Paul Klee spent the week at Ubben Basketball Complex researching whats wrong with Illinois. The third of his five findings: Show of support In 11 seasons on the Illinois staff, Wayne McClain seldom has experienced more aggravating losses than the consecutive defeats to Penn State and Wisconsin. The gloomy mood around Ubben Basketball Complex reflected the coaching staff’s disappointment. “It eats at you. You go back and relive every moment,” said McClain, the longest-tenured coach on the staff. “I’m watching [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
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BMW to unveil ‘major’ milestone
BMW said its X3 sports activity vehicle assembled at in Greer was the clear leader in sales growth among its models in 2011. / HEIDI HEILBRUNN/Staff
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Battlefield 3 Chaingun Casemod Doubles as a Mini-Fridge
January 26th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn Tweet Ask any gamer and they will tell you, all you really need in your gaming session are guns and a cold drink. After that its just sit back and frag. This awesome case mod delivers both guns and chilled beverages. This cool case was created by modder Brian Carter (aka Boddaker) for a competition run by Raptr.com. It is equipped with its own refrigerator for drinks, features a custom airbrushed Battlefield image on [...]
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Gretna officials see gaming as road to self-sufficiency
GRETNA #x2014; Let the Attorney General say its not legal. Let the churches say its not moral. Let the cynics sneer at barrel racing. But dont say the effort to bring a pari-mutuel facility and slot machines to Gadsden County is some fly-by-night scheme foisted on the rural community of Gretna. Because its a carefully considered, four-year-old plan by Gretna officials to bring economic prosperity to their historically beleaguered town. Since 2008, Gretna has attracted two manufacturers to relocate to [...]
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Sporting opportunities for hearing-impaired youngsters in Norwich
The group, which organises sports activities for youngsters with hearing impairment and their siblings, was given £1,000 by Comic Relief last year to fund its outings. Since then, organisers have used the money to take the children, aged eight to 17, on a series of adventure sports activity days. The Evening News is once again offering club, groups and charities in the Norwich City Council local authority area the chance to bid for grants totalling £50,000. Deaftastics organiser Karen Park [...]
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BMW reveals 2013 X6
The stilted monstrosity with which BMW managed to shock the better part of the motoring world has got an update. Munich has officially revealed the 2013 model year version of what it thinks is the worlds first SAV, or Sports Activity Vehicle, the X6. If youre still struggling to spot the in the lsquo;new model, dont worry. The changes, or rather updates, are subtle like the new larger kidney grilles, matte-finish surrounds for the fog lights that are now positioned [...]
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LA Writer Abducted by Pirates While Researching Book About Pirates
Michael Scott Moore, a writer from Manhattan Beach, was researching a book about pirates in Somalia when he was abducted by a group of 15 men by whom hes now being held hostage, reports the Huffington Post. The incident happened on Saturday, and according to the LA Times, the US State Department says that theyre worried about Moores well-being. In a statement, the department said: We are aware of news reports that a US citizen has been kidnapped in northern [...]
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Sports Affairs Ministry Organizes Seminar in Salalah
Sports Affairs Ministry Organizes Seminar in Salalah Salalah, Jan 23 (ONA)— A seminar on Defining Relationship between Sports Associations and International Associations and Committees, was held at ASaadah Sports Complex in Salalah today under the auspices of Eng. Khalfan bin Saleh al-Naebi, Adviser at the Sports Affairs Ministry in the presence of heads of clubs in the Governorate of Dhofar, members of sports associations, heads of departments and specialists at the sport activity at the Sports Affairs Department in the [...]
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Dover Downs Gaming And Entertainment Inc (DDE) Shares Downgraded by Zacks …
Dover Downs Gaming And Entertainment (NYSE: DDE) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday. Dover Downs Gaming Entertainment, Inc. is a gaming and entertainment company. Its operations consist of Dover Downs Slots, a 165,000-square foot video lottery casino complex featuring in slot machine offerings, multi-player electronic table games and a Race Sports Book. In addition, table games, such as blackjack, poker, craps and roulette were [...]
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2013 BMW X6 Gets Updates, New M Performance Package
Love it or hate it, the BMW X6 is the type of vehicle that commands your attention. In an effort to keep its “sports activity coupe” fresh, Munich has made several cosmetic updates to its 2013 BMW X6 lineup and is now also offering an M Performance package that provides some additional oomph. For starters, the X6 receives minor touch-ups to its front fascia that brings its version of BMW’s signature kidney grille more in line with the mugs on [...]
