Playing on Both Sides
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You might buy a Mac to get away from Microsoft, but it can be hard to avoid Windows.
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HERAKLIO, Greece -- It&#39;s almost as though their careers are intertwined, one just beginning, the other only a gold-medal match away from retirement.
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I'm not so good with buttons, especially those that control video games. When I play, it's a full-body experience with a lot of arm movement as I try to move my little guy on the screen. The physical activity does nothing to influence the game, but it's good exercise and provides plenty of amusement to my brothers, significant others and anyone else watching.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Sep. 19--VICTORVILLE -- Sometimes golf can bring people together. This time, it is highlighting their differences.
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In some countries, the national spectator sport is soccer or tennis. In Ukraine, the joke goes, it's elections.
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The extra point is supposed to be a routine play. When you think about it, a lot of it is muscle memory. Snap, hold and a short kick by a former soccer player.
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The sport's rulebook says it's to be played in a 'ladylike' fashion (though it's coed), but competition can be cutthroat.
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The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense.
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Tune into a classic rivalry in the same league as Russell and Chamberlain, or Itchy and Scratchy.
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When it comes to switching positions for the good of the team, some players do it comfortably while others, according to Patriots coach Bill Belichick, wouldn't even be asked. &quot;Some players can interchange from position to position seamlessly and you would never know sometimes what their primary spot was,&quot; said Belichick, whose team had a day off from ...
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Take advantage of cards instead of it being the other way around.
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Running the country is no game. It just sounds like one sometimes. In the Bush White House, sports are a metaphor for life. Better keep up if you want to play.
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Friendship is one thing, competition quite another. That was apparent when reporters asked Juwan Howard and Liu Wei about playing against friends, Chris Webber and Yao Ming, in the China Games.
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Two unlikely foes have launched a mock feud to be waged in a sea of green.
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Two sides with something to prove barrel down a narrow road at one another with no intention of letting up. If neither swerves at the last second, there will be a crash that inflicts heavy damage on both.
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New data gives a peek into how the players are posed to do.
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The atmosphere suits certain players. While others have to learn to deal with the unique situations that a New York crowd promote.