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Illinois player pleads not guilty Illinois basketball player Jamar Smith pleaded not guilty Friday to drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Illinois player Jamar Smith pleads not guilty to accident charges Illinois basketball player Jamar Smith pleaded not guilty Friday to drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident. The a 19-year-old sophomore faces a maximum of 12 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted of the felony charges. His pretrial hearing is April 5. Illinois State Plays UNI The Illinois State Redbirds and Northern Iowa Panthers wrap up their respective regular seasons, as the two are set to tip it off in a Missouri Valley Conference showdown from the McLeod Center. Illinois senate OKs stem cell research The Illinois Senate voted Friday to spend state tax dollars on embryonic stem cell research, despite objections from those who argue the research destroys human life. Illinois trying to make amends for 06 shocker The last time Illinois and Penn State met, the referees made a beeline for the TV monitor seconds after the final horn sounded and the 16,618 spectators in Assembly Hall stayed glued to the edges of their seats. Illinois Outlasts Penn State 68-50 on “Senior Day” University Park, Pa.; February 24, 2007 – The Penn State Nittany Lions fell to Illinois 68-50 Saturday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Fighting Illini had three double-digit scorers en route to their victory in front of a crowd of 12,034 people. Game Day: Illinois at Penn State At Bryce Jordan Center, State College, Pa. 1 p.m. today, ESPN WHAT TO WATCH Warren Carter: The senior is coming off what coach Bruce Weber said might have been his best game at Illinois. Can he build on that performance? Oklahoma 1, W. Illinois 0 NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ Stephen Porlier pitched 8-shutout innings and Aaron Baker had an RBI double as Oklahoma beat Western Illinois 1-0 to win its home opener. ARKANSAS 12, ILLINOIS STATE 1 : Schmidt, Diamond Hogs rough up Illinois State Arkansas southpaw Nick Schmidt tossed six innings of scoreless baseball on Friday afternoon at Baum Stadium as the fifth-ranked Razorbacks cruised to a 12-1 win over Illinois State. (Northwest Arkansas Times) Illinois Senator Obama Formally Enters The Presidential Race SPRINGFIELD, IL - The democratic presidential race heats up. Saturday, Illinois Senator Barack Obama formally threw his hat into the presidential ring while New York Senator Hillary Clinton made her first stop in New Hampshire. | ||||