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Deals of the Hour / June 12, 2010, 8:10 am

Brazil's players eager to get World Cup under way

(AP) — JOHANNESBURG - Brazil's players are having a hard time waiting for their turn to debut at the World Cup. The opener against North Korea is still three days away, and the Brazilians are eager to get on the pitch ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-12T14:03:14Z)

Hot lines: Saturday's best MLB bets

There has been more excitement among Phillies fans than in the team's lineup these days. Between people running out onto the field and being Tasered, to purposely puking on little girls, to toddlers taking swigs out of ... (Source: Covers.com 2010-06-12T15:07:39Z)

Northeast Ohio residents 'harvesting' the rain -- for the environment and maybe to ...

Thomas Ondrey/The Plain Dealer Kevin and Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, who built a zero storm water waste home in Shaker Heights, stroll through their rain garden meadow in their front yard. Property owners in Northeast Ohio can ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-12T14:39:01Z)

Tulsa (3-5) at Phoenix (4-5)

Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury already showed the Tulsa Shock once what it's like to play against their up-tempo style. The reigning league MVP will try to take advantage of what's sure to be a tired Shock ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-12T14:53:20Z)

Heinze Gives Argentina 1-0 Lead Against Nigeria

(AP) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Gabriel Heinze scored with a diving header in the sixth minute to give Argentina a 1-0 lead over Nigeria after 15 minutes at the World Cup. Juan Sebastian Veron's corner kick was headed in by ... (Source: CBS News 2010-06-12T14:31:52Z)

South Korea get off to flying start

PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) - South Korea made an explosive start to their World Cup campaign with a fluent 2-0 win over Greece in their Group B opener Saturday. Goals from Lee Jung-soo and captain Park-Ji-sung early in ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-12T14:53:20Z)

Warren Buffett lunch price tops $2 million

The price of lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has topped $2 million again, breaking a previous record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay. The final price of $2.6 million was announced ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-12T14:39:01Z)

Broncos' Orton happy with his play at minicamp

Broncos coach Josh McDaniels has made no June pronouncement about who will be his starting quarterback for the upcoming season. But the incumbent for the job, Kyle Orton, says he feels better about his game than at any ... (Source: Denver Post 2010-06-12T14:31:52Z)

World Cup 2010

The game has come a long way in America since that match and, while most firmly expect an England victory in Rustenburg on Saturday, an upset would hardly be viewed as miraculous. England have mixed feelings going into ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-12T13:41:45Z)

Book Review: The Facebook Effect

Most adolescent boys spend their high school years worrying about acne and girls. Not Mark Zuckerberg. While at Phillips Exeter Academy, he and a friend developed Synapse, a software program that assessed users ... (Source: WTVF 2010-06-12T14:53:20Z)

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