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10 Jan 12 - Games News

War Games: Small video game company linked to American sentenced to death in Iran
NEW YORK - Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the American sentenced to death by the Iranian government, is linked to a small New York company specializing in video games that recreate real-life conflicts in the Middle East and beyond. The company, Kuma Games, ...

Bengals need to fix run game
Cincinnati lost four of its last six games and was held under 20 points four times. Too often, the Bengals found themselves running in place.

Canucks Game Day: Cory Schneider back between the pipes to face Bolts
The Canucks haven't lost consecutive games in regulation since Nov. 4. Of course, until now, they haven't had to rekindle emotions and energy after winning a Stanley Cup rematch against the Bruins.

'Hunger Games': Harrelson's sobering view of Haymitch »
Ask a fan of “The Hunger Games” to describe the character of Haymitch and they usually start with the words “alcoholic” or “drunk.

Open Mind on Playoff as Talks Commence
2 title game; and playing the bowls as they exist and reseeding everyone after those games for a championship game between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams. The discussions come after Alabama's 21-0 victory over Louisiana State was the second-lowest-rated BCS ...

Male gymnasts' victory means full quota for team at London 2012
Britain's male gymnasts qualified in style for the London 2012 Olympics in the arena in which they will compete this summer, confirming a full quota of places at the Games. The British team were forced to go through the all-or-nothing process owing to ...

Maple Leafs beat Sabres 2-0 for fourth win in row
It's the Leafs first four-game winning streak of the season and their first since winning four in a row in the first four games of the 2010-11 campaign. Kulemin picked up an assist for his second two-point game of the season and first since Oct. 30.

Bogut returns to Bucks after missing four games
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Bucks center Andrew Bogut returned to the starting lineup Tuesday after missing four games to fly home to Australia for an undisclosed personal matter.

Tim Tebow; Two Games From Superbowl
NO ARCHIVES, NO SALES, NO TV, NO INTERNET, NO MAGS Larry Roberts | AP Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) kneels on the sidelines during the third quarter of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan.

Tonight's game against Wild provide different kinds of homecomings for Sharks ...
PAUL, Mn. - Tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild is a special one for two Sharks with ties to this area. And while most of the attention is on Brent Burns' first time playing in the Excel Energy Center as a member of the visiting team, ...

BCS championship game lowest rated title in BCS era
2) LSU, while a great game for the Tide, was a bust on the TV ratings scale. The rematch of the “Game of the Century” drew a 13.8 overnight rating on ESPN, the lowest rating for a BCS championship game since Miami-Nebraska pulled a 14.3 at the 2002 ...

Mavs seek to end 3-game road slide
By Jeff Caplan The Dallas Mavericks won more road games last season (28) than they lost in the last two seasons combined (27).

Giants Know They Can Match the Packers Score for Score
Green Bay Packers games are best thought of as basketball games. The Packers are going to score often. Their opponents are going to score often.

Shumpert Is Thrilling the Crowd, and the Knicks
In just five games, Shumpert has become the Knicks' best guard, their most valued energy source and, in effect, their fourth star.

Bruins' Marchand out - but Canucks' Salo may be out longer
Brad Marchand got five games. And how many will Sami Salo get? After Saturday's incendiary game in Boston led to inflammatory comments from both sides, Canuck players and staff were suspiciously muted Monday after Bruin Brad Marchand was suspended five ...

Nintendo gives 2nd glimpse of Wii U game machine
s upcoming Wii U game console will come with a controller that has a big, touch-enabled screen. At first glance, that seems like an obstacle to the kind of casual multiplayer gaming that made the first Wii console such a breakout hit.

Rangers announce game times, TV schedule
By Richard Durrett The Rangers announced the game times for the 2012 regular season. Night games will once again start at 7:05 pm, with 1:05 pm starts for weekday day games and 2:05 pm for Sunday day games. * There are six Sunday day games scheduled: ...

Wizards rip Raptors
The Raps looked more like a team at the end of a seven games in nine nights than one just reaching the half way point of that absurd stretch as they got run out of the building by a 93-78 final.

Canadian ski star Sarah Burke critically injured in accident
Canadian Sarah Burke was helicoptered to hospital in Salt Lake City on Tuesday after suffering a serious head injury while training for this month's 2012 X Games in Park City, Utah. By Randy Starkman Olympic Sports Reporter Canada's Sarah Burke, ...

Elizabeth Banks Assures 'Hunger Games' Isn't All About Violence
Good news for readers who loved the literary bloodlust of "The Hunger Games" but weren't so sure that they actually wanted to see the free-for-all bloodbath at the Cornucopia or the variously gory deaths that follow: Elizabeth Banks, aka Effie Trinket ...