Packers will have to do more with less in 2008 training camp – Chicago Tribune

Packers will have to do more with less in 2008 training camp – Chicago Tribune
GREEN BAY, Wis. – When it comes to their 2008 training camp, the Green Bay Packers will have to do more with less. The Packers’ camp, which kicks off July 28, will include just 23 practices — not including the team’s annual intrasquad scrimmage

With tan but no pinstripes, Torre returns to New York – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre ponders a reporter’s question before answering in front of a flock of media during a press conference in the dugout before the Dodgers faced the New York Mets in a baseball game at Shea Stadium in New York

E-Mail News Alerts – WPXI
PITTSBURGH — Game 3 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Final was the highest-rated Penguins game in Pittsburgh since daily ratings began. Daily ratings became available in May of 1995. Nearly 400,000 people watched Wednesday night’s game in the Pittsburgh

Rivers doesn’t want to face Pistons in a Game 7 – Chicago Tribune
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Flip Saunders doesn’t sound like a coach worried about his future. The Boston Celtics won Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, pushing the Detroit Pistons to the brink of elimination and a possible shake up. Saunders has

Video games score for a healthier lifestyle – Baltimore Sun

Video games score for a healthier lifestyle – Baltimore Sun
The plane lifts off and is soaring high above the urban landscape. The sun creeps behind a tall building. Then suddenly, the sky gets a little darker, and the ultralight craft isn’t alone. Another plane is coming, and it’s firing its weapons. This is

Penguins finally score, get 3-2 win in Game 3 – Baltimore Sun
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins found their offense right where they left it – home in the Igloo. Crosby scored Pittsburgh’s first two goals of the Stanley Cup Finals, beating previously perfect goalie Chris Osgood , and the Penguins made

Spurs always fouled with Crawford there – Newsday
All is well with the NBA and the playoffs as basketball creeps closer to the NBA Finals. The Celtics are still alive, the Lakers are very much alive, and nobody today is wondering if the officiating is crooked. That last point is a sensitive one

Crosby, Penguins beat Red Wings 3-2 to win Game 3 – Newsday
PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins found their offense right where they left it — home in the Igloo. Crosby scored Pittsburgh’s first two goals of the Stanley Cup finals, beating previously perfect goalie Chris Osgood , and the

WCup: Australia wary of meeting an Iraq team with much to prove – International Herald Tribune
SEOUL, South Korea : FIFA’s decision to allow the Australia-Iraq World Cup qualifier to proceed has left Australia worried about meeting an opponent with plenty to prove Sunday. The Australia-Iraq fixture is one of several vital matches from Saturday

Stars sign defenseman Daley to 3-year, $6.9 million contract – FOXSports.com

Stars sign defenseman Daley to 3-year, $6.9 million contract – FOXSports.com
DALLAS (AP) – The Dallas Stars signed defenseman Trevor Daley to a three-year, $6.9 million contract Wednesday. Daley was one of five Stars to appear in all 82 games, finishing with career highs of five goals and 19 assists. He had one goal in 18

News briefs: Sosa wishes to represent Dominican Republic in WBC – CBS Sportsline
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Sammy Sosa would like to represent the Dominican Republic in next year’s World Baseball Classic. “That’s my wish,” he said on Wednesday during a telephone interview from Miami, “to put on my country’s uniform so

Ovechkin collects trophies, sets sights on Cup – ESPN.com
PITTSBURGH — Alex Ovechkin pointed his cell phone at the impressive trophies he had just laid claim to and snapped a picture. The Washington Capitals star, the odds-on favorite to be the NHL MVP, was honored Wednesday at the Stanley Cup finals for

Pittsburgh vs. Detroit – CBS Sportsline

Pittsburgh vs. Detroit – CBS Sportsline
PITTSBURGH (AP) – This is supposed to be the NHL’s dream matchup for the Stanley Cup finals. The talented Pittsburgh Penguins against the tradition-rich Detroit Red Wings with more than enough star power to persuade even the most casual fan to switch

Small rural English town claims Games heritage – International Herald Tribune
CHIPPING CAMPDEN : Tug of war and shin kicking will be the feature events when a small rural English town stages its 400-year-old “Olimpick” games this week. Chipping Campden has repainted the wooden “castle” used as a backdrop and chosen the 15-year

Grand Theft the game, South Side the reality – Chicago Sun-Times

Grand Theft the game, South Side the reality – Chicago Sun-Times
In the 1990s, Sudhir Venkatesh spent seven years living in two worlds — one as a University of Chicago doctoral student, the other as a sociological researcher living with gang-bangers from the Robert Taylor Homes on the South Side. His book, Gang

Franzen says he deserved Roberts’ sucker punch; Swedish super scout to – Detroit Free Press
FRANZEN OK: Johan Franzen almost made it through unscathed in his first game back since being felled by persistent headaches, but Gary Roberts’ left fist sent Franzen to the ice in the third period, shortly after setting up the Wings’ third goal

Fans pour in – Detroit Free Press

Fans pour in – Detroit Free Press
Downtown is the place to be today. At Hockeytown Café, Wings and Penguins fans gathered to experience pre-game excitement. The wait for tables started at around noon while workers were setting up tables and a buffet barbeque on the patio and hasn’t

Kobe, Lakers thump Spurs 101-71; lead series 2-0 – Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that. Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the

Joanne C. Gerstner’s Game 3 tip-off – Detroit News
Joanne C. Gerstner’s Game 3 tip-off Joanne C. Gerstner / The Detroit News Sounds familiar Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but the Celtics are 0-6 on the road in the 2008 playoffs.

You’ll go ‘Postal’ over this offensive satire – Chicago Sun-Times

You’ll go ‘Postal’ over this offensive satire – Chicago Sun-Times
Made in Canada, “Postal” has nothing to do with “advocating treason or insurrection against the U.S.” That’s what filmmaker Uwe Boll declared when he sent U.S. critics preview DVDs of his terrorist-themed comedy. Homeland Security, however, does not

Web worlds ‘useful’ for children – BBC News
Carried out by Professor David Gauntlett and Lizzie Jackson of the University of Westminster the research surveyed and interviewed children who were the first to test Adventure Rock. The online world is a themed island built for the BBC’s CBBC

Sandisk fills Sansa Fuze with more features than iPod nano at a lower – Dallas Morning News
The Sansa Fuze from Sandisk is a top-notch music and video player, and it’s all Apple’s fault. You see, Apple has had a string of hits with its hugely popular iPod line of music and video players, and other manufacturers have lined up to try to get

Tucker agrees with Walsh: Patriots practiced with IR players – ESPN.com
Ross Tucker , a former offensive lineman who played for five teams in a seven-year NFL career, reiterated Thursday that he believes that New England used players on the injured reserve list in practices, which violates league rules. Former Patriots

Stocks in Europe, Asia Drop, Led by Materials Shares; BHP Falls – Bloomberg
May 23 (Bloomberg) — Stocks in Europe and Asia dropped, led by raw-material producers after their shares became the most expensive relative to earnings since July. U.S. index futures retreated. BHP Billiton Ltd. , the world’s largest mining company

Scotch Bach 2 by DJ Scotch Egg – Times Online

Scotch Bach 2 by DJ Scotch Egg – Times Online
What: noise/Chiptune- music improvised from bombardment, of irritating noises from Game boy console, mashed into an addictive Electro sound. They say: Deranged Japanese noisenik releases another emission of game boy bleep attack and demented to

Tiger attack survivor is charged with shoplifting video-game equipment – San Francisco Gate
(05-20) 14:00 PDT OAKLAND — The younger of two brothers who survived a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo was charged today with five felony counts accusing him of shoplifting video-game equipment from Target stores in the East Bay

‘Wii Fit’ is fun, but you’ll work to break a sweat – Detroit Free Press
Nintendo’s $90 “Wii Fit” promises to use your Wii video game console to make you sweat. That may be a stretch, but there’s no denying that this fun collection of mini-games, most of which use the new Balance Board, makes getting some light exercise

Nintendo hopes users will get moving with Wii Fit – Silicon Valley

Nintendo hopes users will get moving with Wii Fit – Silicon Valley
NEW YORK – Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo’s latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games. Because they are so huge, sumo wrestlers need two scales to weigh themselves. Wii Fit’s balance

Nintendo set to launch “Wii Fit” exercise game – Reuters India

Nintendo set to launch “Wii Fit” exercise game – Reuters India
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 (Reuters) – For years, video games have been blamed for turning kids into idle layabouts who only venture off the couch to fill up on potato chips and soda. Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote , Profile , Research ) now aims to

Video-game review: “The World Ends With You” – Corpus Christi Caller
Thriving on its “Kingdom Hearts,” “Final Fantasy” and “XXXX” franchises, it’s always refreshing to see Square Enix give a go at something new and unfamiliar. To have it succeed as well as it does with “The World Ends With You” is nothing short of

Bill Belichick’s complete CBS News interview transcript – Boston Globe
“I’m not really sure where to start. I think, first of all, go back to when he was here and was fired for poor job performance, and then for secretly audio-taping a conversation with his boss. More than one person has told me that he said, after