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Deals of the Hour / November 16, 2010, 9:42 pm

Rangers meet with Cliff Lee in Arkansas

A trio of high-level Rangers executives -- managing general partner Chuck Greenberg, club president Nolan Ryan and general manager Jon Daniels -- met with Cliff Lee for a few hours in Arkansas on Monday. This meeting comes after the Yankees' brass went to ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-16T21:12:39Z)

Prince Edward Island promises power rate cut

CHARLOTTETOWN - The government of Prince Edward Island opened the fall session of the provincial legislature Friday with a throne speech that promises a cut in power rates, less than a year before the provincial election. Premier Robert Ghiz said his ... (Source: Metronews.ca 2010-11-12T20:05:49Z)

UK's Prince William is engaged to Kate Middleton, royal wedding to be next year in London

LONDON (AP) — The college romance that seemed to wilt under the pressure of adulthood and the glare of the paparazzi has blossomed at last. Prince William is finally engaged to his longtime girlfriend and will give Britain its biggest royal wedding since ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-11-16T18:35:10Z)

Southern Miss player can't speak

Larry Fedora said Monday that one of three Southern Miss football players shot in a weekend club fight is unable to speak, but the coach declined further comment on the extent of the players' injuries. Fedora told reporters at his weekly news conference ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-15T21:13:50Z)

Phillies re-sign Jose Contreras to $5.5 million, 2-year deal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed right-hander Jose Contreras to a $5.5 million, two-year contract with a club option for 2013. The deal was announced Monday. The 38-year-old Contreras was a key member in the bullpen for the ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-15T22:03:57Z)

Warriors owners eye elite status for club

SAN FRANCISCO -- Joe Lacob and Peter Guber believe the Golden State Warriors should be among the nation's elite sports franchises. That's why they spent more money than any NBA owners in history to purchase the Bay Area's beleaguered team. In their first ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-16T00:48:35Z)

Angry Haitians tie cholera to UN soldiers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Protesters who hold United Nations soldiers from Nepal responsible for a deadly outbreak of cholera that has killed nearly 1,000 people barricaded Haiti's second-largest city on Monday, burning cars and stoning a peacekeeping base ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-11-17T01:37:30Z)

Phillies re-sign Jose Contreras to 2-year deal

P HILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed right-hander Jose Contreras, agreeing Monday to a $5.5 million, two-year contract that includes a club option for 2013. Contreras gets $2.5 million in each of the next two seasons, and the Phillies ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-17T05:12:15Z)

New Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber preach patience

The backdrop at the introduction of new Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber was a picturesque view of the Bay: clear skies, the Bay Bridge, the foliage of Treasure Island. The setting: an upscale luncheon at the Epic Roasthouse, intricate in details ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-16T16:04:51Z)

Rangers met Cliff Lee to send message

Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan said the purpose of a Monday meeting with Cliff Lee in Little Rock, Ark., was to be sure the top free-agent pitcher on the market knew the club was serious about keeping him. Ryan, general managing partner Chuck Greenberg ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-16T23:35:49Z)

Glee 's Darren Criss on His 'Teenage Dream' Cover and Possible Romance With Kurt

On last week's Glee , new series regular Darren Criss made his debut with a version of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" that's already one of the biggest-selling songs in the show's history. Before he was Blaine — a student from a rival high school and ... (Source: Nymag.com 2010-11-16T22:31:23Z)

Probe suggests accumulation of sewage gas, not swamp gases, behind Mexican hotel blast

CANCUN, Mexico - New evidence discovered Tuesday suggests an accumulation of sewage gases may have caused the weekend explosion at a seaside resort that killed five Canadian tourists and two Mexican workers, officials said Tuesday. Authorities had ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-17T01:01:43Z)

Club America Stuns and Surprises Atlante in Cancun

Club America faced Atlante in one of the most electrifying games of the Mexican League. The game took place in Estadio Andres Quintana Roo in Cancun, Mexico. The referee of the game was Paul Delgadillo. The game was a do or die for Club America in order to ... (Source: Bleacherreport.com 2010-11-07T16:51:19Z)

Phillies Re-sign Contreras

Right-hander Jose Contreras has signed a two-year contract with a club option for 2013 with the Phillies, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today. The contract guarantees Contreras $5.5 million and includes performance ... (Source: Philadelphia Phillies 2010-11-15T19:33:37Z)

One Southern Miss player unable to speak

Southern Miss football coach Larry Fedora said at his news conference Monday that one of the three football players shot in a weekend club fight is unable to speak , but declined further comment on the extent of their injuries. Fedora said linebacker Tim ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-15T21:28:09Z)

If it's all about money, Cliff Lee's a Yankee

FORT WORTH, Texas -- "Just don't know," Nolan Ryan replied Tuesday, an answer that might have included wishful thinking that all these national "baseball sources" also just don't know. Otherwise, it's a done deal for the Yankees. Cliff Lee is gone to ... (Source: News-Democrat 2010-11-17T04:50:47Z)

UK's Prince William engaged to longtime girlfriend

LONDON -- Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton are engaged and will marry next spring or summer in London - a royal wedding that Britons have been eagerly awaiting for years. The announcement Tuesday by royal officials ends an on-again, off-again ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-16T13:13:03Z)

Cholera's toll rises in Haiti, fueling fatal riots

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — An outbreak of cholera has killed more than 1,000 people, the Haitian government said Tuesday as it sent top officials to the country's north in hopes of quelling violent protests against U.N. peacekeepers accused of spreading the ... (Source: Austin American-Statesman 2010-11-17T01:01:43Z)

Source: One Southern Miss player paralyzed

Southern Mississippi linebacker Martez Smith is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot outside a nightclub over the weekend along with two of his teammates, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The person spoke to The AP on Tuesday on ... (Source: The State 2010-11-17T04:50:47Z)

Haitians blame Asian UN official for cholera outbreak

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (KTRK) -- Protests are breaking out in several Haitian cities, mostly centered at UN bases. While Eyewitness News was in Haiti, small protests were starting, but this week they've escalated, leaving two dead and six UN workers injured ... (Source: KABC 2010-11-17T00:18:46Z)

Varma shakes up boys' club on 'Human Target'

I ndira Varma's characters have trouble staying alive. As Niobe on HBO's "Rome," she threw herself from a balcony. On BBC's "Torchwood," she met an untimely end early in the series. On Sunday's episode of BBC America's "Luther," all ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-11-17T04:57:56Z)

Prince William gives UK long-awaited royal wedding

LONDON -- Prince William finally became engaged to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, giving her his late mother's sapphire and diamond engagement ring, as Britain looked forward to its biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-16T20:51:10Z)

'Teenage Dream' come true: 'Glee' guest star Darren Criss joins Fox show, could become regular

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Glee" guest star Darren Criss has turned a "Teenage Dream" into reality. The Fox series' co-producer, Twentieth Television, says Criss and his character, prep school glee club member Blaine, will continue to appear on the show this ... (Source: Baltimore Sun 2010-11-15T23:22:41Z)

Prince Edward Island police identify woman found dead after cottage fire

ARGYLE SHORE, P.E.I. - Police have released the name of a woman whose body was found in a burning cottage southwest of Charlottetown earlier this month. RCMP say Bonnie MacKinnon of Charlottetown was 54 years old. Police and firefighters responded to the ... (Source: Canada East 2010-11-15T20:38:03Z)

Power deal between P.E.I. and N.B. to cut power rates on Island by 14 per cent

CHARLOTTETOWN - Premier Robert Ghiz says a new five-year deal between Maritime Electric and NB Power will reduce electrical rates in Prince Edward Island by 14 per cent. The premier said Tuesday the P.E.I. Energy Accord will result in equal savings for ... (Source: Canada East 2010-11-16T22:52:52Z)

New 'Human Target' hopes to hit the mark

Shawn and Gus investigate a murder on a haunted house ride, and the main suspect is the ghost of a man who died 13 years ago. Fox's action series "Human Target" returns at 8 tonight as a tweaked and improved drama series. Square-jawed Mark Valley is back ... (Source: Tampa Bay Online 2010-11-17T04:57:56Z)

Bruce Beresford Redman Arrested at Rancho Palos Verdes Home

Bruce Beresford Redman, the former "Survivor'' TV producer suspected in the killing of his wife near a resort in Cancun, has been arrested at his home in Rancho Palos Verdes. According to the Department of Justice, Beresford Redman was arrested in his ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-17T02:13:18Z)

Jeanne Jakle: Human Target injected with dose of estrogen for Season 2

A couple of hot women have invaded the boys' club of Human Target, giving the Fox show more sizzle and punch, not to mention sex appeal. San Antonio's Jackie Earle Haley and his co-star Mark Valley certainly aren't complaining. "It's a better show this ... (Source: MySanAntonio 2010-11-16T23:28:39Z)

No big changes expected immediately for Warriors

OAKLAND, Calif. - The backdrop at the introduction of new Golden State Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber was a picturesque view of the Bay: clear skies, the Bay Bridge, the foliage of Treasure Island. The setting: an upscale luncheon at the Epic ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-11-16T07:50:55Z)

'Glee' guest star Darren Criss joins Fox show

"Glee" guest star Darren Criss has turned a "Teenage Dream" into reality. The Fox series' co-producer, Twentieth Television, says Criss and his character, prep school glee club member Blaine, will continue to appear on the show this season and that Criss ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-16T13:56:00Z)

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