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Deals of the Hour / June 6, 2010, 3:10 pm

Colleges Extend the Welcome Mat to Students’ Pets

The dorm, dubbed Pet Central, will have a makeshift kennel on the first floor, staffed by work-study students who will offer temporary boarding and perhaps a bath. With these efforts, Stephens is hoping to smooth the transition of some students who ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-06T21:12:41Z)

Pac-10 commish given authority to pursue conference ...

Pac-10 teams make considerably less from television and bowl deals. Big Ten schools reportedly receive about $22 million each from television and bowl deals and SEC school each get at least $17.3 million. Pac-10 teams, meanwhile, reportedly only get ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-06-06T21:48:29Z)

Take the personal finance challenge

What summer’s day term is used to refer to state laws that cover the offer and sale of securities? 18. A bond that permits the issuer to redeem the bond before the stated maturity date, at a specified price (usually at or above par) is referred to ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-06-06T21:19:51Z)

2 hardworking, hard-hitting cops are now felons

... family got the gas station videos, which told a different story: The cops approached the car parked in the station and found a bag of marijuana on Sherrod Redd, Megale Redd's uncle, who was in the backseat. After finding nothing in their search ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-06T21:48:29Z)

Rose captures 1st PGA Tour win at Memorial

Bo Van Pelt (69) and Ricky Barnes (73) shared third place at 12-under 276, while Phil Mickelson (69) led a three-way tie at 11-under 277. Mickelson could have overtaken Tiger Woods for the No. 1 world ranking with a victory and a little help from ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-06-06T22:02:48Z)

Emotional Nadal back where he belongs

His uncle, coach and confidant Toni summed up what it meant. "For Rafael it's more important to know that he is one of the best claycourt players in history," he told reporters. There can be few arguments about that as Andy Roddick said on his ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-06T20:44:03Z)

How Jim Joyce went from Toledo to the bigs to national ...

Joyce appreciated the offer, but chose to drive his rental car. He was given a police escort to I-75. From there, he headed south, and spent the next 45 minutes on the phone reliving the night with his wife. She had heard everything. " (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-06T22:02:48Z)

Post-upfront tussles lead to 'Chaos'

From the Eye's perspective, the network doesn't really need "Chaos," given that it already has a jam-packed schedule (including ... negotiating between networks and studios -- partly because, in many cases, deals were pre-negotiated, and in many more ... (Source: Variety 2010-06-06T20:29:44Z)

Scott Rolen's checkswing

And I realize the clarity is bad, but I have FiOS, which chooses not to offer MASN2 in HD.) Anyhow, on the next pitch, Rolen hit a two-run homer. The Reds went on to win in extra innings. And yeah, that pitch was remembered. "I know for a fact Rolen ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-06-06T21:05:32Z)

White Sox take 8-6 lead over Tribe in 7th: Cleveland ...

Tony Sipp and Jensen Lewis created a base-loaded jam for Perez. He retired Mark Kotsay, but Quentin sent his 0-2 pitch through the middle to break the 6-6 tie. Chicago rally: Trailing 6-2, the White Sox scored one run in the fourth and three in the ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-06T21:27:00Z)

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