Illinois keeps rolling in Vegas
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LAS VEGAS -- The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5 for 9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini past Northwestern
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There is no reason to believe Illinois will provide much drama on Election Night. The last News 25/Pantagraph poll of the campaign shows John Kerry comfortably ahead in his quest for Illinois electoral votes.
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A key back-room battle in the contest to nominate a Democratic presidential candidate is raging far from the gaze of TV cameras in places like the workers' cafeteria of the Mirage Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.
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It's no illusion: Vegas Strip leader records one more jackpot quarter.
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Deron Williams had 18 points and six rebounds to help No. 1 Illinois defeat No. 22 Cincinnati 67-45 in the final game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Friday.
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Sporting their brand-new No. 1 ranking, Illinois reigns 14 three-pointers on Chicago State as the Illini cruise to a 78-59 triumph on Monday night.
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LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a game-high  18 points to lead top-ranked Illinois over Northwestern State,  69-51, in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Valley High School.
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Illinois is 19-0 and has been ranked No. 1 for a school-record eight straight weeks. So how does coach Bruce Weber make the case that his team should be the underdog Tuesday night at Wisconsin?
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They&#039;ve endured hurricanes and blizzards, labor strikes and a parking garage collapse. If there&#039;s one sure thing in a city of uncertain ones, it was always this: Casinos find a way to keep the dice rolling.
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Barack Obama's triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature &#151; they emptied his wallet in a take-no-prisoners night of poker.
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The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini
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The gambling and the glitter was out front, but the political action at casinos on the Las Vegas strip was back in the kitchens and employee cafeterias as Democrats scrambled for last-minute support before Saturday's presidential caucuses.
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Illinois coach Ron Turner said repeatedly he hopes to stay. His players all want him to come back. Now it&#39;s Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther&#39;s turn to have his say.
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Nevada voters make their choices for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on Saturday in a process as quirky as Las Vegas itself and almost as unpredictable as a casino game.
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It took a while for the top-ranked Illini basketball team to find a little traction Thursday night. But when the Fighting Illini dug in â-t one point going
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored 26  points and pulled down eight rebounds, as top-ranked Illinois  stayed unbeaten with a 70-59 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin at  Assembly Hall.
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Illinois was unable to dominate as it did against top-ranked Wake Forest, so the Illini took advantage of Arkansas&#39; breakdowns whenever it could and came away with a 72-60 victory Saturday.