Google Alert - games

News 21 new results for games

Gaming the Games: how net tools dodge network TV coverage Sydney Morning Herald Australians frustrated with rightsholders strangling coverage of the Olympic Games are resorting to extreme - and legally questionable - methods of following the matches. Channel 9's online offerings are limited and clearly inferior to the coverage the ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Homers Help Reds to Their 19th Victory in 22 Games New York Times By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Published: August 1, 2012. Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs for the second straight game Wednesday night as the Cincinnati Reds beat the visiting San Diego Padres, 6-4, for their 19th win in 22 games. See all stories on this topic »

Women athletes aim to keep the spotlight post-Games Chicago Tribune LONDON (Reuters) - Hailed as the Women's Games, the London Olympics have set new records for female participation but athletes fear that once the event comes to an end so will the interest in ladies sport yet again. London is the first Olympics where ... See all stories on this topic »

OLYMPIC GAMES: Adrian breaks long drought for U.S. in 100-meter freestyle San Angelo Standard Times LONDON – Nathan Adrian ended one of Team USA's longest-running gold medal droughts by the shortest of margins in the 100-meter freestyle Wednesday night. Adrian outtouched defending world champion James "The Missile" Magnusson of Australia by ... See all stories on this topic »

Michael Phelps: Why London Games May Still Leave Swimmer Feeling ... Bleacher Report American swimmer Michael Phelps entered the 2012 Olympic Games as the best swimmer on the planet. On Tuesday, Phelps became the all-time Olympic medal leader with 19. But when the Games come to a close, the heavily decorated swimmer may leave ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

MIND GAMES Boston.com The only laugh to be had in "Total Recall," a ripsnorting sci-fi action extravaganza that starts well and works its way down to average, is in the opening credits, where we learn that the movie's primary production company is called Original Film ... See all stories on this topic »

8 disqualified at London Games for trying to lose Newsday This is the Olympic Games." The eight players included four from South Korea, two from China and two from Indonesia. They were disqualified from competition but allowed to stay at the games -- a step lighter than expulsion, the penalty for positive ... See all stories on this topic » Newsday

Reds' Mesoraco suspended three games for ump bump, on DL USA TODAY Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount, for making contact with umpire Chad Fairchild during Monday's Reds-Padres game at Great American Ball Park. Mesoraco said he will appeal. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

NBC expects to break even on broadcasting Olympic Games AZ Central.com NEW YORK - Viewer excitement about the Olympics is translating into gold for NBC: The broadcaster now expects to break even on the London Games rather than take a loss. "We are way ahead of where we thought we'd be," NBCUniversal CEO Steve ... See all stories on this topic »

London confident of avoiding Games curse Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - London organizers are confident future planning for 2012 Games venues and the Olympic Park will stop the curse that has plagued other host cities from infecting Britain's capital. Keith Mills, deputy chairman of organizing committee ... See all stories on this topic »

US boxers take a pounding at London Games Los Angeles Times But that team hasn't been unified long, with six fighters qualifying for the Games less than three months ago. And the coaching staff wasn't in place until late June, when Basheer Abdullah, the national team coach in Athens in 2004, was put in charge. See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Britian wins first gold medals of games The Augusta Chronicle LONDON — Host Britain picked up its first two gold medals of the games on Wednesday when Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the final of the women's pair at the rowing regatta and cyclist Bradley Wiggins took the time trial. Glover and Stanning ... See all stories on this topic »

The London Olympic Games and the cost to small businesses and taxpayers Washington Post (blog) The London organizers originally projected that staging the games would cost $8 billion, a pretty penny, indeed. But now it looks like the true bill will be between $17 billion and $19 billion. Meanwhile, the economic boost from the games appears minimal. See all stories on this topic »

NBC's 'Today' plays familiar Games USA TODAY Since its last Olympic trip to Vancouver, NBC's Today show has substantially changed its team — with Savannah Guthrie and Natalie Morales joining Matt Lauer and Al Roker in the prime spots, Ann Curry exiting, and Meredith Vieira, Ryan Seacrest and ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Olympics: Five stories from Wednesday at London Games San Jose Mercury News Host nation gets its first golds: Britain picked up its first two gold medals of the Games when Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the final of the women's pair at the rowing regatta, and cyclist Bradley Wiggins took the time trial. Wiggins, who ... See all stories on this topic »

No new Britton in Bronx: Yankees rout Orioles 12-3 Press of Atlantic City "It's fun to be playing games at this point in the year," Adam Jones said. "It's my fifth year here, and it's the first time in August that the games really do matter. It's fun, and it's important. We knew today's game was really important. We wanted ... See all stories on this topic »

5 Games the Titans Have to Win to Make the Playoffs Bleacher Report The Titans were one win away from a playoff bid last season, and that was with Chris Johnson having the worst season of his career by a wide margin. The Titans have a tough schedule ahead of them this season, but with a few key wins, they could end up ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

NATO troops watch Games with weapons at hand AFP By Joris Fioriti (AFP) – 32 minutes ago. KABUL — After 30 years of war, the London Olympics are a distant dreamworld for most Afghans -- and even the 130000 NATO-led troops from 50 countries watch the television broadcasts with weapons close at hand. See all stories on this topic » AFP

Four local baseball stars to participate in the Area Code Games next week Boston Herald (blog) Herald All-Scholastic pitcher/first baseman Ben Bowden (in photo on left) of Lynn English headlines a group of four local players competing in the Area Code Baseball Games next week in California. Joining Bowden on the New York Yankees roster are ... See all stories on this topic »

Azarenka, Serena reach QFs at London Games Fox News Wimbledon, England – Reigning world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and Wimbledon champion Serena Williams were a pair of third-round winners Wednesday at the Olympic Tennis Event. The Belarusian Azarenka was pushed in a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 victory over 16th- ... See all stories on this topic »

Spirit of Olympic Games lost in badminton scandal Chicago Sun-Times When drunken Lithuanian fans made monkey sounds—on and on and on—as their national basketball team played Nigeria, you had to wonder if the brotherhood of the Games is just an illusion. One of those Lithuanians made the Nazi salute to a pair of black ... See all stories on this topic »

---

Tip: Use site restrict in your query to search within a site (site:nytimes.com or site:.edu). Learn more.

Delete this alert.
Create another alert.
Manage your alerts.

Related Posts :