While meteorology as an applied science has made tremendous strides in the past fifty years, we have not yet discovered a cure for bureaucracy.

The citizens of Joplin were unwittingly being trained not to act when the sirens sounded.

The last three state champions have won this tournament so that should tell you something about this field.

He's our best, most complete player. Alex plays head to head against the top players and there are few No. 1 centers who are asked to play against the other team's No. 1 center. He's a good offensive player, but he's equally good defensively. He's a classic Russian center like they produced back in the Soviet Union days.

I realize people are going to say this is a one-race horse, and they can say what they want to say. But I know that he has a lot of ability and that today just wasn't his race.

I really do think over the last 10 years there's been a real shift away from being slightly uneasy about what happened to the ship. I think people feel the time is right to celebrate the fact the ship was built in Belfast.

I'm proud of the way our kids fought back. They struggled through the mental part of the game ... I loved their effort. The kids fought like real bulldogs tonight.

they can't make accurate hurricane forecasts - and neither can I.

It's just a standard meeting. The FAA comes out and talks to local pilots. They talk about hot topics.

There's a momentum building up in Belfast, an optimism. We're moving in the right direction.