reporting from spokane arena, derek forrest, wlwt news 5 sports. sheree: bearcats fans are getting pumped up today for tomorrow' s game. s sixth straight ncaa tournament appearance. elise and derek will have the latest on xavier and u.c. as the two make a run for the ncaa championship, starting tomorrow. a girls track coach in brown county resigns suddenly after being accused of sending inappropriate text messages to students. coach mark day submitted his resignation, monday. day tells us today he resigned for family and personal reasons, but we found out an external investigator was hired to look into allegations of sending improper text messages to students. the school has reported the allegations to the ohio department of education. by the way, he was not a a police chase in huber heights early this morning ends in a deadly crash. an officer was trying to pull over 18-year-old kyndra shackelford after they say she stole a car from a gas station. shackelford ran a red light here, and crashed into a white suv. the driver of the suv died. the passen

derek forrest is with you see and has more from the great pacific northwest. derek: welcome to spokane, weekend of the ncaa tournament. here is a little bit of a break down of spokane, also known as the lilac city. but here are in cincy , it is a rivertown -- li but like here in cincy, it is a river town . the spokane river is one of its biggest attractions and spokane falls, which was the original name of the city back in the late 18th century before they dropped the falls part, just became spokane. now spokane arena is literally right around the corner from the falls and in this very building the air cats will meet up with saint joseph' s on writing night. reporting from spokane arena, i am derek forrest, wlwt news 5 sports. george: and the kentucky wildcats take the floor tonight they are the fourth-seeded team and a tip off around 9:40. indiana sees action against chattanooga at 7:10. and roger bacon fans were making noise in columbus for the ohio finals. central catholic. bacon' the hoop. but bacon fell in a big hole early and it is lima central catholic a

derek forrest is tracking the cats every move. derek: it begins friday night for the bearcats. they take aim -- they take on st. joe' s. they understand anything can happen. in the first two days of the tournament, we have seen a ton of upsets. troy caupain believes in the basketball gods. >> they say the game isn' t over until the fat lady sings or you see zero on the clock. a lot of miracles could happen starting from the conference this is where they could happen. you had to be prepared for anything. derek: earlier today, the head coach said a word about the defensive rusher and the size of uc. he told me he was hoping this is a matchup between size and versatility. reporting from spokane, derek forrest, wlwt news five sports. george : in st. louis, savior getting ready. elise jesse is on hand word is more kudos for xavier' s big. 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 experi

derek forrest has an inside look. kyla: and more news on the funeral arrangements for former first lady nancy reagan. when the service will be held, and where her body will be in repose until then. mark: good morning and welcome back. taking a live look outside. nice and mild, 58 degrees. the body of former first lady nancy reagan will lie in repose beginning today. mrs. reagan' s remains were taken from her los angeles home to the ronald reagan presidential s where she' ll lie in repose for two days before her funeral on friday. the widow of president ronald reagan died sunday morning of congestive heart failure. she was 94. mrs. reagan will be buried at kyla: a massachusetts chipotle restaurant is temporarily closed after one of its workers was diagnosed with the norovirus. two other workers at the restaurant are suspected of having the virus. there are still no reports of ill customers. this comes after a nearby chipotle closed after 150 of its customers were diagnosed with the norovirus back in december. chipotle

wlwt news 5' s derek forrest is in spokane, washington with the late night loss. derek: it came down to the wire. the bearcats losing by a score of 78-76. it came down to one play. a dunk by octavius ellis, which was called off, and the bearcats fell by two. here is a ruling of what happened at the end of the game. according to rule 11, section three, article one, it says that when there is a reading of zeroes on the game clock, at the end of any period, after making a call on the playing court, and, when necessary to determine the outcome of the game in the following situations, determine whether a try for field goal, entering the basket, was released before the reading of zeroes on the game clock. and, as you can see, ellis did not let go of the basketball therefore, disallowing the basket. this is what the players and mick cronin had to say after the game. >> we just came up short at the end, and i just feel like, that last call at the end wasn' t a good call. the basket was good. i felt they -- i don' t, i don' t know. i saw the ball was inside the cylinder, be

elise jesse and derek forrest will have the latest on u.c. and xavier as the two make a run for the ncaa championship. we have you covered. basketball to help students with autism. today milford high school is hosting a basketball tournament to raise money for the non-profit 4 paws for ability. the agency that places service dogs for children and veterans around the globe. today' s tournament will help raise funds to qualify one of the teachers at the school to receive a free facility autism assistance dog for her classroom. the games begin at 7:00 p.m. also happening today. cinderella' s closet is getting to work to local girls looking forward to the prom. this is the 10th annual giveaway weekend and the closet will be providing formal dresses and accessories for high school juniors and seniors struggling with the cost of the big dance. the giveaway is happening at immanuel united methodist church in lakeside park that goes from 4:30 until 8:00 tomorrow and 9:30 until 4:00. let' s check traffic. indy jones, good morning to you. india: fair c

wlwt news 5' s derek forrest has your sports update. derek: the cincinnati bearcats were in action on sunday of the biggest game of the year to date. smu was in town and nature to the ncaa tournament was still on the line. it was senior day on sunday afternoon. the first half we go. there was the putback dunk. second half. gary clark. bearcats up 10:. . he pulls up for the ju but smu would cut into the lead. smu is down. cincy would hit their free throws down the stretch and it pick up a much-needed win over smu. how about indiana at home taking on number 14 maryland. first half, hoosiers down two. he knocks down the three from thew wing. he drives the lane for the easy layup. the hoosiers role beating maryland -- roll beating maryland. the boys semifinals at the campus of northern kentucky with three of the top four teams in the region making it to the semifinals. third quarter. he' deep jumper. they take a six point lead and go on to monday night' s final with the win. in the second game, they clashed with holy cross. they start this o

louis with the muskies, and derek forrest is out in washington state with the university of cincinnati. we are six weeks out from the flying pig marathon, and some of the littlest runners are practicing for their big mile. [laughter] they seem excited. students at terrace park elementary have been running one mile for the past few months, getting up to 25 and in these kids will run they are final -- flying pig weekend. >> it' s important that they keep going, that this is not something they come to be finish line and stop. it is supposed to be a finish line for life. we would be excited if they come down and do this in the 26-mile event. we would be more excited if they become fit for life. courtis: the flying pig marathon weekend begins april 30. wlwt is the exclusive media partner for the flying pig. we will have completely coverage leading up to marathon day, and of course live coverage as the , runners take off may 1. a kentucky thief may have picked a bad target. how police say he stole several security cameras from a laundromat. kevin: things starting to cool down after springlik

welcome in to the rock, i' m george vogel along side derek forrest and we have a full slate of college basketball to get to tonight. it is march madness and it it

george hello and welcome to the : rock i' m george vogel along with the big-d, derek forrest. we have now officially entered march madness with conference tournaments starting up this week. garrett both of the local : college coming away with wins

george: it is the 10th region ladies semi finals with derek forrest cap -- covering the action. derek: thank you. we reach the semi finals for the girls tournament in kentucky with two viewing area teams scott on one side of the bracket , campbell county on the other. campbell with a home-court advantage in taking on george, fourth quarter we go, campbell county of three at the line. the intent is no good and clark county brings it up to court and they get it back. jasmine flowers will launch the deep ball and nails it, sending the game to overtime. in the overtime session, they are working around and up for two, and she puts them up by three. campbell county gets to the semifinals with a 73-71 win over clark county and overtime. [cheering] to eric: the second game of the night has the lady eagles leading up with mason county we picked this up in the first quarter. alexis stapleton stops and the jumper with a one-point lead. later in the quarter, scott on and the lady eagles up five. more from scott. goes up with the left hand, takes an eight point lead as the grab the one point

derek forrest is out in spokane with of the bearcats. derek: thursday is the first day of basketball activities here in spokane, washington. the bearcats will get on the floor for the first time as they will hold their open practice at nine: 40 p.m. but a host of other teams have already begun preparation for s opponents. st. joseph' s is set to take the stage at 8:10 tonight. earlier this week, mick cronin said the regular season and what his team has done, good or bad, is behind another real fun begins. mick: even if we would have had great luck this year and 128 games, you still have to go back and he a good team -- and o won 28 games, you still have to go back and be a good team. derek: later, we will hear from mick cronin this he talks about how he expects parody around college basketball that will affect the tournament. sheree: choice for the supreme court has started reaching out to senators. merrick garland met with a democratic senator from vermont on the judiciary committee. garland was also scheduled to meet with minority leade

louis to bring you the story of the musketeers and derek forrest is in spokane, covering your uc bearcats. today is officially st. patrick' s day which means kegs and eggs is playing at several local irish pubs. lisa: live in covington with the event that will surely last all day. good morning. andrew: they know their crowd at molly malone' s. tvs all over underneath these beer signs this morning. pulling those off so people can watch march madness games. partying here at molly malone' s and this will kickoff at 7:00 this morning. a large crowd expected in covington. they will have st. patrick' s day celebration for everyone. lots of irish music. three stages set up. cincinnati gaelic athletic association. along with that you can also celebrate across the river in cincinnati on fountain square. more celebrations on the square starting at 11:00 this morning going all day long. food, green beer on the square as well. lots to see and do today if you s day. maybe taking the day off from march madness games today. make sure you stay safe today and also we want to see what you' re up to. should

reporting from the cintas center, i'm derek forrest, wlwt arena. alex poythress a four-year senior for u.k. this was a great play. tyler ulis sets the table up for the slam as kentucky routs lsu, 94-77. dayton getting a big win yesterday, beating vcu 68-67. jonathan, we'll send it back to you. jonathan: protecting kids in schools. what one local school district is doing to up their security and how it involves cell phones. not before we go outside through citycam 5. stay with us. we'll be right back at news 5 jonathan: welcome back. in the wake of the madison school shooting, parents everywhere in the area are talking about classroom safety. wlwt news 5's ves gavive reporter todd dykes takes us to one district where smart phones are being used to keep stoonds safe. reporter: in loveland city school district, security but school leaders are going mobile to improve school safety. >> no one goes anywhere without their cell phones. reporter: because of that, they spent more than $20,000 to launch a web-baized school safety system. >> this is a major le

derek forrest has more from the >> the bigger concern was of 18, and it would also down to one position game. that should not happen. two teams on the floor, creighton did not quit. they rattled us. it just can' t happen. >> james farr had 16 points and five rebounds off the bench and remy abell had 15. >> all the seniors could celebrate. everything was meant for them, everything was for them. >> moving forward next week it' s all about the big east conference tournament for the muskies. they will take on the winner of the st. john marquette game on thursday night. direct forrest, wlwt news 5 sports. elise: it' s not very often that big blue nation celebrates players that john calipari recruits never make it that far before realizing their nba potential. when alex poythres committed to uk he was the 13th ranked player in the country. many expected him to be a one and done. and today he is a four year senior, recuited by coach cal . it' s alex poythres day in lexington. first half, tyler ulis sets the table up for marcus lee' s slam get out of that guy' s way uk up u.k. up by lee wasn' t

sports reporters elise jesse and derek forrest are on the road bringing you the latest on uc and xavier as the two make a run for the ncaa championship. let' s get details on a sunshiny friday. randi: as your brackets bring this weekend, you stay warm by colder through saturday and sunday. today, we should make it to around 60 degrees. most of us, upper 50' s, sunny skies, nice and mild, not nearly as windy as it has been the last couple of days. 58 officially for the high. tonight, clouds roll in ahead of tomorrow' s rain, plan on spotty showers off and on for saturday. it will be a cold, light rain with chapters basically all day in the 40' s. if you' re camping out to be one of the first in line to get opening tickets tomorrow morning, pack a thicker coat and maybe a poncho, because the spotty showers are possibility. sunday, 46 degrees for the high for the first day of spring, but then spring what in the seven-day forecast. lisa: thanks for being here. the difference between possible and impossible? it's a person who believes they can, surrounded and supported by others-by us- who b

reporting from the cintas center, i'm derek forrest, wlwt news 5 sports. elise: a rare senior day at rupp arena. alex poythress a four-year play. tyler ulis sets the table up for the slam as kentucky routs lsu, 94-77. dayton getting a big win yesterday, beating vcu 68-67. jonathan, we'll send it back to you. jonathan: fans in fayetteville, arkansas, witnessed an inanimate childhood toy in human form saturday. the halftime show of the south carolina/arkansas basketball game featured a rainbow colored human slinky. video of the slinky squirming on the razorbacks court quickly went viral. according to the website, the illusion. keep it away from the stairs. caught on camera. apart. the video gone viral after a hero returns home. these are always fun. and your live look outside. citycam 5. lady liquid and a bunch of we've got purple, bleeding off the facade of the building next to the fifth third bank building and lady's in her red at the moment. she's thinking yellow might be good too. want a different way to cleanse? from garnier. like a magnet. to 1. remove

reporting from the cintas center, i'm derek forrest, wlwt news 5 sports. elise: a rare senior day at rupp arena. alex poythress a four-year senior for u.k. this was a great play. tyler ulis sets the table up for the slam as kentucky routs lsu, 94-77. dayton getting a big win yesterday, beating vcu 68-67. jonathan, we'll send it back to you. jonathan: former pro wrestler hulk hogan's trial begins monday. we'll tell you about the lawsuit the argument from each side. and your live look outside. citycam 5. what is that? a beautiful building that's got a red banner in front or perhaps that's an awning. (vo) when i first took jake home we ate anything. until i decided we both needed to eat better. naturals indoor a nutritious formula for indoor cats with no artificial flavors. it helps to control hairballs and maintain a healthy weight. so these days, we're both eating better. naturally!! purina cat chow. nutrition to build better lives. opening statements begin monday in former pro wrestler hulk hogan's $100 million trial against gawker. he's suing for $100 mil