FINAL 4 NOW SET, A BUSY WORK FOR THE COLONIALS

Well this years Final Four is now set with VCU & Kentucky joining Butler & UCONN in Houston next weekend.  The VCU Rams jumped on Kansas in the 1st half yesterday building an 18 point lead before Kansas made a run back at the Rams but were never able to coma all the way back and the Rams pulled away at the end and came away with 71-61 win.  There sure were allot of people who doubted how the Rams even got into the field but they sure are proven that they belong, the Rams will face Butler next Saturday.  The Kentucky Wildcats knocked off the North Carolina Tar Heels 71-69 in the other game yesterday and will face UCONN next Saturday.  It is going to be a very busy week for the Colonials baseball team with 3 games in 4 days starting tonight at L.C. Bird, then Tuesday night at Dinwiddie before returning home Thursday night to face Prince George.  There are several chances of rain this week as well which could throw another wrench into this years schedule plus it is going to be pretty cold as well.  Kevin Harvick picked up his 1st win of the season yesterday at California passing Jimmie Johnson on the final lap to pick of the win, next week they will head to the Martinsville Speedway.  Kurt Busch lead Carl Edwards by 1 point in the standings with teammates Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman 12 points pack.  Also yesterday was another record day on Mickey's Place with 355 visitors.  MICKEY

Today's Birthdays: Former White House national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski (ZBIG'-nyef breh-ZHIN'-skee) is 83. Country musician Charlie McCoy is 70. Movie director Mike Newell is 69. Actress Conchata Ferrell is 68. Actor Ken Howard is 67. Actress Dianne Wiest (weest) is 63. Country singer Reba McEntire is 56. Olympic gold medal gymnast Bart Conner is 53. Rapper Salt (Salt-N-Pepa) is 45. Actress Tracey Needham is 44. Actor Max Perlich is 43. Movie director Brett Ratner is 42. Country singer Rodney Atkins is 42. Actor Vince Vaughn is 41. Rapper Mr. Cheeks (Lost Boyz) is 40. Actor Ken L. is 38. Rock musician Dave Keuning is 35. Actress Annie Wersching is 34. Actress Julia Stiles is 30. Singer Lady Gaga is 25.

VIRGINIA TECH WINS ACC CHAMPIONSHIP, DINWIDDIE FALLS

The Virginia Tech Hokies won the ACC Championship last night beating the Florida State Seminoles 44-33 in Charlotte and by doing so will be heading to the Orange Bowl where the like face either Stanford or UCONN. In high school football action yesterday Dinwiddie lost a tough won to Phoebus 21-13, the Generals were leading the game lat in in the 3rd quarter 13-0. The other team from the Central Region Hermitage advanced to the Championship game beating Bayside 42-27 and will play for title next Saturday in Charlottesville against Battlefield. In college basketball action yesterday the VCU Rams beat William & Mary 59-55, today Virginia will be in Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech in the ACC opener for both teams. In the NFL today the Redskins have another tough game when they travel to New York to face the Giants and the Packers are at home against the 49ers. In high school basketball action last night the CH girls team improved to 3-0 with 64-45 win over Trinity. We did get a little snow last night but it was barely a dusting, mostly on cars and rooftops. MICKEY

You didn't get enough sleep last night

Lack of rest stimulates two faux hunger triggers: energy deficiency, to which our natural reaction is to nourish our bodies, and appetite hormone confusion. "When our bodies are drained, levels of leptin—a hormone produced by our fat cells that controls our appetite—decrease, while levels of gherlin—a hormone produced by our stomach that stimulates our appetite—increase," explains American Dietetic Association spokeswoman Karen Ansel, RD. That's two hormones working against you. "Getting eight hours of sleep a night is the easiest thing you can do to prevent overeating." If you do fall short on zzz's, be sure to load up on nourishing, naturally energizing foods—such as fresh fruit, complex carbohydrates and lean proteins—throughout the day to help your body feel satisfied.