the guys what they learned about saint jo's and it was pretty consistent. >> i notice they have the good

is number 5 in the country. again, chris mack, coach of the year for the musketeers. >>> former first lady nancy reagan lies repose tomorrow ahead for her funeral on friday. she will be laid to rest next to her husband former president ronald reagan. former first lady, michelle obama is scheduled to attend. she died of congenial heart -- congestive heart failure. >>> martin is known for signing the beatles and went on to arrange nearly all of their songs. martin went on to produce more 1997, candle in the wind, honoring princess diana. >>> several buildings were destroyed after a massive explosion. the early morning blast injured nine firefighters. they are expected to be okay. they are on the scene responding to a natural gas leak. the explosion destroyed a grocery store, coffee shop, restaurant and several other businesses, all expected to be okay. such a massive explosion. >> and we're at the just the beginning of it, aren't we. we're going to have some wet stuff coming out of the sky for a while. >> i have a hunch this accident, 71-75 is weather related. roads are wet. it's withou

joe bam/vo you are inside the xavier celebration tonight at chris mack's house. here are the muskies clapping for their best seed ever. a two seed and a first round game drive-able for xavier fans. not for uc. the bearcats did the selection show in private - and found out they're flying to spokane - again. uc is in as a nine seed with a first round game friday against saint joe's that we just found out will tip off at about 10. there's xavier. a two seed in saint louis for the opening weekend. x will play weber state friday at 9:20- ish. kentucky is in the same region as xavier - and could - could possibly meet in the elite 8 for a chance to go reaction now from mick and mack. chris mack: "entitlement doesn't win in sports. the white lines that matters, but i think our team will play loose." mick cronin: "it's a credit to the kids and their tough to beat and we make shots we're hard to beat and when the clock starts on time we're really difficult to beat." nice dig - coach. a lot of i-u fans in the tri-state... you see the first round match-up there. they could p

chris mack: "i got a question my conference call today, 'do you think conference tournaments are for our guys, they absolutely love competing at msg. to be in that arena - heck, the beatles played there and it's a great experience for our guys." xavier's first tournament game is thursday. they play the winner of saint john's and marquette. we are live in new york city starting wednesday night. a must see finish in miami's first game in the mac tourney. geovonie mcknight... geo mc-buckets. redhawks up five late. but... ball state ties it with thirty seconds left. miami holds for the final shot... eric washington is fouled. makes both. redhawks up two. ball state's shot for the win - misses. and check eric washington. just keep on running straight to cleveland. miami advances to the mac quarterfinals. training. two more hits today and his first bomb of spring. reds win. cody reed pitched three scoreless innings. when we come back... the roller coaster of emotions tonight at the ninth region championship. see it next. they won tonight and will play for a regional title on tuesday. ninth

what an honor for chris mack. this is the big one. association. mac is the first xavier head coach to claim this honor. the sophomore forward was named the defensive player of the year. they let the indians to 14 playoff appearances. he will continue to teach and coach the indians baseball team. it' s a huge night for high school basketball. the semifinal games at the some toss center. in division iii, roger bacon leads grandview heights at the half. they play at 8:00. playing in the sweet 16 for the first time in 14 years. they are playing at in ku. tomorrow night this is what i came home for -- to work in the community, turning schools after hours into centers for healthcare and safe spaces for our kids. i'm p.g. sittenfeld. after princeton and a marshall scholarship, i turned down a job at google to work improving education. elected to city council, i've helped create 5,000 new jobs, took on big banks to clean up foreclosed properties. now i'm running for the senate and approve this message to offer bold new leadership >>> breaking news tonight

court at the scott trade center just about an hour ago.....they had finished all their thru what chris mack called a non-competitive workout.they had actually practiced late ths morning at an area high school...that one was closed and they went pretty hard....this one was for show...for the public..and there were a num ber of xavier fans watching.xavier will take the court fridaynight around 9:20 against the wildcats of weber state. " it's neat you know to come here. we follow the team all season long enough to be here at the shoot around we get up close to the players and you see their personalities it makes them a little bit more real. it adds something event." nine on your next at seven.out of a job. what a florida teacher is accused of doing that has her in the unemployment line tonight. tonight.plus - a deadly batch of heroin has made its way to ohio.the death toll its already taken in just four days! and a hailstorm kills five flamingos at a texas zoo.who else in the animal kingdom heroin is hitting cleveland hard tonight-- in just four days, 12 people die in heroin overdoses. overdos

-and there's a lot of red badger fans here in st louis....chris mack was asked if this might feel like a road game tonight for his this is familiar territory for both these programs. xavier is trying for its sixth sweet sixteen in nine years. wisconsin has been to the sweet sixteen four of the last five. john popovich, nine on your side with the musketeers in st louis. ((take vo))and the daily newspaper in las vegas is reporting that mick cronin is a candidate for the vacant unlv coach's job.apparently the running rebels have gone soft and the school is intrigued by cronin's ability to coach toughness into players.so far it's just smoke, but since there's an opening and uc's season is over, fire could quickly ensue. the reds run their opening day line up our for an exhibition game....and a surprise from one of the presidents of the united states. when nine on your side continues in just a moment. for a limited time, you can get a great deal on this passat. wow, it looks really good... volkswagen believes safety is very important... so all eleven models come standard with an intelligent

and a big honor for chris mack he was named national coach of the year, according to the u-s basketball writers. james farr: "i think people are finally realizing how good of a program xavier is. you know it's not like xavier has been a losing program at all. xavier has been a winning program for 20 years. we are finally getting the recognition that we should be. it's all up to coach mack you got to give the credit to him" our joe danneman will bring you live coverage of tonight's game from new york city... and you can find the latest updates anytime at fox19 now dot com. a new issue is investigating for a possible connection to the lead-contaminated pipes. and a live look at underway right now at the fox19 studios.. how you can enter for a chance to win the st. jude dream home, coming up. levee cam meteorologist your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming up. check th come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes. better yet, come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes r r at half-price during r half-price happier hour, p weekdays, now two to five at s

the bengals resigning offensive tackle eric winston. register >>> the big time honor today for chris mack after leading the muskies to 26 wins. he the first coach in school history to win the award. games. rin the middle of a time when senior povertyt is increasing. republicans and some democratsp came up with a brilliant idea for cutting cost-of-living adjustments for social security. we said, "it will be over our dead bodies if you cut social security." as president, i will do everything i can to extend the solvency of social security and expand benefits for people who desperately need them. i'm bernie sanders, >> brad: it was win or go tomorrow tonight at cintas center. four teams all looking to land a spot in the state tournament. in the second game of the night moeller. fires up the three it goes down. peyton drives hard get a nifty layup to go. he goes outside nails it. revenge for their only loss. we are going to take on the winner of the first game of the night. off the glass he had 13 points. he goes hard to the cup centerville had only four pints. drives it off the mark and cent

. >>> chris mack and the musketeers are about to take the trade in st. louis. the final tuneup before tomorrow night's match-up. and good news for mackey, gained another coach of the year honor. he's down to the final four for the prestigious national coach of the year. none of that will matter when they meet up with the wildcats. with the number two seeds, comes expectation. >> different change of pace. we're always used to going to be the underdog. it's good now because we get to prove ourselves. we get to tell everybody we're as good. we're deserving our number two spot. >> and am coulding up tonight on local 12 sports with the basketball, we'll have the muskies workout what they need brad steinky, local 12 sports. >>> and thanks brad. we'll see first round action tonight. u gate, taking on 13th seed, high school hoops. and huge runs to get to the state semis. lynchburg, angela, and congrats to both on great seasons. >>> reds making news last night. welcome back a former pitcher in simon. simon was signed with a two-year deal with a base salary and a

head coach chris mack is widely credited for xavier's next step in success. while there have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has taken it to a new level." riva track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an apreciation for the city, but also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping stone. hopefully he will be national titles. maybe is 20 years they will name the court after him." len "i think chris understands xavier and the benefits of greater cincinnati." riva track: fans here in stl. would like nothin

game. they have to face a team as deep at muskies all season long. athletic, tough, fiscal and chris mack is a very good basketball coach. i know this had the great year but that's kind of way they've always played they really guard you. >> brad: they tip it off this friday in st. louis. we will have all the coverage. meantime, it is a trip out west for the [ s uc heading to spokane for a round one matchup. >> you got to make shots. to win six in a row, i think and you have to have a guard get hot. this is everybody. to really advance, you got to get hot. >> brad: bearcats hawks meeting up late friday night. >> cats of kunicky a surprising four seed in the east. they will go against stony brook. coach cal still not thrilled with the four seed. >> they do what they do, and they have numbers that convince you, that these are emotions don't play a part in it. okay, doesn't forme either. >> they are so happy they don't care. they are hungry. they don't ware what they play. >> cats and stone brook get it >> kun entucky seems to have got e healthy at just at right time. >> vegas has spoken, the

>> brad: heading into the big concern for chris mack was putting the d back the muskies defense. world's most famous arena. how do you stop that. brake. in the second. steps back and drops a jefrp r jumper. the lead add 23. insane pass to, x is moving on their 27th win of the season. >> i think everybody on the team did a great job of moving the ball. so, i think we had the great >> well one game doesn't mean anything for the nexts. we have to make sure both of these teams have beaten us once but we have also beaten them. it is going to be tough game no matter what. >> brad: buckeyes are the big ten post season throw down. going after hits 20th win of the the season. the buckeyes with and 11% chance of making the big dance. buckeyes on top by one. then later on, a look inside. for the power punch the lead now at five. a strong drive, hangs and hits buckeyes get it done, 79-75. they take on michigan state tomorrow. tonight. red hawks foul. they finish with the record of 13-20. >>> ache enpulls pup gets the stick back. they are moving on the finals to take on taft for the third time this s

this was the scene at chris mack' s house on sunday when they found out which seed they would be. they are 2. first, they will face the wildcats. >> there is excitement about playing someone new. we will use the beginning part of the week work on ourselves . we will use the entire week to hone in on weaver state on wednesday and thursday leading up to the game on friday. elise: weaver state' s head coach said he wanted to face the biggest team possible in the first round. he got that wish by the nation' s standards. that tip-off is friday at 9:20. from the xavier campos, elise mark: breaking news at the cincinnati zoo. lisa: andrew setters is live there with an update on a polar bear on the loose. what is happening? andrew: that numerous people in the parking we' ve not talked to anyone from the zoo. people are streaming out of the zoo. that is because of the word that a polar bear has gotten out of its enclosure. i talked to several people that our customers. they' re being told that they can leave the zoo. some of them are having their money refunded. from what they' ve told me,

chris mack: "yeah. i'm sure it does, but that doesn't put any pressure on us. we've got a loose group. pressure comes from within - it comes from the want to inside not the outside expectation." myles davis: "i think where teams mess up is they get comfortable. we don't want to be comfortable. we want to be just as hungry as any other team and like coach mack said we're comfortable, but we have the experience of going to the sweet 16 last year so we know what it takes." uk won its 29th sec tournament title today and here's how... 75-all in overtime, derek willis, draino. put the cats up 78- 75. when you need a dagger, call on jamal. jamal murray. lock the dang door. tyler ulis, sec tournament mvp with his 30 points. uk won it 82-77. jer top half of the east region. indiana and chattanooga play at 7-10 thursday night. uk and stonybrook to follow around 9-40. could have iu against uk on saturday. joe i-u, right? remember - they regular season could play for a spot in the sweet sixteen in six days. look - this region is loaded. coach cal talked about tonight on hi

and xavier's chris mack was named today the coach of the year by the u.s. basketball writers association. mack will pick up the henry iba trophy at a ceremony next month. and tonight, keenan singleton has the story of a 40-year tradition, life long friends now, thanks to the sport of golf. there. look at you! ha-ha yes! sot: we play a lot of golf, we have a lot of fun. and we play a lot more golf and we have a lot more fun. that's the unofficial motto of the les birdies - the first and only all african american women's golf club in cincinnati. officially, they've awarded some 60 thousand in college scholarships and are 70 members strong. a 3-iron shot from were they began.sot: out of all the number of african american women if only 8 could get together, it had to be a feat.on camera: those 8 black women eventually became sisters, forging a family of sorts on courses like avon fields. it's now a legacy that lasted the last 40 years. sot: in 1976, it wasn't popular for african americans, let alone african american women, let alone african american wives to be

the bengals are resigning, eric winston, a big part of the locker room. the musketeers of xavier. chris mack, got basketball coach of the year. he's the first one to win the henry iva award skwi sophomore gary clark named as the aac defensive player of the year. he's the only player of the league to rank in the top 6th in rebounds. was a beast in the offensive board, averaging 3 1/2 per game. make sure you get the skinny. richard skinny has the preview of the tournaments. >>> and not the news brian price was hoping to hear. pitcher michael lorrenzan scratched. right-hander had issues against his tendon. reds could have used him. they got lit up. and all the rangers, with 18 hits and 11 runs. nd they combine to go 0 for 6. two days after and we need voters who want safer gun laws and who are disappointed in leaders who stand in their way to remember come election time. i share it's time we had leaders with the courage to stand up to the nra. i'm p.g. sittenfeld. in the senate, i'll fight for commonsense gun safety, criminal background checks, ban assault weapons. i approve this message becaus

chris mack center court with his two daughters hailee and lainee. this tournament is a family affiar... the two girls are part of the program. amanda steele, the wife of associate head coach travis steele says the closeness comes with the game.amanda steele/coaches wife "everyone sacrifices, everyone benefits. when you are losing you have to put realized when you come home there are better things to come home to."from center court to front row - rex flannert and his dad make the first round of the tournament a father/son trip every year. rex "every year my dad and i go to the first couple of rounds. luckily they have been real successful in the past. it is real exciting."john "this is a great bonding experience with my son. he now lives about 4 hours away so it nice to get together in the first round of the ncaa every year."a couple of rows back... mary wuestefeld from cold spring was elated the muskies played in st. louis. the home of her sister. both are xavier alums.mary jo "we had our hotel reservations a month in advance because we knew they we

on the eve of the xavier musketeers big east conference tournament opener, a huge honor for chris mack. he was named national coach of the year today by the u.s. basketball writers. ohio boys division one region at the cintas center tonight....moeller against wilmingtonjarron cumberland, heading to uc next season. watch this move off the glass. wilmgton by one at the break. and another big player in this game was isaiah payton...they call him sleepy...but he was wid awake tnight and delivered 12 points.but cumberland scores 22 of wilmington's 40 total points. and wilmington plays on, with a 40-37 win over moeller. game number two at the cintas centervilleand mark isom with the baseline drive to give east a 36-35 lead witn two-3o to go.next possession, centerville's daniel buchenroth comes up the the lay in37-36 centerville--23: andrew emrick has the ball and a chance to win ... his shot is just long ... centerville holds on for 37-36 win.centerville-wilmington in regional final at the kentucky girls sweet 16 tournament, holmes won tonight, 49-35 over russell. that tournament is at the

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head coach chris mack is widely credited for xavier's next step in success. while there have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has taken it to a new level." riva track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an apreciation for the city, but also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping here a while and win 3 or four national titles. maybe is 20 years they will name the court after him." len "i think chris understands xavier and the benefits of greater cincinnati." riva track: fans here in stl. would like not

basketball team charter was on final approach into laguardia airport late today....and head coach chris mack lean near the window and took this shot. xavier's conference tournament is thursday. and as the uc bearcats head south to orlando for their conference tournament, they're taking with them a first team all conference player. bearcats junior guard troy caupain earned that honor today. more trouble for former dixie heights quarterback zeke pike. he was arrested early monday and charged with dui, then later charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana. to compound it, when the county sherrifs in calloway county searched pike's car, they found a gun.pike was kicked off the auburn team soon after signing there...and booted off the murray state team last summer. the reds are playing the giants tonight in arizona. not a good night for the projected opening day starting pitcher. anthony desclafani went three innings, but gave up four earned runs.the giants lead the reds, 9-4 in the seventh. in the line up tonight, the best position player the reds have in their farm system: jesse winker. a

have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an apreciation for the city, but also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping stone. hopefully he will be here a while and win 3 or four national titles. maybe is 20 years they will name the court after him." len "i think chris understands xavier and the benefits of greater cincinnati." riva track: fans here in stl. would like nothing better than the home town kid guide them to the final four. at the ncaa chris riva and john popovich are in saint louis for this evening's game.nin

((chris mack: you are defined by how you play in march in the tournament. it won't take away the feeling i have of coaching this group. thing rooling as long as we can. )) and the bearcats are in, solidly as it turns out. they're a nine seed. as late as this afternoon, espn had the bearcats teetering as an eleven seed. but they'll head west, to spokane to play st. joe's in a late night, friday night game. trt :20outcue:...of the backboard goes((mick cronin: as soon as they said we're in, i said "when?" friday is great. gary is smiling, really a lot of guys in there are smiling.octavius ellis:after all the losses we know exactly what it takes to win. we can't stop until the redlight on the top of the backboard goes. )) and if they beat st. joe's, it will lead to a round of 32 match up against oregon, the top seeed in the west. here's the rest of the bracket the bearcats will operate in. oklahoma and duke are also in that side of the bracket. kentucky heads to the tournament as the sec tournament champ. against texax a&m today and alex caruso john calipari wa

chris mack promised that a few days ago. his team delivered tonight. among those watching xavier and marquette, bill murray. his son, a xavier assistant coachand he saw xavier dominate marquette in side. james farr.and xavier dazzled. look at this pass to farr. farr with 12 points. davis with five assists.and davis one more time. this time inside to jalen reynolds for the bucket and the whistle. 90-72 is the final. xavier wins and advances to play the winner of the creighton=seton hall game, in progress right now. ohio state opened play tonight in the big ten tournament. coming up in a couple of minutes, i'll show you how the did.uc, kentucky and indiana tournament openers tomorrow. tanya. prosecutors say she lied about being kidnapped and severely injured her 10 month old son. now a reading mother - and her boyfriend - are facing charges for child abuse. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live from the hamilton county justice center with more. john. a grand jury handed down these indictments today. a week ago - a swat team was called after that m

head coach chris mack is widely credited for xavier's next step in success. while there have been a long line of great coaches before him, xavier fans say mack is different, because he is home grown. greg christopher: "chris has done an amazing job to take this program to a new level. we obviously have an amazing history, but he has taken it to a new level." riva track: xavier fans here in st. louis feel mack as not only an also xavier. len "i am a bomber myself. i am part of the long blue line. i think chris understands xavier and hopefully he is going to stay a xavier a long time. drew " obviously with the success a lot of people are going to come knocking at the door. rightfully so, but hopefully being a cincinnati guy he will stick around. i think he will." tom "al lot of people use xavier as a stepping stone. hopefully he will be here a while and win 3 or four national titles. maybe is 20 years they will name the court after him." len "i think chris understands xavier and the benefits of greater cincinnati." riva track: fans here in stl. would like nothi

chris mack had some words of encouragement. >> i told my players of this is the worst thing that happens, you will have a pretty good life. that' s reality. it' s a game, nobody wants to lose. but that' adversity is going to comment, and how you deal with it really to find your character. elise: senior james farr was upset, but he assured the media that the sun would come out tomorrow and that he would in fact be ok. reporting from the scott trade center, elise jesse, wlwt news 5 sports. mark: so now the sweet 16 is set. there will be four games on thursday and four games on friday, including indiana' s match-up, with unc. that game is set for 9:57, friday night. lisa: uc might be looking for a new head coach. a new report says mick cronin is one of the top candidates for the unlv job. unlv fired head coach dave rice in january. according to the las vegas review-journal, the runnin' rebels could be moving fast, to bring cronin to vegas. cronin has been the head man at uc for 10 years, and he has taken the cats to the last six ncaa tournaments. mark: when we continue an effort , to serve

elise: xavier head coach chris mack recently won the henry iba award for national coach of the year, and today he was named the national coach of the year by basketball times magazine for the 2015-16 season. counting his stops as an assistant, mack has been to the ncaa tournament 17 times, and brings a wealth of experience. >> but it' s just about getting used to your surroundings now and enjoying it. elise: it' s not difficult for this team to enjoy themselves but by game time, the team is living by one of mack' s slogans -- 40 minutes to houston. >> 40 minutes is all it takes. >> i don' t want them to look at it like we don' t have the opportunity to play for houston until 3-4 more games. you know how hard would you play whether of not? because in a weird way it does. elise: the first 40 minutes to houston starts friday night at 9:20 against weber state. from scottrade center, elise jesse, wlwt news 5 sports. george: the hoosiers advanced and kentucky running away from stony brook in the second half. columbus is where the ohio boys are settling their championship games this weekend

chris mack, your thoughts? >> two sophomores and a freshman making those types of honors says a lot about this year' s team and our future. really awesome. in some ways, i feel for a guy like james, a guy like miles. we have a very deep team. derek: hometown of new york city for the big east tournament this week. mike: drew the short straw. everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. keep it simple. make every piece count. let other people know what you're made of. always be real. don't be fake, don't be artificial, but always be sweet. and of course, wear sunscreen. nature valley granola bars. no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. just good. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approv

xavier's chris mack hauled in a huge honor today he was named the national college basketball the big one, the moe iba award. chris is the first xavier coach to win the honor. the muskies are in new york getting ready for tomorrow night's game in the big east tournament. uc's gary clark was named the defensive player of the year on the american athletic conference the bearcats first tournament game is on friday. high school hoops moeller and wilmington in the division one regional semifinals at the cintas center. moeller's isiah payton spots up hanging right with them. wilmington's jeff mansfield goes back door to cameron stewart. a big night for jarron cumberland, the three. and wilmington beats moeller 40 to 37. also in division one at the cintas center. lakota east talking over the gameplan against centerville. the thunderhawks mark isom taking the baseline for the lay-in. a close game all the way. centerville's daniel buckenroth with the take for two. east was in a battle and needing help. but buckenroth with another big bucket, 37 to 36. centerville meets wilmington on saturday.

elise: chris mack recently won the henry idol award for national coach of the year. today, h e was named the national coach of the year by vasco magazine for the 2016 season. he has been to the ncaa tournament 17 times and brings a wealth of experience. >> we have already done work for ourselves and the preparation it takes for weaver state. it is about getting used to your it is not difficult for this team to enjoy themselves. by game time, the team is living by one of his slogans. 40 minutes to houston. >> i don' t want them to look at it like, we don' t have the opportunity to play for houston. how hard would you play if these 40 minutes on friday night determined whether you are going to houston or not? in a weird way, it does. elise: it starts friday night at 9:20 against beaver stay. elise jesse, wlwt news five sports. george: and other action, last night, the kentucky wildcats taking on stony brook. building a 14 point lead at halftime. in the second half, kentucky pours on the gas. pulling away from stony brook and storming into the round of 32 in the ncaa to

vo plus - chris mack hints at a little trash talk from creighton... and you best not bring any excuses to mick cronin. joe and jeremy 2shot bam/gfx those stories - plus reds - bengals and kelsey mitchell did what? see it next on the final quarter. joe and jeremy 2shot the way this works on friday nights is the next fifteen on fox19 is all sports - and we make it all local. joe d - j-r and you. we call it the final quarter. jeremy i just had 20 ounces of coffee. just to make sure these highlights have the juice. defend the hill. that's the plan for new cath. facing cooper in the 9th region tournament. luke moeves hits a corner trey. then they put that thing down, flip it and reverse it. john ludwig hits a trey from the other side. new cath led 26-9 at the half. second half, a banged up sean mcneil gets cookin. the blow-by and finish with the bad pierce on ben weyer, 10 jab steps and and a silky smooth stroke. can't help but smile. mcneil had 12 for cooper. they climbed back into this one... ben weyer fighting back on the boards. finally gets it in off

((chris mack: you are defined by how you play in won't take away the feeling i going to try and keep this thing rooling as long as we can. )) the bearcats were on the bubble ...but not for long ... fans who'd been holding their breath over the team's balancing act on the bubble can breathe a sigh of releive .. ..u-c is seeded solidly at a nine.they're heading west to spokane to play saint joes in a late night game on friday ... here's how the team reacted. trt :20outcue:...of the backboard goes((mick cronin: as soon as they said we're in, i said "when?" friday is great. gary is smiling, really a lot of guys in there are smiling.octavius ellis:after all the losses we know exactly what it takes to win. we can't stop until the redlight on the top of the backboard goes. )) ))and if they beat st. joe's, it will lead to a round of 32 match up against oregon, the top seeed in the west. here's the rest of the bracket the bearcats will operate in. oklahoma and duke are also in that side of the bracket. here are match ups and game times for all of our local teams...kentucky and indiana lead it