VIRGINIA AND VCU BOTH LOSE, KURT BUSCH WINS SHOOTOUT

The Virginia Cavaliers put up a good fight but just as they have done in numerous games this season came up a bit short on the road at Florida State falling to the Seminoles 63-56, the Cavs just cant get over the edge.  The VCU Rams came out flat yesterday and were never able to recover falling to the Old Dominion Monarchs 70-59, the Rams simply were not ready to p;lay yesterday and now are in 2nd place 1 game behind George Mason.  Speaking of George Mason the Patriots will visit VCU on Tuesday night where a win will put them back in a 1st place tie with George Mason but a Mason win would pretty much give them the CAA regular season championship.  Down in Georgia yesterday Scottie finished 4th and qualified for the state wrestling tournament next weekend  in Gwinnett, Georgia.  Kurt Busch won last nights Bud Shootout on the last lap when Denny Hamlin was disqualified for going below the yellow line.  After watching last nights race I am quite sure that there is going to be at least one big wreck next weekend if not more because of the way they have to race now.  If you watched the race last night everybody had to pair up with somebody and if the didn't they were in big trouble thats for sure.  Also Jr. was running pretty good when he got caught up in a wreck.  Qualifying for the front row of the Daytona  500 will be later today.  MICKEY

Today's Birthdays: Former test pilot Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager is 88. Actress Kim Novak is 78. Actor George Segal is 77. Actress Carol Lynley is 69. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 69. Actress Stockard Channing is 67. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 67. Actor Bo Svenson is 67. Singer Peter Gabriel is 61. Actor David Naughton is 60. Rock musician Peter Hook is 55. Actor Matt Salinger is 51. Singer Henry Rollins is 50. Actor Neal McDonough is 45. Singer Freedom Williams is 45. Actress Kelly Hu is 43. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 39. Singer Robbie Williams is 37. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 32. Actress Mena Suvari (MEE'-nuh soo-VAHR'-ee) is 32.