Reality hit the Gilbert Christian boys basketball team hard last season, and Dylan Bliss has the picture to prove it.

Ah, those first few minutes of a third quarter.

TUCSON — Gilbert Christian boys basketball coach Jerome Joseph wasn't a big fan of having to spend several nights in Tucson last February, though any dissent was ignored in the midst of the Knights' state championship season.

The Gilbert Christian boys basketball team has won games by 60, 41 and 36 points this season and is the favorite to win a third state title in four years.

Through struggles on the court and in the foul column, Gilbert Christian kept hoping and waiting for someone to fill Sam Jones' void.

Frank Black’s family is on the way out the door to run some errands and, as their mother shoos the last kid toward the car, the former Pixies frontman momentarily breaks off his phone conversation.

NEW YORK - Next week, Pamela Anderson will make an honest man out of Kid Rock. The couple, now vacationing in St. Tropez, France, will marry July 29 on a yacht near the glamorous hotspot, Us Weekly magazine reported Tuesday on its Web site.

The holiday boys basketball tournaments have wrapped up, and it’s time for the second half of the power points schedule. Before we move ahead, here is a look at the notable teams, players and moments from the first two months of the season:

No. 6 Red Mountain overcame a slow start to knock off No. 3 Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge, 65-46, in the first round of the Division I, Section II tournament at Desert Ridge High School.

There wasn’t much question about the best boys basketball team in Division I last year, as Corona del Sol finished the season on a 30-game winning streak and cruised past Laveen Cesar Chavez for the state championship.

Jelani Huma, Casey Rarrick and Naomi Reyes scored all of the points for the Saguaro girls basketball team, Wednesday, to help the Sabercats edge Barry Goldwater 43-42, making them 2-0 on the first day of the Lady Titans Winter Hoops Classic.

Division I

While questions about the validity of the power points system have dominated the headlines recently, it's time to return the attention back to the games (at least temporarily).

‘Twas not the winter of everyone’s discontent. At least, not for all the basketball players, soccer studs and wrestlers who took their shots, saves and takedowns for glory’s sake and found some.

Sam Huntington, who plays the cursed werewolf Josh Levison on “Being Human,” feels very blessed these days.

Sam Huntington, who plays the cursed werewolf Josh Levison on “Being Human,” feels very blessed these days.

NEW YORK - No one knows how to throw a party like MTV. So there must be quite a bash planned for Aug. 1, celebrating 25 years on the air. Right?

Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:

Complete list of nominees in 107 categories announced Tuesday for the 47th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 13 in Los Angeles: