Newnan scores early, dominates Westlake Oct 17, 2009
10:42 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009. It was only the third play of the game, but it might have been the biggest. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Stephenson thwarts M.L. King Oct 17, 2009
10:49 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009. Stephenson defense thwarts M.L. King. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
State college notebook Oct 17, 2009
5:20 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009. Albany State (6-0, 5-0 SIAC) at Clark Atlanta (3-3, 2-3). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Yanks take Game 1 Oct 17, 2009
5:01 a.m. Saturday, October 17, 2009. Stopped cold: Sabathia, Yankees top Angels in ALCS. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Milton no problem for Lassiter Oct 17, 2009
11:19 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009. In Lassiter s biggest game of the season so far, Hutson Mason came up biggest of all time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
At 96, she still gets close to her beloved Yellow Jackets Oct 17, 2009
4:38 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009. She has witnessed three national title football teams at Georgia Tech, just missing out on the other -- in 1917. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Roundup: Sprayberry tops Hillgrove in OT Oct 17, 2009
11:25 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2009. Sprayberry 13, Hillgrove 7 (OT): A 15-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jerick McKinnon to Devin Suttler on the first play of overtime lifted Sprayberry (5-2) to a 13-7 overtime victory against previously undefeated Hillgrove. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Jeff Schultz is hot Oct 16, 2009
Weekend Predictions: Bees, Birds and beer pong ... Weekend Predictions: Bees, Birds and beer pong ... The stock market is up, I ve had three straight winning weeks against the line and the world s greatest minds, or at least those in upstate New York, apparently have found the primary cause for the spread of swine flu: beer pong. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Five Memorable Matchups: USC-ND Oct 15, 2009
USC/ND Nov 28, 1964: I was playing ping pong with the girl of my dreams, when my dad called and said he had gotten off early and had grabbed us a couple of tickets for the game and a ride on the ND rooter bus leaving from Long Beach. I got a ride to downtown Long Beach and off we went but undercover. (WeAreSC.com)
Year-round cruises add to Charleston's appeal Oct 14, 2009
The WaterWorks is a sports park for all ages with a huge twisting waterslide, a padded jogging track, a Ping Pong area and a sun deck with a 9-hole mini-golf course. Or, let the stress sail away at Spa Carnival with body treatments and massages. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Latest swine flu casualty: Drinking games Oct 13, 2009
Now the H1N1 has another way to lay you low: No more beer pong. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is asking students to curb the sharing of cups after a group of students contracted the swine flu during a weekend of drinking games, according to Dr. Leslie Lawrence, medical director of the school's health center. (Albany Times Union)
Majorities in US, UK say Nobel was undeserved Oct 13, 2009
This is almost as funny as when you said that the Lady Muslim was wagging her finger at ping pong players when she was wagging her finger at two officers text messaging. Here is the sentence: **Fardila readied her unit for duty breaking up a ping pong game in the station house, wagging her finger at a couple of text messaging officers ... And from that you concurred that the penalty for p[ing pong was a wagging finger. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Lighthouse staffing firm tops FastPrivate 2009 rankings Oct 9, 2009
He tries to keep the environment fun and light at the company s headquarters, with flat-screen televisions, ping pong tables and arcade games, including the old Street Fighter video game. It s ironic. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
SCAD adds space to expand arts, digital media classes Oct 7, 2009
It will include a library dedicated to game history everything from Pong to Donkey Kong to Guitar Hero. Students will learn how the games work, study the flaws and redesign them, Maloney said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Students deliver party products Oct 5, 2009
Products range from chips, salsa and lollipops to beer pong balls, condoms and tobacco products. Morgenstern said the company aims to cater to the "late-night partiers of Penn State.". (Daily Collegian, PA)
Best of the Tokyo Game Show Oct 2, 2009
Toss in the fact that there are fully realized stores and restaurants along with min-games such as ping pong, pachinko, and a homerun derby as well as a dating scene that has you dressing your ladies on top of the four guys you get to play as, and it looks like you've got enough content to burry Grand Theft Auto IV. Please, please, please -- release this in the United States in our lifetimes. Nominees. (IGN PS2)
Grace finds way to pay it forward Sep 26, 2009
Everybody you talk to is a world-class ping pong player, Grace says ... Kurt Watson, the president and chief operating officer of , says ping pong is just one way Grace makes the people around him feel comfortable. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Symphony plays tribute to video games Sep 26, 2009
The concert properly opened with an homage to the origins of video game music, with orchestral arrangements of the perfectly timed beeps of Pong merging into tunes from later pioneers such as Tetris and Tempest. Highlights of the evening included an onstage Frogger competition with the orchestra playing accompaniment, an appearance by World of Warcraft composer Russell Brower and a Guitar Hero segment. (The Augusta Chronicle)
When in Australia, do as the Aussies do Sep 25, 2009
A themed college party in the U.S. is an excuse for everyone to dress up in their skimpy yet fashionable outfits, play beer pong and take a lot of pictures. A themed college party in Australia usually entails body paint, face paint, costumes, techno music, beer and sausages. (Daily Orange, NY)
'Toy Story' favorites star in 'Mania' game on Wii Sep 25, 2009
Many of the other games simply reposition classic games, including the shell game where you must carefully watch as tea cups are spun around, as well as versions of Pong and pinball. But what Toy Story Mania does do well is serve up a variety of simple shooting gallery games that are fun to play either by yourself or with a friend. (USA Today -- Tech)
French gamers call for a retro game museum Sep 24, 2009
Atari's Home Pong console was released in 1975 ... The proposed "National Institute of Digital Sciences" would have an original working version Pong, one of the earliest games released in 1972. (BBC News -- Technology)
Get your own beer! Swine flu is on campus Sep 24, 2009
"There's not a better way of transmitting germs than packing hundreds of young people into poorly ventilated party rooms and sharing glasses, smoking materials, playing beer pong and kissing," said Dr. James Turner, president of the American College Health Association and executive director of student health at the University of Virginia. Video. (MSNBC -- Health)
Video game classics need museum, say "Retrogamers" Sep 22, 2009
"It's one thing to have a stock of old consoles, and of course we're happy with that, but what you really want to do is play the games. "A video game isn't there to be looked at like a painting or a sculpture, you only really get a feel for it with the joystick in your hand," said Guillaume Verdun, prime mover in the group, called MO5.com. The "Retrogamers" are lobbying the authorities to set up a "National Institute of Digital Sciences" that would include fully working versions of classics like... (Yahoo! Asia News)
A London bar review, written legally Sep 18, 2009
There are even beer pong tables conveniently set up a few steps from the bar. After spending every second in a foreign country, it's refreshing to be at a place that feels so much like home. (Daily Orange, NY)
Cornell flu death opens eyes Sep 16, 2009
Schneider, 20, said she could only imagine how quickly swine flu could be transmitted through drinking games like beer pong. "They don't want hundreds of people crowded together with this on the loose," she said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Atari, Inc. Appoints Philip Veneziano as Chief Financial Officer Sep 16, 2009
and classic games covering the entire history of the video game industry (Pong, Missile Command, Asteroids etc). Atari, Inc. word mark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Contending Rangers fight through rain Sep 14, 2009
It helped that he added on to his pregame ritual by playing cards, Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball on Super Nintendo and ping pong with outfielder David Murphy (for the record Murphy crushed Hunter in five sets). "I had to go out there and pitch," Hunter said. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
QB's runs were a nice addition Sep 14, 2009
We were like a ping pong ball with the penalties. Oh yeah, the Panthers are sure to be reminded of penalties they were called for 10 of them for 78 yards Saturday this week in practice. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Drinking Games For Grown Ups Sep 14, 2009
Quarters, president, beer pong and categories are just a few of the most popular games played by young adults experimenting with alcohol. After college, when house parties become a thing of the past and cheap beer in basements gives way to expensive imports at the local pub, many adults crave those simpler days, but don't have the fortitude they once possessed to enjoy these hard drinking games. (Suite101.com)
Jordan's baseball effort a modern marvel Sep 12, 2009
" Playing with Jordan naturally involved a bit of a media frenzy. As Guillen said, Jordan just wanted to be one of the guys, playing cards and smoking cigars with teammates on the bus. "When he was there, he never tried to be Michael Jordan with us," Guillen said. "It was different than any other Spring Training I've ever been a part of as a coach or player," said White Sox bench coach Joey Cora, who was the team's second baseman in 1994. "He was Michael, and Michael is Michael, whether he's... (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Is the president a video game hater? Sep 12, 2009
The President of the United States of America even admitted that hes used the Nintendo machine himself to practice his bowling moves (bye-bye Pong, helloooo Wii Sports). Dont you see. (MSNBC -- Technology)
From jump rope to archery: Alternative sports appeal to many kids Sep 12, 2009
On this day, two doubles teams are in action, swinging what appear to be oversized, rectangular ping pong paddles and volleying what looks like a perforated, orange Wiffle ball. Wednesday's Sports In Brief. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
ZAP: Tapps Pub Sep 12, 2009
Thursdays features beer pong with $1 pints from 9 p.m. to close; $3 UV drinks and bombs; $3 day, 3 way Jack, Captain or Absolut anyway you like. Call 321-952-BEER or visit. (Florida Today)
Letters to the editor: Sept. 10 edition Sep 11, 2009
On Saturday, the Harvest Fair will be in the afternoon this year running from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Come listen to a traditional folk music group (new this year), wander around to see the farm craft displays (including last year s popular blacksmith), marvel at the incredible locally grown creations entered in the Harvest Show, and get the kids for games, including water balloon toss, Nerf dart target range, basketball toss, cake walk, pumpkin pong, hula hoops, and many more. The fair is a very special... (Lincoln Journal, MA)
The top five places for maximum exposure Sep 10, 2009
Last year I got shut out in a pong game with some friends. Unfortunately, my buddies play for keeps. (Daily Orange, NY)
From the Editor: College students one reason to welcome fall season Sep 9, 2009
My boys are getting old enough to beat me in things now, but my favorite story remains one from a year ago when Josh beat me at ping pong at the YMCA for the first time. I couldn't end my day on a down note, could I. (Forest City Summit, IO)
New Weapon Against Jihad: Ping Pong Sep 5, 2009
A Saudi youth plays ping pong at Rabwat Arriyadh before a religious sermon in Riyadh, Sunday, July 12, 2009. Saudi authorities have been looking for scientific ways to keep the kingdom's youth away from militancy. (CBS News -- World)
Teens Fight Acne Before School Starts Sep 4, 2009
Test your skills at ping pong, take a class picture, play dress-up and find hidden surprises around the classroom in this game. Find out how much stuff you can jam into your child's backpack without causing harm. (Click2Houston, TX)
NYC mom: My kids are annoying me Sep 1, 2009
" Meal time has become a game of Russian Roulette - and I'm the one with the gun at my head.For nine years, he more or less ate what was put in front of him (minus several long-established fruits and vegetables) and called me Mom. Why the sudden change? I don't know. I think it's because he is very aware that he has crossed the line into "big kid-hood" and is ambivalent about it. Because along with the sudden infantile "mama mama" business, is the sudden pre-adolescent covering up of private... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Check Out The Latest Edition Of "Soza Says" Aug 31, 2009
In our off time, we hung out in the dorm playing ping pong, watching Disney movies and eating a plethora of snacks and goodies. I can't say that I have a bad life at all: all I do is eat, sleep and play field hockey with 23 of the greatest girls around. (Gostanford.com)
• Kids' birthdays - on a budget Aug 30, 2009
Another station had a bucket filled with water and a water gun children could use to play "Water Golf." They had to try to spray the water to knock lightweight ping pong balls off tees stuck in a piece of green foam. For the "Can Tower," Chris spray painted Diet Pepsi cans blue. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Taboo topics: Drinking Aug 27, 2009
Nearly everyone I know can recall that one time: that one time they had too many beers and ended up throwing up for hours; that one time the last shot of their favorite liquor impaired their judgment and they drove home and got pulled over; that one time they played one too many games of beer pong, took their clothes off, and got branded a floozy; that one time they drank so much that they ended up losing their virginity to someone they didn t even know; or that one time they took their last... (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Elements Youth Center to host barbecue, Open House Sunday Aug 27, 2009
Elements offers games for kids such as pool, ping pong, air hockey, foosball, X-Box 360, Wi, as well as various card and board games. There is also a concession stand that serves various snacks. (Kalona News, IA)
Her volunteer work has been rewarding Aug 25, 2009
They teach me how to dance, play ping pong and play Guitar Hero. We have great conversations. (Westerly Sun, RI)
News By Topic Aug 23, 2009
From the early days of Atari and the mesmerizing "Pong," the video game industry has grown to a booming business, with numbers even bigger since the arrival of uber-consoles like Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox. And the industry's spotlight, E3 - the Electronics Entertainment Expo, will serve to underscore this fact. (Variety)
Internet 'Detox' Center Opens Near Seattle... Aug 21, 2009
Check out sights and sounds from the big TechFlash Summer BBQ Pong Tournament in and. Pioneering Internet 'detox' center looks to cure online addicts. (The Drudge Report)
Bogut hopeful hurt back will be ready for season Aug 21, 2009
That's forced the 7-footer to play ping pong and card games like Uno in an effort to stay competitively sharp. "It's great to go out and practice by yourself and do shooting drills and so on, but as an athlete, you just want to go out and go against somebody," Bogut said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Original spin Aug 20, 2009
It's just a different Olympics with horseshoes, Frisbee toss, miniature golf, beer pong, basketball, and volleyball also on the docket. There's no swimming, however, so Michael Phelps can stay home unless he enjoys good music. (Erie Times-News, PA)
10 Sports Events That Changed the World Aug 19, 2009
"Ping Pong Diplomacy:" U.S. Table Tennis Team Visits China, 1971. . (Slate)
Coach Berenato's Trip for the Troops: Day 6 (Yesterday) Aug 18, 2009
The rec center was nice; pool, ping pong, TV, coffee stand(no, not like Jazzman's)and a table in the middle of the room. There was a serious game of Dominos taking place and Orlando learned some new rules. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Champions Online(TM) Has Gone Gold Aug 15, 2009
and classic games covering the entire history of the video game industry (Pong, Missile Command, Asteroids etc). 2009 Atari Europe SASU. All rights reserved. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
From tennis to triathlons, families enjoy fitness together Aug 13, 2009
On this day, two doubles teams are in action, swinging what appear to be oversized, rectangular ping pong paddles and volleying what looks like a perforated, orange Wiffle ball. Treasure hunter says curbside finds go fast; grab it before it's gone. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
I Love You, Man Aug 13, 2009
Previews include the red-band trailer for Road Trip: Beer Pong, Star Trek and Dance Flick. Score: 7 out of 10. (IGN FilmForce)
Hudson Entertainment Brings DECA SPORTS to Nintendo DS Aug 11, 2009
Like the other DECA SPORTS titles, DECA SPORTS DS will feature an all-new diverse selection of sports including golf, ping pong, wall climbing, bobsled and rugby, as well as quirky and exotic sports such as arm wrestling, clay shooting, cheerleading, sky diving and sepak takraw. The new game will continue the original games credo of the Everybody Sports Game. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fun under the sun Aug 10, 2009
PING AND PONG: In order to win at table tennis you've got to think quick and act fast. Not to be outdone by other sports, Basketball is another reinterpretation of the sport that we found enjoyable. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Lisburn Old Time Festival ends on a high note Aug 9, 2009
Diana Herron, left, watches as her grandson tosses a ping pong ball in the hopes of winning a goldfish Saturday evening at the annual Lisburn Old Time Festival. (Matthew O'Haren/Special to The Sentinel). (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Fighting Spirit Of Philadelphia APAnderson Silva (right) needed just over three minutes to taunt, overwhelm and eventually knock out Forrest Griffin.At UFC 101, Anderson Silva dominated and BJ Penn defended his lightweight title. While the card didn't quite live up to the hype, the Philadelphia fans sure did, writes Bryan Graham. Aug 9, 2009
Thousands of revelers sucked down libations while tossing bean bags into plywood targets or ping pong balls into Silo cups, mostly to a pulsing soundtrack of Tool or Rage Against The Machine. It was your classic cosmopolitan fight night with a touch of hillbilly: Your deluxe limousines parked next to eight guys drinking cans of beer out of the bed of a Ford F-Series. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
• Hostile drivers, here's your sign Aug 8, 2009
Beer pong gone wrong. After a rousing game of beer pong in Bridgeport, Pa. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
ARON SMITH: Those ping pong days of summer Aug 8, 2009
On this day, two doubles teams are in action, swinging what appear to be oversized, rectangular ping pong paddles and volleying what looks like a perforated, orange Wiffle ball ... It was always ping pong, never table tennis ... When my parents purchased the ping pong table, it was proudly set upon the '60s era burnt orange carpeting of the family room. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
LETTER: Top Bagelfest bands should be country Aug 7, 2009
LargeFarva wrote on Aug 3, 2009 1:57 PM:" I hate to break it to those who say the Zac Brown Band isnt country, but if youll take at look at the country chart, youll see their album at #2. And if you look back, youll see that Chickenfried, and Whatever It Is were on the country chart, as singles. And that their new single, Toes also happens to land on the country chart. Not to mention the fact that about 6,500 county fans filled Grimes Field to see them perform.County is not what it was, but... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Man sentenced in beer pong stabbing Aug 7, 2009
Collan J. Sheppard nearly killed a man during a dispute over the rules of a drinking game called beer pong, and accepted a plea agreement in May that helps him avoid a prison term ... According to witnesses, Stewart was at a party on Cleveland Street with friends when Sheppard and another guest began arguing about the rules of beer pong. (Missoulian, MT)
Zap Squad: Time Out Aug 5, 2009
The games included cornhole, beer pong, a boxing glove and more. Credit:Heath Chapman, special to Metromix. (Florida Today)
Champions Online Now Available fo... Aug 4, 2009
and classic games covering the entire history of the video game industry (Pong, Missile Command, Asteroids etc). ABOUT DIRECT2DRIVEDirect2Drive (D2D) is IGN Entertainment's digital download store (http://www. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Youngsters tinker with a purpose at College for Kids Aug 3, 2009
Some come up with things I didn t think they d try, said Rhine as two students did some fist bumps after their robot smacked a ping pong ball a long distance across a triangular range on the carpet in Webb Hall ... The challenges Thursday included the range for sending the ball a good distance, then carrying a ping pong ball while the unit hangs from a horizontal pole to a drop-off point ... CLICK TO ENLARGE Ken Trevarthan/Staff Photographer -- Kids' robot class Green Team member Austin Sudkamp... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Ground zero for underage drinking? Aug 2, 2009
Beer flows as some patrons play beer pong -- a drinking game in which a pingpong ball is tossed at cups of beer. If the ball lands in your beer, you drink. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
