Conference titles shouldn’t affect title-game eligibility – ESPN.com

Conference titles shouldn’t affect title-game eligibility – ESPN.com
It’s time to settle this once and for all. It started when Nebraska reached the BCS Championship Game in 2001 without winning the Big 12 North. And it escalated in 2003, when Oklahoma reached the BCS Championship Game after losing by four touchdowns

Dhoni wins toss, unchanged India bat first – Mid Day.com
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international against England today. With Yuvraj Singh – Man of the Match with his blazing 138 not out in the first ODI – declared fit, the hosts retained the

Canucks’ Luongo has scoreless streak end in shootout loss to Avs – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Canucks’ Luongo has scoreless streak end in shootout loss to Avs – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) – Marek Svatos ended a goaltending clinic from both sides with the game-winning score in the shootout to lift Colorado over Vancouver, 2-1, at General Motors Place. Paul Stastny registered a third-period goal to tie and

Electronic Arts debuts fitness video game for Wii – Reuters
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) unveiled its first personal training product on Thursday, tapping into the growing appeal of video games as fitness systems as seen with Nintendo Co

Steve Spurrier’s return brings drama to game against Florida Gators – Miami Herald
GAINESVILLE — Steve Spurrier returns to Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday for the second time as coach of South Carolina. Spurrier, who was a star at UF as a player and coach, referred to his second homecoming as ”old news” earlier

Fans go mad for new Warcraft game – BBC News
World of Warcraft makes more money than the biggest Hollywood blockbusters every single month, has 11 million players and controls two thirds of the online gaming market, so when an expanded version was released, fans turn up in droves to be the

Sabi and Microsoft Launch Unique Interactive Drawing and Education – MSN MoneyCentral
New gaming company launched by the Microsoft IP Ventures program will use the magic of software to bring new learning tools to the gaming experience. SEATTLE and REDMOND, Wash. , Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sabi Inc., a Seattle -based startup

Madden Scores Touchdown in Q3 Game Ranking – PC World

Madden Scores Touchdown in Q3 Game Ranking – PC World
Electronic Arts’ “Madden NFL 09″ was the best-selling console game in the third quarter in the world’s top three gaming markets, according to data from Japan’s Enterbrain . The title sold just under 3 million copies between July and September to

Crucial week for both the Beavers and Ducks; Pac-10 news, notes – Oregonian
The level of competition takes a step up for both Oregon State and Oregon this week, and so do the stakes riding on the outcome. OSU is the only team in the Pac-10 that can get to the Rose Bowl without help, but the Golden Bears are a tough hurdle

Off To College: What Name’s Got Game? – ESPN.com
Editor’s note : This is an updated reprise of a previously published article, and as the college hoops season gets underway we figure it’s the perfect time to crank up this basketball backstory. At every level of play our American sports world is

2 Dead in Argument Over Alabama-LSU Football Game – Washington Post
EVERGREEN, Ala. — Authorities say an argument over Saturday’s Alabama-LSU football game led to the shooting deaths of a couple at a home in southern Alabama. Prosecutors identified the victims as Dennis and Donna Smith of Brewton. The shooting

Threet, Minor questionable for Northwestern game – Detroit News
Threet, Minor questionable for Northwestern game Angelique S. Chengelis / The Detroit News ANN ARBOR — Michigan starting quarterback Steven Threet and starting tailback Brandon Minor are questionable for the Wolverines’ final home game Saturday

Dimitar Berbatov is not the source of Manchester United’s problems – Daily Telegraph

Dimitar Berbatov is not the source of Manchester United’s problems – Daily Telegraph
Dimitar Berbatov is not the source of Manchester United’s problems Dimitar Berbatov has now scored just one goal in nine Premier League games for Manchester United since his move from Spurs and, when you cost more than £30 million, you will

Hall, No. 17 BYU rout San Diego State – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Hall, No. 17 BYU rout San Diego State – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Provo, UT (Sports Network) – Max Hall threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns, leading the 17th-ranked BYU Cougars to a 41-12 thrashing of the San Diego State Aztecs at Cougar Stadium. Hall completed 25-of-30 passes, and Austin Collie had nine

Judge: Game doesn’t violate strip club trademark – Riverside Press Enterprise

Judge: Game doesn’t violate strip club trademark – Riverside Press Enterprise
A federal appeals court says makers of the best-selling video game, “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,” did not violate a Los Angeles strip club’s trademark. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a claim Thursday that

Pity the Bluetooth headset this holiday season – Reuters

Pity the Bluetooth headset this holiday season – Reuters
Well, flat-screen TVs and mobile phones are still in, but cash-strapped shoppers are likely to shun anything closely linked to entertainment in the home or car because such electronics are seen as dispensable in an economic crisis. That includes

Coulda, shoulda: Improving Lions are NFL’s only winless team – Detroit News

Coulda, shoulda: Improving Lions are NFL’s only winless team – Detroit News
C HICAGO — The Lions are still going nowhere, but hey, at least the journey is getting interesting, with subplots growing, with quarterbacks coming and going, with games getting tighter and tighter. If you’re still keeping score, this was the best

Arizona’s Kurt Warner wins in front of St. Louis fans – Los Angeles Times
ST. LOUIS — Kurt Warner and the Cardinals used a 24-point second quarter to win another one in their former home city. Arizona was in command after scoring 10 points on turnovers and adding a pair of long scoring plays on touchdowns by Tim Hightower

What’s in a name? For O’s, plenty – Baltimore Sun

What’s in a name? For O’s, plenty – Baltimore Sun
N ews item: The Orioles will hold a rally this month to introduce the team’s new uniforms for the 2009 season. The road uniform is expected to have “Baltimore” on the front of the jersey. My take: That’s great, but when it’s all said and done, I

Video-game Reviews | Holy pixels, Batman! We’re a video game – Seattle Times

Video-game Reviews | Holy pixels, Batman! We’re a video game – Seattle Times
The mechanics of “Lego Batman” are almost identical to “Lego Star Wars” and “Lego Indiana Jones.” Players run around as the Dynamic Duo in a colorful quest to save Gotham, smacking thugs into bits and assembling items out of Lego pieces. The

California violent-video-game law faces showdown in federal appeals – Silicon Valley
The word “chainsaw” flickers onto the computer screen. A cartoonish figure unleashes a guttural scream as a whirring sound blares in the background. The metallic fighter buries a chainsaw into his adversary’s skull. All is black and white, other