Comcast cable customers will soon be able to watch some of their favorite programs on their computers, the company announced. In mid-December, Comcast will begin providing broadband computer access to some shows on 24 networks, said spokeswoman Kate Noel. The shows will be available to customers who already receive them on their TVs, and at no extra charge, she said.

Danny Bonaduce, pro soccer player? "No, but I'm better than I was," says the WYSP morning man, who is training for a tryout in about two weeks with the Philadelphia Union, the Major League Soccer team. In Bonaduce's last athletic pursuit, earlier this year, he went three rounds in a boxing ring with Jose Canseco. Bonaduce was inspired to go out after hitting it off with Union president Tom Veit.

For three additions to next year's team, Georgia College & State women's head basketball coach John Carrick got Georgia natives. Carrick signed Huguette Yauga of Cameroon, Africa, during the fall early signing period for basketball. Yauga, a 5-foot-9 guard, played in 25 games last season for Santa Fe Junior College in Gainesville, Fla.

LAS CRUCES -- Henry David Thoreau is credited with the quote, "Goodness is the only investment that never fails." Al Vickers, president of the Las Cruces chapter of SCORE -- which offers free advice to business owners -- said that charitable work is not only good for business, it is also a responsibility. "Ethically and morally, you owe something back to the community," Vickers said.

Fremont. American High play: Students will perform Paul Rudnick's comedy, "I Hate Hamlet," one last time tonight, in the school's theater. The play follows Andrew, an actor in a hit television show who is pegged to play Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in New York. The show, rated PG-13 for language and suggestive humor, will start at 7 p.m. American High School is at 36300 Fremont Blvd.

Vulcans-Red Raiders at a glance. Game data: California Vulcans at Shippensburg Red Raiders ... Today, noon, at Seth Grove Stadium ... NCAA Division II second-round playoff game.

WALLINGFORD -- The town's cable television public access station has signed an agreement to buy a two-story building at 28 S. Orchard St. that the organization plans to convert into its new studios. Curt Huizenga, Wallingford Public Access Association's treasurer, said the group is purchasing the building from Paul McNally for close to the $225,000 asking price.

More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff. WASHINGTON _ In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment. That's customarily a positive a sign.

Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks. Messier said he strove in good faith to build the company, but he didn't foresee technological limitations and worldwide financial problems that contributed to its near-bankruptcy in 2002.

LOUISVILLE -- A recent proposal by Comcast to close its only customer service center in eastern Boulder County ran into a snag -- Louisville's cable franchise agreement requires the company to stay in the city. The center, at 133 McCaslin Blvd., allows customers to make payments and exchange equipment.