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<em>Madden NFL 12</em> Said to Include Concussions to Present a Safety Message
Remarkably, Madden NFL 12 will depict players suffering concussions, according to the president of the NFL Players' Association, but apparently in a manner that reinforces the seriousness of the injury and the message that playing through one is not a… [Kotaku] ...
Roberto Clemente's 3,000th Hit, In Glorious Graphic-Novel Form
The following is excerpted from Santiago's 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente, a gorgeous graphic-novel biography of the martyred baseball great. Clemente got his 3,000th hit on Sept. 30, 1972, three months before he died in a plane crash. You can watch video of No. 3,000 here; Santiago's rendering b...
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters is an Experience Unlike Any Other
My first visit to Augusta National broke the club's dress code with almost criminal negligence: I was wearing basketball shorts, a T-shirt, and was unshaven to boot. Sure, I was on my couch, but I told myself I was stepping… [Kotaku] ...
Ten Days of Grace Brings Golf's Church to the Masses
Most golf fans, if they're lucky, will get to spend four days in early April at the venerated Augusta National Golf Course, scene of The Masters Tournament. Shannon Yates was on the course, sunup to sundown, for 10 straight library-quiet… [Kotaku] ...
Richmond Fought The Good Fight Against Kansas Until The Game Started
Your morning roundup for March 26, when James Corley of Conroe, Texas mulls the misfortune of not stopping after his 15th DUI conviction. Now, he'll have 99 years to practice counting to 1,030....
That <em>Tiger Woods PGA: The Masters</em> Ad is Fabulous — and It's Real
Well it did. These Green Jacket moments had no green screen. "James from San Jose" really did blast out of the sand on No. 10. "Thomas," the guy representing "you" on No. 18 really did drain that eight foot… [Kotaku] ...
UFC 128: A Hero Is Made And Dollars Are Born
NEWARK — Newark is as close as the UFC can get to New York City, but it's still too far. In the week leading up to the light heavyweight championship bout between Jon "Bones" Jones and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on Saturday night, the UFC welcomed fans to Radio City Music Hall, paraded a painted Chuck Li...
The Hater’s Guide To The Field Of 68, Part II
Time for Part Two of our Tournament hatefest. Miss Part One? You can read it right here, muchacho. ...
A Video Of "Real World: Walnut Creek" Rejects Set To Agitating Music Introduces The Pac-12 To America
Months before Colorado and Utah officially join its ranks, the Pac-12 reinvented itself today with a social-media blitz built around a new logo and "The Countdown is Over" video. That's hip. That's modern....
The Waiver-Wire Prospects of <em>MLB 2K11</em>
I'm thinking of a famous, very touching monologue by Earl Weaver, the Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, talking about cutting players during spring training.… [Kotaku] ...
The Hater’s Guide To The Field Of 68, Part I
It’s that time of year again. Time to break out the roasting jacket and say horrible, awful, incredibly mean-spirited things about every school participating in the NCAA tournament. And while I fucking hate the new 68-team bracket, that does give us a chance to hate on three extra schools this go r...
Looks Like We'll Have To Wait A Smidge Longer For The 2012 Olympics
On Monday evening, the London Olympic team unveiled a glimmering 500-day countdown clock in Trafalgar Square to mark the Games' impending arrival....
They Ruined The Goddamn Bracket
I was ready for the 68-team field to fuck with the process of filling out a bracket for your NCAA office pool. But I didn't quite realize the extent of it until yesterday, when they unveiled just how this retarded new format will work....
<em>MLB 11 The Show</em> is Still The Finest in the Field
I've seen the big leagues, son. I've squinted at the lights at Fenway as the sun makes a cotton candy sky behind the Citgo sign in left. But I ain't there right now. I'm down here chewing on grass, pitching… [Kotaku] ...
Here Are Your NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament No. 1 Seeds
The NCAA Selection Show started a few moments ago. They've announced the No. 1 seeds. Here they are:...
A Longtime Holdout Joins <em>Madden</em> This Year
Soldier Field, one of the more storied venues of the National Football League, has never appeared in the Madden NFL series, or any other NFL series. It's always been a generic venue under the name "Chicago Stadium," or "Chicago… [Kotaku] ...
Your Pre-Selection Final Four College Basketball Open Thread
In the waning hours before brackets start getting filled out, the lone question amid four conference championship games is whether Penn State, Dayton or Richmond would get into the NCAA Tournament with a loss. Penn State and Richmond both look good, but today's likely a play-in for Dayton, which fi...
Nickels, Dimes, Pennants, Pennies or Points, Sports Gamers Still Get Value
Typically, these were unlockable items - prototypes of avatar awards, you might say. You earned them by accumulating points in gameplay, or found a cheat code that handed over all of it. Either way, there was some means of getting… [Kotaku] ...
Imminent NFL Lockout Does Not Threaten <em>Madden 12</em>'s Release
Though the NFL's ownership is expected to lock players out, following a breakdown in negotiations with the players' union, EA Sports repeated reassurances that will have no impact on Madden NFL 12's release or its rosters.… [Kotaku] ...
This SportsCenter Anchor is Dedicated to a Different Show
To get their playing styles correct, Berthiaume matches certain stats from that player's year with ones similar to players in the current roster, then uses the latter's ratings in building out the player. For example, to derive Ott's contact rating… [Kotaku] ...