to-right scrolling in search of 1-ups for Mario, Luigi and the gang. In “Super Mario Galaxy 2” ($50), Nintendo's latest installment, Mario has a multidimensional universe of topsy-turvy worlds to explore.
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Marc Savard scored on a delayed penalty 13:52 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 5-4 playoff victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday.
The Bruins took a 1-0 lead in the best-of seven Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 2 is Monday night (...)
Rafael Nadal restored order on a day of upsets with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 fourth-round victory over big-serving American John Isner at the BNP Paribas Open Wednesday, after Novak Djokovic and Elena Dementieva were ousted.
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Usain Bolt will get to show his cricket prowess when he joins West Indies stars in a limited-overs tournament Sunday. The world's fastest man agreed Wednesday to play with some of his Caribbean cricket heroes in a 15-over tournament organized by (...)
A judge placed former “Columbo” star Peter Falk in a conservatorship Monday to ensure his daughter could occasionally visit the ailing 81-year-old actor.
Falk's wife of more than 30 years, Shera, will remain in control of his personal care and (...)
Soccer superstar Diego Maradona said Saturday he was greatly touched by the frenzy over his brief visit here and promised to come back to India again in future.
“It has been beyond my imagination,” a visibly moved Maradona told reporters through an (...)
Shareholders of Barclays PLC, Britain's second largest bank, voted overwhelmingly in favor of a plan to raise 7 billion pounds ($10.5 billion), largely from funds in the Middle East.
Barclays said over 87 percent of shareholders approved the plan, (...)
Oil prices set a new record near $147 a barrel Friday, boosted by concerns over possible disruption of tight global supplies amid tensions over Iran's launch of test missiles and the threatened renewal of oil-related violence in Nigeria.
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