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Deals of the Hour / June 18, 2010, 1:11 pm

Commerce St. riverfront apartments get credits; Park East credits OK on hold

June 18, 2010 2:00 p.m. | The 140-unit Beerline B Apartments development, proposed for a site overlooking the Milwaukee River, just north of the Schlitz Park business park, is among several Milwaukee-area projects that ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-18T19:18:14Z)

Local developer buys Crossroads

The struggling Crossroads Mall has returned to local ownership. Friday, longtime Omaha developer Frank Krejci closed a deal to buy the 50-year-old mall at 72nd and Dodge Streets that had become a shell of its bustling ... (Source: Omaha World-Herald 2010-06-18T19:54:02Z)

Vuvuzela inventor cashes in on success at WCup

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - If only defender Neil Van Schalkwyk had not scored a tying goal for the Santos Cape Town youth team against Battswood 15 years ago, the whole noisy brouhaha over vuvuzelas might never have come ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-18T19:25:24Z)

Second-half comeback keeps U.S. World Cup hopes alive

JOHANNESBURG -- Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley scored in a furious second-half comeback, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Slovenia today that kept alive the Americans' chances of advancing in the World Cup ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-18T20:01:11Z)

Devils hire John MacLean as coach

NEWARK, N.J. - The fourth time apparently was the charm for John MacLean. A perennial candidate to lead the team he played for and coached as an assistant, MacLean was named the head coach of the New Jersey Devils on ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-06-18T19:54:02Z)

Second-half comeback keeps US alive at World Cup

A second-half comeback. A furious rally. It hardly makes up for a U.S. win that was taken away. Down two goals and heading toward an abrupt end to their World Cup, the Americans fought back for a 2-2 draw with Slovenia ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-18T19:46:52Z)

Chicago (31-34) at Washington (31-36)

Stephen Strasburg (notes) is doing all he can to focus on pitching while trying to deal with his early major league success. Looking for a third win in as many starts, Washington's rookie phenom looks to help the ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-18T19:11:05Z)

Knight Commission rips spending, wants NCAA to use money for academics

With spending on college sports continuing to escalate and TV networks lining up to break the bank, a group of university presidents and campus leaders says it's past time for more of that money to land in the classroom ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-18T19:18:14Z)

Purke gets wish as TCU prepares for College World Series opener

FORT WORTH, Texas – Undefeated TCU freshman pitcher Matt Purke certainly prefers making the 663-mile trip to the College World Series over what the former – and likely future – first-round draft pick could have ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-18T19:46:52Z)

2 goals that were for US, and 1 that wasn't

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Maurice Edu kicked the ball into the net just before the 86th minute. American players jumped around wildly, thinking they had capped a historic comeback, turning a two-goal, first-half deficit into ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-18T20:01:11Z)

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