TV Squad.com. Ryan Seacrest said there would be a few surprises on last night’s episode of ‘American Idol,’ and that certainly proved to be true. You have to wonder if Vote for the Worst came into play, although even the worst contestants are still really, really good to have made it that far. Let’s take a look after the jump, and see which four got eliminated.

After a group number with the Top 16 singing Michael Buble’s ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’ (which wasn’t half bad), we got right into it. Let’s list who’s in and out, and then we’ll talk about it a bit.

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“You are the one to beat now,” said judge Ellen DeGeneres.

“You 100 percent nailed it. Not just the best performance of tonight, it’s the best performance we’ve had of all these live shows so far,” said Simon Cowell.

For more details about who made the Top 12  list, see the Entertainment page.

For more details about who made the final 12 list, see the Entertainment page.

KEY LARGO, Fla. — A Rockwall man has died while diving off of Key Largo in Florida.  57-year-old Thomas Pickett was diving in water about 20 feet deep at Elbow Reef on Wednesday.

Witnesses say Pickett surfaced and began to have trouble.

Authorities say he was pulled into a boat and was unconscious. He stopped breathing, and crew on board the boat began CPR.

Paramedics met the boat at shore and transported Pickett to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of his death.

NBA.com. The Roddy Beaubois Revue is sweeping through Dallas to rave, um, reviews. The rookie guard, the subject of a tongue-in-cheek Free Roddy campaign not so long ago, is stealing headlines with each stolen outlet pass as the Mavericks, now second in the Western Conference, continue to rack up wins.

“He’s a talent,” future Hall of Famer and teammate Jason Kidd said. “He’s going to be a special player in this league.”

Heady stuff for someone who’s failed to get off the bench in 25 of Dallas’ 65 games and is averaging only 6.3 points and 12.4 minutes a game. But what he’s done in those limited opportunities is creating a buzz that’s helped Mavericks fan forget past French misconnections.

Though his playing time has wavered — a stint in the NBA D-League was considered at one point — Beaubois has stuck it out with the big club. He’s in the rotation again due to circumstance and injury, starting the last two games and logging significant minutes in the last four.

The stretch started with a night off for Kidd last week, as J.J. Barea and Beaubois handled the point guard duties against the Timberwolves. Beaubois tallied a career-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, and handed out four assists.

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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. That annoying itching and sneezing that signals the arrival of spring allergies is back – and it’s only going to get worse.

Fort Worth and Dallas were the two worst cities in the country for allergies Tuesday, with pollen counts nearly off the charts, according to data at www.pollen.com.

All the recent rain has brought nothing but bad news for anyone who is sensitive to pollen from trees, grasses and mold.

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