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Deals of the Hour / June 20, 2010, 8:10 pm

Liberty Media Corporation Announces Plan to Split-Off Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. , June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA, LINTB, LSTZA, LSTZB) ("Liberty") today announced that its board of directors has authorized its management to ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-21T00:45:09Z)

Havret takes the long road to US Open success

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Gregory Havret almost didn't make it to the U.S. Open. Late last month, he made an improbable 50-putt to get into a six-man playoff at an Open qualifier in England, then later sank a 20-footer ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-21T02:25:22Z)

Updates from the U.S. Open final round

Check with us throughout the final round of the 110th U.S. Open for our hole-by-hole updates: First hole: 380 yards, par 4 Phil Mickelson comes up short with his approach, but putting from off the green, opens with a ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-21T02:03:53Z)

Golf: McDowell takes U.S. Open title

(CNN) -- Graeme McDowell edged out Gregory Havret by a stroke on Sunday to become the first European to claim the U.S. Open golf title in 40 years. McDowell shot a three-over par 74 on Sunday -- the highest closing round ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-21T02:46:50Z)

Epic Open blowup leaves Johnson beaten, speechless

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Up the coast and inland a bit a bit, it would have been a heckuva accomplishment, a headline-making deal. Unfortunately, Dustin Johnson was playing golf along Stillwater Cove, not baseball next to ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-06-21T03:01:09Z)

Literary Ore of Updike, Do-It-Yourself Man of Letters

In 1987, when Houghton mounted an exhibition drawn from the collection, Updike, in the preface he wrote to the catalog, maintained that "the refuse of my profession" was of limited value — only the published result ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-21T03:08:19Z)

Too many mistakes for Phil and Ernie at US Open

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Picking and poking his way down the slippery hill to the beach, Ernie Els searched for his golf ball. The U.S. Open lead he held for a brief glimmer of time was lost out there, too. Phil ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-21T02:18:12Z)

McDowell hangs on to win at Pebble

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — In a U.S. Open with golf's biggest stars on the leaderboard, it was Graeme McDowell who played like one. McDowell seized control after a shocking collapse by Dustin Johnson, then failed to get ... (Source: Daily Item 2010-06-21T02:54:00Z)

Graeme McDowell Holds On, Wins U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- In a U.S. Open filled with golf's biggest stars, it was Graeme McDowell who played like one. McDowell seized control after a shocking collapse by Dustin Johnson, then failed to get flustered with ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-21T02:25:22Z)

McDowell holds off Havret for title

He closed with a 3-over 74 to become the first European in 40 years to capture the U.S. Open, getting an embrace on the 18th green from his father. "You're something, kid," Kenny McDowell said, speaking for thousands who ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-21T02:32:31Z)

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