The News Review:
- Roundup: Wii Sports Resort sells Xbox 360 lists titles for Games …
- Sales down for EA but Sims 3 and EA Sports Active sell big
- To collect or not to collect? Bill heads to the National Sports …
- LA City College suspends most sports programs amid budget cuts
- Mid-hio hosts IndyCar and ALMS this weekend
Roundup: Wii Sports Resort sells Xbox 360 lists titles for Games …
San Jose Mercury News
I had a slight inkling that Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort would be selling like hotcakes and the recent figure of more than 500000 sold proves that to be true. That’s a lot of Wii MotionPlus accessories and discs. It also could be good for fans of Zelda. A while back at E3 Shigeru Miyamoto hinted that a new Legend of Zelda may support the peripheral if enough people bought it. Right now it sounds as if that’s going to be very likely.
Sales down for EA but Sims 3 and EA Sports Active sell big
Ars Technica
verall net revenue was down to $644 million for EA compared to the $804 million it earned during the same period in 2009. But while sales were down for the company CE John Riccitiello says that the results were still “better than expected. ” This is due in large part to the performance of both.
To collect or not to collect? Bill heads to the National Sports …
ESPN
“I hadn’t enjoyed a full-fledged unencumbered convention experience until last week. Like always I didn’t plan it. Two weeks ago a buddy casually mentioned that he was heading to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. I collect sports-related things from time to time. Loved it through 10th grade in high school.
LA City College suspends most sports programs amid budget cuts
Los Angeles Times
City College suspends most sports programs amid budget cuts 9:17 AM | August 6 2009Los Angeles City College has suspended most of its sports programs for at least a year to deal with a multimillion-dollar budget deficit. College President Jamillah Moore told trustees Wednesday that the movewould save $700000 and prevent academic programs from being cut. Women's volleyball was spared because its season is about to start butsix other programs including men's and women's basketball are off. Several former basketball players said the program was a long andstoried one that offered a path out of poverty for many inner-cityyouths. "I just came back from Croatia where I spoke to 15 players who told meLos Angeles City changed my life" said Joseph Taylor 23.
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Mid-hio hosts IndyCar and ALMS this weekend
Newsday
Here are some notes. First from the Indy folks:Foyt Racing’s Ryan Hunter-Reay on the track: “Mid-hio is a really special place to me because I grew up racing Skip Barber there when I was 16 17 18 years old. I had my first pro-race series race there–the Barber Dodge Pro Series race. I love that place – it’s like the heart of road racing in America.
