Illinois' Stan Simpson goes for a rebound during practice for the NCAA college men's basketball tournament Wednesday at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. Illinois lost a shot to meet Gonzaga Saturday when it lost to Western Kentucky last night. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Top Cutlines:

• 1. At the NCAA tournament, Wilson the Basketball, the older, bigger brother of Wilson the Soccerball from the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away, gets his moment in the limelight -- KeithinCDA.
• 2. When someone mentioned March Madness, Stan lost his head -- Bayview Herb.
• 3. Illinois players indicate they didn't really want a piece of the Zag juggernaut so they quit while they were a head -- JohnA.
• HM: Pecky Cox