Archive for May 8th, 2007

Reports: Mitchell seeks players’ medical records

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

The medical records of Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro are being sought by investigators in baseball’s steroids probe, The New York Times reported on its Web site Tuesday night.

Jack Thompson’s Next Victim:…Wendy’s?

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Not content with attacking explicit rap lyrics, videogame developers, and even videogame sites, Jack Thompson has now turned his crusading glare towards fast food restaurants.

Bonds hits 745th career home run

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Barry Bonds hit his 745th career home run Tuesday night, moving within 10 of Hank Aaron’s record 755.

A-Rod hits 15th homer in win

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

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Beckett downs Jays for MLB-leading 7th win

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

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Astros spoil Griffey’s 568th homer, hold off Reds

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

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Examiner: Autopsy of Broncos’ Nash inconclusive

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

An autopsy on Broncos running back Damien Nash found no drugs or unnatural substances of any kind in his system. An exact cause of death could not be determined, the St. Louis County medical examiner’s office said Tuesday night.

Intel: Al Qaeda May Be Stronger Than Ever

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

When President Bush talks about Osama bin Laden these days, it’s usually to rally support for the U.S. effort in Iraq. Last month, he told an audience that bin Laden and his al Qaeda network “have made it clear they want to drive us from Iraq to establish safe haven in order to launch further attacks.” But over the past year, U.S. intelligence agencies have completely revised their assessment of al Qaeda and reached an alarming conclusion: Bin Laden already has a safe haven-in Pakistan-and may be stronger than ever. [Bandelier]

Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update lands tonight

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

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The Major informs us all that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update — the one that enables MSN contacts, new video codecs, and a whole host of other features — lands late tonight, supposedly at or around 2:00AM PST. (Ok, fine, technically that’s tomorrow.) Our advice to you: don’t wait up for it. Just leave your Xbox on and your cats will inevitably walk all over the buttons, eventually causing you to log on overnight and download the update. (Technique also works with small children.) Or you can just download it tomorrow, but don’t be upset if it takes a little while, ok?

[Via Major Nelson]

 

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Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update lands tonight

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

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The Major informs us all that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update — the one that enables MSN contacts, new video codecs, and a whole host of other features — lands late tonight, supposedly at or around 2:00AM PST. (Ok, fine, technically that’s tomorrow.) Our advice to you: don’t wait up for it. Just leave your Xbox on and your cats will inevitably walk all over the buttons, eventually causing you to log on overnight and download the update. (Technique also works with small children.) Or you can just download it tomorrow, but don’t be upset if it takes a little while, ok?

[Via Major Nelson]

 

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Short Ends: A Number Of Things You Probably Would Have Been Better Off Not Seeing

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

· Even more than the original that inspired it, we blame this video for the loss of David Hasselhoff’s visitation rights.

· Also pretty disturbing: This photo of Cate Blanchett.

· Nearly as…

Marketing: Shrek Happy Meals Sorely Lacking In Happy-Making Ingredients

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

As Shrek, DreamWorks’ Great Green Hope for a profitable summer, continues to find himself the bearer of mixed nutritional messages aimed at the roly-poly youth of America, corporate…