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Friday, February 22, 2013  The relaunching of the Empire State Summer Games is being delayed another year because organizers say corporate sponsors are giving extra funds to Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The city of Rochester got a letter from the U.S. Olympic Committee, asking if the city was interested in hosting the Summer Games in 2024.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  In the gaming world, death is often celebrated.   Players receive points for kills and head-shots, but does violence on screen lead to aggression in real life?

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games.

Friday, February 08, 2013  New York already has five Indian casinos and nine tracks that offer video slots but no table games.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Opening ceremonies are set for the Olympic Center in Lake Placid for the Empire State Winter Games.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry as the White House seeks to assemble proposals to combat gun violence in response to last month's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Zack Banack likes video games. That statement shouldn't be too shocking about a junior in high school, but how about if that same junior from Brewerton makes his own video games?

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  A Syracuse Church is offering parents the opportunity to drop off violent video games and toys with the proceeds going to the families who lost children in the Newtown massacre.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Which movies, apps and iTunes downloads were the most popular in 2013?

Friday, October 19, 2012  Many young people are too busy texting or talking to bother looking both ways before they cross the street.

Sunday, October 14, 2012  The New York Farm Bureau presented Cazenovia's Beezie Madden with the Equine Ambassador Award in front of a big crowd at the Cazenovia College Equine Education Center Sunday afternoon.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  More than 200 kids from across Madison and Oneida counties turned out for this year’s Special Olympics autumn games.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  The "Sesame Street" crew has been talking to kids for more than four decades. Now they're offering a way for their pint-sized audience to interact with characters on the other side of the TV screen.

Monday, July 30, 2012