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Deals of the Hour / July 29, 2010, 8:40 pm

Comfort zone: Gill, Jayhawks getting to know each other

Irving, Texas — A quick look at the attendance sheet for this week's Big 12 media days outside of Dallas revealed most teams had sent their best player. Pencil the Kansas University football squad into ... (Source: LJWORLD 2010-07-30T01:03:19Z)

Big 12 Preseason Media Poll released

COURTESY - KU/KSU SPORTS INFORMATION IRVING, Texas – For the 11 th time since in the inception of the Big 12 Conference, Kansas State has been picked to finish among the top three teams in the Big 12 North as the Wildcats ... (Source: KSNT 2010-07-22T02:53:01Z)

Pony Swim Set on Va's Eastern Shore

CHINCOTEAGUE , Va.- Tens of thousands of specators are expected to turn out today for the 85th edition of the Chincoteague Pony Swim. The 10-minute annual swim across the 200-yard Assateague Channel dates from the early ... (Source: WBOC 2010-07-28T11:42:47Z)

Driver Crashes Into $650K Home

A house on the market in Branford for $650,000 is inhabitable after a driver crashed into it on Thursday morning. Behind the for sale sign at 214 Shore Drive, there is debris from the porch that was damaged when a car ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-29T13:14:39Z)

MMA and Boxing Collide at UFC 118: James Toney vs. Randy Couture

Since its inception, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has argued that its sport is just as legitimate as boxing. On August 28 the UFC will put its credibility on the line when former heavyweight champion Randy Couture ... (Source: Opposing Views 2010-07-21T14:35:43Z)

"Jersey Shore's" new guidette - Deena Nicole is a Snookie, JWoww hybrid

Deena Nicole Cortese, 23, is the newest guidette on MTV's Jersey Shore . Cortese, who has Snookie's poof and JWoww's physique, will join the cast for season 3, replacing Angelina. Cortese is actually from New ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-07-29T15:09:11Z)

Driver Crashes Car into Branford House

At 3:30 a.m., an intoxicated 22-year-old driver, Jeffrey Cannon of 17 Appletree Lane, Branford, crashed a silver Saab into the front porch of a home at 214 Shore Drive, Branford. Cannon was not injured in the accident ... (Source: TheDay 2010-07-29T13:57:36Z)

MMA and Boxing Square at UFC 118: James Toney vs. Randy Couture

Since its inception, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been fighting to prove that it is just as legitimate of a sport as boxing. On August 28 the UFC will put their credibility on the line when former ... (Source: Opposing Views 2010-07-21T05:38:51Z)

Ellen DeGeneres is out as 'American Idol' judge

After days of furious rumors, Fox just made it official: Ellen DeGeneres' much-criticized tenure as the fourth judge on "American Idol" has sputtered to an end after just one season, with the show in the midst ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-30T00:34:41Z)

CBS' `The Talk' will give 6 celebrity hosts freedom to pick — or avoid — their ...

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Sara Gilbert, producer and co-host of the new CBS daytime show "The Talk," said she will share her life as a lesbian partner and mom on the air when it seems right. But Leah Remini, among the ... (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-07-29T17:18:02Z)

UFC 118 Betting - Boxer James Toney Fights UFC Legend Randy Couture

We have seen boxers step into the MMA cage before but what we will see at UFC 118 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts will be unlike anything the world of mixed martial arts has seen before. One of the greatest ... (Source: Betus.com 2010-07-22T03:21:39Z)

'Inception' star admits to same-sex relations

Actor Tom Hardy says he had same-sex relations in his youth but insists that he's done experimenting now that he's in his thirties. The 32-year-old Inception star is engaged to actress Charlotte Riley but admits he ... (Source: WOAI 2010-07-29T18:58:15Z)

A dream job: Hans Zimmer and the music of 'Inception'

Hans Zimmer's career as an Academy Award-winning film composer had a bit of an unusual start: He has the distinction of being in the first music video ever broadcast on MTV. Having orbited around a New Wave ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-07-20T17:57:20Z)

Jersey Shore Season 2 Premiere Arrives

The Jersey Shore season 2 premieres on MTV beginning Thursday, July 29, with the first episode airing at 10 p.m. PST/EST. There will be constant re-showings of the premiere episode, so don't fret if you miss ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-07-29T19:41:12Z)

Video and story: 85th annual Pony Swim: Ponies make annual Virginia swim

CHINCOTEAGUE -- Standing in the heat and mud Wednesday shortly after noon, Joyce Parsons of Parkersburg, W.Va., couldn't have been more excited to see the wild herd of Chincoteague ponies grazing a few yards ... (Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2010-07-29T19:48:21Z)

Ellen DeGeneres Resigns As "American Idol" Judge

Comic Ellen DeGeneres, who joined "American Idol" this past season as a judge, has decided to bow out from that role for the forthcoming ninth season of the hit Fox singing competition. In a statement DeGeneres said, "A ... (Source: Playbill 2010-07-30T01:10:29Z)

Ellen Gray: 'Roseanne' actress assembles cast of famous moms for CBS talk show

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Is it easier being an openly gay daytime talk-show host than it is being an openly gay actress? Sara Gilbert doesn't know yet. "I don't really think of things as in or out. . . . This ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-07-29T16:35:05Z)

Hans Zimmer on manipulating Edith Piaf for 'Inception': 'It's how you get from one ...

Christopher Nolan 's dream-within-a-dream-heist comes with a taut, damning score, courtesy of the filmmaker's go-to-composer, Hans Zimmer . Yet the tense, minimal foghorn-like bellows take their inspiration ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-07-27T21:09:28Z)

"Jersey Shore" Soundtrack!

The soundtrack features tracks from today's hottest acts including Ludacris, Enrique Iglesias, 3OH!3, Paul Oakenfold, Deadmau5, David Guetta, LMFAO and many more! MTV takes you to the Jersey Shore to meet eight young ... (Source: EDGE Boston 2010-07-30T00:56:10Z)

CBS daytime show aims to be 'The Talk'

Sara Gilbert, left, co-host and executive producer of the new show "The Talk," takes part in a panel discussion with fellow co-host Sharon Osbourne at the CBS, Showtime and The CW Television Critics ... (Source: Standard-Times 2010-07-29T21:28:34Z)

BP aims for quick well kill and weighs asset sales

BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs. Incoming BP chief ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-29T11:48:45Z)

Ellen DeGeneres won't return as 'American Idol' judge

UPDATED: American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres won't return for the show's 10th season . The revelation comes on the heels of the departure in May of judge Simon Cowell. The popular Fox reality singing ... (Source: USA Today 2010-07-30T01:24:48Z)

'Inception' Star Tom Hardy Says He's Had Gay Flings

British actor Tom Hardy says he had gay flings in his younger years. Hardy currently stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page in Inception, but the thirty-two-year-old actor got ... (Source: On Top Magazine 2010-07-29T15:59:17Z)

Hans Zimmer Extracts the Secrets of the 'Inception' Score

Having systematically picked apart the critical arguments for and against Christopher Nolan's film "Inception" and the many possible meanings of that dream-within-a-dream-within-a-dream caper, the Web this week went ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-07-29T12:17:23Z)

Car crashes into Branford home (WITH PHOTOS)

BRANFORD — An allegedly drunk driver barreled into a house at 214 Shore Drive early this morning, rendering it uninhabitable, police said. Driver Jeffrey Cannon, 21, who was not injured, was charged with ... (Source: Middletown Press 2010-07-29T17:46:40Z)

'Inception' actor Tom Hardy: I've had sex with men

It's not often that you hear an actor admit he used to have flings with men. But London-born Inception star Tom Hardy, 32, who is engaged to British actress Charlotte Riley, 28, and also has a 2-year-old son ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-07-29T21:21:25Z)

BP aims for quick well kill in Gulf

HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover ... (Source: Reuters UK 2010-07-29T13:28:58Z)

BP aims for quick well kill; RIL, Essar eye asset sales

HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc( BP.N )( BP.N ) may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-07-28T21:01:08Z)

Chincoteague ponies make annual swim to mainland

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- The first of an estimated 120 ponies swam ashore at exactly noon Wednesday while a large crowd of onlookers cheered at the 85th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim. The U.S. Coast Guard set off ... (Source: Delaware Online 2010-07-29T20:09:50Z)

K-State 3rd, KU 4th in Big 12 Preseason Poll

IRVING, Texas - For the 11th time since in the inception of the Big 12 Conference, Kansas State has been picked to finish among the top three teams in the Big 12 North as the Wildcats have been tabbed third in ... (Source: KWCH.com 2010-07-22T05:44:49Z)

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