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  • Matrix Ref: Whatever It Takes To Get The Call (VID)
    By on April 24, 2011 | Comments Off  Comments

    This referee does some Neo type moves to see the tap.

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  • Obama takes plunge, swims in Gulf
    By on August 15, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    The one really big question hanging over President Obama’s weekend vacation to Panama City, Florida, now has an answer.

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  • League takes some England blame
    By on August 3, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    The Premier League is only partly to blame for England’s World Cup failure, chief executive Richard Scudamore claims.

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  • Bicyclist Goes Down Hard And Takes Out Pack (Video)
    By on May 25, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    In the final turn this weekend in the Tour of California one guy in the front pack wipes out and takes out a big group of racers.

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  • Asus Takes Another Stab at Revolutionizing Netbook Market
    By on March 6, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Perhaps most well known for their netbook innovations with the Eee PC, Asus is at it again with their latest rollout at CeBIT Germany. The “Waveface Light,” a new concept laptop, can be used as a conventional laptop or converted to a tablet by removing the keyboard and opening it to a completely flat position. Sounds like either a stroke of genius or a “small widget broke and now it’s worthless” design issue.

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  • New Camera System Takes Guesswork out of Baseball Stats
    By on February 18, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    This off-season, the broadcast-tech company Sportvision will install a new player-tracking camera system into ballparks that could finally help produce accurate defensive statistics. Sportvision’s FieldFX camera system records the action while object-recognition software identifies each fielder and runner, as well as the ball.

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  • London takes over as Olympic host
    By on December 9, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Mayor Boris Johnson receives the Olympic flag to signal the start of London’s reign as Olympic host city and spark wild celebrations in the capital.

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  • Quidditch takes flight at Harvard
    By on November 24, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    It was a bizarre, magical request that apparently even cash-strapped Harvard University couldn’t refuse. “It’s a combination of dodge ball, soccer and track,” Rush said about the once-fictitious game, introduced to the world through J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter [website]” novels.

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  • Mercedes takes over Brawn F1 team
    By on November 16, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Mercedes buys and renames the Brawn F1 team in a deal that is likely to see Jenson Button partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2010.

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  • Enke funeral takes place
    By on November 15, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Tens of thousands of fans pay tribute to Germany’s goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide earlier this week.

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