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There is no mistaking the terror in the boy’s voice. On the 911 recording, you can feel it like a physical object.

There’s nothing like an all-time streak or record of any kind to rivet attention on a sport.

Karl Rove fired back Tuesday against the critics who are saying his book about his years as President George W. Bush’s senior adviser is a collection of distortions and lies, particularly as it relates to the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina and the Valerie Plame affair.

It was a situation tailor-made for a hero. Red carpet time was looming, Hollywood was waiting with bated breath to see who would take home coveted Academy Awards — and George Clooney’s girlfriend was suddenly the victim of a major wardrobe malfunction.

Karl Rove said his reputation as a down-and-dirty political campaigner is undeserved. Tricks attributed to him were either media distortions or the work of others, he told TODAY’s Matt Lauer during an interview Monday on TODAY.

It’s the first Sunday of March. And that means college basketball. It means Northern Iowa vs. Wichita State, a game most sports fans wouldn’t think twice about.

Most people would probably find it flattering to be called the brains behind the president of the United States. But not Karl Rove, the former senior adviser to President George W. Bush who has been called “Bush’s brain.”