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Want Zune HD Games? Prepare to Watch Ads (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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Microsoft has released a handful of free games for its new Zune HD, but these games, developed in-house, come with a catch: ads. You’ll have to watch either a static or video advertisement while the game starts up.

Yanks’ Posada, Jays’ Carlson suspended 3 games each (USA Today)

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Yankees catcher and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson have each been suspended for three games following their bench-clearing brawl.

‘Need for Speed’ titles lead pack of racing games (Newsday)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) â€” The video game racing genre is gearing up for a traffic jam. Nearly a dozen racing games are expected to drive onto store shelves before the end of the year, competing for the attention of gamers at a time when sales have tapped the brakes. “Forza MotorSport 3,” ”Dirt 2,” ”Blur,” ”MotorStorm: Arctic Edge” and “Gran Turismo” for the PlayStation Portable are among the titles …

Great Scot! Annual Highland games in NH (Boston Globe)

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Great Scot! It’s time for the annual Highland Games in New Hampshire. The annual, three-day cultural celebration starts Friday in Loon Mountain. There will be whisky tastings, dinners and dances, fiddle and harp competitions, athletics and concerts.

Fourth & Ben? Steelers QB excels in tight games (AP via Yahoo! News)

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Fourth quarter, team’s down by 4, 75 yards to go, 2:30 to play. Exactly the situation in which games are won and lost, careers are made or ruined, coaches get hired or fired.

Yankee Stadium HR record falls with 8 games left (Sports Illustrated)