Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / August 27, 2010, 9:41 pm

Stars agree to terms with D Nicklas Grossman on 2-year deal worth $3.25 million

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars have agreed to terms with defenseman Nicklas Grossman on a two-year contract worth $3.25 million. The 25-year-old Grossman skated in 71 games for the Stars last season ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-08-26T22:21:16Z)

HP-Dell bidding war for 3Par gets hot

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. The $30-per ... (Source: Newsday 2010-08-27T23:10:11Z)

NHL union courting Fehr

Toronto • A top official of the National Hockey League Players' Association denied reports Thursday that Donald Fehr, the former leader of baseball's players' union, accepted an offer to take the top job at the ... (Source: Salt Lake Tribune 2010-08-27T04:12:01Z)

Bernanke says Fed primed to aid in recovery

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the central bank "will do all that it can" to ensure a continuation of the economic recovery and said more securities purchases ... (Source: Biloxi Sun Herald 2010-08-28T03:56:31Z)

White Sox hold off Orioles to inch closer to division lead

Gavin Floyd pitched seven strong innings and Gordon Beckham hit a three-run homer, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 7-5, in the opener of a three-game series. Floyd (9-10) allowed two runs on ... (Source: KHON2 2010-08-25T03:31:27Z)

National sports digest

WASHINGTON — Albert Pujols hit his 400th home run Thursday night, becoming the 47th major league player to reach the milestone. The St. Louis Cardinals slugger led off the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals ... (Source: Post-Bulletin 2010-08-27T14:13:19Z)

Recession may have hurt U.S. birth rate

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century ... (Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 2010-08-28T04:03:41Z)

Tiger Woods stumbles coming home at Barclays

Tiger Woods looked like his old self for 28 holes at The Barclays in Paramus, N.J. But after four bogeys on his last eight holes Friday inflated his second-round score to a 2-over 73, Woods walked off the ... (Source: Inside Bay Area 2010-08-28T04:03:41Z)

NHL Capsules: NHLPA official says Fehr has not been offered job

TORONTO (AP) — A top official of the National Hockey League Players' Association denied reports Thursday that Donald Fehr, the former leader of baseball's players' union, accepted an offer to take the top job at the ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-08-27T09:55:37Z)

Tiger Woods' 65 leads Barclays with Brandt Snedeker is 2 back

Snedeker, a former Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt star who is ranked 40th in the FedEx Cup standings, birdied four of his last six holes to build some momentum for the second round. He is tied with a ... (Source: Nashville Tennessean 2010-08-27T21:51:27Z)

Dramatic Painting Capturing World War Two Horrors Acquired for Ben Uri

LONDON.- London's Ben Uri Gallery has announced that it has bought a dramatic watercolour by distinguished German artist George Grosz. The painting captures the horrors of the Second World War. George Grosz (1893 ... (Source: Art Daily 2010-08-28T02:30:37Z)

Last year's birth rate in the US hits new low

Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided they couldn't afford more mouths to feed ... (Source: Nashua Telegraph 2010-08-28T03:20:44Z)

Jackson pitches White Sox past Orioles 8-0

CHICAGO(AP) — Edwin Jackson has fit right in since he joined the Chicago White Sox last month. Performances like this one have helped with the transition. Jackson struck out 10 in eight dominant innings, Alex Rios hit ... (Source: comcast.net 2010-08-27T21:44:17Z)

Chasing the Ghost of Joe Medwick

Nearly three quarters of a century have passed since Cardinals leftfielder Joe Medwick won the Triple Crown, the last National League player to do so. But this season, another Cardinal, Albert Pujols, is ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-08-26T22:14:06Z)

UF research funding total: $678 million

An increase in federal awards helped the University of Florida take in a record $678 million in research money last year, President Bernie Machen announced Thursday. The total included $77 million in federal economic ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel (blog) 2010-08-27T00:01:29Z)

European shares close higher, led by telecoms

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Friday, led by telecoms and other defensive sectors, but it was not enough to stop an overall loss for the week as investors reacted to data that cast further ... (Source: Reuters 2010-08-27T17:05:07Z)

Joey Votto's homer helps Reds stop Dodgers

LOS ANGELES -- Joey Votto doesn't want to talk about it. Neither does Reds manager Dusty Baker. Eventually, they're going to have to acknowledge the fact that Cincinnati's last-minute All-Star has more ... (Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal 2010-08-23T05:06:52Z)

NHLPA official says Donald Fehr has not accpeted union's top job despite reports

TORONTO — A top official of the National Hockey League Players' Association denied reports Thursday that Donald Fehr, the former leader of baseball's players' union, accepted an offer to take the top job at the NHLPA ... (Source: San Francisco Examiner 2010-08-27T14:56:16Z)

Christie's to Offer Works from the Alastair Bradley Martin Estate

NEW YORK, NY.- This fall, Christie's will present selections from the estate of the renowned collector Alastair Bradley Martin. For more than 50 years, Mr. Martin and his wife Edith built an encyclopedic collection of ... (Source: Art Daily 2010-08-28T02:30:37Z)

NHLPA official says Fehr has not been offered job

A top official of the National Hockey League Players' Association denied reports Thursday that Donald Fehr, the former leader of baseball's players' union, accepted an offer to take the top job at the NHLPA. Mike Ouellet ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-08-27T13:30:22Z)

Twins keep turning up the heat on White Sox

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins continued their pounding of the White Sox with a 7-6 victory on Wednesday night. Minnesota is now 21-6 in its last 27 games against the White Sox and are 13-4 at home in that time. And ... (Source: Major League Baseball 2010-08-19T03:45:43Z)

Sponsored research funding at UF hits record $678 million

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Research awards to University of Florida faculty increased $104 million last year to a record $678 million, thanks primarily to a 45 percent increase in federal funding. Federal awards ... (Source: University of Florida 2010-08-26T19:29:28Z)

Machen Sits Down With TV20

He described the last three years as "tumultuous." Monday Bernie Machen told TV20, the University of Florida's budget problems are connected to a slip in UF's academic reputation. However the president offered some ... (Source: WCJB 2010-08-21T03:07:33Z)

HP raises 3PAR offer to $2 bln, trumps Dell again

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its offer for 3PAR Inc to $2 billion, once again topping Dell Inc's bid and showing it had plenty of ammunition in a bidding war for the data storage company. HP's offer ... (Source: FOXBusiness 2010-08-28T01:47:40Z)

Talking Points 8/27

We are now inside of one week until the start of college football season. One week later, the NFL regular season kicks off. Which means baseball will take a back seat. So Talking Points offers three reasons to ... (Source: Columbian 2010-08-27T13:01:44Z)

The Barclays Day 2 Update, Tiger Loses Lead

As the second day of competition began at The Barclays, the first playoff event in the PGA's FedEx Cup, Tiger Woods was tied atop the leader board at six under par. Woods was first off the tee on Day One and drew a 12:10 ... (Source: HULIQ.com 2010-08-27T20:18:23Z)

Recession might have pushed U.S. birth rate to new low

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century. Births fell ... (Source: Charleston Gazette 2010-08-28T03:49:22Z)

Bernanke: Fed will prop up economy if needed

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, said Friday that the central bank was determined to prevent the U.S. economy from slipping into a cycle of falling prices, even as he emphasized ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-08-28T03:56:31Z)

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)

Fed: Economy fell short last spring

WASHINGTON - As weak as it was, the economy turns out to have been even worse - closer than the government first thought to stalling out completely or even falling back into recession. New figures issued ... (Source: Knoxville News Sentinel 2010-08-28T04:03:41Z)

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