Today's news: Brady leaning toward staying at LSU <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LSU basketball coach John Brady's name continues to appear in discussions about North Carolina State's opening, but Brady seems to be moving closer to staying with the Tigers. After a 45-minute meeting Wednesday with LSU chancellor Sean O'Keefe and Athletic Director Skip Bertman, Brady said Thursday he feels much better about getting a deal done. -- New Orleans Times-Picayune</div> Loyola Academy's Jeff Jordan drawing interest <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Loyola Academy's Jeff Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, has drawn interest from Illinois, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, Marquette and others. -- Chicago Tribune</div> Kansas State to land top recruit <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As Kansas State basketball coach Bob Huggins continues to fill his scholarship limit for the 2006-07 season, it is becoming increasingly clear he has a great start on 2007-08. Michael Beasley, the No. 3-ranked player in the 2007 class based on the Rivals.com ratings, almost sounds like a Wildcat already. -- Kansas City Star</div> Missouri would rather keep it quiet <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> After 45 days of sometimes embarrassingly open scrutiny in the ouster of Quin Snyder and the hiring of Mike Anderson, Missouri athletic director Mike Alden told a faculty group Thursday in Columbia that he wished the situation had been more of a closed-door affair. -- Kansas City Star</div>
