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NCAA Football ’11” makes college football the way it ought to be in a video game. You call a play effortlessly. You hand off the ball, or pass it — and that transaction goes smoothly.
Not all broadband Internet connections are equal. Some are faster than others. By a lot. It all depends on where you live and who pays for Internet service. And it’s all measured and reported regularly, so the data fits nicely into charts and maps, which is exactly what Net Index (www.NetIndex.com) delivers.
GONE POACHING: Nevada seeks new ways to convince businesses to call Silver State home.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has proposed a slate of reforms to revitalize Atlantic City. One idea is a state takeover of Atlantic City’s gaming and tourism district, removing the Boardwalk and adjoining areas from city stewardship. The gaming market has crumbled the past four years because of the recession and increased competition from neighboring states.
Green, the catchall eco-conscious term, increasingly means greenbacks for businesses. Companies are eagerly climbing aboard the sustainability bandwagon, as record unemployment, sluggish job growth and frozen credit markets sap business.
Travis Buck hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and a sacrifice fly in the eighth Saturday night to power the Sacramento River Cats to a 4-1 victory over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game in West Sacramento, Calif.
NEWTON, Iowa — Kyle Busch is now a better bet than the Nationwide Series field.
I received a photo, taken by a reader, that shows LeBron James sitting in the stands at the championship game of the Fab 48 AAU boys basketball tournament July 24 at Bishop Gorman High School. He was not surrounded by go-go dancers spelling out K-I-N-G on giant placards. He was not being served champagne by a waiter suspended from the ceiling by guy-wires, like Peter Pan or George Reeves.
Larry Anderson, Years: 1979 to 1983, Career highlights: The 6-foot-6-inch shooting guard ranks eighth on UNLV’s career scoring list with 1,818 points.
