S.A. fighter 'fine' after close call - 2004-01-11
San Antonio middleweight Alex Rios came back home Saturday, seemingly OK after several scary moments during a fight Friday night on national television against Jermain Taylor.

Rios was knocked out by Taylor 54 seconds into the first round during their scheduled 10-round bout at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut.

Rios took a hard right to the top of the head and fell backward. He lay unconscious on the canvas for a number of minutes while being attended to by medical personnel.

"I'm fine," Rios said Saturday. "TV always makes things appear worse than what they really are."
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Southland Group Bets On Casino Proposal - 2004-01-11
A collection of organizers hope a sprawling casino and entertainment center in Country Club Hills would be more original and palatable than other casino plans soon to be paraded before gaming regulators.

The newly formed Southland Development Group plans to develop a casino, convention and conference center, a family resort and two hotels on 275 acres of property just north of Interstate 80.

"The developers laid out their proposal in a meeting Thursday with the Southtown's editorial board.
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