What's Happening With Vivendi Games Mobile? Possible Sale Coming (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
What is happening with Vivendi Games Mobile, the mobile gaming unit of VG which is now part of Activision after the merger. We have been hearing rumblings of the mobile unit being disposed off, but haven't been able to confirm to who.

Work to start on new games area (BBC News)
Work is due to start on transforming old tennis courts into a state-of-the-art games area in Lancashire parkland.

NBA to play 2 exhibition games in China in Oct. (Sports Illustrated)
BEIJING (AP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said on Wednesday.

CTV going wall-to-wall for Winter Games (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canadian broadcaster CTV, host broadcaster of the 2010 Olympics from Vancouver/Whistler, is planning round-the-clock coverage of the Winter Games.

Tonight's high school football games postponed (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Today's four high school football games have been postponed until Friday due to inclement weather. John Marshall at Armstrong will play at 4 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., L.C. Bird will be at Meadowbrook, Thomas Dale at Manchester and Henrico at Matoaca.

Three free games not to miss (Geek.com)
There are lots of free games floating around the internet and the recent growth in interest in indie gaming means that this number is only going to increase as months go on. Some of these games are better than others and some are downright fantastic. The tough part is getting through all the OK stuff [...]

At Least 15 Tennessee Basketball Games To Be Televised Nationally ESPN College GameDay Will Appear In Knoxville (The Chattanoogan)
KNOXVILLE -- At least 23 of Tennessee’s 30 regular season games in 2008-09 will be televised, including at least 15 that will be broadcast nationally.

Scottish games at Old Fort Ontario (Rome Sentinel)
OSWEGO — Citizens of Scottish descent and those interested in Scottish history are invited to attend the second annual Scots-Jacobite Weekend at Old Fort Ontario on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The unique event will feature demonstrations of 18th century Scottish life, historic weapons drills, open fire-pit cooking, battle recreations, games, music, colorful period clothing, ...

Canadian Paralympians encourage Canadians to experience the Games (Welland Tribune)
VANCOUVER As the world's top Paralympians gather in Beijing for the 2008 Paralympic Games, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today announced details of how spectators can start planning to attend some of the most inspirational and affordably priced sporting events in [...]

Educational Games on Finances (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
If you're looking for educational games to teach kids about money and finances, there's a plethora of downloadable software, books and games designed for children to have fun monitoring their savings.