Cassius, an Australian saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), is the largest crocodile in captivity at 5.48 m (17 ft 11.75 in). The Australian saltwater crocodile is the largest and most fearsome of today's species.
Pearl Washington, 52, Dies; Dazzling Guard Put Syracuse on Basketball Map. Dwayne Washington, better known as Pearl, passing for Syracuse in a game against Cornell. A point guard, Washington played three seasons for the Orange, from 1983 to 1986.
Bruce Pearl was fired as head coach of the Tennessee menâs basketball team Monday, after a tumultuous season that began under the cloud of rules violations and ended with the revelation of more alleged misdeeds and an embarrassing 30-point loss to Michigan in the NCAA tournament.