In Illinois, like West Virginia years earlier, the types and locations for gambling are expanding wildly. ''When the 10th casino license opened (in Northern Illinois), the four northern casinos' revenues went down 12 percent. The closest casino is down 24 percent,'' said Tom Swoik of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association.The Little League program was started back in 1939. Today it includes almost 3 million youth worldwide. With so many participants, over so many years, it is not surprising that many famous people played Little League in their youth.

"There are a lot of positives to take away from last season, but they are only meaningful if we learn from them in 2013."Carolina has lost four straight season openers.Sunday's matchup between the Panthers and Seahawks will be the sixth in the regular season. The teams split the first four encounters, then the Seahawks won last season's meeting, 1612, on Oct. 7 in the Tar Heel State.WHAT TO WATCH FOR:Newton has been