Open euchre and other card games will be played at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, at Bridges Senior Center, 221 W. Etna Road, Ottawa. Call 815-431-4084 for more information. Additional upcoming senior activities will include:

Through the first 102 games of the 2010 season, the Mets have gone through just about everything. They've had their surprises in R.A. Dickey and to a certain extent Angel Pagan. They've gotten a huge lift from rookie first baseman Ike Davis and rookie left-hander Jon Niese. During the season, the Mets have had two separate eight-game winning streaks to keep them afloat when it seemed things were ...

The Beast requires constant feeding, and that is why Roy Oswalt is a Phillie today. Another organization sitting 2 1/2 games out of the wild card and 3 1/2 games out of first place could have passed on the expense, in dollars and prospects, that it took to add a pitcher about to turn 33 years old. But Philadelphia proved it is one of the three organizations in baseball that must feed The Beast ...

Another country deems the DS storage devices illegal to sell. The popular R4 cards, which are widely used to play retail DS games illegitimately, are now illegal to be imported, sold, or advertised all throughout the UK, according to a recent ruling by a British high court judge. The official decision is that the card is illegal because it thwarts Nintendo's security to play content. R4 and ...

Seven points about the Roy Oswalt trade to the Phillies: 1. This is bad news for the Cardinals, Reds and any other club thinking wild card. The Phillies already had closed to 3 1/2 games of the division-leading Braves and within 2 1/2 games of the wild-card leading Giants on the strength of a seven-game winning streak that was fueled by an offensive resurgence. With Oswalt, Roy Halladay and Cole ...

The World Series of Poker will soon let card players chase virtual gold bracelets on Facebook and other social networks. The series known for poker's richest tournament has launched a Facebook application allowing players to compete in virtual no-limit Texas Hold 'em battles. But the virtual games cost no money, unlike the high-stakes series of tournaments held in Las Vegas each year.

Teams making deals in the run up to the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline typically have one of two goals. Either the team in question is a contender looking to get that one extra piece that is going to put it over the top and into the posteason, or it is a rebuilding club looking to turn a player who won't be a part of its next contending squad into young talent that will. Focusing purely on ...

Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny has advanced to the Swiss Open quarterfinals, beating wild card Alexander Sadecky of Switzerland in straight sets. Mikhail Youzhny - Wild card - Shopping - Games - Chess