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Deals of the Hour / July 8, 2010, 7:13 pm

Big 12 Basketball 2010-2011 Preview

The Big 12 came so close to falling apart, but they're still here, and they will be one of the top conferences come next season with all of the top five teams having a chance to have a very special season. With that said, here are my top five teams for the 2010-2011 basketball season. 1. Kansas ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-07-08T15:55:34Z)

Priest Condemns The Sale Of Faith Healing

A Catholic Priest, Rev. Monsignor Dominic Asiedu Fosu, has condemned the use of miraculous healing to commercialise the church on radio and television. He pointed out that advertising healings on radio and television is diversionary from the primary aim of preaching and teaching the congregation to ... (Source: Graphic Ghaha 2010-07-05T23:58:44Z)

LeBron James will end suspense Thursday on ESPN

Akron, Ohio -- More than two years of hype, drama, conjecture and expectation have dwindled to a few more hours. LeBron James' big moment is here -- not as an NBA champion but as a free agent. There will be no parade, no ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-07-08T21:17:41Z)

Deportations a possible signal of new hard line

AUSTRALIA has sent an Afghan and an Iraqi asylum-seeker home for the first time in five years, Immigration Minister Chris Evans revealed yesterday. The Afghan's return is the first since Labor was elected in November 2007 and comes after new advice from the United Nations High Commissioner of ... (Source: PerthNow 2010-07-08T23:26:32Z)

Suit brought against McCormack, priest alleges molestation

A man who alleges he was molested repeatedly in grade school and high school by defrocked Roman Catholic priest and convicted sexual abuser Daniel McCormack filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Archdiocese of Chicago ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-07-08T22:50:45Z)

College: Cal football radio announcer Joe Starkey earns Chris Schenkel Award

Joe Starkey, who will begin his 36th season as Cal football's play-by-play broadcaster this fall, will receive the Chris Schenkel Award from the National Football Foundation. He will be honored at an awards dinner on Dec. 7 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, an event that also includes the ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-07-08T04:49:51Z)

Chrysler will make 2 months of payments on new cars sold in July as co. tries to boost sales

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Chrysler says it will make two months worth of payments on most new vehicles bought this month as the automaker tries to boost sales. Starting Thursday, the company is also allowing customers to return any new vehicle within 60 days if they're not satisfied. Other July ... (Source: WGNtv.com 2010-07-08T15:26:56Z)

Tesla Motors shares drop below initial sale price

Tesla shares lost more than 16 percent of their value to close at $16.11 -- below the $17 price that the Palo Alto, Calif., company got when it first sold the stock on June 29. Tesla's shares rose 40 percent in their ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-07-07T04:08:05Z)

Chrysler to offer special Mopar edition of 2010 Dodge Challenger

Dodge will offer a special Mopar edition of its 2010 Challenger R/T muscle car that will feature a hood-venting system and a unique cover for the car's 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine. The Mopar Challenger will carry a suggested retail price of $38,000 for an automatic transmission and $39,000 for a ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-07-07T23:20:34Z)

Miami nice: Heat grab Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh

The Los Angeles Clippers introduced Vinny Del Negro as their coach, two months after he was fired by the Chicago Bulls. He takes over a Clippers team that went 29-53 last season. . . . The salary cap for next season was set at $58 million, about $2 million higher than projected. The cap went into ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-07-08T04:49:51Z)

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Crews Identify Drowning Victim at Stonewall Jackson Lake

Lewis County officials release the identity of a drowning victim at Stonewall Jackson Lake in Lewis County. Officials tell us the body Alexander Scott Heatherly, 19, Upshur County was found around 1:15 P.M. this ... (Source: WDTV 2010-07-07T20:43:05Z)

Oakland Transit Shooting Verdict: Involuntary Manslaughter

The verdict came after more than six hours of jury deliberations over the course of two days in Los Angeles, where the trial was moved because of extensive media coverage. The victim, Oscar Grant, 22, was among a group ... (Source: ABC News 2010-07-09T01:49:42Z)

Artist goes to war armed with handycam

View finder ... artist Shaun Gladwell with some of his work from his weeks at war in Afghanistan. Photo: Glen McCurtayne Plunging a video artist known for shooting skateboarders and breakdancers into the war in Afghanistan was one of the Australian War Memorial's bolder decisions. Yesterday Shaun ... (Source: Brisbane Times 2010-07-08T23:05:04Z)

Tesla hires former Apple real estate expert for expansion push ahead of Model S launch in 2012

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Tesla Motors has hired a former Microsoft and Apple real estate expert to help the maker of high-end electric cars expand its network of retail stores. George Blankenship, 57, joins Tesla Motors Inc. as vice president of design and store development. Tesla recently started ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-07-08T19:01:41Z)

USC lineman gets sixth year

South Carolina guard Terrence Campbell was granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA, meaning he could play two more seasons for the Gamecocks. The NCAA announced its decision Wednesday. Campbell is a 6-foot-3 ... (Source: The State 2010-07-08T20:13:16Z)

Oregon football: USC apologizes to Ducks, others for allegations of tampering with Dillon Baxter

USC has apologized to Oregon, Washington, Florida, Alabama, and Fresno State for accusing those schools of breaking NCAA rules by contacting one of the Trojans' players without permission. In a letter dated July 1 and addressed to Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley, USC AD Mike Garrett said ... (Source: Oregonian 2010-07-08T21:32:00Z)

Deportations to Iraq and Afghanistan a possible signal of new hard line

AUSTRALIA has sent an Afghan and an Iraqi asylum-seeker home for the first time in five years, Immigration Minister Chris Evans revealed yesterday. The Afghan's return is the first since Labor was elected in November 2007 and comes after new advice from the United Nations High Commissioner of ... (Source: The Australian 2010-07-08T14:15:21Z)

Chrysler to make 1st two payments on new cars

DETROIT — Chrysler Group says it will make the first two months' payments on most new vehicles bought this month in a bid to boost sales after a weak June. Chrysler will pay up to $500 per month for a total of $1,000 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-07-08T23:05:04Z)

Tesla hires former Apple, Gap real estate expert

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Tesla Motors Inc. said Thursday it hired a former Microsoft and Apple real estate expert to help the maker of high-end electric cars expand its network of retail stores. George Blankenship, 57, joins Tesla as vice president of design and store development. Tesla recently raised ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-07-08T19:01:41Z)

Heat gets Wade, Bosh, waiting on James

Dwyane Wade already had decided that if he were to stay with the Miami Heat, he would have either LeBron James or Chris Bosh as a teammate. He got Bosh. He might get both as the NBA salary cap for next season was set at ... (Source: Philadelphia Daily News 2010-07-09T01:42:33Z)

Decision Day: LeBron James set to end free-agent suspense with prime-time TV appearance

No, he's a huge star and fans will tune in. Yes, it's over the top and ridiculous. I don't care either way. AKRON, Ohio - More than two years of hype, drama, conjecture and expectation have dwindled to a few more hours ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-07-09T01:28:14Z)

THE META-POST: Ridley Scott to help guide global YouTube film

He's taken on aliens and replicants and Roman gladiators to great effect, of course. But is Ridley Scott ready to take on the entire world? Come July 24, Scott (as producer) and Kevin Macdonald (director) and a few ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-07-08T20:06:06Z)

Body of missing Stonewall Jackson swimmer found

ROANOKE, W.Va. -- Searchers have found the body of an Upshur County teenager who apparently drowned in Stonewall Jackson Lake. The Lewis County Sheriff's Department says the body of Alexander Scott Heatherly, 19, was ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-07-08T03:45:25Z)

The Catholic Church and its scandals

As says Stan, who sent this link: Your tithed dollars at work. The Rev. Kevin Gray, a Waterbury priest, is accused of bilking his Roman Catholic Church of $1.3 million so that he could live the life of the large. Oh, and he ... (Source: Hartford Courant (blog) 2010-07-09T01:06:45Z)

Ridley Scott teaming up with YouTube to make documentary

Ridley Scott wants you to film your day and upload it to YouTube. The Oscar-winning director of hit films including "Blade Runner," "Gladiator," and "Thelma and Louise" is collaborating with the video-sharing site to ... (Source: New York Post 2010-07-07T18:34:14Z)

Oscar Grant shooting: officer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Oscar Grant's family, above. John Burris, the family's lawyer, called it a 'compromise verdict'. Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA A white police officer who shot dead a black man in a controversial case in Oakland, California , has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The family of Oscar Grant ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-09T01:35:23Z)

Ridley Scott Wants Your YouTube Moments

Pick a day. Ask people to record what's going on in their lives — getting a haircut, having a birthday party, taking a nap, whatever — and post the video on YouTube. Turn the video into a feature-length documentary. Crazy? Maybe. But Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") and Kevin Macdonald ("The ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-07-08T03:45:25Z)

Cavs Coach Visits LeBron on Eve of Announcement

Washington (AP) - With LeBron James' decision nearing by the second, the Cleveland Cavaliers took one final, and perhaps desperate, run at the biggest free agent of them all. New Cavs coach Byron Scott showed up unannounced at James' summer camp and spent an hour watching the two-time MVP and ... (Source: ABC 27 2010-07-07T22:30:27Z)

Searchers find body of missing swimmer

ROANOKE, W.Va. -- Searchers have found the body of a 19-year-old Upshur County man who apparently drowned in Stonewall Jackson Lake. The Lewis County Sheriff's Department says the body of Alexander Scott Heatherly was ... (Source: Charleston Daily Mail 2010-07-08T01:58:03Z)

Officer convicted in Calif. train station killing

Associated Press Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) — A white former transit officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform in a 2009 encounter that set off days of rioting in the city. The jury deliberated more than six ... (Source: The Guardian 2010-07-08T23:40:51Z)

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