July 10, 2010

NEWEGG SUMMER WANFEST 10

NEWEGG SUMMER WANFEST 10


Summer Newegg Wanfest SSF4 Online Tournament 6/28
Newegg is back with the Summer Wanfest series of online tournaments, sponsored by Intel, with over $20,000 in prizes up for grabs! The Newegg Wanfest events are FREE to compete in and are open to everyone living in the United States or Canada. Sign-up now to compete in the following events:

* Super Street Fighter IV (1v1) on Xbox 360 starts June 28
* Counter-Strike: Source (5v5) on PC starts July 5
* Heroes of Newerth (5v5) on PC starts July 12
* Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (4v4) on PC starts July 19
* Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4v4) on Xbox 360 starts August 2
Remember, registration is FREE! Signup today and don't miss out on the action at http://wanfest.newegg.com

SyFy Channel series, Haven premieres tonight – Examiner... Did You Watch?

SyFy Channel series, Haven premieres tonight – Examiner
The Syfy channel likes its weirdness in neat little packages. In "Eureka," beginning its fourth season today, a U.S. marshal and his daughter (Colin Ferguson and Jordan Hinson) are stranded, then take up residence, in a strange town in the Northwest. It turns out to be a settlement for scientists conducting out-there research that goes awry far more often than it goes right. In "Warehouse 13," which began its second season Tuesday, two FBI agents (Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly) are assigned to a top-secret storage facility in South Dakota that holds the world's collection of strange, supernatural, goofy and dangerous artifacts. Armed with purple "neutralizer" goo, they travel the world to track down problematic pieces and contain them.
Eureka returns tonight at 9pm ET followed by the premiere of Haven. Will Did you watch?
I’ve noticed that Syfy shows that aren’t at least loosely based on some other series franchise don’t seem to generate nearly as much noise on the Internet. Is it possible that even though its airing on a summer Friday that Haven will spur more viewing and yet less Internet discussion than either Caprica or Stargate Universe?  Stay tuned.

LeBron's new reality: He's the villain now

LeBron's new reality: He's the villain now

The clue that LeBron James didn’t have one came twenty-something minutes into what promises to go down as the most over-hyped and over-produced hour in sports television history:

That’s when he called his experience with free agency “real humbling.”Another 30 minutes of so would pass before “The Decision’s” first authentic moment. It came as Michael Wilbon asked James for reaction to the sight of his erstwhile fans in Cleveland now burning his jersey.

He wore an unmistakable expression of shock. You could see it finally dawn on him, this new reality. A media event born of the power struggle between CAA and Endeavor/William Morris had quickly devolved into one of those old-school wrestling interviews. Apparently, the possibility of jersey-burning hadn’t been addressed in any of the memos. In their zeal to hatch the perfect plan, the King’s minions had underestimated the backlash. Without even having to dye his hair, LeBron James had suddenly become the biggest heel in American sports.

“I can’t get involved in that,” he said. “This is a business.”


Inside The Panthers: 2010 Draft Debuts


On another special summer edition of FOX Sports Florida's "Inside The Panthers," host Frank Forte takes a look at the Panthers at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, which was held June 25th and 26th in Los Angeles. The Panthers drafted Erik Gudbranson with the third overall selection among 13 picks.

Inside The Panthers: 2010 Draft Special goes inside the workings of the Florida Panthers efforts at the Draft. The show tracks the Panthers final pre-draft interviews and evaluations of the prospects, we well as General Manager Dale Tallon's efforts to acquire more picks above and beyond the Panthers #3 overall selection.

Panthers play-by-play announcer Steve Goldstein conducted interviews with Gudbranson and additional first round selections Nick Bjugstad and Quinton Howden. The Panthers also had two early picks in the 2nd round, and Inside The Panthers also interviewed John McFarland and Alexander Petrovic.

Inside The Panthers concludes with a wrapup of the overall strategy at the draft and in the near future with comments from Tallon and Head amateur scout Scott Luce.