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It has been reported that George Sampson’s dad has said that he was thrown out of his son’s birthday gig by bouncers. Brian Sampson is said to have bought a £7 ticket to see hi son perform at the Chicago Rock Café in Warrington, Cheshire, last Sunday. As we know his dad Brain has hardly seen [...]

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Britain’s Got Talent winner George Sampson spent yesterday afternoon at London’s St Thomas’s Hospital with the Tory leader David Cameron. George said that “He struck me as the type of guy who would stand at the back of the dance hall and just move his shoulders. He has got no rhythm. He looked like the [...]

It has been reported that George Sampson is looking for five Backing Dancers for his new music video. It’s said that George has ditched Britain’s Got Talent judges and has asked the Sun to help him find the dancers. According to reports George phoned up and said “Sorry about my phone. I’ve used up all [...]

Kelvin Sampson, who recently went out the back door of Hotel Deca between two dumpsters to avoid the media at the NCAA hearings, has apparently taken on the role of public relations manager for Eric Gordon. Rather than giving us the explanation we all deserve about his repeated acts of stupidity while in Bloomington, out [...]

I have been studying blogs for a while, and during that time, I have come to believe that what distinguishes a average blogger from a superb blogger is the ability to be proactive. Of course, you want to be an expert on what your blogging about, have a passion for your niche and have a [...]

The most interesting part of my first glance through the NCAA case summary was Kelvin Sampson’s explanation of his practices for checking caller ID. There are a lot of “uh’s” and contradictions. What’s that you say? You’re not surprised? Me either. November 13, 2007 Mark Neyland, NCAA assistant director of enforcement Mike Glazier, Sampson’s legal counsel

The winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2008 George Sampson, has now been offered a part in a new Billy Elliot style Hollywood movie. Producers have approached Sampson’s agents, to turn his story in to a movie. The movie has so many similarities to Billy Elliot; the new movie will follow the dreams of a 14-year-old [...]

George Sampson has spent so long trying to live his dream, but now the Britain’s Got Talent has come crashing back down to earth. Young George has only gone and got himself in to an 80-minute school detention. He has been given the detention as he has been repeatedly late for school, due to the [...]

George Sampson - Winner of Britain's Got Talent: The 14-year-old came in first. Signature comprising Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh came in second. Andrew Johnston third.George Sampson's Singing In The Rain routine was so popular with the judges and public alike that the 14 year-old school boy has decided to reprise it for the final. The Warrington lad has really caught the imagination of the natio

No matter where we turn a lot of the news in the UK at the moment will be about Britain’s Got Talent winner George Sampson, the latest story is of his battle to get to where he is today by beating the odds. He had a devastating spine disease, which sent him blind in one [...]

It is now two days after George Sampson won Britain’s Got Talent, and his life is already changing for the good. Firstly we know that the 14-year-old dancing sensation has won £100,000 and he will also appear at the Royal Variety Performance. The best thing that will change for George is the fact that he [...]

I grabbed this from Youtube and thank you for the one who downloaded it for me to see Goerge's performance last night's Britain's Got Talent Final over and over again.I was completely happy that he wins this time.I just love him as he is and his cool moves.Shiela clapped her hands with Mommy.We really shouted when they announced his name.I am sad for Andrew J.though because he is very humble and d

Well the time has come for us all to pick our win of Britain’s Got Talent 2008, and we are down to the final eight acts, and only one can go through. Well after watching the show every night for a few weeks, I am glad to say that George Sampson has won the show. [...]

With all of the NCAA allegations/recruiting news going on in Bloomington over the past month, we haven’t had a chance to update you on Eric Gordon and his NBA Draft stock. Gordon is down in Orlando participating in the “combine” portion of the pre-draft camp. Rather than working out, he’s being tested for strength, agility, [...]

Kelvin Sampson was introduced by the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday as an assistant coach and as expected, he refused to answer any questions about what went down at IU. He did, however, offer his thoughts on Tom Crean, who also happens to be his close friend: “Tom will do great. He’s an outstanding person, excellent coach. I [...]

– Tim Buckley, Bennie Seltzer, Jayd Grossman and Brian Barone addressed the media on Tuesday and The Indiana Daily Student was all over it. Still no word on the third assistant, but perhaps this guy deserves a look? – Terry Hutchens tackles several topics on his blog, including (but not limited to): Verdell Jones, Maurice Sutton, [...]

With IU responding to the NCAA today — and agreeing with all the investigators had to present — Gary Parrish of CBS Sportsline provides Kelvin Sampson’s response to the allegations. Apparently, he wrote a nice little letter to Myles Brand and company. Here’s my favorite bit: When I arrived at Indiana University, I hired an experienced staff [...]

First, it was a guy that people talked about for the Indiana job, and who most fans were happy to see stay in the pros. Then it was a guy who had the Indiana job, and who most people were happy to see go. Funny how that works out. Kelvin Sampson is close to finding his [...]

You see that gentleman to your right behind Kelvin Sampson? That’s Bennie Seltzer. Seltzer played at Washington State under Sampson in the early 90’s and then spent nine seasons on Sampson’s staff at Oklahoma before joining Tom Crean’s staff at Marquette the past two seasons. (He also played professionally in Turkey, Venezuela, Poland and Holland.) And [...]

This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to anyone out there, but according to some e-mails the Bloomington Herald-Times acquired via an open records request, Rick Greenspan shouldn’t quite be the fall guy for the Sampson hire. As there have been rumblings about since Sampson was in hot water this season, former IU [...]

According to a report by theIndyChannel.com, the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs have hired former Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson as an adviser. Here are the details: The San Antonio Spurs have hired Kelvin Sampson as an adviser, days after he resigned as Indiana University men’s basketball coach amid allegations he committed major NCAA rule [...]

Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson and juniors DeAndre Thomas and Jamarcus Ellis addressed the media this afternoon. Here are some highlights from the press conference, courtesy of IU Media Relations. A full transcript is available here. Kelvin Sampson On the status of the five guards: “I was really hoping at least four could play. But you guys are going to have to talk to (athletic trainer) Tim Garl about this. We practiced twice on Monday, we practice twice on Tuesday. And actually I am not sure that our Tuesday afternoon practice wasn’t our…I really enjoyed Tuesday afternoon’s practice because we really got after it. There was a lot of intensity, a lot of scrapping. But A.J. (Ratliff) came down on the inside of his right ankle. And that thing went up like a lemon. I don’t think that he will play Saturday. The good news is, his grades did get turned in.” On the status of Eli Holman and potential surgery on his left wrist: “You can talk to Tim (Gar

Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson addressed the media earlier today and gave us an update on Eric Gordon’s injury, Armon Bassett’s suspension, A.J. Ratliff’s return and an injury to Eli Holman. Here are some highlights of Sampson’s comments. The full transcript of the press conference is available here. On the status of Eric Gordon: “Eric has been good in practice this week. I fully expect him to play. He had not done anything to break a sweat since Monday night (vs. Tennessee State). I don’t think he went full court Tuesday; yesterday he went full court pretty good. It is just a matter of time. There were no broken bones. It was more discomfort and a really, really deep contusion. I think the more muscular you are, the more those hurt you.” On the overall team effort in practice this week: “Jordan, Jamarcus, all our guys, everybody has been practicing well. It will be interesting to see how we practice today and tomorrow because we have not w

Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson, freshman guard Jordan Crawford and senior forward D.J. White addressed the media today and here are some highlights from the press conference, courtesy of IU Media Relations. A full transcript is available here. Jordan Crawford On playing against his brother, Joe, a senior at Kentucky: “We never talked about playing against each other at this level, but since I signed here we have talked about the game once I saw it on the schedule. At this level, I never thought this would happen. We talked on the phone every day about it this week. It’s getting closer to the game now though, so I am trying not to talk to him anymore.” “There is going to be a little bit of trash talking, but I am trying not to make this an individual battle, because this is way bigger than that. Kentucky versus Indiana, period, it’s a big game. The last level we played on the same team is probably recreation play back in middle school. If we went to play a

Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson was on the Zonebusters with Rick Bozich and Jody Demling moments ago and had the following to say about Eric Gordon’s injury status: He’s doing a lot better today. That was a nasty fall. I didn’t really see it. I was blocked out when he fell, so I didn’t realize how bad it was until after the game. He didn’t come down directly on the tailbone, it was more to the side. It was a really nasty fall. We’re not practicing today, but he couldn’t practice today if we were. Hopefully he’ll be able to go on Thursday. Sampson added that he expects Gordon to be ready to go on Saturday against Kentucky.

Kelvin Sampson addressed the media Thursday afternoon and here are a few highlights of what he had to say, courtesy of IU Media Relations: On Eric Gordon’s play in comparison to other freshmen he has coached: “I’ve never had a freshman as good as Eric. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had a senior as good as he is either. He is just a prolific scorer. Eric has got to get a lot better in a lot of other areas. His scoring right now is what he is known for, but transition defense, help defense, being more vocal, communicating more. There is not one area of the game defensively that he can’t get better in. Those are the areas we’re going to continually develop and push our team in along with Eric. I want him to communicate in transition. Like the other night in transition defense, if two guys are guarding one in transition it is usually a communication problem, and those things can be corrected.” On Lance Stemler’s performance against Georgia

The following is a release from IU Media Relations with Kelvin Sampson’s comments on the 2008 recruiting class: Opening Statement: “First thing is that today is National Letter of Intent signing day. We are excited about this entire recruiting class. When you look at the kids we will have returning, DeAndre Thomas, Eli Holman, Brandon McGee, Jordan Crawford, Armon Bassett, Jamarcus Ellis and when you add this class to them, we think we have a chance to remain a contender to play at the top of this league and play for Big Ten championships. That is our goal. On Matt Roth: “What I liked about Matt Roth from the first time I saw him was his ability to make contested three’s. A lot of guys can make three’s when they have time to set their feet, but he makes a lot of contested three’s. He has a great moxy about him and a swagger on the court. He is a prolific three-point shooter. He plays in a great program (at Washington (IL) High School) under coach Kev

Andy Katz is a senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com. His “Daily Word” is a staple of ESPN.com’s college hoops coverage. He is also an on-air reporter for the World Wide Leader’s coverage of college basketball and the NBA draft. We recently caught up with him and got his take on the upcoming IU season, how Kelvin Sampson is perceived by his peers, Rob Senderoff’s resignation and a few other topics. We thank Mr. Katz for his time. Inside the Hall: With D.J White returning and the arrival of Eric Gordon, IU is back in the preseason top 10 for the first time since the 1994-1995 season. Is this team capable of a run to San Antonio and which player, White or Gordon, is the key to getting them there? Andy Katz: Both. The Hoosiers need balance to make it to San Antonio. They haven’t had those two working parts in concert in years. If the Hoosiers get an all-American season out of White and what should be a one-and-done stellar season out of Gordon

Kelvin Sampson’s postgame comments on the Big Ten Network: “I thought as the game went along, we defended better. The first time you walk out, we had an unbelievable crowd here today, I think the first half we were a little worried about doing this and doing that instead of just competing and defending. Second half we defended better. Almost on every one of our baskets, it led from a pass. That tells you that your kids are being unselfish. The more we play together, the better we’re going to be. The first game is, you know we’ll break the film down, edit it and learn from our mistakes and just keep getting better.” “Second half I thought was outstanding. First half I think it was due to jitters and nervousness. People forget we have four freshman who are playing for their first time ever. I don’t care how good you are, a freshman’s a freshman. I thought the second half they started competing, but I think we’ll see a lot of improveme

Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson addressed the media today and touched on the team’s exhibition opener this Sunday against North Alabama, the progress of Jordan Crawford and Eli Holman and his outlook for the upcoming season. We’re having our first live blog/game thread on Sunday for the exhibition opener, so be sure to stop by and drop some comments. Here is some of what Sampson had to say, courtesy of IU Media Relations: - On his gut feeling about this season’s team: “I like our team. As long as we keep getting better on defense, I think our team is going to be good. We are going to throw some freshmen out there that are going to make mistakes, but Armon and D.J. have played in the Big Ten. Lance has played in the Big Ten, Mike has played in the Big Ten and so has A.J. Those guys are with our young kids. It’s a really good freshman class. As long as we stay healthy, this team will continue to progress. D.J. and Armon, those two guys, we need them to play go

It’s not exactly surprising, but it doesn’t make it any less annoying: Kelvin Sampson refused to address the issue of sanctions today at his press conference. From the Herald-Times’ blog, the Hoosier Scoop: Sampson had an opening statement and said that he wouldn’t discuss the violations because the review by the NCAA is pending. He was then asked if the news has been a distraction. He said it has not been. He told the team Sunday what was happening. Since then, they have only been practicing and concentrating on getting better. “My responsibility is to coach this team,” he said. I then asked why he was able to discuss the violations on Sunday but not today and he said that we were getting off topic. Sorry Kelvin, but your responsibility is to run a program whose fans, whether rightfully or wrongfully, have very high-minded moral standards for their competitive athletes, and your responsibility is to run a program that complies with standard and enforced NCAA sa

Kelvin Sampson addressed the media today and here are some of the highlights courtesy of Indiana media relations: Opening: “The matter that has been discussed this week is still under review by the university and the NCAA, and until it has been completed, I’m just going to have no comment about that, but I would be glad to answer any questions on our basketball team, any or our players, how practice is going. Even injuries.” On keeping his team focused: “I addressed the team about it early, before it was reported, and explained to them what is happening. I had Coach Senderoff address them and talk to them about what was happening and what was going to be reported. After that was over, we said here is what we’re going to do. We’re going to coach this basketball team. We’re going to get prepared. We have an exhibition game on November 4th. I expect us to play well in that exhibition game. That is important that we play well in that game. As we m

(Editor’s Note: The Indianapolis Star has revealed secondary violations that have taken place in the last 15 months. You can read that report by clicking here.) Updated, 10/16, 7:15 AM: Those of you hoping for a “this too shall pass” resolution to yesterday’s news regarding Kelvin Sampson’s latest sanctions for violating NCAA phone call rules are in for a rude awakening. It’s not happening, folks. Fan message boards are being overloaded, radio talk show lines are lighting up and talking heads from across the country are calling for, gasp, Sampson’s head. A survey of prominent viewpoints from across the land revealed the following thoughts about Sampson: Andy Katz, ESPN.com: Sampson has plenty of friends in the business. And when I say plenty, I would argue that the majority of coaches really do enjoy his company. But a number of them are perturbed by these latest violations. Some of his good friends even told me that they do think this will put

First, a preface: I like Kelvin Sampson at the helm for IU. I think he is a good, smart coach who’s been around long enough — he’s heading into his 25th year of coaching — to know the ins, the outs, the ups and the downs of basketball at the collegiate level. That being said, there were two major qualms when Rick Greenspan announced he’d be taking over the head coaching position. The first being: could this guy actually step into a “big-time” program and succeed? I mean, who the heck was this Kelvin Sampson guy, anyways? I think the answer to that is a decisive “yes” at the moment. Yeah, we have a small sample size to go on, but so far so good, right? Second, and perhaps of equal importance for some IU fans: people were worried about the sanctions, the impermissible phone calls and whether or not Kelvin Sampson would waltz in here and strip away our supposed high ethics and clean program some out there are very proud of. But hey, th

Here is a YouTube Video of Kyle Sampson testifying before Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont). Kyle Sampson is the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. His testimony contradicts what Alberto Gonzales said about being involved in the discussion about the firings of the U.S. Attorneys.This is not the first time that what Gonzales has been contradicted. Kyle Sampson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee without being subpoenaed. Sampson was in charge of providing information about attorneys that were not falling in line with what the Department of Justice or with the administrations goals. Sampson said the way that the Department handled the firings was badly mishandled in the way that it communicated and executed the firings.Kyle Sampson's Opening Statement:Patrick Leahy's Questioning:

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