Article: iPhone Gems: Sports Games - Soccer, Golf, Air Hockey, Tennis + More

As the iPod touch and iPhone evolve into legitimate portable gaming devices, there are signs that certain game developers are beginning to understand the platform’s strengths and weaknesses. This week, iPhone Gems looks at 10 new games from various sports genres, including two golf games, four air hockey games, two similarly limited volleyball and tennis titles, a soccer game and an auto racing game. Several are standouts on compelling design,…

Montana to Institute Fantasy Lottery

The state of Montana is instituting a NFL-based fantasy-football lottery game. The idea of using fantasy sports as a lottery game is legal under federal law, which could open the door for fantasy lottery games for other sports.

World of Warcraft Preview: Up close with the Lich King

Blizzard has released its second full World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. Chris Holt talks to Blizzard’s Alex Afrasiabi about the state of the World of Warcraft.

Sega capitalizes on Olympics with 'Beijing 2008'

The Beijing Olympics are about to get under way. And thanks to NBC and its assorted networks and Web sites, you'll be able to spend the next two weeks pondering the intricacies of sports you never cared about before.

Sega capitalizes on Olympics with 'Beijing 2008' (AP)

AP - The Beijing Olympics are about to get under way. And thanks to NBC and its assorted networks and Web sites, you'll be able to spend the next two weeks pondering the intricacies of sports you never cared about before.

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Sport and the media are natural bedfellowsBRISTOL, jokes Chuck Pagano, lies in a "demilitarised zone": halfway between Boston and New York, in territory shared by Red Sox and Yankee fans. Sport is a serious business there--pretty much the only business, in fact. The town of 61,000 people is home to ESPN, a company that has become synonymous with sports broadcasting. With little modesty but no little justification, it styles itself "the world leader in sports".ESPN began life in 1979, when American television was ruled by three networks, ABC, CBS and NBC. "Cable television wasn't even cable television," says Mr Pagano, ESPN's head of technology and one of its first employees. Its founder, Bill Rasmussen, wanted to show Connecticut sport to Connecticut people, but discovered a much larger market. ...