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SMU also proved something else: Tim Jankovich is the man. |
After being hired as the Mustangs’ coach-in-waiting in 2012, Jankovich found himself thrust into the head coaching position when Larry Brown abruptly resigned in July 2016. Brown fled Dallas a season after the NCAA sanctioned SMU for academic fraud and levied a postseason ban. |
He retreated to The Hamptons, leaving Jankovich with a short bench. Jankovich eventually found himself coaching only seven scholarship players: all guards, the tallest standing at 6-8. |
Even with the disappointment of another first-round loss, Jankovich still emerged on the other end looking like a wizard. He not only coached the Mustangs’ unconventional lineup to the postseason, but to 30 wins – a program record. SMU won the American Athletic Conference championship and went undefeated at home for th... |
Jankovich led the program to its best season in school history in less than ideal conditions. The postseason wins will come, but now it’s time to focus on the future. Now it’s time to lock him up. |
ESPN’s Andy Katz reported in July that the school offered Jankovich a contract of at least five years in length. Bill Nichols of The Dallas Morning News later confirmed his contract was worth $1.75 million. |
But having proved to be a miracle worker, he deserves a raise, an extension – a new vote of confidence. |
Mr. Hart, you need to buy Jankovich, and you need to buy him now. |
He’s a proven winner. At the mid-major level, Jankovich compiled a record of 105-64 in five seasons as head coach at Illinois State. In 44 games with the Mustangs, Jankovich led SMU to 39 wins. His coaching lineage precedes him, descending from other greats such as Bill Self, Lon Kruger, and even the man he replaced on... |
With the recruiting cycle having already begun, Brown’s abrupt departure last summer came at the worst time. The inconvenient timing never phased Jankovich. He quickly identified attainable prospects and went after them. Understanding how to recruit for smaller, still emerging programs, Jankovich built a talented incom... |
Despite starting behind schedule, Jankovich proved he can recruit. He also proved that he can recruit to his play style. SMU found success last season running an unorthodox five-wing rotation. His first recruiting class, which includes two point guards and two versatile forwards, will fit in nicely if that trend contin... |
Two-time AAC Player of the Year Nic Moore was just as instrumental in SMU’s rebuild as Larry Brown. Moore was the Mustangs leading scorer in each of his three seasons, serving as the ultimate offensive weapon and floor general. |
It’s easy to forget that Moore didn’t belong to Brown, at least not at first. |
Who originally recruited Moore to Illinois State? Tim Jankovich. |
If money is the issue, it shouldn’t be. After all, SMU already set a precedent for excessive spending when it hired Jankovich as the coach-in-waiting. SMU reportedly paid Jankovich $700,000 to leave Illinois State, making him the highest paid assistant coach in the country. |
According to a report from USA Today, SMU paid Brown approximately $2.8 million in his first year as head coach. Some of that came in the form of a bonus, meaning his annual salary was lower. But still, SMU was willing to pay almost $3 million to a 71-year-old coach known for not staying in one place for long. It only ... |
Jankovich was recruited by SMU back in the day. Years later, he almost enrolled for law school. His son plays basketball at Dallas Jesuit just a short drive away. He has made it clear: this is a dream job. |
But there are other dream jobs, such as Kansas State, where Jankovich played college ball. Others will soon want him, that is, if they don’t already. Even before SMU’s first-round loss in Tulsa, “What’s the next step, Tim?” became a frequently asked question. |
If SMU wants to stay relevant in basketball, it starts with making Jankovich more comfortable. He has been given many reasons to stay. SMU must eliminate his reasons to leave. |
Jankovich took SMU to the dance. Now it’s time the athletic department dances with the one who brought them. |
YUBA CITY -- It was May of 2017 when K-9 Bandit became part of handler Sgt. John Lopez's family. |
On Thursday, that family and his extended family showed up to pay their respects. |
Moments before Sutter County Sheriff's K-9 Officer Bandit took his final ride with his law enforcement family something special happened. The rain that pounded Yuba City for the previous hour stopped. |
Bandit and his fellow K-9 officers were granted safe passage to his memorial service. |
It was two weeks ago when Bandit lost his life. The Belgian malinois was helping to take down a homicide suspect in Butte County when he was hit by police gunfire. |
The Butte County District Attorney would later say the suspect, who presented a pipe as a possible gun, was attempting "suicide by cop." |
Lopez's son, Chris, fought back tears, remembering seeing his lifeless four-legged brother. |
"I was the first followed by my three younger brothers to walk into a tiny room where my father stood crying over our Bandit," Chris Lopez said. |
Along with law enforcement, Thursday’s service was attended by the East Nicholas varsity football team. Chris Lopez and his younger brother played on the team. |
"Just because we support all of our fellow teammates and we treat each other like family, like brothers. So we felt like we belonged here," said Tyler Jensen. |
"I started to train you to become a police dog and from the beginning I always felt deep inside I had a dog with a lot of quality in my hands," said Sonja Vanaerle. |
Vanaerle trained Bandit as a puppy in the Netherlands. |
She says she just happened to be in the United States for Thanksgiving. So she stayed a little bit longer to say goodbye to the puppy she always knew was destined for law enforcement. |
"I cried immediately," she said. "My heart was broken." |
Housed in a gigantic space that used to be a bowling alley, it’s the kind of place where the best of both epochs commingle under dim lights with strong, cheap drinks. |
The bar might host card tournaments for the elderly and infirm early in the day, a wedding party in the afternoon, and a six-deep indie-rock bill later on. |
Grandaddy's Jason Lytle Moved to Portland, Bombed at Karaoke and Got Divorced. So He Went Back Home and Restarted His Band. |
We had a chat with Lytle about cell phones, anti-California sentiments and life on the fringes of Cully. |
The $2.50 wells are, uh, worth it. |
Fill up on Hamm’s, PBR, Rainier and Tecate! |
For a bungling NFL franchise looking for a reason to believe, there's nothing quite like a breakout performance by a superstar quarterback. So after years of failure, Washington fans had to be delighted to see the numbers RGIII put up in his first start for the team. When you see a stat line like this—in a road game, e... |
RGIII went 25 for 43 for 322 yards, with four touchdowns. His quarterback rating was 93.4. |
Congratulations, Washington! There's your quarterback of the future. |
A future that began on Dec. 19, 2010, with a stellar performance by Rex Daniel Grossman III. Yesterday found him on the inactive list, while Robert Griffin III went 19 for 26 for 320 yards, with two touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 92.3*. Dan Snyder's Washington: Where it's always tomorrow. |
The Good Solid universal remote with good ergonomics; updated wizard-style setup software is optimized for tech novices and works on Windows or Mac PCs; ultra-affordable price tag. |
The Bad The Harmony 300 only controls four devices and requires a computer with Internet access to configure. For just $30 more, the step-up model adds an LCD screen and uses the activity-based commands that Harmony is known for. |
The Bottom Line If you're looking for a cheap and easy universal remote--and you can live with its streamlined feature set--the Logitech Harmony 300 is a great choice. |
Editors' note: Confused about how this model stacks up to other Harmony remotes? See CNET's Which Logitech universal remote is right for you? for updated comparisons and recommendations. |
Logitech's line of Harmony universal remotes has been gobbling up market share for years, but the common complaint of many users has been that they remain too expensive--the good ones invariably cost $150 and up. But that's changing for 2010: Logitech has unveiled a trio of new universal remotes with prices ranging fro... |
To hit that ultra-affordable price point, of course, there had to be some compromises. The 300 controls only four products, it lacks the LCD screen found on the step-up 600 and 650 models, and most of the buttons aren't backlit. It also has only a stripped-down version of the activity-based control functionality that H... |
Otherwise, control is accomplished by toggling to one of the four device keys, and then choosing your commands. The device keys are prelabeled (TV, Cable/Sat, DVD, VCR/Aux), but you can assign them to anything you'd like. Those four keys are also the only backlit ones on the remote; that said, the button layout is intu... |
In addition to the device and "Watch TV" buttons described above, the top section also includes the power button, TV input toggle, and five dedicated numbered buttons--assign them as favorite channels, or to other functions you'd like. Below that, things are almost completely unchanged from the layout of the Harmony 60... |
Since we were already fans of the design and layout of the similar Harmony models, we liked the carry-over here of the presence of a dedicated page up/down rocker (good for paging through lists on electronic programming guides), four color-coordinated buttons (for assigning to those unique controls on cable boxes and g... |
The Harmony 300 is powered by two AA batteries (included). As expected at this price point, there's no rechargeable battery or cradle option, as found on the Harmony 700 and higher models. But you can always invest in two pairs of your own rechargeable batteries, and swap them in and out as needed. |
The setup process of previous Harmony remotes involved installing software on your Mac or Windows PC, inputting the make and model of your home theater gear, telling the software how it was connected, and then uploading the resulting info to the remote via a USB cable. For the most part, it worked well, but the learnin... |
For the Harmony 300, Logitech has overhauled the setup process with an eye towards simplicity. You start by setting up an account at myharmony.com (you'll just need an e-mail address and password). The site will then automatically install software onto your Mac or Windows PC. The software is basically a browser-based, ... |
74, of Mililani, Hawaii, died in Honolulu on November 14, 2017. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.; Services: 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Burial: 2:00 p.m. at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery, Wahiawa. |
A TALENTED singer from Bournemouth is in the running to win £50,000 on a TV talent show this weekend. |
Bernadette Bangura, 25, has made it through to the grand final of BBC One show, All Together Now. |
The show fronted by comedian Rob Beckett and former Spice Girl Geri Horner sees performers face a judging panel of 100 singers and experts from a variety of musical backgrounds. |
This Saturday will see 10 acts return to battle it out for the chance to be crowned the winner and the contenders will also be performing together for the first time in a group number to open the show. |
Acts taking to the stage this weekend will be performing songs by the likes of Ella Eyre, Pharrell Williams, Cee Lo Green, Prince, U2 and Meatloaf. The three with the highest scores at the end of the night will perform for one last time in a sing-off with a new song of their choice. |
Last month viewers saw Bernadette perform Somebody Else’s Guy by Jocelyn Brown and It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World by James Brown which earned her a massive score of 99 during her heat sing-off. |
Bernadette, who attended Guildford School of Acting and has appeared in a number of musicals including The Frogs and Ragtime, was asked to apply for the show when a member of the show’s team contacted her on social media after seeing her posts about musical theatre. |
After thinking nothing would come of it, she was contacted last August and invited to take part in filming in Manchester in September which she attended with her boyfriend, mum, best friend and her boyfriend’s mum. |
She said: “It was exhilarating and exciting. I forgot I was being filmed for TV because you’re told to perform for the 100. It was just surreal, I was honoured to perform." |
She said that her colleagues had been probing her to tell her how she got on in the show but she had to remain tight-lipped. |
The grand final of All Together Now airs this Saturday, April 13, on BBC One. |
I wanted my kids to have what everybody else had: a strong, two-parent family. |
My husband, Tim, and I were first married in 2001 after meeting in an online chat room and dating for a year and a half. In our seven-year marriage, we had two children: a boy and a girl. He seemed to have a genuine interest in art and I was attending college for graphic design and was fascinated by Picasso, Van Gogh, ... |
We both enjoyed going on walks, shopping, and dining out. I don't know if I was ever “in love” with him at any point but I was approaching my thirties and we seemed comfortable with each other. We both worked full-time jobs: he was a machinist, and I was working in the printing industry. |
We were good friends and enjoyed each other's company. Marriage seemed like the natural next step. But just a few years into our marriage, things drastically changes. |
After I became a mother, my ex-husband made it clear to me I had myriad flaws. "You’re crazy!" "You’re stupid, fat, ugly, and an unfit mother." He told me I was a "mental midget" and that he was ashamed I was his wife and said I didn't dote on him like he had expected. |
The verbal abuse he hurled at me day-in and day-out cut deeply. I never overcame my insecurities as a wife or mother because he made me feel unattractive and constantly compared to me other women. Often depressed, I never measured up to my own (ridiculously high) standards or those imposed on me by my husband. I needed... |
I struggled to lose weight after my second child and was more withdrawn from the outside world; thus, I didn't go for walks as I did after my first child. My husband targeted my appearance when he returned home from drinking. He would tell me he could get a better wife and that many women would love to have him, but wh... |
I believed both parents should spend time with their children; he believed it was acceptable to leave his family to go drinking all night. He believed going to Burger King for an hour once a week was adequate time to devote to his wife and kids. He made fun of me because I read parenting books when my children were you... |
By the time my second child was just two years old, the verbal abuse and alcohol abuse in our home were intolerable. The kids and I were run out of the house each time my husband returned home from drinking, which was several times a week. |
I had spoken to my friend who advised me to go to the domestic violence shelter. I called the shelter hotline several times to ask for advice. I learned about having an emergency plan in place for the times Tim returned home and became abusive. I also called the police many times for domestic violence in our house: fis... |
I remember having bruises on my upper arm from where he had grabbed me. My friend urged me to go to the police station to file the report on my husband. When the police took my report and photographed the bruises, they were able to arrest him without anything further needed by me. |
My friend told me that once I was in the shelter, the volunteers from Legal Aid would then place me as a priority to assist me in legal protection, or even divorce. Somehow, my husband found out the location of the shelter and hired a process server to “serve” divorce papers to me. |
As I pulled to a stop sign, a man with sunglasses blocked my car with his minivan. I rolled down my window to assess the situation and the man threw the divorce papers at me and told me I was “served.” My husband sought a marriage dissolution based on the grounds of incompatibility. |
My legal aid attorney urged me to agree with the terms of the dissolution because if either party disagreed, the judge would dismiss the case and I’d risk losing the help of legal aid and would have to wait even longer for the child support I needed to support my kids until I found steady employment. |
Once the shelter discovered that their location had been compromised, they asked me and my children to vacate the premises. I didn't have enough time to find a job, fix my car and secure an apartment. We returned briefly to our house. |
The dissolution dragged on for 18 months. We delayed many hearings as we tried to “work” on our marriage, but nothing ever changed. I used the time to apply for public housing. Once I was approved for an apartment, the kids and I moved, my oldest started Kindergarten, and I found a childcare program for my daughter. I ... |
In the five years we were separated, I continued working full-time and my kids did well academically and socially. In the beginning, it was more difficult because I had to rush around after work each day to get things done and set things out for the next day. |
Once I had saved enough money for a down payment on a house, I found a decent home and with my good credit, I qualified for a USDA rural home loan. I was still depressed when I saw all the couples and families that had two parents but ultimately, our family was calmer when I was separated from their father. It was lone... |
After being divorced for five years, we started spending time as a family again. Tim had let the house go into foreclosure and moved into his parent's house. Since his parents supervised the kids during their monthly visits, I felt more at ease about their well-being. |
During some of these visits, my ex-husband seemed to have an interest in reuniting our family. Since I had moved to another county after our divorce, I drove my children the hour drive to pick up their father and to visit parks, playgrounds, and restaurants. During our visits, it felt like the "ideal" family that both ... |
His eyes no longer appeared bloodshot and he didn't reek of alcohol. I had forgiven him of the past due child support of $3,000 and hastily remarried him in June of 2014. In retrospect, that was a mistake. |
At the time, I was totally obsessed with the idea of a stable, nuclear family. I wanted my children to have the best — and that meant security, stability, stronger social supports, shared resources and reduced stress. |
The reasons I married him the second time are eerily similar to the reasons for our first marriage. I wanted to settle down and have a family. Everybody else my age had already established their families. Life was empty for me as a single woman and I truly believed two like-minded adults could happily raise a family. I... |
In our second marriage, the kids were older and I imagined it would be easier for my husband to spend time with them. In the beginning, they would often go to the park or walk to Burger King, Subway, or some other fast food joint. I had more time to spend with the kids since I only worked part-time (I was trying to fin... |
We attended art museums and movies as a family. In our photos from these excursions, my children's faces seemed to gleam with contentment. |
Within a few months, though, the same issues manifested: substance abuse, verbal abuse, and abandonment. Again, I felt like a single mother. My husband started funneling all of "his" money toward drinking. He returned home, wasted, only to hurl insults at me or the kids and get ready for work. |
It felt like deja vu, nothing had changed. Again, I sought help from a domestic violence shelter in my community. Ohio Domestic Violence Network paid for my attorney fees after my grant for legal assistance was approved. |
Our child support payment was essentially the same as it was with the first divorce and this time, the divorce process took just six months. We had no accumulated wealth; in fact, we had virtually nothing. I owned the home before the remarriage, and thankfully the judge granted me the house. |
Our second divorce was finalized in 2016. |
While my ex-husband was in jail for a DUI, he wrote a few letters to inform me that I wasn't a "true Christian" for seeking a divorce. I could never hold a peaceful phone conversation with him, so I stopped the phone calls, too. |
In my second divorce, I made the choice to have my maiden name restored. I wanted closure on my relationship with my ex-husband. At times, I feel I have betrayed my children by taking my maiden name, as they share their father's last name but I'm just a woman who has finally accepted her status as an "unmarried." |
I was awarded full custody of my children. Furthermore, I asked the judge to deviate from the traditional visitation schedule of every other weekend. I'm required to take them to their father's residence once a month. My ex-husband is uninvolved in their lives and makes no effort to call to ask about school or life. He... |
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