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Deals of the Hour / August 27, 2010, 6:41 pm

UNC football press conference

UNC head football coach Butch Davis listens during a press conference with Chancellor Holden Thorp and Athletics Director Dick Baddour where Thorp said that during the joint investigation with the NCAA, the ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-08-27T07:32:27Z)

Texas Tech Athletic Director Gerald Myers to retire May 31

Gerald Myers knows where he'll be come August 2011. "I'll probably be getting ready to watch Tech play football," Myers said. "I'm not going anywhere." Myers won't, however, be sitting in the ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-08-27T05:59:24Z)

Jones receives contract extension at SMU

DALLAS, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Southern Methodist University announced Friday football Coach June Jones had signed a two-year extension through the 2014 season. The Mustangs created the most successful turnaround in ... (Source: United Press International 2010-08-28T01:11:53Z)

Countdown to No. 1: Oregon

• Outlook: Too many legal run-ins got Jeremiah Masoli run from the program (and to Mississippi), but the defending Pac-10 champ Ducks still have the league's best talent. With 17 returning starters, Oregon ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-08-23T04:23:55Z)

Notebook: FWAA strips USC of trophy; Auburn still without title

Yet another award will be shipped out of USC's trophy room, but it won't be coming to Auburn. The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) ruled Thursday to strip USC of its 2004 National Championship and ... (Source: Opelika Auburn News 2010-08-27T04:47:49Z)

Oil extends gains to near $73 in Asia on bargain hunting as stock markets rise after ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Oil prices extended gains to near $73 a barrel Thursday in Asia as regional stock markets rose and recent sharp losses in crude drew more buyers. Benchmark crude for October delivery ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-08-26T05:53:25Z)

SMU extends head coach June Jones' contract to 2014

The extension announced Friday was agreed on by Jones and athletic director Steve Orsini before the final regular-season game last year, even before the Mustangs received a bowl bid. "Coach Jones has brought a ... (Source: USA Today 2010-08-28T01:19:02Z)

USC stripped of 2004 trophy from FWAA

LOS ANGELES — USC was stripped of the 2004 national championship awarded by the Football Writers Association of America on Thursday and asked to return the Grantland Rice Trophy, which symbolized the title ... (Source: Desert Sun 2010-08-27T08:15:24Z)

AD who brought Knight to Texas Tech is retiring

Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers, who brought Hall of Famer Bob Knight to the West Texas campus and got caught up in the contentious final year of football coach Mike Leach's tenure, is retiring. The ... (Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune 2010-08-26T21:31:09Z)

UK Football Players Help With "Operation: Move In"

The University of Kentucky football team took a break from preseason practices and meetings Friday morning and assisted with Operation: Move In on the UK campus. The Wildcat players and coaches helped families unload ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-20T18:53:38Z)

GOP Senate candidate Ron Johnson raps government aid, but firm got it

U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson regularly criticizes government subsidies to businesses, saying the financial help interferes with the free market. A plastics company co-founded by the Republican, however ... (Source: Pioneer Press 2010-08-27T03:50:33Z)

No QB decision yet for Kentucky football

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Joker Phillips insisted on Saturday that he hasn't narrowed the race for Kentucky's starting quarterback job to two candidates. But he's getting closer to cutting it down to one. After UK's ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-08-22T03:56:29Z)

UNC football probe finds more possible violations

The immediate future of North Carolina's increasingly beleaguered football program remains as murky as ever, even after university officials held a press conference Thursday to update the media on the NCAA's ongoing ... (Source: Star News Online 2010-08-27T03:07:36Z)

Oil falls to near $73 as stock markets waver

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Oilprices eased in Asia on Friday after two straight days of gains, taking a cue from regional stock markets which were mixed amid expectations of slower U.S. economic growth ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-08-27T14:27:38Z)

Brooks stops by UK practice for pep talk

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky football coach Rich Brooks made a surprise visit to practice on Thursday and urged the Wildcats to build on the success the program achieved during his seven-year tenure ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-08-26T17:06:18Z)

Kelly names Thomas Oregon's starting QB

In somewhat of a surprise move, Oregon coach Chip Kelly named sophomore Darron Thomas his starting quarterback when the Ducks host New Mexico next Saturday. Thomas beat out senior Nate Costa, who entered ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-08-28T00:57:34Z)

Academic misconduct at UNC?

CHAPEL HILL , N.C. - The investigation of North Carolina's football program has expanded into possible academic misconduct involving players and a woman who also has worked as a tutor for coach Butch Davis ... (Source: WSLS.com 2010-08-27T17:40:54Z)

Football Writers Association of America strips USC of 2004 national title

AUBURN, Ala. — The Football Writers Association of America stripped Southern California of its 2004 national title Thursday, but the Grantland Rice Trophy won't be coming to Auburn. The FWAA voted to leave ... (Source: Ledger-Enquirer 2010-08-27T05:37:55Z)

Johnson's business got $4M in special aid

MILWAUKEE — U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson regularly criticizes government subsidies to businesses, saying they interfere in the free market. But county documents show the plastics company he co-founded ... (Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette 2010-08-27T09:05:31Z)

Ron Johnson Business Got $4M in Special Aid

U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson regularly criticizes government subsidies to businesses, saying the financial help interferes with the free market. A plastics company co-founded by the Republican, however, received its ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-27T11:43:00Z)

HP Tops Dell in 3Par Bidding With $2 Billion Offer

(Updates with analyst's comment in third paragraph.) Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. topped Dell Inc. in the bidding for 3Par Inc. for the third time, agreeing to pay $30 a share or $2 billion for the data ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-08-27T14:06:09Z)

College football: Oregon picks sophomore Thomas as starting quarterback

EUGENE — The Ducks are rolling the dice and going with the kid. Sophomore Darron Thomas has been named the starting quarterback for the University of Oregon's Sept. 4 season opener vs. New Mexico in Autzen ... (Source: Statesman Journal 2010-08-28T00:57:34Z)

Local Leads: Pepco Hearings, Bloomies Outlet Opens

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: YOUR CHANCE TO SOUND OFF ABOUT PEPCO Got something to say about Pepco's performance in the latest round of storms? Tell it to the Maryland ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-08-24T13:48:14Z)

Texas Tech AD Myers to step down

Texas Tech University athletics director Gerald Myers has announced his retirement, effective May 31, 2011. Myers began his affiliation with the school in 1955 as a basketball player. He won three varsity ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-08-27T09:26:59Z)

Sign up early to speak at Pepco hearings

ROCKVILLE, Md. - Got something to say about Pepco's performance in the latest round of storms? Tell it to the Maryland Public Service Commission. However, there are some rules you'll have to follow. The Maryland PSC is ... (Source: FederalNewsRadio.com 2010-08-20T18:46:28Z)

SMU signs Jones to extension

SMU head football coach June Jones has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the school through the 2014 season. The Mustangs finished 8-5 under Jones last year and ended a 25-year bowl ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-08-27T23:38:49Z)

Oil up slightly above $73 as eyes turn to Bernanke

Oil prices rose slightly on Friday, extending two straight days of gains, as investors looked ahead to comments from the Federal Reserve on the outlook for U.S. economic growth. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-08-27T12:11:38Z)

Dell bids $1.8 billion for 3Par, matching HP's offer

Dell Inc. matched Hewlett-Packard Co. 's acquisition bid for 3Par Inc. by agreeing to pay $1.8 billion for the computer-storage company, marking the fifth public offer in an escalating bidding war. Dell ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-08-27T14:13:19Z)

Commission wants Pepco's internal storm reports

WASHINGTON - In an order dated Thursday, the Maryland Public Service Commission instructed Pepco officials to hand over internal documents including its storm reports from July 25, August 5 and August 12. The PSC also ... (Source: WTOP 2010-08-28T00:50:24Z)

HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88B, topping Dell

SEATTLE -- Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.'s offer by 11 percent and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company ... (Source: Forbes 2010-08-27T21:29:58Z)

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