Electronic Arts today confirmed that their Tiburon studio will be developing the future titles in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise. The Orlando, FL based studio is the development team behind hit video game franchises including Madden NFL Football, NCAA Football, NASCAR and NFL Street. The games switch over to EA Tiburon comes from EA Redwood Shores, which has been the exclusive development studio behind the series for many consecutive years. An EA spokesperson told GameSpot.com that the change was made in order to "further establish Tiburon as an EA Sports hub" and to further centralize the companys ever-growing catalog of sports games. The next iteration in the popular golfing series has yet to be formally announced. Well have complete coverage when more details become available. .

NBA Preview from The Sports Network

(Sports Network) - Northwest Division rivals battle, as the Portland Trail Blazers host the Seattle SuperSonics tonight at the Rose Garden.

Seattle is 2-1 against the Trail Blazers this season, and has won four of the last five contests in the series. The SuperSonics have won four in a row at Portland.

The SuperSonics play the middle contest of a three-game road trip. On Wednesday, Shawn Marion scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns defeated Seattle, 109-91, at US Airways Center.

Rashard Lewis poured in a game-high 30 points, while Mike Wilks netted 20 in the loss to Phoenix for the SuperSonics, who have lost six of their last seven games overall.

Seattle is 11-28 on the road this season. The SuperSonics will visit the Lakers on Sunday at the Staples Center before returning home to wrap up the season on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks at KeyArena.

Utes extend deal with KALL

The University of Utah will continue its long relationship with KALL Radio and introduce a new "Voice of the Utes" later this year.
Mike Lageschulte, who has worked in the U. sports information office for the past 12 years, will take over as the play-by-play announcer for football and basketball games beginning this fall.
The university announced the change Wednesday and also that KALL 700 Sports Radio, which has been the radio home to University of Utah athletics for the past 56 years, has renewed its commitment to the Utes. The term is for five years between the station and Utah Sports Properties, which is the new marketing and multimedia rights holder for Utah athletics.
"We are thrilled that KALL 700 Sports Radio will remain our broadcast partner," said Utah athletic director Chris Hill.

NASCAR 08 Hands-on Preview (Xbox 360)

I'm just going to come right out and say it, NASCAR is not an exciting sport to watch on TV. Unless you've got some unbreakable ties to one of the drivers, the common sports fan has an understandably difficult time accepting the fact that NASCAR has developed into one of the most popular sporting events in the nation. Yes, the cars are moving fast and yes, there are plenty of wrecks, but at the end of the day they're all still turning left over and over again. Video game NASCAR racing has always been a bit more fun, with some titles taking more of an arcade approach, while others have tried delivering a true, simulation experience. EA Sports' NASCAR series has always attempted the latter, trying to bring all of the intricate detail of NASCAR to the mainstream gamer. Sometimes their games have garnered great acclaim and success, while other efforts haven't exactly panned out.

Sports as a way of life

Culture can be defined as a way of life and for Ghanaians, sports play a major role in everyday life. From kids to grannies, every Ghanaian love sports, be it local traditional games like ampe and oware or the "imported popular games like football, boxing, wrestling, hockey, horse racing, handball, volleyball, basket ball, tennis, badminton and golf.

Football, for example, was introduce into Gold Coast in Cape Coast, Central Region, by European sailors and the first ever football club, Excelsior, was founded in 1903.