Archive for June 11th, 2008

Beltran’s 13th-inning walk-off HR fuels Mets’ win

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

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A Movie A Day: Quint checks out POCKET MONEY (1972)
You can’t buy back a bad impression.

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Soriano breaks hand in Cubs’ win, out six weeks

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

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Uggla’s 9th-inning grand slam lifts Marlins by Phils

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

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Jindal Performed Exorcism on Friend

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Bobby Jindal, the 36-year old governor of Louisiana, is being taken seriously by the national press as a candidate on the shortlist to be John McCain’s Vice President. No one doubts that he’s a political prodigy — his impressive resume includes stints as president of the state university system, a Congressman and now governor. But one of Jindal’s job titles hasn’t gotten much attention — and it just might prompt a few questions if his Veep candidacy gains steam: Exorcist.

Forde: For Mickelson, dreams of Open title fading fast

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

It’s now or never, back against the wall, do or die time for Phil Mickelson. Sound overly dramatic? It’s not. If Lefty can’t pull off a U.S. Open win on a course he grew up playing while he’s on top of his game and his archnemesis Tiger Woods is coming off surgery, it’s never going to happen, writes ESPN.com’s Pat Forde.

The Donut Of Truth [Short Ends]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

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Obama Recruits Web Truth Squad

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Barack Obama is recruiting senior staff to fight internet smear campaigns that could damage his chances against John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. The new unit will combat online rumor campaigns, including allegations that he is neither a Christian nor a patriotic American.

NBA ref responds to Donaghy’s 2002 playoff claim

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

NBA referee Bob Delaney, one of three referees to work Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals, told ESPN that he has never been contacted by NBA or federal investigators concerning allegations by former referee Tim Donaghy.

Red Wings assistant McLellan to coach Sharks

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

The Sharks hired former Red Wings assistant Todd McLellan as their head coach, bringing in a leader with Stanley Cup-winning credentials to replace the fired Ron Wilson.

AMD achieves Open GL ES 2.0 compliance, brings Xbox 360 graphics to mobile platform

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

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AMD Open GL ES 2.0A few months ago, AMD promised Xbox 360 graphics on handhelds, and as of today it’s delivered on the concept. AMD announced it has achieved Open GL ES 2.0 mobile graphics technology compliance with hardware that cranks out the same AMD Unified Shader Architecture as the Microsoft gaming console. The new graphics standard will no doubt butt heads with NVIDIA’s Tegra platform, which also promises serious mobile graphics. Meanwhile, AMD’s comparison of their new certification to the Xbox 360 may just be a way to wow us, but we gotta wonder if this could bring some hope to a mobile Xbox 360, whether Microsoft says they’re into it or not. Good times.

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Studio Players Blame Everyone But Themselves For Multiplex Glut [Bitch Session]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Jon Favreau isn’t the only one haunted by release dates these days, though the execs polled recently by Claudia Eller and Josh Friedman aren’t necessarily worried about having less than two years to…