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 [...]
Daily Archives: January 31, 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 [...]
