Xavier coach Kevin McGuff knew last season's devastating defeat against Stanf

Xavier coach Kevin McGuff knew last season's devastating defeat against Stanford would have one of two effects on his team.

"Either it would be an anchor weighing us down or it would be something to motivate us," he said Monday.

So far it has inspired the Musketeers, who today face Stanford nine months after Jeanette Pohlen drove the length of the court for a layup to give the Cardinal a 55-53 victory and its third consecutive trip to the Final Four.

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John Mellencamp and Wife of 18 Years End Marriage

John Mellencamp and his wife, Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, have ended their 18-year marriage, according to a statement released by the veteran entertainer's spokesperson.

The couple, together for 20 years and officially wed for 18, announced their separation late Thursday (Dec. 30), days before ringing in 2011.

"John and Elaine Mellencamp are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family," the statement reads. "They will continue to raise their two children in Indiana but have decided to call it a day as a couple."

The 'No Better Than This' creator married Elaine on Sept. 5, 1992. The two met when the model was hired to pose for the cover of his 1991 album, 'Whenever We Wanted.' They share children Hud and Speck together.

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Music City Bowl, Tennessee Vs. North Carolina: Tyler Bray And T.J. Yates Gunnin', Vols Up 17-14 At Half

Tennessee Volunteers QB Tyler Bray’s bony arm is like a jai alai stick. Though his listed weight of 193 pounds sounds a little ambitious, the freshman is sending cannonshots downfield on snap after snap, and it’s inevitable that some of these things are going to have to land in Vol hands.

Bray has thrown two picks, but he’s also thrown two deep touchdowns, the most recent of which went 45 yards, over the cloud line, and into Daniel Lincoln’s hands to give the Vols a brief lead.

North Carolina Tar Heels QB T.J. Yates, a senior that the announcers cannot stop describing as “grizzled,” responded with a quick and efficient touchdown drive of his own. His 39-yard scoring strike found Erik Highsmith to put the Heels on top at the half.

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