TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – When Anthony Grant was weighing the opportunity to become a groundbreaking coach at Alabama, he talked to another pioneer figure on campus.

North Carolina is right where it's expected to be - back in the Final Four and playing like the favorite to win the national championship.

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University announced alumnus LeVelle Moton as the 17th men's basketball head coach in school history during a press conference this afternoon in the William Jones Building on the NCCU campus.

Tennessee State University has named John A. Cooper as head coach for Tigers men's basketball program.

Starting today, more than 600,000 families who receive food stamps will see increases of up to 13.6 percent for the next five years, thanks to $890 million in federal economic stimulus funds, Gov. Pat Quinn announced Tuesday.

At a Tuesday news conference, city hall officials admitted that while problems do exist with many parking meters, they are working on resolving them quickly.

Whether or not she delivers a national championship, Courtney Paris will leave Oklahoma with quite a legacy: the only four-time All-American in women's college basketball.

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Don your prettiest and most fashionable chapeau and join the ladies of the South Suburban Chapter of Jack & Jill of America Inc. as they salute two “Trailblazing Women” at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel at their second Hat Luncheon on April 19.

Celebrate Biz Markie's Birthday with Slick Rick giving us a special birthday performance and Biz on the turntables on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8 p.m.