Aztecs approach tipping point – San Diego Union-Tribune

Aztecs approach tipping point – San Diego Union-Tribune
Its psyche smarting despite an honorable showing last week at Notre Dame, San Diego State has little time to devote to damage control as it prepares to meet San Jose State this evening. While must-win games are typically associated with stretch

Season tickets for Thunder sell out in five days – USA Today
Chairman Clay Bennett says the last of approximately 13,000 Thunder season tickets were sold Friday, and the team has put names on a waiting list for games at the Ford Center.

Red Sox snap skid with 7-0 victory over Blue Jays, cut deficit in AL – Minneapolis Star Tribune
BOSTON – Tim Wakefield pitched eight innings of shutout ball to bounce back from his shortest start in 15 years to help the Boston Red Sox stop their AL East slide with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Kevin Cash hit a three

Paralympics – Beijing’s ’second’ Games prove a big draw – Reuters India
BEIJING (Reuters) – Zhang Li was more than a little surprised to arrive at the 13,000-seat Workers’ Indoor Stadium for the Paralympic judo tournament this week to find a large and boisterous crowd. The Beijing businesswoman has not been alone in her

Weather Postpones Six MLB Games – Post Chronicle
Weather threw a curve at baseball Friday forcing postponement of six games with 17 days left in the regular season and pennant races moving toward a big finish. Two of the six postponements came in New York. In addition to the arrival of Hurricane

YouTube bans terrorism training videos – CNBC

YouTube bans terrorism training videos – CNBC
WASHINGTON – You won’t find terrorist training videos on YouTube anymore. Google’s popular video-sharing site now bans this footage that advertises terrorism or extremist causes. Backers of the change hope it will blunt al-Qaida’s strong media online

West Bloomfield’s Khaleghi writes, directs and stars in his own film – Detroit Free Press
Talk to Sam Logan Khaleghi of West Bloomfield and the question isn’t whether he’ll make it in the film industry. The question is how quickly. “Passion is contagious,” says the ambitious 25-year-old, whose debut feature, “Love Is a Thieves’ Game

Video-game review: ‘Mario Super Sluggers’ – Kansas City Star
Given the bounty of surprisingly decent baseball games arriving so late in the season, it’s paramount that each stands out for reasons beyond decency, surprising or otherwise. “Mario Super Sluggers” conquers that problem simply by being what it is: a

Patriots sign ex-U-M quarterback Gutierrez – Detroit News

Patriots sign ex-U-M quarterback Gutierrez – Detroit News
The New England Patriots signed quarterback Matt Gutierrez to their practice squad on Wednesday. Gutierrez could be activated for Sunday’s game at the Jets. After last Sunday’s season-ending left knee injury to Tom Brady in the season opening 17-10

Harry Potter video game to ship with film in 2009 – NetGuide Web

Harry Potter video game to ship with film in 2009 – NetGuide Web
Electronic Arts Inc and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have confirmed that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be released globally mid 2009. The game’s release will coincide with that of the Warner Bros. Pictures

‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ game release date announced – Monsters and Critics
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today confirmed that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be released globally Summer 2009, alongside the film. Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. today confirmed that the

Ascent Media’s Global Media Exchange Acquires inDplay – Forbes
Global Media Exchange (GMX), a division of Ascent Media, today announced that it has acquired Silicon Valley based inDplay, an online content licensing marketplace, which will accelerate GMX’s speed to market. inDplay’s intellectual property (IP) and

Turner runs wild for the Falcons – Los Angeles Times

Turner runs wild for the Falcons – Los Angeles Times
Michael Turner set a franchise record with 220 yards in 22 carries in Atlanta’s 34-21 win over Detroit. Gerald Riggs set the team record of 202 yards rushing in 1984. Turner had two touchdowns in his first game since signing with the Falcons from San

Matt Hasselbeck is carrying a heavy load on his balky back – Seattle Times
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Matt Hasselbeck’s interview was over. Not the questions, though. Not after the quarterback who missed three exhibition games because of back spasms failed to complete seven of his first eight passes in a 34-10 loss in Buffalo.

Reality bites the dust among the beasts of the beautiful game – The Independent

Reality bites the dust among the beasts of the beautiful game – The Independent
In the west of Wales this week, two bulls, said to be “aggressive and irate”, escaped from a trailer and ran amok in a nearby town. Chaos ensued as the beasts lurched at anything and everything in sight. They were eventually shot by marksmen. A

Qatar still nervous about FIFA ruling – ESPN.com
BANGKOK, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Qatar begin their final push towards a possible first appearance at the World Cup finals on Saturday in a match overshadowed by an impending court verdict that could see them kicked out of the competition. Qatar fielded an

Tecmo rejects Square Enix take over offer in favor of merger talks – DailyTech
According to Japan Business News site Nikkei Net , game software developers Koei Co. and Tecmo Co. have begun merger talks with the goal of integrating their operations. In a joint press release, Koei and Tecmo said that they have decided to set up a

The Tug-of-War Among Japanese Video Game Makers – BusinessWeek

The Tug-of-War Among Japanese Video Game Makers – BusinessWeek
by Kenji Hall When Japanese video game developer Square Enix unveiled its “friendly” offer to buy rival Tecmo last week, analysts and investors applauded. The two companies seemed a natural fit: Square Enix’s Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series had

Xbox 360 to be lowest-priced next-gen video game console – CNET News
One of the the biggest selling points of Nintendo’s Wii video game console since its launch nearly two years ago has been that it was the lowest-priced of the trio of next-generation machines, which also includes Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s

Coming soon: Journey to the Centre of Your Living Room in 3-D – Globe and Mail

Coming soon: Journey to the Centre of Your Living Room in 3-D – Globe and Mail
Los Angeles — Next weekend, Jeffrey Katzenberg will appear at an international broadcasting conference in Amsterdam to talk about how 3-D is the new hot thing in American cinema, with companies like his DreamWorks Animation SKG and such big

La Habra resident beats LeBron in game of HORSE (With Video) – Whittier Daily News
VENICE – Basketball player LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers could lead the U.S. to victory in the Beijing Olympics, but he couldn’t beat La Habra resident David Kalb in a game of HORSE on Wednesday. Kalb, 26, won two of three games at Venice

Tech firms fare better than most in jobs slump – Forbes
Technology appears to be one of the least hard-hit sectors in an economy beset by unemployment at a five-year high. The Labor Department reported Friday that companies slashed their payrolls by 84,000 jobs last month, sending the country’s

Ludacris is the rapper, Chris Bridges is the actor – Los Angeles Times
MAYBE IT goes without saying, but it’s hard to get taken seriously if your name is Ludacris. That’s why the rap star, following the path of the Rock, Andre 3000 and 50 Cent, is checking his stage name at the door as he pursues a second career as a

DeWitt, Berroa homer to spark Dodgers past Padres – Miami Herald

DeWitt, Berroa homer to spark Dodgers past Padres – Miami Herald
LOS ANGELES Blake DeWitt and Angel Berroa hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning to put Los Angeles ahead for good, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Wednesday night to complete a sweep of the three-game series. The win was the

Three Stooges were pioneering Nazi fighters in Hollywood, making fun – Chicago Sun-Times
So you think this is all there is to the Three Stooges: Moe gets mad, pokes Larry in the eye and hits Curly on the head, followed by a torrent of flying pies, nyuk-nyuk-nyuks and woo-woo-woos. Well, how about the Three Stooges as Nazi fighters? It

Sony unveils improved PlayStation Portable – BusinessWeek

Sony unveils improved PlayStation Portable – BusinessWeek
Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday. The portable game machine faces tough

Muscat’s video concern – Sportal.com.au
Melbourne Victory skipper Kevin Muscat is concerned that FFA may be painting itself into a corner by using a match review panel to suspend players post-game based on video evidence. Jets midfielder Adam D’Apuzzo has been suspended for a game for a

UK Video Game Charts: Tiger Woods Hits a Birdie – Spong
Ten years after EA launched the Tiger Woods golf franchise it has scored a hole in one in the UK All Formats Chart. If you don’t speak golf, that translates to a Number 1 for PGA Tour 09 in its first week of release. The game débuted on five formats