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Deals of the Hour / June 13, 2010, 12:10 pm

How have Tuesday's primary results made you feel about November?

Lukas Podolski gave Germany an early 1-0 lead against Australia in their World Cup match Sunday and the Germans continued to threaten after 15 minutes. The forward scored with a searing left-footed shot in the eighth ... (Source: Town Hall 2010-06-13T18:48:23Z)

World Cup Matchday: Germany vs. Australia

Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger will assume Michael Ballack's role in the midfield against Australia today. The Germans haven't lost in the group stage of the World Cup since 1982, going 12-0-5 ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-13T18:19:45Z)

World Cup 2010

ESPN Stats & Info: Miroslav Klose has scored seven headed goals in the World Cup - more than any other player since 1966. 32' ESPN Stats & Info: That is Klose's 11th World Cup goal, which ties him with Jurgen Klinsmann ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-13T18:26:54Z)

Inconsistent security observed at World Cup venues; FIFA confident it will improve

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Someone walks through a metal detector and the buzzer sounds. Smiling guards wave him forward without making him empty his pockets or even explain why the alarm might have gone off. That scene ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-13T19:02:42Z)

Silence the vuvuzelas once and for all

I love the World Cup. I can't wait for it to get here every four years and miss it terribly when it's gone. That being said, I have a ton of trepidation about the 2010 World Cup. I'm not worried the U.S. will ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-13T19:02:42Z)

Zenyatta wins Apple Blossom Invitational Handicap 2010 with joyful ease

Her name is Zenyatta, a name that has become synonymous with "super horse" in recent years. She has now joined the ranks with Citation and Cigar with 16 consecutive wins. The big, gangly, chocolate brown filly is eye ... (Source: Examiner 2010-06-13T19:02:42Z)

Stiff neck continues to bother Navarro

ST. PETERSBURG -- Dioner Navarro continues to be sidelined with a stiff neck. The Rays catcher suffered the freak injury Wednesday, when he took his family to the airport. After dropping them off, he went to rejoin them ... (Source: Major League Baseball 2010-06-13T18:48:23Z)

Panorama of Tiananmen Square

BEIJING (AP) -- The newest sponsor of women's tennis is a half-billion dollar sporting goods maker that virtually no one outside of China has ever heard of. Peak, which announces its five-year deal with the Sony Ericsson ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-13T18:41:13Z)

Arizona home builders buying up land once again

Homebuilders are buying land again in metropolitan Phoenix. So far this year, according to the Arizona brokerage firm Land Advisors, homebuilders here have spent $90 million on land purchases for new homes. That's the ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-06-13T18:34:04Z)

Norris tosses scoreless rehab start

NEW YORK -- Right-hander Bud Norris, on the disabled list since May 24 with bursitis and biceps tendinitis, threw four scoreless innings Saturday in a Minor League rehab start at Triple-A Round Rock and gave up two hits ... (Source: Major League Baseball 2010-06-13T18:48:23Z)

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