New Mercedes E-Class BlueTEC Commercial

Cool Mercedes-Benz commercial - C63 AMG coupe 2012

Chip McNeill Quartet - "Lover" - Live at Zorba's 1/29/2009 Tenor Saxopho...

The 2011 Cadillac CTS-V: The world's fastest production sedan

0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds. Wow!

The Great Recession at 30 Months

The Great Recession at 30 Months:
Half of Work Force Has Taken a Job-Related Hit, but Some Green Shoots of Optimism

More than half (55%) of adults in the labor force say that since the economic slump began 30 months ago, they have suffered a spell of unemployment, a cut in pay, a reduction in hours or have become involuntary part-time workers; the recession has also led to a new frugality and diminished expectations about retirement and their children's future.

Read the full article at: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1643/recession-reactions-at-30-months-extensive-job-loss-new-frugality-lower-expectations

Peanut League Bulls Baseball!

WCIA's Rob Collins, who was our Assistant Coach this season, gives a shout-out to all the Bulls players on "The Morning Show" this morning...

http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext/?watch=1&nxd_id=157655

Attack of the Show - BP Gulf Oil Spill Devastation, part 1 of 2

Here is a link to part 1 of Attack Of The Show host's Kevin Pereira's two-part documentary on the BP oil spill and its effects on the Gulf coast... This is just so sad.

That's quite a way to light the spire, Mr. Trump

Another cool photo from last night's storm in Chicago... Who in their right mind would want to be out on Lake Michigan during a thunderstorm, anyway?!?! Looks like the photographer might have been at Navy Pier, but still...

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When lightning strikes (twice), a photographer is ready

Awesome photo!!!

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"Say You Will" by Foreigner

One of my favorite videos from the late '80s...

Reports: Tom Izzo to stay at MSU, will meet with players tonight | detnews.com | The Detroit News

Good decision, Coach Izzo!

Last Updated: June 15, 2010 7:02PM
The Detroit News

Tom Izzo will remain Michigan State's basketball coach, rejecting overtures from the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, WDIV Channel 4 and Tim Staudt of WILX in Lansing reported Tuesday night. WDIV also reported Izzo has called a meeting with his players at 6:45 tonight.

WDIV said an announcement would take place Tuesday evening or Wednesday on MSU's campus.

Izzo, 55, has coached the Spartans for 15 seasons. His record with the Spartans is 364-146, and MSU won the national championship in 2000.

Reports: Tom Izzo to stay at MSU, will meet with players tonight | detnews.com | The Detroit News

My proposed NEW Big Ten

Now, as for how to align the anticipated two new divisions of the Big Ten(???), here is what I would like to see:

Big Ten East
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue

Big Ten West
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Wisconsin

Oh, as for the name "Big Ten", I think we have to keep it, at least until we add a few more schools to the conference. But I would think that we will see a new logo for the conference - one that incorporates the number "12" in it somehow.

Nebraska approved by Big Ten

Welcome, Big Red!!!

Updated: June 11, 2010, 8:41 PM ET
Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. -- So long, Big 12. Nebraska's membership in the Big Ten Conference is official.

The Big Ten's board of presidents and chancellors unanimously welcomed Nebraska to the club on Friday, just a few hours after the school formally disclosed its interest. The move takes effect July 1, 2011.

Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman said the Big Ten offers stability "that the Big 12 simply cannot offer."

Nebraska is the Big Ten's first addition since 1990, when Penn State joined, and it comes just six months after the league announced that it was looking at expansion.

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said he presumed there would be a Big Ten championship football game beginning in 2011. He also said the conference would "pause" from further expansion over the next 12 to 18 months. He declined to comment on whether Notre Dame or any other school was on the league's radar.

Nebraska's departure is a potentially crippling blow to the Big 12 and the biggest move yet in an offseason overhaul that will leave college sports looking much different by this time next year.

"We've had a couple disappointing days with the departure of two valued members," Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said during a teleconference. Beebe vowed to work to keep the 10 remaining members together but acknowledged that other Big 12 schools are mulling their options.

Perlman said he believed Nebraska is much more "aligned" with the Big Ten than the Big 12 when it comes to academics, culture and athletics.

The university issued a statement that said for more than 20 years, Nebraska has compared itself to a list of 10 peer institutions established by the regents. Five of the 10 are Big Ten members; four are former Big Eight schools that joined Nebraska in the Big 12 in 1996.

"The University of Nebraska would have new opportunities with membership in the Big Ten -- and I believe the Big Ten would be a stronger conference as well," university president J.B. Milliken said.

Nebraska approved by Big Ten

Reports: Nebraska joining Big Ten

It's a formality, but Nebraska is moving forward with its application to the Big Ten Conference for membership. Welcome, Husker Nation!!!

Updated: June 11, 2010, 3:18 PM ET
ESPN.com news services

As expected, Nebraska officially accepted an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference, multiple media outlets are reporting.

Nebraska departs the Big 12 to become the 12th member of the Big Ten. Earlier this week, a source told ESPN.com that no other schools are imminent to accompany the Cornhuskers into the Big Ten.

The future of the Big 12 is in jeopardy after Colorado agreed Thursday to jump to the Pac-10. The Pac-10 is also reportedly interested in inviting Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech to form a 16-team league.

University of Texas regents will meet next week to decide whether the Longhorns will remain in the Big 12 or switch to another conference.

Reports: Nebraska joining Big Ten

Boise State moves to Mountain West

This was expected by most college football fans...

Updated: June 11, 2010, 1:27 PM ET
ESPN.com news services

Boise State has given the Mountain West Conference a 10th program.

Boise State is leaving the Western Athletic Conference, a league the Broncos have dominated for a decade in football, the MWC confirmed with a statement Friday.

"We are pleased and excited to welcome Boise State University to the Mountain West Conference," commissioner Craig Thompson said in the news release. "Since our inception just 11 short years ago, the Mountain West has experienced tremendous success, and the addition of Boise State will further enhance that strength. The MWC continues to strategize regarding potential membership scenarios and bringing Boise State into the Conference is an important part of that evolution."

Boise State becomes the second institution to join the Mountain West in the past six years, after TCU was added in 2005. The conference was founded in 1998 with eight members.

The Mountain West also includes Brigham Young, Utah, Air Force, Wyoming, UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico and Colorado State.

Boise State moves to Mountain West