| Online games aim to test brain power
Nintendo has been making ripples for the past year with Brain Age and Big Brain Academy, video games that test players' thinking through puzzles and other activities. The million-selling games are a big hit, especially with older gamers, and have spawned recent copycat titles in the video-game world. You can find similar brain games online.
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Auburn signs three area baseball stars
Prattville pitcher Cory Luckie, Stanhope Elmore outfielder Justin Jones and Edgewood Academy shortstop Chezz McCann all signed with the Tigers. The trio will join a group of five tri-county players on the Tigers' roster next year. "I've always been an Auburn fan and I've always wanted to play in the SEC," McCann said. "It's great to think that I'm about to be able to play at the next level." The three players have played together in the past and are looking forward to the opportunity to play together the next four years. "Me, Chezz and Justin have played summer ball together," said Luckie, who plans to room with Jones. "It's exciting to be able to keep playing together. It'll be a nice advantage to go in with some friends and to know some of the guys already there." Luckie will join former Prattville pitcher Evan Crawford at Auburn and is the second Prattville pitcher to sign a Division I scholarship this year.
Age-old question: What's best toy for a gift?
Big toy stores burst with plush stuffed animals, plastic goodies and pint-size balls of energy. For the uninitiated, the scene can be as intimidating as a towering stack of Legos. What's that finicky niece of yours into this week? Would your best friend's child go ga-ga or get bored by a Bratz doll? Would their picky parents approve? Where do you begin? .
JS COLUMN: Parental advice not always welcome
Freeport's Little League is about to open its season - and not a moment too soon. The winter lasted too long. Now, it's time to shag flies, field grounders, swing for the fences and forget, for a while, that the cold weather ever existed.Those who love baseball understand its unique cadence. It's a game of embedded anticipation: the on-deck circle, the long walk from the bullpen, the breathless second after a bang-bang play at first.It's a game that rewards - and fosters - patience. We ask players to understand that. Parents need to understand it, also.We've all heard the horror stories about the “Little League Parent," the bleacher-jockeys who believe they know better than the coaches and umpires. Perhaps you've heard him or her yelling in disgust at the boy who watches a third strike with the bases loaded or the young pitcher who squanders a three-run lead late in the game.
'Mario Strikers Charged' (Wii) - 27 New Screens
Mario Strikers: Charged Football is different from the average football game and is even more exciting and engaging than ever before, with a strong emphasis on each teams captain. These star players each have unique abilities and enhanced skills, which allow them to really influence the outcome of a game. The team captains all feature a Super Ability which can be used to devastate their opponents, ranging from Mario growing to giant proportions and trampling other players, to Peach taking a photo and freezing the entire opposing team on the spot. Tactical use of these super abilities can break down even the most stubborn defence. To top this off, in Mario Strikers: Charged Football players can choose 3 side-kicks (from a total of 8) who each have their own unique features which allows for tactical team customisation.
Right on, Mark
CHICAGO -- The rules during a no-hitter are never talk to the pitcher and certainly, never, ever utter the words "no-hitter" for fear of jinxing it. On Wednesday night, Mark Buehrle didn't care. "I'm always been the guy that said -- fifth inning, I went up to (backup catcher Toby Hall) and joked around, said 'Hey, you know I have a no-hitter going on right now,' " Buehrle said. "People try to jinx it. I was trying to jinx it on myself . . . Second, third inning on, I just went up and said, 'Hey guys, I got a no-hitter.' " .
Downtown Conroe Hosts the 4th Annual Gullo Conroe Kidzfest ...
Where can a kid find a whole lot of fun and games in a safe and friendly environment? At the 4th annual Gullo Conroe KidzFest, which returns to Downtown Conroe on the weekend of April 21 and 22, 2007. The best part is that the event offers free admission to all kids in Montgomery County; and while they toss a ball with a local athlete or participate in a safe and fun science experiment, parents get the opportunity to keep the kids safe by updating immunizations and having them fingerprinted by the Conroe Police Department. KidzFest has become one of the favorite annual events in Montgomery County in recent years -- and one of the best. "We start planning villages earlier every year," says Karen Ladyman, one of the event's organizers. "As a result, the villages each have a lot more activities, with better layout and planning.
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