After a four-year run of state basketball titles, Sam Duane Jr. said he is stepping down as coach at Perry High School.

Duane thanked administrators, among them Heather Patterson, Jennifer Burks and Dan Serrano ... its only losses to teams ranked higher: No. 1 Columbus (Florida) and No. 3 Harvard-Westlake (California).

(Bloomberg) -- Banks are lining up approximately $2.35 billion in debt to support the proposed leveraged buyout of Patterson Companies Inc., a supplier of everything from dental equipment to drugs ...