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.

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.

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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 …

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

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Randhir Singh has called for a revamp of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games’ organizing committee after widespread concerns over preparations for the event.

A senior Indian Olympic official has joined the Commonwealth Games Federation chief in urging New Delhi organizers to speed up preparations or risk jeopardizing the success of the 2010 event.

Last weekend, several area teams played overtime games, revealing the various strategies involved when teams are forced to play an extra session.

Concerns over India’s plans for the 2010 Commonwealth Games are valid, a top official says.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankee Stadium record for home runs in a season has been broken with eight games to spare.