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Deals of the Hour / August 23, 2010, 6:40 am

Bundy Throws Complete Game Shutout

Hickory, NC – Bobby Bundy followed a nine-inning complete game performance against Lakewood on August 16 th , with a seven-inning shutout of Hickory on Sunday afternoon to lead the Shorebirds to a 2-0 win at L.P. Frans ... (Source: WBOC 2010-08-23T00:42:01Z)

Manila Hostages: Rolando Mendoza Holds Tourists On Bus (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

(AP) (SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO) MANILA, Philippines - Philippine police have entered a bus after shots were heard from the hostage-taker of 15 Chinese tourists, and at least four of the hostages crawled out of the back door ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-08-23T12:59:19Z)

Gunmen invade hotel in Rio de Janeiro; 30 taken hostage

RIO DE JANEIRO — Gunmen engaged in a shootout with police took 30 people hostage Saturday at a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists but within hours freed the captives and surrendered to police. The ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-08-22T06:12:29Z)

Gunmen battling police take hostages in luxury hotel in Rio, but surrender after 3 ...

Police stand guard at the Intercontinental hotel after it was invaded by gunmen who took hostages in the Sao Conrado neighborhood near the Rocinha Slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday Aug. 21, 2010. A police ... (Source: Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City 2010-08-22T00:21:44Z)

Delmarva Takes Pitchers Duel Against 'Dads, 2-1

HICKORY, NC - The Delmarva Shorebirds won an old fashioned pitchers duel against the Hickory Crawdads, 2-1, before 999 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium on Sunday evening. Crawdads (28-26, 68-56) starter RHP Braden Tullis dealt ... (Source: OurSports Central 2010-08-23T01:10:39Z)

Gunman, some bus hostages dead in Philippines

MANILA (AP) — Philippine police stormed a bus Monday evening after shots were heard from the hostage-taker of 15 Chinese tourists, and at least four of the hostages crawled out of the back door. The hostage ... (Source: USA Today 2010-08-23T13:35:07Z)

Target says it won't give to gay groups to balance MN Forward donation

Target Corp. said Monday it won't give money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage. The discount ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-17T04:23:53Z)

Dismissed police officer takes bus hostage

PHILIPPINE media outlets say that a dismissed policeman has taken hostage a bus loaded with passengers in the capital Manila. Radio DZBB and other outlets say the hostage-taker is demanding his reinstatement. The ABS-CBN ... (Source: Daily Telegraph 2010-08-23T04:02:27Z)

Bandits Make It Two Straight Over Cougars

GENEVA, Ill. – The Quad Cities River Bandits took a 1-0 lead in the first but the Cougars return fired with a run in the third to tie the game at one a piece. The Bandits added two in the late innings which proved to ... (Source: WHBF TV 2010-08-23T03:48:08Z)

MoveOn.org's distasteful move

Los Angeles Times: We'd really like to like MoveOn.org, the progressive advocacy group that aims to counteract the influence of big-money corporate political campaigns. But we started to lose faith after its ... (Source: Vindy.com 2010-08-23T04:38:14Z)

Target Corp.: No donations planned for gay groups

MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. said Monday it won't give money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage. The discount ... (Source: Post-Bulletin 2010-08-16T23:23:14Z)

Cops move in, some leave Philippine bus

Philippine police stormed a bus Monday evening after shots were heard from the hostage-taker of 15 Chinese tourists, and at least four of the hostages crawled out of the back door. The hostage-taker was killed, said ... (Source: Newsday 2010-08-23T13:35:07Z)

4th Rounder Joins Shorebirds

Hickory, NC - The Baltimore Orioles announced on Sunday that Orioles fourth selection in the 2010 First Year Player Draft, Trent Mummey, has been promoted to Delmarva. He has joined the Shorebirds in Hickory and is in ... (Source: WBOC 2010-08-23T00:42:01Z)

Cougars lose in pitcher's duel

GENEVA — Looking at the resumes of the two starting pitchers taking the mound Saturday night at Elfstrom Stadium, you had a pretty good idea it could be a quiet offensive night. At least for a while. Kane County ... (Source: Batavia Sun 2010-08-22T05:00:54Z)

Filipino police surround bus in hostage standoff

MANILA , Philippines (AP) â€" Philippine media outlets say that a dismissed policeman has taken hostage a bus loaded with passengers in the capital Manila. Radio DZBB and other outlets say the hostage-taker is ... (Source: Daily Oklahoman 2010-08-23T12:30:41Z)

Kane County's Crumbliss quite a leadoff man

GENEVA – Given the struggles the Kane County Cougars have been going through over the course of the last couple of weeks, thinking about individual accomplishments seems a little out of place. Still, Conner Crumbliss ... (Source: Batavia Sun 2010-08-23T05:06:52Z)

Some of 15 Chinese hostages leave bus as Philippine police enter vehicle

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police have entered a bus after shots were heard from the hostage-taker of 15 Chinese tourists, and at least four of the hostages crawled out of the back door. There was no ... (Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel 2010-08-23T12:59:19Z)

Bus hostage drama

Philippine media outlets say that a dismissed policeman has taken hostage a bus loaded with passengers in the capital Manila. Radio DZBB and other outlets say the hostage-taker is demanding his reinstatement. The ABS-CBN ... (Source: WA today 2010-08-23T03:19:30Z)

Police surround, then pull back from hostage bus in Philippine capital after firing ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police have pulled back from a bus where 15 Chinese tourists are held hostage after commandos attempted to storm it in a bid to end a daylong standoff led by a dismissed ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-08-23T12:45:00Z)

No-hit duel today between Tampa Bay Rays' Matt Garza, Oakland Athletics' Dallas ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — The historical significance to today's pitching matchup between the Rays' Matt Garza and Oakland's Dallas Braden is that it's just the third time in the past 20 years (though the second in ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-08-22T04:32:16Z)

Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays beat Oakland Athletics 3-2 to split road series

OAKLAND, Calif. — The most important thing Matt Garza did in Sunday's 3-2 win — better than any of the 100 pitches he threw, or any of the ways he got 23 batters out — was to turn and walk away. A ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-08-23T12:23:32Z)

Gunmen take hostages at luxury hotel in Rio

Heavily armed drug gang members engaged in an intense firefight with police, then fled into a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists and held about 30 people hostage for three hours Saturday before surrendering. The ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-22T02:30:35Z)

A's update: Dallas Braden excited about duel with Matt Garza

The Tampa Bay Rays were in the opposing dugout when Dallas Braden threw his perfect game May 9. That outing came on a Sunday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum. The same elements will be in place today when ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-08-22T03:13:32Z)

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