senior day for james farr, remy abell, and kevin coker this afternoon. xavier was getting smacked around in the first. creighton leading by as many as nine points. and xavier had to dig themselves out of a deep hole, clawing their way back towards the end of the half. james farr gives the muskies the lead. he finished with 16 points. xu lead at the half 44-41. the guys in white came out on fire in the second half. throwing a few punches back at the blue jays. myles davis the floater, he lead all scorers with 24 points 7 , 7 asists. but crieghton never gave up in s lead to 3. the nails in the coffin. 5 muskies score in double digits today as they take the win 98-93 . and they take the two seed in the big east tourney next weekend. xavier shooting the ball much better this time around shooting , over 50% from the field and hitting 13 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. as a team the muskies also had 22 assists. its not very often that big blue nation celebrates senior day because most of the players that john calipari recruits never make it that far before re

james farr is a senior. he lived in cincinnati for four years. i asked him what you're now asking yourself. is cincinnati cursed? a big rule change tonight at the nfl meetings. this hit on gio bernard from the bengals playoff game is now illegal. was already? it wasn't flagged... but... now it will be. starting this season - any time a player leads with the top of his helmet it will be called. we will see you tonight at ten.... tricia 4shot don't forget wheel of fortune and jeopardy are next!!! announcer: fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. log on to fox19now.com and download the fox19 now app. steve i'm tracking the next big weather maker. a beautiful caribbean cruise we're kicking off the carnival spin & sail sweepstakes tonight. wheel... of... fortune! [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game, pat sajak and vanna white. thank you. thank you, jim.

james farr gives the muskies the lead he finished with 16 points. xu lead at the half 44-41. fire in the second half. myles davis the floater he lead all scorers with 24 points 7 assists. muskies wrapping up the regular season with a 98-93 win. and they take the two seed in the big east tourney next weekend. a rare senior day at rupp arena. its alex poythres day in lexington. and this was a great play. tyler ulis sets the table up for marcus lee' s slam. as uk routes lsu 94-77. on the high school front, the district finals taking place at wright state the winning teams advancing to the sweet sixteen. made it' s way to the district championship game. wilmington led from start. mason trying to chomp away at the lead. matt king' s bucket got mason to within one. and then jarron cumberland happened. the cincinnati committ took the over the game, finishing with 35 district championship 63-38. the second game had lakota east facing wayne, a nationally ranked, undefeated team. east trailed by 14 in the first half but made a run in the second evan kuhlman'

here's james farr tonight at the team hotel. 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 for 20 years. we are finally getting the recognition that we coach mack you got to give the credit to him" and check out xavier's trevon bluiett in the bright lights of nyc. muskies play their quarterfinal game 7. live at msg joe danneman fox19 now. coming up... sweet 16 basketball in the tri-state. you'll see it next. jer hplaz gfx down goes purcell summit country this customer is running to get her deposit in today. too late. branch is already closed. but she could make the atm. still won't beat the cutoff time. really? at huntington, with atm and mobile deposits, you have up till midnight. we call it all day deposit. midnight? what are you, a bank or a convenience store? i've got to make a deposit! you go, girl! she's got no chance. deposit hours that make sense for you, not the bank. welcome to huntington, one of money magazine's i've been a tu

james farr had such a great game in the second round in the loss against wisconsin we did talk to james farr about how do tyou get over a moment like this to lose your final game on a buzzer beater he says you wake up tomorrow it won't be the worst thing that happens in my life good perspective lots of upsets in st lous we saw michigan state go down the first day here on friday now college basketball season is officially done in the tri-state with xavier heading backhome joe danneman jeremy rauch for the fox19now morning news. arrests in daytona beach, florida, just spring break and the crimes aren't just drinking related... this weekend, two spring breakers stole beach patrol's jet ski. the two men later ditched the jet ski and tried to run, but officers caught up and took them into custody. but as more people have been packing the beach this year, police and beach patrol have beefed up enforcement on the sand. "it's spring break, it's not check my common sense at the door and destroy my life and future career." officers believe the influx of spring breakers is due to less people trave

james farr had such a great game in the second round in the loss against wisconsin we did talk to james farr about how do tyou get over a moment like this to lose your final game on a buzzer beater he says you wake up tomorrow it won't be the worst thing that happens in my life good perspective lots of upsets in st lous we saw now college is officially done in the tri-state with backhome jeremy rauch for the fox19now morning news. hour... but we're still on for two coming up on the xtra... the should be asking your child's and a live look creighton is xtra. show open there's more to life than the climb. you've gotta stop and look around a little. asheville. play. remember who you are. life is for the taking, not for taking it easy. asheville. good morning everyone it's monday, march 21st and welcome to the fox19 now morning xtra. i'm frank marzullo. and joining me this morning for our chat is jeff creighton headed to the a lot of young headed to the spring break ...but may not happen

james farr with a vicious putback pushed it back to eleven-then when weber cut it to seven again. jalin marshall just assaulted the basket...seemed to be a boost for x.-definitely was....i just wanted to finsih-the musketeteers definitely finished, strong deefense, solid boardworks...and resilient when they needed to be.-anytime you can answer the bell that's important......we saw that was difficult earlier today-it is the 28th victory for the musketers and their season continues. they'll play wisconsin on sunday night....a team that won a sloppy game over pitt friday night.john popovich, nine on musketeers in st louis "programs, souvenir hats and basketballs. programs with all teams rosters inside." riva track: when xavier took the court friday night, the muskie fans were ready to make their presence known. "lets go x!" riva track: during the game, they had plenty to cheer about. which turned into a post game celebration. kathy selzer/cincinnati resident "it was an exciting game. the muskies knew for sure they were goin

james farr had 16 points and five rebound off the bench and remy abel had 15. >> you get the win while james and remy and kevin and the seniors could celebrate. everything was meant for them. everything was for them. derek: moving forward, next week it's all about the big east conference tournament for the muskies. they will have a bye, being the number two seed, and will take on the winner of the st. john's marquette game thursday night. 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

james farr had 16 points and five rebound off the bench and remy abel had 15. >> you get the win while james and remy and kevin and the seniors could celebrate. everything was meant for them. everything was for them. derek: moving forward, next week it's all about the big east conference tournament for the muskies. they will have a bye, being the number two seed, and will take on the winner of the st. john's marquette game thursday night. 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 stai

i'm really proud of our team." today for james farr. listen - they cheered this dude loud and long... shows you just how far james has come. their final game at cintas center... farr and remy abell combined to score thirty-one points in the xavier win. they joined us live courtside during our xavier post game show after their senior day. remy abell: "it's kind of bittersweet. you wished you had more games here, but i'm happy we got the win and happy everything went well." james farr: "i've had a tremendous time. we love to win - only losing four games in a 30 game schedule. we have a lot of fun, but there's still work to be done." xavier's first game is thursday night against the winner of marquette and saint john's. thinking they need to win this thing and beat villanova in the finals just to sniff a one seed - we'll see. we will be at madison square garden with the muskies this week. senior day for alex poythress... uk and lsu... ben simmons enters the game with a little dark cloud following him after being left off the wooden award li

james farr may have been the mvp with 18 points and 15 rebounds. coach chris mack says, he' s just trying to keep his players >> we see teams go down all over the country. michigan state on the same floor earlier today. for use to be able to get stops and score and finish plays around the basket -- i am really proud of our guys. jonathan: the xavier fans are psyched to be moving on to the second round, last night we -- second round. the faithful with maggie o' briens in saint louis. they' ll have another chance to see their team play sunday night against wisconsin. meanwhile, it' s one and done for the u.c. bearcats. last night, saint joseph' s isaiah miles sank a 3-pointer . with nine seconds left cincinnati returned with a basket at the buzzer but officials waved it off, giving st. joe a 78 to 76 win over the bearcats. more protests, and more violence, at donald trump rallies. the latest incident, and the candidate mitt romney. also governor john kasich , confident in his campaign moving forward. his prediction for the rest of the republican race

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 steak 'n shake. the four dollar menu at steak 'n shake. featuring handcrafted steakburgers, a

james farr leading the way with 18 points and 15 boards recording a double-double. >> james had a hellacious game tonight. coming in and have the spark. we love that coming from james. we expect that from him. elise: the fan base was strong tonight, but it wasn't exactly like a home atmosphere like we expected it to be. a lot of wisconsin fans stuck around to watch xavier play and quickly let it be known they were rooting for weber state. but, of course, the muskies crushed wisconsin's hopes of an upset. now the badgers will be tasked with trying to handle a tough, deep, versatile xavier squad on sunday. from the scottrade center, elise jesse, wlwt news 5. jonathan: u.c. was also on the court against st. joe. tough call in the last seconds of the game. it sent the bearcats home empty-handed. wlwt news 5's derek forest is in spokane, washington. derek: it came down to the wire. the bearcats losing 78-76. it came down to one play, a dunk by octavius ellis, which was here is a ruling of what happened at the end of the game. according to rule 11, section 3, article 1, it says when there is a rea

basketball lesson that xavier gave to marquette tonight. get a number one seed..still in play...james farr was just terrific inside the paint tonight. edmund sumner with the drive, farr trails for the dunk.and here's sumner finding farr again. 13- minutes off the bench, 12 this connection: myles davis, the lob to trevon blueitt. blueitt 24 points. and the best sixth man in the big east, j.p.. macura, three for five from long range. this, from new jersey.davis was just terrific with and without the ball...a little of both here, to farr.bill murray, watch his son luke over marquette. trt :09outcue:...have that many points"((mack: they're a very high scoring team. i they had last night, almost a 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 tournam

james farr: "it's very important. you don't want to be the team on the other end saying that a team like weber state is a cinderella team. no disrespect to them. they're a great team. they won the big sky. if we don't go out there and handle our job, it could be a long so - how you hangin' in bearcats fans? no fan base in the country will wait longer to see their team than uc and saint joe's. this is the bearcats on the floor in spokane. they play the final game of the first round tonight. farad cobb: "it's a great feeling you know. all week you've been preparing to play on the big stage and being here last year it was such a great experience that all you want to do is get out there and have fun." joe uc is a trendy pick to do some damage in the wide open west region. saint joe's is the better seed - but the bearcats are favored to win. jeremy more tournament coverage coming up. weather now animation jeff... we're looking at some rain tomorrow right? jeff weather "dude what is your problem!" they're becoming more and

james farr: "we all want to live in the moment and realize what's at stake. we don't want to be a team who has their name by upset alert." be tough to beat and (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, when we make shots, we're really hard to beat. when the clock starts on time, we're really difficult to beat." laughter joe and jeremy 2shot bam/gfx joe i thought he might crack a smile... even just for point-eight seconds. mick cronin - still the best sound bite in town. jeremy the best player in town? i'd argue, trevon bluiett. an all-american, all big-east first team, but he says, none of that matters, unless his team hangs a new banner in 20-16. they are the banners that define a program. what makes xavier's program elite. they raise banners for a reason. but the reason for this season, has been hanging over tr

yesterday was senior day for james farr, remy abel and kevin kocher at the cintas center. it was a chilly start. nine points. xavier had to dig their way out of a deep hole. clawing their way back towards the end of this half. the muskies the lead. he finished with 16 points. xu led at half, 44-41. the guys in white coming out hot in the second half. myles davis here, going to drive, get the floater, led all scorers with 24 points and seven assists. muskies wrapping up the regular season with a 98-93 win and take the two seed in the big east tourney next weekend, derek. derek: it was closer than expected here at the cintas center as the xavier musketeers come away with a win versus creighton. after the game, if you talk to chris mack, he says the final five minutes was the determining factor. >> the bigger concern was up 18 and it whittles down to a one-possession game. that shouldn't happen. again, there are two teams on the floor, creighton didn't quit. give them credit. they hit a lot of threes. they rattled us with the press. it just can't happen. derek: it was senior

james farr had 18 bench.xavier plays seven seed wisconsin sunday. the badgers beat pitt tonight, 47-43 uc and st. joe's are at the half.....and st. joe's has a one point lead, 41-40. the flyers were grounded today by syracuse. michael benn-a- jay to tyler robertson for the ally oopud shot just 32-percent. syracuse to the round of 32 with a 70-51 win. and michigan state is one and done. today middle tennessee, a 15 seed, knocked sparty off. jaquan raymond, a three...and a whistle for middle tennessee and giddy potts....who had 19, with a three here.all five middle tennessee starters were in double figures, as the blue raiders pull the upset. in columbus tonight, it was so hurricane. in the ohio division one semifinals....hurricane senior jarron cumberland missed a three from the top of the key and forced overtime. and for only the second time this year, wilmington loses. lima senior heads to the division one championship game. trt :14outcue:...first half over, believe me." newcath coach ron dawn has his team in the kentucky semi- finalsand the thorob

they go on to win by 18 and how about james farr? the senior has improved so much. he has 18 points and 15 rebounds . xavier moves on to meet wisconsin. that game will be coming up sunday. and xavier picked up what could be some help down the road. stephen f. au stin knocked bob huggins and the west virginia region. also today, dayton lost to syracuse. and michigan state was upset big time by middle tennessee. s the eighth time in history a two seed was bounced by a 15. and interesting matchup between the wildcat sophomore and the kentucky guard. >> he finds these guys really well with lots of free throws and athletic fakes, finds his shooters and he has been a great player for the team and a big part of why it has been successful this season. >> he has been a great player. he is experienced. i know he is going to come out and play, and i am going to play a game like i always do. george: what a battle this will be. many feel that both teams deserve a higher seed. tip-off in des moines, iowa set for 5 :15 p.m. the high school championships being decided this weekend.

. >> like you said most your team is back before the seniors remy abell in james farr. >> great careers. i do not take anything away from either of them. they both fought to really try to get them into the next round. they really played it out on the line. james did have a great game. -- he did not have the game he had the other night where he and jay leno really dominated the other night. they do not have that. galen had a pre-good game. but we do not have the far that we had all your tonight. george: while xavier loses james other than that, everyone else is expected back for what should be another talented team capable of doing some damage. everything is quite today considering you see head coach mick cronin. i do not expect that to change. yesterday the las vegas review journal reported that cronin had emerged as a candidate to become rebs. with basketball season in the around here, let' s look ahead to the reds. two weeks from today the town will be painted red for opening day. we are going to dive right into out spring training updates, and this update deals with all of the new pi

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 a warrant in indiana leaves a deputy dead and his lisa: the new details on the officers and how the fallen deputy is being honored today. plus, president obama is what' s planned for him during the historic visit. randi: and yes, you may need to get out and mow the lawn. it is springtim

james farr with dominated on the inside with 12 points.the final score...xavier 90 to marquette's 72.they'll play the winner of creighton seton hall. wcpo.com and at the bottom of the screen breaking news weather and a whole lot more when good starts right now. the final gop debate before ohioians take to the polls took place in miami last night. it was a stark contrast to debates of the past.a look at the cordial night and a look if the candidates told the truth. heroin....it's a issue raveging the tri-state.a look at how one ohio township took an agresive approach to fight the epidemic. she led police on a wild goose chase.police say she lied kidnapped.the charges a reading mother is facing this morning. good morning ti'm chris riva. riva.i'm kathrine nero. we're only days away until the critical ohio primary.gop candidates faced off last night in miami.but the tone

james farr and the rest of the team loading up and heading to st. louis. xavier looking to bounce back from that loss to seton hall in the big east tournament. >> every loss, we try to learn from it and find out what we did. we have to be ready . it is win or go home. there is no turning back. george: our c r ews are hitting the road as well. the smiles have expense account written all over them. spokane with the bearcats. indiana, and kentucky opens tournament play this evening. the hoosiers taking on chattanooga just after 7:00, and kentucky has stony brook. they could meet on saturday. it is championship week for boys basketball. ohio' s final four begin today in columbus while columbia' s sweet 16 is underway in lexington. first-round game, lock dan, 19 points. 13 boards, four blocks, and four assists. hall scoring 13, new cat roles 48-33 and will meet murray in the elite eight on friday. they had them all stirred up , roger bacon it was a big sendoff rally. bacon is clay gets it going at 10:45 a.m. in division ii, aiken playing at 5:15. a couple of ot

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 has been a winning program for 20 years. we are finally getting the recognition that we should be. xavier will face off against 7th seed marquette at 7 p-m. our joe danneman is in new york city and he'll bring you full coverage of tonight's game, right here on fox19 now. dan wells live tease and watch for standing water during this mornings commute. the bottom line on and off rain showers at any given time today with periods of steady rain this morning and again for the evening drive. i do not expect any flooding concerns but standing water and ponding could be a issue during daytime highs will we could here a rain tapers after on tap for friday degrees. in saturday and evening with a high thunder sunday high of 68 degrees. requires short- requires short- term full closures on north and southbound interstate 75 near crescentville road mile marker 16 , north of i-275, next week. short-term full closures will begin at 11 p.m. sunday, march

and a big honor for named national coach of the year, u-s basketball 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. 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. credit cards are easy to use.. but it's also easy to rack up debt. the items you should never swipe to purchase, next. plus... now is your chance to buy a ticket to win the st. jude dream home... volunteers are taking your calls right now in the fox19 now studios... we'll have all the information next. "fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. weather now app for live street level radar in your neighborhood. and lightning tracker warns you the instant lightning is detected near you. search fox 19 weather now in the app store or google play welcome back to fox19 now

we never looked at the going to play and play james farr: "we really want to start a statement off for ourself in the tournament. just give ourselves that extra boost of confidence, not that we don't have it, but to make sure we do have it." next stop is spokane. u-c just did finish their late night shoot-around within the hour. bearcats play the first round on friday night. starting to become a trendy pick to do some damage in the wide open west bracket. joe and jeremy live joe uc and saint joe's twenty-four hours from now. jer when we come back... reaction from iu after their big opening win. trevon bluiett: "we have to play every game like it's that last game to get to the final four. 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 crash response system... hmm. ...seven stability-enhancing systems... hmmm... ...and equipment for two child seats. hmmm... for those who take safety seriously. like we do. the volkswagen safety in numbers event.

to huntington, its offense rolling, and the first-round win over weber state was no exception..james farr and jaylen reynolds combined for 30 points in that game--reynolds had 12 points of that total along with five boards. jeremy talked with reynolds about xavier's season--so far--and the muskies' tournament hopes. jeremy rauch: "back inside the scottrade center in xavier's locker room with jalen reynolds, some wisconsin players are saying you guys are slower in the post, what's your response?" jalen reynolds: "we'll just do the talking on the court." jeremy rauch: "what has motivated you so much in jalen reynolds: "it comes with trust, coach trusting in you to play your butt off and put it all out there." jeremy rauch: "what would you call your dunking style?" jalen reynolds: "metro style. detroit style." jeremy rauch: "your playing wisconsin, how do you reel it in and get mentally on point before a game like this?" jalen reynolds: "we listen to what a time to be alive by drake. we all jeremy rauch: "thanks jalen, back to you in the studio." thanks jeremy...it's the matchup for a slot i

james farr: "just have fun, you know? have fun and live in the moment... but also realize what's at stake. we don't want to be a team to have quick look at where and when xavier, uc and uk play in the opening round. kentucky and xavier are both in the way out west again. a place mick cronin remembers well, made the same trip as a 5-seed two years ago. mick cronin: "we went out there two years ago. beautiful city. i watched saint joe's play temple along time ago but i was really paying attention to temple." jer bam gfx do on saint joe's... beat dayton twice this year and won the a-10 conference tournament championship. coming up... uk owns the sec... see the dramatic finish next. jer bam gfx tournament. l, unless you have allergies. yr es may see it differently. onlose is approved toprelieve both itchy, d congestion. no oer nasal allergy spray can bodies react by pducing six key inflammatory substances that use our symptoms. mo allergy pills only control one substance. onase controls six. d six is greater than one. colete allergy relief or incomplete. t you

this guy right here - that's james farr - he says he saw that leaked bracket on twitter... but... it didn't drain xavier's still energized celebration. joe bam/vo the short trip to lexington... it looked like a slumber party at john calipari's house. are these guys even awake? jamal murray's pumped. x and uk could meet in the elite 8. work day at u-c. bearcats' first practice of tournament week. makes sense we're showing you kevin johnson and now troy caupain making shots... because that's what wins tournament games says coach. mick cronin: "i think your seniors have to play well and you have to have a guard get hot. this is everybody. and, you might be able to grind out a win or two, but to really advance i think you've got to get hot." coming up... the need for speed. is depression more than sadness? it's a tangle of multiple symptoms. brintellix (vortioxetine) is a prescription medicine for depression. brintellix may start to untangle or help improve the multiple symptoms of depression. "for me, brintellix made a difference." tell your doctor right away if your depression worse