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• Still, Knafelc deflected the praise Friday by saying he was just doing the "right thing."
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BracketRacket: Boeheim the film critic, R.L. Stine, pizza and a rare train trip for the Terps
• Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA.
• For our final Sweet 16 edition, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim chuckles at NFL film study, author R.L. Stine marvels at the NCAA tournament's knack for mass hypnosis, Pizza Hut plans a shockingly good deal at Wichita State, a rare travel plan for the Maryland women and the tournament's interference with educating tomorrow's leaders.
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• BOEHEIM, THE FILM CRITIC
• You know how those NFL coaches bury themselves in the film room? AP Sports Writer Joseph White reports from Washington that's just not Jim Boeheim's style.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Saturday, March 30, the 89th day of 2013. There are 276 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan escaped an attempt on his life outside a Washington D.C. hotel, where he was shot and seriously wounded by John W. Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy, and District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty.
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• On this date:
• In 1135, the Jewish philosopher Maimonides was born in Cordoba in present-day Spain.
• In 1822, Florida became a United States territory.
• In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million.
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