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Electronic Arts Inc sees a future where its online and mobile games are as critical as Madden NFL and other console games as the company focuses on building core franchises and winnows its number of titles, said Chief Executive John Riccitiello.

Electronic Arts Inc's purchase of Playfish shines a spotlight on an increasingly lucrative segment of the computer games market, one likely to see more deals.

Electronic Arts Inc posted a wider quarterly loss and said it would cut about 1,500 jobs, or about 17 percent of its workforce, in another round of restructuring for the video game publisher.

Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other consideration as the maker of the Madden NFL series expands in the growing social gaming sector.

Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other consideration as the maker of the Madden NFL series expands in the growing social gaming sector.

Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other considerations, as the maker of the Madden NFL series extends into the growing social gaming sector.

Buttressed by strong Monday Night Football viewership, ESPN is on track to win its second straight monthly ratings race in cable.

Sahel Kazemi, the 20-year-old girlfriend of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair texted him the day prior to their murder-suicide, saying she was desperately seeking for money and felt stressed, according to a report.

Controversial conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams after several black NFL players objected and the league commissioner weighed in against Limbaugh's divisive comments.

Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts said Tuesday afternoon that he would not vote to approve talk show Rush Limbaugh buyout of the St. Louis Rams.

The Browns have traded Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets for wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnik and undisclosed draft choices, the Cleveland Browns confirmed Wednesday on their website.

North America's professional sports leagues are all a twitter over tweeting and have pushed through guidelines to ban player access to social networking sites during games.

Nike Inc on Thursday denied it has an endorsement deal with Michael Vick more than two years after dumping the National Football League quarterback following his arrest for bankrolling a dog-fighting ring. Nike said it was only supplying gear for Vick as it does with many athletes. In such deals, Nike does not pay the athlete.

From Fred Dryer to Merlin Olsen, the small screen always has loved former pro football players. So it's no surprise that charismatic, gap-toothed former New York Giants star Michael Strahan is looking to score with a sitcom vehicle. What is surprising, though, is just how watchable and amusing Brothers is, even if it doesn't break new ground.

News agency Agence France Presse and two photographers sued NFL star Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen over an incident in which they allege the couple's bodyguards fired on the photographers.

Tila Tequila, the MTV dating show star, went to hospital on Sunday after her boyfriend, San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman, allegedly

If it's raining outside or hurricane season is in full swing, it won't just be real-life sports affected but also sports video games with real-time weather starting to impact virtual players.

If it's raining outside or hurricane season is in full swing, it won't just be real-life sports games affected but also sports video games with real-time weather starting to impact virtual players.

The National Football League extended its six-year television deal with NBC by another two years on Wednesday, following similar deals last spring with broadcast networks CBS and Fox.

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The competitors of Dancing With The Stars were announced on Good Morning America earlier on Monday.