Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / June 20, 2010, 2:10 am

Sweating the details and cursing the slips: Reader Representative Ted Diadiun

Even more depressing than the eventual news that Tom Izzo would decide to spurn Cleveland and remain coach of the Michigan State basketball team was the realization that we had blundered on my pet grammatical peeve in ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-20T08:24:28Z)

Will Pistons boss Joe Dumars go all in for Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins?

The next few days should tell us a lot about Joe Dumars' poker skills. However, the game won't play out in his basement. It will get a public airing in the rumor mill that has only begun to percolate in anticipation of ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-20T07:48:40Z)

British Lawmaker On Way Forward In Afghanistan

Afghanistan's history is strewn with the failures of big powers that tried to use and control it: Britain in the 19th century, then Russia in the 20th. And just this week, top U.S. generals went before Congress with ... (Source: NPR News 2010-06-20T09:00:15Z)

Ex-Tiger Edwin Jackson ends former team's winning streak

Edwin Jackson pitched well in his return to Comerica Park as the Tigers fell to the Diamondbacks, 6-5, tonight to snap Detroit's seven-game winning streak. The former Tiger, who was apart of the three-team deal which ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-20T07:48:40Z)

Saudi investor prince meets with Qatar wealth fund

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The investment company headed by the Saudi prince who is a major Citigroup shareholder says he discussed investments and future projects with the chief of an arm of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-20T09:00:15Z)

Canzano: Dumping Kevin Pritchard will backfire on the Blazers

View full size Bruce Ely/The Oregonian Blazers owner Paul Allen and his advisers are miffed that general manager Kevin Pritchard became so popular and was so widely credited for the turnaround of the team. I do not feel ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-06-20T09:00:15Z)

Cypress Bioscience In-Licenses BioLineRx's Novel Antipsychotic

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - 06/20/10) - Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYPB - News ) announced that Cypress has entered into an exclusive North American license for the development and commercialization of BioLineRx ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-20T09:00:15Z)

Jason Arnott: I've been wanting to come back to the Devils for a while

Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger Jason Arnott (left) battles Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner. The two are now teammates. When the Nashville Predators lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring to the ... (Source: NJ.com 2010-06-20T09:00:15Z)

Telstra strikes $10B deal for Australia broadband

The government and Australia's largest telecommunications company announced a deal Sunday that clears a major hurdle to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans for a superfast national broadband network. The Australian dollars ... (Source: Arizona Daily Star 2010-06-20T09:07:25Z)

Syracuse schools missed spotty record of partner in lease deal

John Berry / The Post-Standard Chris Davis of Davico Realty Group (left) and Syracuse School Superintendent Dan Lowengard listen Wednesday at a Syracuse Common Council session. Davis' partner in a lease deal, Maurice Hoo ... (Source: Syracuse Post-Standard 2010-06-20T08:53:06Z)

Blog Archive