Just got off the phone with CBSSport.com’s Dr. of Bracketology Jerry Palm, as I do each and every week. His latest bracket doesn’t include any Big Ten teams as No. 1 seeds, but there’s still time for that to change. Minnesota and Northwestern still cling to Big Dance hopes, but Palm has only one of those two in his bracket.

Forget about having the right cover sheet on that TPS Report. It can wait. You first must surf to these info-packed links to Big Ten stories. For example: Meyers Leonard opens up after sixth loss in a row, writes Tina Akouris of the Chicago Sun-Times while Sun-Times colleague Mark Potash wonders: What went wrong with Bruce Weber at Illinois? Read more links for Wednesday inside.

By now, every Big Ten team knows that Ohio State’s Sam Thompson is a highlight waiting to happen. And yet, the freshman seems to consistently find open spaces around the rim, which, more times than not, leads to a jaw-dropping alley-oop. Thompson struck again in Tuesday night’s win over Illinois. This time, the pass came from Shannon Scott, not the usual Aaron Craft, but it was just as nice. And for good measure, Thompson also had a great block in the revenge win. Watch Thompson’s alley-oop now and see the terrific block in this post.

Tuesday night on Big Ten Football Report, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith analyzed the Big Ten defensive lines and Chris Martin told you who he thinks will stand out at this week’s NFL Combine. We also aired Part II of DiNardo’s conversation with new Illinois head coach Tim Beckman. This week, Beckman talked about the influential coaches in his life. Watch the interview now and catch Part I in this post.

No. 13 Michigan beat Northwestern in overtime for the second time this season (recap) and No. 9 Ohio State got revenge on reeling Illinois (recap) in men’s hoops action Tuesday night. Catch up on both games on our BTN.com scoreboard and get stats, video and recaps in this post.