FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: foxnews.com

SPORTS GAMES TRIVIA
Free online sports games are now competitive with console versions
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Free Sports Games Score With the Online Set
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At next month's E3 gaming expo, gamers will be eagerly awaiting a preview of the latest installment in Electronic Arts Inc.' top-selling videogame franchise, Madden NFL 10.
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But for those who don't want to shell out about $60 for it, there's another option: Quick Hit Football.
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Made by online sports gaming company Quick Hit Inc., Quick Hit Football doesn't have any NFL teams, players' names or images in its game. But it doesn't require a console — such as an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 — to play. Another difference: it's free.
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Like Quick Hit Football, other free online sports games are increasingly popping up and competing with established sports video game franchises from EA, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s 2K Games and other big companies.
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While free online games are often casual fare with simple premises and graphics, a new generation of games coming out now has console-like graphics and more involved game play.
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Quick Hit plans to launch its browser-based football game by September. In April, Internet entertainment company OnNet USA Inc. launched free online baseball game MLB Dugout Heroes and also struck a deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media LP for use of its MLB teams and ballparks.
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Last October, San Francisco-based World Golf Tour Inc. also launched a free, browser-based golf game that has virtual versions of real-life golf courses created from high-definition photographs for gamers to play.
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These free online sports games are gaining traction, especially amid the recession as consumers pinch their pennies.
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