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Sports

Very Quick Look – World Cup Countdown for iPhone [iPhone App Reviews]

March 5, 2010

The World Cup is my absolute favorite sports event; which is saying quite a bit because I’m a huge sports fan across the board. So an iPhone app with World Cup in its title will always get at least a look from me – especially as matches begin less than 100 days from now.
Speaking [...]

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Quick Look: ESPN 2010 World Cup

December 10, 2009

If you’re a fan of football (of the soccer variety for those in the US), then you are likely a big fan of the World Cup. It’s my very favorite sporting event, as it showcases the greatest teams and players from all around the world. ESPN 2010 World Cup is an app that is [...]

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Mini-Review: Derek Jeter Real Baseball

December 2, 2009

As a lifelong Yankees fan, riding high the euphoria that is the 27th World Series Championship, I was easily swayed to plunk down a few bucks to play a baseball game named after (and presumably approved by?) one of the all-time Yankee greats. This has got to be one great game, right?
In a word…. No.
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Review: MyMadrid for iPhone

December 2, 2009

Last month I posted about an Arsenal FC app for the iPhone – that was the first official, club-backed app for a major European football club that I’d seen. I’ve recently spotted another one, and this one covers one of the most legendary and the most successful football club in the world – Real [...]

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Quick Look Review: Sports Illustrated SI.com for iPhone

September 14, 2009

When I was growing up I was always an avid reader – of books, of magazines and newspapers, and just about anything with printed text that crossed my path. I always had one very clear favorite thing to read though. It arrived every Thursday in our mailbox, boasted superb photography and writing, and kept [...]

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Review: Baseball Slugger for iPhone

July 7, 2009

That’s me up there in that screencap – admiring my latest sweet swing of the bat in Baseball Slugger: Home Run Race 3D (which I’m just going to call Baseball Slugger throughout this review). I’ve been doing a lot of that the last few days. Not because I’m so great at the game – [...]

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Review: ESPN ScoreCenter for iPhone

June 15, 2009

ESPN is a mainstay for me in terms of my TV watching habits. I regularly tune into (or record) SportsCenter, PTI, the NFL Live and Baseball live shows, live events, and some of the ‘Classic’ type material as well.
Seeing any ESPN app hit the App Store is interesting to me, and ESPN ScoreCenter [...]

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Review: 3-Point Skills Challenge for iPhone

May 2, 2009

As those of you who have read this blog for any length of time will already know, I’m a big sports fan, and a big fan of iPhone sports games as well. Basketball has been a particular favorite – to play and watch – since I was very young.
I like following NCAA and NBA [...]

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Review: Absolutely Trivial – Baseball

March 10, 2009

If you like baseball and trivia / the history of the game, then you’ll like this app. The no frills look and feel of the program match its character quite well, and the actual content of the quizzes is top notch …

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Review: MLB At Bat

July 14, 2008

Ah, springtime! That time of year when a young man’s fancy turns to…. Baseball! As we pause briefly in the regular season to give the venerable Yankee Stadium a fitting tribute during this year’s All-Star game, MLB.com has delivered to the App Store an application to keep track of your favorite teams as they play the second half of the season.

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