Lorien Green: Geeky Mom And Documentary Filmmaker is “Going – Wired News

Lorien Green: Geeky Mom And Documentary Filmmaker is “Going – Wired News
Lorien Green is a GeekMom: she’s got two young kids and her geek credentials include meeting her husband through Magic: the Gathering and her love of “geekumentaries” like “King of Kong.” Plus, she’s a sucker for zombies. She decided to

Topshop boss to throw lavish party on Simon Cowell’s 50th B’day – Newstrack India
Washington, Sept 21 (ANI): Topshop boss Sir Philip Green will reportedly throw a lavish party for TV mogul Simon Cowell on his 50th birthday next month. The billionaire retail giant and his wife Tanya are said to be preparing for the event. They are

Football Notebook: Move to Western Pennsylvania pays off for Gateway – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Football Notebook: Move to Western Pennsylvania pays off for Gateway – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Brendon Felder has verbally committed to North Carolina. In the past, Brendon Felder had always viewed the University of North Carolina as a basketball school. But for the future, Felder plans to have a football career with the Tar Heels. Felder, a

Adobe Launches Flash Platform Services – eWeek
Adobe Systems has announced the availability of Adobe Flash Platform Services for Distribution, a new service that enables advertisers and content publishers to promote, measure, and monetize applications across social networks, desktops and mobile

A foul to the face, a loss of cool on the court, an emotional Airness – NBC Sports
ARLINGTON, Texas – Lawrence Tynes sent home the largest regular-season crowd in NFL history muttering about what might’ve been. Tynes kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired, giving the New York Giants a 33-31 victory over the turnover-prone

Monday Night Football remains special to Miami Dolphins – The Miami Herald
As the Dolphins’ second-team defense lined up for another snap in team drills, 2009 first-round pick Vontae Davis dropped 10 yards off his receiver from his cornerback position. Knowing that is too much cushion for off-the-line pushing, veteran

Pitt Football: Mason impresses in first Panthers start – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A missed Navy field goal fires up Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt Saturday. Pitt freshman linebacker Dan Mason found out Friday that he was going to make his first career start on Saturday against Navy. Mason was thrust into the starting middle linebacker

Ex-Celtic West arrested – Boston Globe

Ex-Celtic West arrested – Boston Globe
Former Celtics guard Delonte West, now with the Cavaliers, was arrested last night on weapons possession charges near his home in Maryland, according to a report on the Cleveland Plain-Dealer’s website. Authorities told the Washington Post that West

Not a bad ride – Oregonian
I took the Green Line today (Friday) from Old Town out to the end and back to downtown Portland. I was surprised to see the number of riders – I would call it decent for each way. I went out about 9:30 and it took almost an hour. When I came back at

Creating A Hit IPhone Game – Forbes
BURLINGAME, Calif. — David Whatley’s fast-paced action-strategy game “geoDefense Swarm” is the latest to top the iPhone App Store. Priced at 99 cents, “Swarm,” which was released Sept. 14, is currently No. 1 in the Top Paid Apps Games genre, beating

Argentina media bill advances – CNN

Argentina media bill advances – CNN
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) — The lower house of Argentina’s Congress has approved a controversial media law that spells out media ownership rules and calls for the creation of a regulatory agency. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de

Steaua owner sacks coach Bergodi after changing room spat – ESPN.com
BUCHAREST, Sept 18 – Steaua Bucharest owner Gigi Becali has fired coach Cristiano Bergodi after the pair were involved in a changing room confrontation during the side’s opening Europa League Group H game on Thursday. The Romanian tycoon dismissed

Signed, sealed, delivered on “Today.” – Philadelphia Daily News
Yesterday, before a national television audience, the Monfortos of Laurel Springs hung on to the ball. Appearing on NBC’s Today a day after a video clip showed Steve Monforto rejoicing after a nifty catch of a Jayson Werth foul ball at a Phillies

AWOL midfielder Aluko warned by Aberdeen – ESPN.com
AWOL midfielder Sone Aluko has put his Aberdeen career in jeopardy after again defying boss Mark McGhee’s order to return to Pittodrie. The winger insisted he was staying with Nigeria to compete in the World Under-20 Cup finals which kick off in

Italy Roundup-Milan’s Leonardo faces Ronaldinho dilemma – ESPN.com
* Coach Leonardo has the dilemma of whether to give Ronaldinho another chance to find his old form with a starting place in stuttering AC Milan’s home match against Bologna on Sunday (1300). The playmaker was inspirational in mid-table Milan’s

MLB Headlines – Rotoworld.com

MLB Headlines – Rotoworld.com
Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed six shutout innings in a 4-1 win over the Angels on Tuesday night. Needless to say, a very encouraging return. Dice-K didn’t give up his first hit until the fifth inning — he went on to allow just three hits. His command

Brian Urlacher dislocates wrist in Bears loss – Rotoworld.com

Brian Urlacher dislocates wrist in Bears loss – Rotoworld.com
Bears coach Lovie Smith revealed in his post-game press conference that Brian Urlacher suffered a dislocated wrist in Sunday night’s loss. The injury cost Urlacher almost all of the second half and brings his Week 2 status into question. Hunter

New Orleans Saints’ festive victory over Detroit Lions filled with so – New Orleans Times-Picayune
Rusty Costanza/The Times-Picayune Detroit Lions safety Louis Delmas returns a fumble by the New Orleans Saints’ Mike Bell for a touchdown as quarterback Drew Brees gives chase Sunday at the Superdome. As openers go, the New Orleans Saints’ 45-27

Del Potro Dominates Nadal; Federer Awaits – New York Times
Juan Martin del Potro defeated Rafael Nadal on Sunday to reach the men’s final at the U.S. Open. More Photos > To sum up the essential for readers who prefer their news in abbreviated form to suit their cellphone screens: Juan Martín del Potro won

Freed Vietnamese blogger agrees to stop writing – Miami Herald
HANOI, Vietnam — A woman who was jailed after writing a blog critical of the Vietnamese government said Monday that she agreed to stop blogging as a condition of her release. “It’s time for me to put an end to this blog,” Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh said

Tennessee at Florida should be interesting – Los Angeles Times
1 Tennessee at Florida: Wonder which team Al Davis is rooting for? The Lane Kiffin era in Knoxville has been more “rocky” than Rocky Top so far, with Tennessee losing at home on Saturday to a UCLA team that finished 4-8 last season. Now the

Next for Jeter: 3,000 hits, 4,000? – San Francisco Gate

Next for Jeter: 3,000 hits, 4,000? – San Francisco Gate
Derek Jeter walked to his locker, nearly two hours before game time, in his usual pregame attire of shorts and a T-shirt with cutout sleeves. No longer the center of attention Saturday, he was back to business as usual, just the way he likes it. He

Govs lead Youngstown 7-3 with 8:06 left in the first – Leaf Chronicle
Ricky Thomas blocked a punt that was recovered by Adrian Mines in the end zone. Stephen Stansell’s kick made it 7-0. Last week, it took the Govs 16 seconds to score their first touchdown of the season. YSU answered when Stephen Blose kicked a 31

Video: Penn State coach Joe Paterno on where the team must improve – Patriot-News Blogs
Video by DUSTIN HOCKENSMITH, The Patriot-News For the second straight game, Penn State slid past a heavy underdog on its home turf, this time handling Syracuse 28-7 at Beaver Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions steadily built a 28-0 lead

Central Michigan stuns Michigan State 29-27 – Miami Herald
Florida Atlantic coach Howard Schellenberger’s perfect record was on the line. He entered Friday’s Motor City Bowl with a 5-0 postseason record and openly hoped his Owls would keep the streak alive. And FAU indeed pulled off the upset. Nic Grigsby

Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig’s hits record, which had stood for 72 – CNN Sports Illustrated

Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig’s hits record, which had stood for 72 – CNN Sports Illustrated
Ted Keith will answer select questions from SI.com users in his Baseball Mailbag. “I didn’t know what to do,” he admitted after the game. So he stood there, drinking in the raucous cheers from a crowd that had endured an hour and a half rain delay to

Rockies 4, Padres 1 – ESPN.com
SAN DIEGO — Yorvit Torrealba was down to his final strike before helping Colorado rally for another September win. Torrealba hit a three-run double off NL saves leader Heath Bell to lead the Rockies to a 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday

Steelers’ Polamalu could miss 3-6 weeks – Baltimore Sun
PITTSBURGH — – The Pittsburgh Steelers got by for one night, barely, without a running game. What could be more difficult: getting by the first half of the season without All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu. Polamalu, a game-changing talent who might be

Dodgers keep pace with offensive outburst – Orange County Register
SAN FRANCISCOCasey Blake had not played in a week and was AWOL with his bat a week before that. The Dodgers third baseman made up for lost time, going 2 for 3 with three RBIs and delivering the big blow in a 10-3 thrashing of the San Francisco Giants

Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long says Derek Jeter’s confidence is No – New York Daily News

Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long says Derek Jeter’s confidence is No – New York Daily News
“He’s 0-for-his-last-12, but I tell you what, I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke the record tonight. I just wouldn’t,” Long said as he made his way out for batting practice at the Stadium. “That’s not saying it will happen, but I feel that way every

Offensive line may be weak link for No. 13 Sooners – Miami Herald
Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford had just been helped to the sidelines with an injured shoulder when Oklahoma’s players headed in for halftime of their game against BYU. Bradford was being checked out by the team’s medical staff, which would later

No USC blowout over Ohio St. this time – NBC Sports

No USC blowout over Ohio St. this time – NBC Sports
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -Mississippi running back Dexter McCluster spent Tuesday night in the hospital because of flu symptoms and nearly two dozen other Rebels players missed practice Wednesday as the virus continued to sweep though the team. McCluster

Samford basketball player found dead – Boston Globe
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— The body of a reserve basketball player for Samford was found in his dorm room after he apparently died in his sleep, the school said. Forward Jim Griffin, a senior from Chicago, was found dead Tuesday morning in his room at

Bilic says rampant England can win World Cup – ESPN.com
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic believes England can win the World Cup after his side had been humiliated 5-1 against England at Wembley. The victory made it eight wins from eight qualifying matches for Fabio Capello’s England side, who booked their