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								<![CDATA[ Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote ]]>
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                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer ]]></dc:creator>
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								<![CDATA[ The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact same time a committee is considering electing him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

When the 54 voters cast their ballots Wednesday, it will be impossible to overlook Smith's most recent headline-grabbing stunt.

"No final decision has been made regarding any race date move, and I have not discussed this with NASCAR," he said, before listing $100 million in improvements at CMS the past six years.

Charlotte Motor Speedway, which opened for business in June 1960 with NASCAR's first 600-mile race.

He was off and running from there, building a portfolio of eight tracks that currently host 13 races on the Sprint Cup schedule.

[...] SMI has set the gold standard in amenities and fan experience because of the vision Smith has had.

Smith pours money into his tracks, paying for upgrades at outdated facilities and finding ways to enhance the fan experience.

The at-track experience is what it is today because of Smith, and the initiatives SMI has taken has pushed NASCAR sister company International Speedway Corp. to up its game, too. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:18:12 UT</pubDate>
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								<![CDATA[ Virginia defeats UCLA to win NCAA men's tennis ]]>
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								<![CDATA[ Virginia defeats UCLA to win NCAA men's tennis

(AP) — Mitchell Frank rallied in the decisive match and second-seeded Virginia defeated top-seeded UCLA 4-3 Tuesday to win its first NCAA men's tennis championship. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:51 UT</pubDate>
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								<![CDATA[ Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment ]]>
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                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press, By DERRIK J. LANG and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press ]]></dc:creator>
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								<![CDATA[ The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment.

Don Mattrick, Microsoft's president of interactive entertainment business, said the company has spent the past four years working on an "all-in-one home entertainment system."

At an hour-long unveiling at the company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters on Tuesday, Microsoft executives used voice controls to switch back and forth seamlessly between watching live TV, listening to music, playing a movie and browsing the Internet — all while running apps for stuff like fantasy football and Skype chats on the side of the screen.

Each of the new consoles has shifted away from simply serving as gaming machines, as they incorporate streaming media apps and social networking features.

In addition to the console, Microsoft unveiled a new version of its camera-based Kinect system with better motion and voice detection, including the ability to recognize faces, tell if you're smiling or talking and gauge your heart rate.

"There's the ability for you to manage the privacy settings so you can turn it off," Marc Whitten, Microsoft's chief product officer of interactive entertainment business, said in an interview in his office after Tuesday's presentation.

Ghosts from Activision Blizzard Inc.,  soccer extravaganza FIFA 14 from Electronic Arts Inc. and racing simulator Forza Motorsport 5 and time bender Quantum Break, both from Microsoft Game Studios.

In recent years, the Xbox has been the exclusive home to such popular gaming franchises as sci-fi shooter "Halo" and alien shoot-'em-up "Gears of War."

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter said Tuesday's presentation was more general than what Microsoft will likely give at E3, where games will be central as thousands of game industry insiders, bloggers and journalists gather for the annual industry conference.

Fans will be able to watch games, chat with other fans, view statistics, access highlights in real time and gather fantasy information about players and teams — all on a single screen.

Microsoft is also branching into creating original content beyond games, following the trend of other technology companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc. Director Steven Spielberg will produce a TV series based on the "Halo" games. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:19:34 UT</pubDate>
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