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Deals of the Hour / June 12, 2010, 4:10 pm

Approaching 80, Tulsa doctor set to climb Kilimanjaro

Dr. J. Harley Galusha will be 80 in July. To celebrate, the Tulsa ophthalmologist will attempt to set the Guinness World Record for oldest man to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Beginning ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-12T23:00:06Z)

U.S. coach Bradley praises fightback

RUSTENBURG (Reuters) - United States coach Bob Bradley praised his team for the way they fought back for a 1-1 draw against England albeit helped by a goalkeeping clanger in their opening Group C game on Saturday. "It ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-12T22:45:47Z)

Slater: Texas Republicans display a siege mentality

For a party in power, there seem to be a lot of martyrs in the Texas GOP. Rush Limbaugh says Democrats are the party of victims. But it was the Republicans at their state convention in Dallas this weekend who clearly saw ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-12T22:31:28Z)

U.S., England play to 1-1 draw

RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Clint Dempsey scored on a blunder by goalkeeper Robert Green in the 40th minute, and the United States came from behind to tie England 1-1 in the Americans' World Cup opener today. Steven ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-12T22:10:00Z)

Dempsey, Americans cash in on English blunder to gain draw

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — Clint Dempsey scored on a blunder by goalkeeper Robert Green in the 40th minute, and the United States came from behind to tie England 1-1 in the Americans' World Cup opener Saturday ... (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-06-12T22:10:00Z)

More from Mike Tannenbaum on contracts and the Jets' Core Four

We wrote this morning about the contract situations hovering over the Jets , with four young starters -- cornerback Darrelle Revis, center Nick Mangold, left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson and linebacker David Harris -- in ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-12T22:24:19Z)

2010 FIFA World Cup

11 of 19: France's Thierry Henry, left, and his teammate Franck Ribery react at the end of the World Cup group A soccer match between Uruguay and France in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo ... (Source: KABC 2010-06-12T22:38:38Z)

Shatel: As college landscape shifted, Nebraska stood at the epicenter

LINCOLN — If Friday were a football game, you'd want to keep the program. What a day. Whirlwind day. Important day. Historic day. Hell of a day. One of the biggest days, if not the biggest, in University of Nebraska ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-06-12T22:52:57Z)

California's team of rivals

A single, snarky comment by California Republican Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina critiquing ticket-mate Meg Whitman's media strategy finally fueled the meta-narrative that political insiders have long whispered about ... (Source: Politico.com 2010-06-12T23:07:16Z)

Campbell-Brown tops Felix in 200 meters

NEW YORK (AP) -- Veronica Campbell-Brown has defeated rival Allyson Felix in the 200 meters at the Adidas Grand Prix in the world's best time this season. The two-time Olympic gold medalist from Jamaica burst out to a ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-12T22:31:28Z)

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