Jankovic, Dementieva advance; Kuznetsova, Davenport ousted – ESPN.com

Jankovic, Dementieva advance; Kuznetsova, Davenport ousted – ESPN.com
NEW YORK — Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia lost in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday, making a slew of errors to hand the match 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3 to an aggressive Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia. Kuznetsova, who clinched the 2004

Leinart has strong quarter in loss to Denver – Miami Herald
GLENDALE, Ariz. Matt Leinart gained a measure of redemption in Arizona’s preseason finale, even if it came against what essentially was the Denver Broncos’ junior varsity. Leinart relieved starter Kurt Warner and directed the Cardinals to two

What game day means – Gainesville Sun
It’s here. Football season arrives with plenty of heat and high expectations as Florida plays host to Hawaii today at 12:30 in The Swamp. For the Gator Nation, opening day is usually less about who Florida is playing and more about renewing

Audio slideshow: Video game orchestra – CNET News
With video game software now a $10 billion industry, video games are becoming central to entertainment culture, not to mention television and movies. At the Nvision visual gaming conference in San Jose, Calif., CNET photographer James Martin met up

New video game depicts Venezuela mercenary attack – Reuters India
CARACAS (Reuters) – A video game depicting mercenaries storming Venezuela, which has been criticized in the oil-rich South American country as a blueprint for an invasion, will be released by a U.S. company this weekend. The release is likely to

Company finds niche selling video game rosters – NBC Sports

Company finds niche selling video game rosters – NBC Sports
Baseball’s replay central is an 18-by-24 foot room on the fifth floor of a former baking factory in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District that’s crammed with so many computers and television screens that it looks like NASA’s Mission Control. IOWA CITY

Wii Love Harry Potter – University Daily Kansan

Wii Love Harry Potter – University Daily Kansan
Companies often capitalize by modeling video games after successful blockbuster movies, and the Harry Potter series, obviously a huge success in print as well, is no exception. Electonic Arts, the company that produces video games for Warner Bros

Clank’ leads wave of fresh PlayStation Network games – MetroMix
Of the three video-game console manufacturers, Microsoft was the first to embrace online gaming, and its Xbox Live has become essential to anyone who wants to play against faraway competitors. Sony and Nintendo are trying to catch up with

Football a bridge for son, father who was wrongly jailed – Dallas Morning News
Father and son speak at least once a day. Sometimes they talk a couple of times. Three or four conversations are not out of the question. Dawn. Dusk. Midnight. Time doesn’t matter. Whenever the urge hits, the father calls the son. Or the son phones

Comcast Digital will carry the new MHSAA Network – Detroit Free Press
The Michigan High School Athletic Association is launching a cable TV channel Wednesday. Comcast will carry the MHSAA Network on its digital cable service and keep an archive of material on its video-on-demand service. Most games will not be carried

Sky Meadows event schedule – Winchester Star
More Toys and Games from 1 to 4 p.m. — How did children have fun 150 years ago without video games? Play with some old-time toys and learn about some favorite children’s games that have roots from long ago. Sunday Celtic Music at “Skye Farm

Treasury’s Vigil On Fannie, Freddie – Washington Post

Treasury’s Vigil On Fannie, Freddie – Washington Post
Analysts who closely follow the Treasury have said that no action to rescue ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appears imminent this weekend. (By Mannie Garcia — Bloomberg News) A top concern of Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr

Fantasy Football: News and Notes from Around the League – Bleacherreport.com
Felt it was time to update and go over the news and notes of the day and their fantasy impact. Let’s get to it. The Cardinals have named Kurt Warner the starting quarterback ahead of Matt Leinart. Welcome to another year of fantasy irrelevance for

Badgers ready for Akron – Chicago Tribune
MADISON, Wis. – After eight long months, Wisconsin football is back. The Badgers open their season Saturday morning at Camp Randall Stadium against Akron of the Mid-American Conference. Thrills and goosebumps might be scarce, though. This one could

Beijing Games close with elaborate ceremony, mixed legacy for China – CBS News

Beijing Games close with elaborate ceremony, mixed legacy for China – CBS News
BEIJING — With a carnival-themed extravaganza, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement — coexisting awkwardly with the government’s wariness of dissent and free

Closing riffs include ‘Whole Lotta Love’ as Games look to London – ESPN.com
BEIJING — With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement — coexisting awkwardly with the government’s wariness of dissent and free

Video – Long distance double for Ethiopia’s Bekele – BBC Sport

Video – Long distance double for Ethiopia’s Bekele – BBC Sport
Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia breaks the Olympic record to add a 5,000m gold medal to the 10,000m title he won in the first week of the Games

Video Game Reviews – Indiana Gazette
When “The Sims” creator Will Wright announced “Spore” back in 2005, every gamer in the world had the same reaction: “I can’t wait to get my hands on that.” Turned out we could wait three long years, as Wright tinkered with his universe-spanning

Read all ‘”Video games“‘ posts in News – Gaming and Culture – CNET News
On September 7, Electronic Arts will release its long-awaited and much-anticipated Spore . For many, this will be the biggest video game event of the year, and possibly even the last several years. Spore , which was first announced in 2005, takes

NBC Didn’t Cash In on Olympics Video – Wall Street Journal
NBC’s decision to limit the amount of Olympics footage on its Web site has ticked off sports fans. But that decision could also dog the network in another way: NBCOlympics.com will generate just $5.75 million in video-ad revenue from the Games

Coaching in the NFL isn’t what it used to be – NBC Sports
FOXBORO, Mass. – Computers. Cash. Conditioning. These are just three of the things that have radically changed the world of an NFL head coach in the past three decades. It’s not your father’s NFL, a point Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin — whose

Reliance targets U.S. mobiles with Jump Games – Reuters India

Reliance targets U.S. mobiles with Jump Games – Reuters India
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reliance ADA Group’s media and entertainment division is launching Jump Games U.S.A., a publisher and developer of mobile video games, in its latest effort to expand into the United States. Reliance Big Entertainment, which has

Studies: Video games can aid students, surgeons – MSN MoneyCentral
BOSTON (AP) – Parents, don’t put away those video games just yet — today’s gamer may be tomorrow’s top surgeon. Researchers who gathered in Boston for the American Psychological Association convention detailed a series of studies suggesting video

Read all ‘”video”‘ posts in Webware – CNET News

Read all ‘”video”‘ posts in Webware – CNET News
Typically to watch these videos you must first find and download them through the in-game video browser, then run them in the game’s replay engine.

Game on for Take-Two deal – Boston Globe
NEW YORK – Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is retracting its hostile bid for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. , but a deal – and a friendly one at that – is likelier than ever. Take-Two, best known for the Grand Theft Auto

Spanking often coincides with more serious child abuse, study finds – Miami Herald
RALEIGH, N.C. Parents tempted to treat Junior’s misbehavior with a lashing from a tree limb out back or dad’s leather belt are being urged to think again. A study released Tuesday by doctors at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill finds that

Video: Bennett Wins $1 Million in Forrest Wood Cup – PR Newswire
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Team Duracell pro Michael Bennett of Lincoln, Calif., caught a two-day total of nine bass weighing 24 pounds, 15 ounces to win $1 million in the Forrest Wood Cup presented by BP and Castrol on Lake Murray on

Britain’s Singing Sensation Connie Talbot Comes to America – Forbes
ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Connie Talbot — remember the name. Many millions have come to know not just her name but also her amazing voice during the brief time since Talbot was the captivating runner-up in the 2007 season of the U.K.’s

Wagner’s return from DL delayed due to elbow discomfort – CBS Sportsline

Wagner’s return from DL delayed due to elbow discomfort – CBS Sportsline
PITTSBURGH — Billy Wagner felt discomfort in his pitching elbow after throwing a simulated game Saturday and the New York Mets’ closer won’t come off the disabled list Monday as expected. Wagner, sidelined with a strained left forearm, threw about

NFL Game Summary – Indianapolis at Atlanta – Sports Network
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) – Kelvin Hayden returned an interception to the end zone to account for the game’s only touchdown, as the Indianapolis Colts edged the Atlanta Falcons, 16-9, in preseason action. Quinn Gray led the Indianapolis passing

Vikings’ Jackson knocked out of game with right knee injury – ESPN.com
BALTIMORE — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson hurt his right knee and was removed in the first quarter of Saturday night’s preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens . The injury occurred late in the quarter on a tackle by Baltimore

No ‘Dark Knight’? Video gamers set to wait it out – Dubuque Telegraph Herald

No ‘Dark Knight’? Video gamers set to wait it out – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Gamers might be stuck waiting for “The Dark Knight.” LOS ANGELES — It’s a puzzle worthy of The Riddler: Why is there no video game based on “The Dark Knight”? For the first time in the film-franchise’s history, the caped crusader flew into movie

Playing video games offers learning across life span – Science Centric
Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers’ dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve – attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research discussed Sunday at the

Cunning Linguists: Crafting In-Game Languages – Kotaku.com
The issue of created languages is hardy new (cf Esperanto), but I’ve not seen a lengthy discussion of created languages in games — the challenges and pitfalls of designing a working, intuitive, and integrated linguistic system that’s really a part