Category Archives: Games

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has died

By doris | Published: October 8, 2011

Full Story at ProFootballTalk.nbcsports.com Al Davis, the Oakland Raiders owner who was one of the towering figures of professional football over the last half century, has died. The Raiders’ web site has confirmed that Davis passed away this morning. He was 82. In 1963, the Raiders, at the time a struggling franchise in the upstart [...]

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Sudden Wealth: Man Wins Lottery. Twice. On The Same Day.

By doris | Published: April 1, 2011

Full Story atgoodnewsblog.com  The chance of winning the lottery is often said to be a tad bit smaller than the chance of being hit by lightning. Lightning is said never to strike twice at the same place. So consider the odds of someone winning the lotter. Twice. On the same day. From the same lottery. [...]

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Iowa Wrestler Defaults Rather Than Face Girl

By doris | Published: February 17, 2011

Full Story at NBCSports.msnbc.com DES MOINES, Iowa – A standout Iowa high school wrestler refused to compete against a girl at the state tournament on Thursday, relinquishing any chance of becoming a champion because he says wrestling a girl would conflict with his religious beliefs.

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Still shopping? Last-minute gifts for everyone on your list

By doris | Published: December 24, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.com Run out of ideas of what to get all the special people in your life? Looking for something out of the ordinary? For something you know he doesn’t have? For something you know she won’t buy herself? Well, here are some fun, fabulous and affordable gifts that are sure to be [...]

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Yankees All-Stars remember Steinbrenner’s passion By the CNN Wire Staff

By doris | Published: July 18, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — New York Yankees All-Star players Tuesday remembered owner George M. Steinbrenner III as a demanding father figure who had a gentle side. “He was always good to be around, recalled pitcher Andy Pettitte. “He was tough. He was fair.” Stories about the larger-than-life Yankees owner, 80, provided a backdrop [...]

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New Orleans wins Super Bowl for first time

By doris | Published: February 8, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at the Sun Life Arena in Miami on Sunday night. The NFC champions recovered from a slow start to deny Indianapolis a repeat of their [...]

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Rosenthal: Why the Saints — or Colts — will win Sunday

By doris | Published: February 7, 2010

Full Story at NBCSports.com It’s almost game time. You’ve read thousands of words on Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, heard how elated the city of New Orleans is to be in the Super Bowl for the first time and received hundreds of updates on Dwight Freeney’s ankle. Consider all that your introduction into the game. [...]

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Should I buy the extended warranty?

By doris | Published: November 4, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNET) — It’s getting to be that time of year again: The leaves change, the temperature drops, and we redecorate our living rooms, desks, cars, and backpacks with shiny new electronics. A recent survey by the Consumer Electronics Association found that respondents plan to spend, on average, $222 each on gadgets [...]

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Game, music industries look to Beatles for ‘Help!’

By doris | Published: September 10, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com The band, which released its last full album of original music in 1970, is the focus of the simultaneous Wednesday release of “The Beatles: Rock Band” for the Rock Band video game franchise, as well as the digitally remastered box set of the Beatles 13-album discography by EMI. Analysts expect a [...]

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At 25, `Tetris’ drops into place as gaming icon

By doris | Published: June 3, 2009

Full Story At Tech.yahoo.com NEW YORK – With its scratches and sticky brown beer stains, the “Tetris” arcade machine near the back of a Brooklyn bar called Barcade has seen better days. Which makes sense, given that the machine was made in the 1980s. Even today, though, it’s not hard to find 20- and 30-somethings [...]

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Microsoft unveils motion control for Xbox 360

By doris | Published: June 2, 2009

Full Story At  Tech.yahoo.com Microsoft introduced a prototype camera Monday that can be used as a controller for the Xbox 360. Codenamed “Project Natal,” the camera eliminates the need for a handheld input device — instead, the gizmo can track a player’s full body movement, recognize their face and voice, scan images of real items [...]

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Subdued reactions to Apple’s final Macworld

By doris | Published: January 6, 2009

Full Storly At  CNN.com SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — Instead of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, celebrity-seekers at Tuesday’s Macworld keynote address had to settle for crooner Tony Bennett. And instead of blockbuster news from Apple Vice President Philip Schiller, attendees got changes in iTunes pricing, a series of software upgrades and a $2,800 17-inch notebook.Apple [...]

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US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit

By james | Published: August 21, 2008

More at Wired News Nintendo’s hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company. Hillcrest Laboratories, based in Rockville, Md., has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington D.C., and a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in [...]

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U.S. relay team stripped of 2000 Olympic gold medals

By doris | Published: August 2, 2008

Full Story At CNN.com BEIJING, China (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has stripped gold medals from the U.S. men’s 1,600-meter relay team that competed at the 2000 Games in the aftermath of Antonio Pettigrew’s admission that he was doping at the time.Antonio Pettigrew’s doping confession has cost his U.S. relay teammates a gold medal. [...]

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Nintendo reports jump in 1Q profit on hit Wii

By james | Published: July 30, 2008

Full Story at Wired News Nintendo Co.’s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of the video game unit in attracting novice players. The Japanese manufacturer of Super Mario and Pokemon video games reported Wednesday a profit of 107.27 billion yen [...]

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