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One of the biggest videogaming sites in the world (and a former haunt of mine) has published a roundup of their five favorite N-Gage games, including Pro Series Golf, World Series of Poker, and Tetris.

Harraka Sweeps To AAS Title Paulie Harraka finished the season at All American Speedway (AAS) with a flourish. The 18-year-old drove the No. 16 Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Toyota to wins in both ends of the twin 50-lap features Saturday night and rallied to capture the track’s Late Model division championship.

With my beloved Marlins eight games out of first place and no realistic chance at the playoffs I have been forced to pick the lesser of two evils in the National League East. Today, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets square off for a three-game series which will should make for some great baseball drama.

Take the action right inside your home. The Little League World Series 2008 is now available for Wii. With controls that will take you into a realistic mode, and a variety of gaming modes, this game is a great delight for both kids and kids at heart.

Eligibility : The Gillette 2008 MLB Rookie Reporter Showdown Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and D.C., who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at time of entry. Promotion Period :  Starting at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time (”ET”) on 6/16/08 through 11:59:59 PM ET on 7/09/08 Limit :   Limit one (1) Entry per person/household/email address.

1. How will Josh Beckett return from the DL? This is clearly the most pressing issue facing Boston right now. Beckett was and still is the ace of the pitching staff, despite the fact that he certainly has not pitched up to his standards in 2008.

1. How will Josh Beckett return from the DL? This is clearly the most pressing issue facing Boston right now. Beckett was and still is the ace of the pitching staff, despite the fact that he certainly has not pitched up to his standards in 2008.

5. Milwaukee Brewers With the addition of CC Sabathia, the Brewers have gone from very good team to legitimate World Series contender. Milwaukee still needs a good September to continue to prove they are for real. 4. Los Angeles Angels The Angels have been out in front for a lot of the season in the American League.

After a nearly four month break, ESPN will begin airing the most anticipated poker event of the year.  The World Series of Poker $10,000 buy in no limit hold’em main event is set to premier tonite at 5 p.m. PT beginning with this year’s tournament leading up to the final table.

There's an analysis by a prominent economist (a former number-crunching chief economist for three former city comptrollers) who details what NYC will lose if the Mets and/or Yanks miss the playoffs in terms of lost revenues. It doesn't detail the profit lost, just the revenues, so the numbers look pretty big.