Eric Miller/ReutersToronto gets its chance to experience the Jeremy Lin phenomenon. TORONTO – the Jeremy Lin show crossed the northern border, pushing the Linsanity to new heights and new latitudes. The Knicks, who play the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, held a full-blown news conference for Lin before their morning shootaround, which is almost unheard [...]
Big Shiny Robot – Video Game Quick Hits 2/14/12
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 at 7:40 am Category: News, Video Games Happy Valentine’s Day! well, if you’re a lady. if you’re a guy, happy day like any other day that requires you to spend excess money on a female! I’m really hoping that you saved $10 on those flowers you bought her by pre-ordering Twisted [...]
‘Twisted Metal’ review: Trying to take a franchise off of the scrapheap
The original Twisted Metal was a fun mess, a custom wrecking rig that soldered the basic gameplay of Mario Kart’s battle mode with the carnage-heavy cheese and grit of Mortal Kombat. the controls were all over the place and the writing was pure Roger Corman schlock, but the multiplayer was addicting and it was popular [...]
Leading Off: Lin’s Legend Grows
Mike Cassese/ReutersJeremy Lin after scoring the winning basket against Toronto on Tuesday night. Of course the final shot went in. Was there a doubt the latest rainbow drawn through the sky by Jeremy Lin would plunk into another pot of gold? In a sports universe now officially awash in Linsanity — hey, adding Canada makes [...]
New York Knicks fans in Taiwan? Yes, thanks to Jeremy Lin.
At the unlikely hour of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, dozens pack a downtown Taipei bar to bellow cheers as the big screen broadcast a live New York Knicks basketball game. Skip to next paragraph They took the morning off to watch Knicks star Jeremy Lin, born in the United States to Taiwanese parents, further his [...]
‘R.I.P Glenda Monster’ Trending: Bullied Lady Gaga Fan Commits Suicide or is it Another Death Hoax on Twitter?
Like us on Facebook However, her death news has stirred outrage among Gaga’s fans. People have posted hate comments about suicide and bullying. –@ Ladygaga fans are deeply saddened by another death of a fan (@ glendaMonster) who killed herself because she suffered bullying. –2 fans gaga dead in less than 14 days be a [...]
Jeremy Lin’s college, Harvard, defeats Penn before near-capacity crowd at Palestra
PHILADELPHIA– These are heady times for Harvard basketball. Former Crimson star point guard Jeremy Linn has been lighting up the Garden for the Knicks, showing that Ivy League players can make a successful transition to the NBA under the right circumstances. And Tommy Amaker’s current Harvard team (21-2, 7-0) won its 19th league game in [...]
RIFCO Surpasses $100 Million on its 10 Year Anniversary
Red Deer, Alberta, February 3, 2012: RIFCO INC. (TSXV-RFC) is pleasedto report that today the Company is celebrating its 10th yearanniversary. On February 2, 2002, RIFCO commenced operations when it granted itsfirst loan. The first loan cheque was hand delivered to a local vendor. RIFCO nowelectronically forwards $1 to $2 million dollars per week to [...]