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UCSB's Johnson selected as USA flag bearer at World University Games KSBY San Luis Obispo News - Aug 12, 2011 The senior-to-be guard has been selected to represent the United States of american as the USA's flag bearer for Friday's Opening Ceremony of the 2011 World University Games. "It's unbelievable," said Johnson in a release issued by the UCSB Athletics

Roundup: Verlander first to 17 wins as Tigers avoid sweep USA Today - Aug 12, 2011 To get the latest sports news from USA TODAY, including game results, columns and features, follow us on Twitter at @USATODAYSports. Rivera gave up a three-run homer to pinch-hitter Russell Branyan on his first pitch in the ninth before getting two

Google takes swing at Facebook in social games USA Today - Aug 12, 2011 AP AP The search giant's Google+ social site on Thursday unleashed a move into casual games with such titles as Angry Birds and Zynga Poker, putting it squarely on a collision course with the social-networking

Vanderbilt's John Jenkins scores 24 points, leads US team to win The Tennessean - Aug 12, 2011 Vanderbilt's John Jenkins scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting from 3-point range to lead the USA World University Games team past Chinese pro team New Century in an 88-61 men's basketball exhibition win Thursday in Huizhou, China.

USA-Mexico, the verdict Soccer America - Aug 12, 2011 There is precedence to ESPN's decision to stick with the Little League game and move the start of the USA-Mexico game. When faced with back-to-back live events, ESPN almost always sticks with the game nearing its conclusion and moves the game just

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TV on Tap: "Haven" Signs up for Twitter, Alan Ball is Working on a "Banshee ... AfterElton.com - Aug 11, 2011 Maybe there's another way to get TV shows about poor people made other than importing them from the UK. Syfy series Haven will attempt a different kind of storytelling with Friday's episode by making use of Twitter. A seven episode arc will see newsmen

Desperate Times for TV Networks Daily Beast - Aug 09, 2011 (Netflix is reportedly in talks for other original series as well.) Was there really a time when more than 30 million people watched ER? Add to this the fact that DVRs and online streaming platforms like Hulu and Amazon have split viewership into

Tony Nominee Bobby Cannavale Signs On for Season Four of Nurse Jackie Broadway.com - Aug 11, 2011 Cannavale earned Tony nominations for The Motherf**er With the Hat and Mauritus. His other stage credits include Trust, Fucking A, Hurlyburly and A Flea in Her Ear. He earned an Emmy Award for his guest stint on Will and Grace. Cannavale's film and TV

John Stamos In 'Dead Lawyers': Star Attached To Sony-Bought TV Series Huffington Post - Aug 02, 2011 Bouncing around in well-received guest roles since the end of "ER" in 2009, it looks like John Stamos will soon have a brand new, permanent TV home. And he'll be the series lead, to boot. Deadline reports that Stamos is attached to star in "Dead

'True Blood,' Season 4, Episode 7, 'Cold Grey Light of Dawn': TV Recap Wall Street Journal (blog) - Aug 08, 2011 Back to the least compelling plotline of the series, Lafayette and Jesus, who are still holed up in Mexico and who have just realized Lafayette is capable of being possessed by spirits. After Jesus feebly tells his grandfather that he won't stay there

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