Valve Offering Free Portal 2 and DOTA 2 After Security Breach?
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Yesterday we reported on Steam's security breach in which their database was accessed by hackers, who made off with encrypted personal information such as passwords, email and billing addresses, and possibly credit card numbers.
Today there's more news, but it's of the nicer variety. From an email that was sent by Gabe Newell, Valve is going to be "rolling out some free copies of DOTA 2 and Portal 2 soon". It's not clear from the email whether that move is meant to appease customers worried about the leak, but with the timing of it one would guess that's the case.
It's also important to stress again that any information accessed was heavily encrypted and Valve doesn't have cause to believe that we'll need to change our passwords or credit card info. That kind of a claim is usually small comfort, but Valve has a history of transparency and honesty with its customers.
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Toledo wants Syracuse win erased after officiating gaffe
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TOLEDO, Ohio -- Toledo wants Syracuse's 33-30 overtime win against the Rockets to be vacated after a Big East official acknowledged that replay officials wrongly awarded an extra point for a kick that was no good.
Toledo athletic director Mike O'Brien said he has asked the Mid-American Conference commissioner to request that the Big East give Toledo the victory.
MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher released a statement Monday.
"Since the conclusion of the Toledo-Syracuse game, I have been in communication with Big East commissioner John Marinatto, along with Rogers Redding, secretary-rules editor of the NCAA Football Rules Committee. By rule once the game is declared over the score is final and there is no recourse to reverse an outcome.
"I share the frustration and regret with our Toledo coaches, student-athletes, administration and supporters of the Rockets football program. Immediately following the game, Bill Carollo, coordinator of officials of the Midwest Football Officials Alliance (MAC, Big Ten, Missouri Valley), reviewed the play and was in contact with Big East coordinator of officials, Terry McAuley, and both officials agreed that the ruling on the field and replay official both failed to make the correct call.
"As disappointing as this situation is, we are confident that proper action will be taken by the Big East Conference."
Toledo made a field goal to force overtime Saturday, but the Orange came back with a field goal to win. The Rockets are upset because video showed Syracuse narrowly missed an extra-point attempt after an earlier touchdown. Officials who reviewed the kick let the extra point stand.
Manny Ramirez posts bail, out of jail after battery charge
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Former World Series MVP Manny Ramirez was released from jail Tuesday after authorities arrested him for allegedly slapping his wife during a dispute at their South Florida home.
Ramirez was released from the Broward County Jail on $2,500 bail on the domestic battery charge. Broward Circuit Judge Jon Hurley ordered that he have no direct contact with his wife.
The former World Series MVP, charged with domestic battery, posts bail at $2,500. (AP) Broward sheriff's officials say 39-year-old Ramirez was arguing with his wife, Juliana, Monday afternoon when he slapped her face, causing her to hit her head on their bed's headboard. She told the deputy she was afraid the situation would escalate.
Authorities say Ramirez denied hitting his wife.
Ramirez was met by several family members when he left the jail just before noon, getting into a white Cadallic Escalade.
A knot of reporters and television cameras had followed him to the parking lot, but he refused to answer questions saying, "Let me see, where's my family?"
When a reporter said "You have to give us something," Ramirez replied: "Not my problem."
He spoke to another TV reporter in Spanish and put his arm around two of the female reporters. He was wearing a tight, muscle-showing T-shirt and dark, low-slung pants.
One woman, who identified herself as his sister, spoke briefly.
"He's my brother, we love him no matter what. He's an amazing guy and we love him no matter what," she said before rolling up the window. She refused to give her name.
Ramirez retired in April from the Tampa Bay Rays after he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Rather than face a 100-game suspension for a second violation of Major League Baseball's drug policy, the 12-time All-Star left the game.
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Ramirez previously served a 50-game ban in 2009 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Second-time offenders get double that penalty.
One of the game's great sluggers, Ramirez was named MVP of the World Series in 2004 and helped Boston end an 86-year title drought.
He was selected 13th overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 1991 amateur draft out of New York City and rose quickly through the minor leagues with a youthful exuberance and natural charisma.
He broke into the majors in 1993 and played his first full season the following year, when he finished second to the Royals' Bob Hamlin in voting for Rookie of the Year. Ramirez went on to establish himself as one of the game's most feared hitters, adopting a dreadlock hairdo that seemed to mirror his happy-go-lucky demeanor.
He signed with the Red Sox as a free agent in December 2000, helping the long-suffering franchise win the World Series a few years later, then doing it again in 2007.
The Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers in July 2008. He instantly became a fan favorite on the West Coast, with "Mannywood" signs popping up around town, as he led Los Angeles to the NL West title and a sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the playoffs. The clutch performances earned Ramirez a $45 million, two-year contract.
All that goodwill fizzled the following May, when Ramirez tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin, a banned female fertility drug often used to help mask steroid use.
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Oswalt is stopped (back), after two such cards as Phils trounce
23 June 2011
St. LOUIS--Chris Carpenter at last a another win. He had more than enough help.
The Cardinals starters who had won since May 10 not threw seven strong innings and Jon Jay and Lance Berkman homered St. Louis to a 12-2-win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday to lead.
Carpenter (2-7) allowed one run and five hits, a string of seven consecutive following starts without stopping victory. Carpenter seven painted and walked one.
"I feel nor I would a quality guy, every fifth day running out there," Carpenter said. "I believe in me and I think my stuff and my ability to get outs."
St. Louis won for the first time since three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols on Sunday sharing his left forearm. The Cardinals managed only two runs and 11 hits during the first two games without Pujols, who is 4-6 weeks.
Philadelphia Starter Roy Oswalt (4-6) left after two innings due to tightness in his lower back. He gave four runs and five hits in his shortest since a two inning outing in a 9 loss to Atlanta on September 10, 2009.
"I was throwing the ball as the ball more surging," Oswalt said. "I will have an MRI on Monday, I think."
The Phillies, sweeping the three-game series sought, closed out a six game trip at 3-3.
Carpenter joined the game run with 11-lowest support among NL starters to 3.38 runs per game. His team-mates scored three times in the second and once in the third, referred to it by an early 5-0-padding.
Zimmermann has at least six innings in 14 of 16 starts of this season. It allows three or less in four his last six starts, but could a victory due to the absence of which pick up offensive support.
"I feel just like every time when it adopted the Hill, he has had bad luck," Berkman said. "The guy can catch not only a break."
Former 10 the first 11 hitters Zimmermann. He made three consecutive singles in the sixth, including a run-scoring single by Ryan Howard, with two outs.
In particular, he confused the Cardinals only, though.
"He was angry the whole game," said Cardinals rookie catcher Tony Cruz. "What I called, he was there." "He was just on."
Jay hit his fifth Homer of the season, a 422-foot shot to the right of Oswalt, the Cardinals a 1-0-lead type. Berkman from a six run outburst in the watch with a three-run shot, his 18 of season limited.
Colby Rasmus, skip Schumaker, and rookie catcher Tony Cruz opened the second with consecutive singles, pushing the lead to 2-0. Carpenter added a sacrifice bunt, before torn Ryan Theriot two-run single to make it 4-0.
Cruz added a run-scoring single in the sixth. 2 For 3 with the first two RBI of his career ended.
Matt Holliday went two runs with a single bases loaded in the eighth you painkillers that Danys Baez, who gave up six runs in the inning.
Carlos Ruiz hit an zwei-Out Homer in the ninth for Philadelphia.
Notes
The Phillies fell to 19-17 on the road and remain one of the five teams with records from home to win way. Holliday broke from a 0 to 10 skid with a third inning double. In his career against Philadelphia is 6-2. Berkman has 54 RBI. He had 58 all last season.
Knicks leaves after President Walsh post search
Donnie Walsh is not as President of the New York Knicks, representing the someone else continues to work building began he must find.
The Knicks announced in a statement on Friday that Dolan agreed mutually Chairman Walsh and Madison Square Garden James, that Walsh will not return as his contract at the end of June, a somewhat surprising on and large loss to a team are based on his best season in a decade expires.
He said the 70-year old Walsh on Thursday decided that he is not up to the Dolan's-request that he stay on for at least two years.
"I was not sure that I wanted to go and pay me several years." On the other hand, I understand, why would he want to, that "said Walsh on a conference call."
It opens up questions whether coach, Mike D'Antoni for the last year of his deal, can return, although Walsh D'Antoni would remain appropriate.
"I know that he is the man, the this team to the next level," said Walsh. "Mike wants the work to see through."
Walsh was apparently again had he been willing to agree, stay for at least a couple of seasons, especially since the next in danger due to the NBA's work situation. But he has health problems, fought and was the most his family remained in Indiana, when he moved to New York separated from.
"I miss my wife and my family, and this is a situation, 24-7, as many GM are situations." This is even more, "said Walsh." "I am running out of energy."
Walsh spent three seasons in New York, leading massive reconstruction efforts, which the Knicks back into the playoffs of this season following the acquisition of Amar ' E Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.
But Dolan does not pick up his option for next season, and reconcile the two concepts of an extension could not.
"In a relatively short time with the Knicks, Donnie made a huge impact, that feeling will be for many years," said Dolan. "We thank Donnie for his leadership, hard work and many contributions to the revitalization of the team".
The Knicks said Walsh, who will move back to Indiana, a consultant will next season. Senior Vice President Glen Grunwald serves as interim Managing Director.
Walsh came in New York after the 2007-08 season and was cleaning up immediately to work the confusion by Isiah Thomas links. That meant spent two years reduce one of the highest payrolls in the League, the Knicks always far enough under the salary cap make two top players last summer.
The Knicks got only Stoudemire but in February for Anthony traded and finished 42-40, their first winning record in a decade. You failed in their first season of Boston since 2004, and the roster needs compete essential upgrades with top teams in the Eastern Conference.
Walsh said he had to return wanted to make, but his desire reduces time to realize that he could do the job for less than 100 percent went. But he is satisfied, he made enough steps, the Knicks ahead again.
"I'm not exploit." I have the team where it is, "he said." "I understand that the franchise needs a commitment for more than a year."
Walsh denies friction with Dolan or Thomas, where the owner has remained close with and was hired almost in last summer as a consultant.
"I don't think that Isiah Thomas had with basically nothing to do nothing, that I am doing now," said Walsh, reports of Thomas participation "a nuisance." call
The highly respected Walsh came to his home town team after 24 years with the Indiana Pacers. He joined their front-office of Director-General in the year 1986, became President 1988 and CEO in 2003, turning the franchise into a perennial Eastern Conference contender that reached the 2000 NBA Finals team.
That was an embarrassment on and off the Court during Thomas rule, he brought professionalism to a Knicks organization, unloaded some of the onerous contracts, which prevents them for years and the team relax media policy.
His record in New York was underwhelming--high Lottery picks Danilo Gallinari and Jordan Hill are already gone, but Gallinari in the trade Anthony-- but Walsh always said that his focus was free agency, believe that was the fastest way to create a team.
"I think that I would do that," said Walsh. "I think I have, that you first."
Sesame Street: After officially announced on a monster, developed by double fine
If Sesame Street: once on a monster was the first leaked by Microsoft, I wasn't impressed at all, and was far more concerned about Halo. That changed as Tim Schafer took to the stage and revealed that he would develop the title.
Schafer said:
"For the first time that I [my son] could say was, that I make a game for them"
Then, he showed that a man and child plays an Elmo and cookie monster mini game to support the game with Kinect.
Calhoun ' 55 / 45' after returning to the sideline UConn
SARASOTA, Florida-Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said Friday night he is "55 / 45" percent leaning toward returning for next season.
UConn coach Jim Calhoun and the national champion Huskies visit to the White House on Monday. (Getty Images) "At the moment I honestly you can say, I'm 55 / 45" on the way back, Calhoun told ESPN.com. "I'm kind of on honeymoon now at this time [after the Championship]."
"Everybody thinks that I again coach can."
Calhoun was to increase Carlton Sarasota in dozens of the head coach at the sixth annual Dick Vitale Gala at the Ritz for funds for the V Foundation for cancer research. At the event he brought together longtime tennis coach Nick Bollettieri and North Carolina Coach of Roy Williams, who awarded the Kentucky coach John Calipari.
"Everything I do is UConn basketball where must it be," Calhoun said. "After 25 years and so much equity that has been established, would I weiterhin-it - if I happen to be head coach or am not coach." "I need just a little time [, to take a decision]."
In April, Calhoun, 68, won his third national title with the Huskies. He is already in the Hall of Fame, 39 seasons and won seven big East title have trained.
If he returns, he must in the Huskies opening string of Big East suspended three game games for the program in violation of NCAA rules are.
Calhoun said, that he is not tired people it questions whether he will return next season.
'What you will do next week?' "Is OK," Calhoun said. "" What want you to do for the rest of your life? --to be honest, this is a little more in depth.
"After all that what I do is very honestly, people say ' if I am on Oct. 1, I will be there [as coach]." If I don't, I want not.' "
