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Deals of the Hour / November 20, 2010, 9:41 am

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Ex-Sox scout Rivera says he's not guilty

Former White Sox scout Jorge Oquendo Rivera has pleaded not guilty to charges he took kickbacks from Latin American baseball prospects. Rivera entered his plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Along with Oquendo, the Sox' former senior director of ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-11-20T05:51:39Z)

Preakness champ Lookin At Lucky sold, retired

VERSAILLES, Ky. -- Preakness champion Lookin At Lucky is looking at retirement. Coolmore purchased the 3-year-old colt from owner Mike Pegram and will stand him at Ashford Stud. Terms of the deal were not released, but Coolmore had Lookin At Lucky listed ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-19T22:20:40Z)

Figure in White Sox kickback plot pleads innocent

CHICAGO — A former Chicago White Sox scout has pleaded not guilty to charges he took kickbacks from Latin American baseball prospects. Jorge Oquendo Rivera of Puerto Rico entered his plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. He declined to comment ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-11-20T07:53:20Z)

Louisville police end search of landfill for missing Sullivan University student

Louisville Metro Police have ended their search of a Medora, Ind., landfill for the remains of a missing Sullivan University student. Police had been searching through the dump for 10 days hoping to find Andrew Compton's body. Gregory O'Bryan, who has ... (Source: Courier-Journal 2010-11-20T02:09:44Z)

Benefit for Families of Iowa Murder Victims

ALGONA, Iowa - An Iowa man is setting aside his 40th birthday celebration to host a benefit for the families of convenience store shooting victims Vicki Bowman-Hall and Sheila Myers. Marc Whealdon owns The Mobius Club in Algona, Iowa. He told the Globe ... (Source: FOX 9 News 2010-11-19T20:11:50Z)

Timothy Wells gets a prison sentence of 16 years to life

Former college professor Timothy D. Wells said Friday that he felt overwhelmed by personal and professional failures when he strangled his wife nearly a year ago. Wells, who received a prison term of 16 years to life for intentional second-degree murder in ... (Source: Democrat and Chronicle 2010-11-20T10:02:11Z)

College football: Washington defeats UCLA in Jake Locker's final home game for Huskies

The numbers were far from what Jake Locker wanted playing in Husky Stadium for the final time. The celebration was exactly why he returned to Washington. Playing with a cracked rib, Locker scored on a 3-yard run in the first half, and Quinton Richardson ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-11-19T06:35:47Z)

E Ink, maker of Kindle display, to offer color

Up until now, people who have bought e-readers have had to make a compromise: either read in color on a highly reflective screen, or read in shades of gray on a display that's easy to make out even outdoors. NEW YORK – Up until now, people who have bought ... (Source: Tacoma News Tribune 2010-11-09T17:24:44Z)

Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky retired after sale to Coolmore

VERSAILLES, Ky. - Preakness champion Lookin At Lucky is looking at retirement. Coolmore purchased the 3-year-old colt from owner Mike Pegram and will stand him at Ashford Stud. Terms of the deal were not released, but Coolmore had Lookin At Lucky listed on ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-19T22:13:31Z)

Dillinger 'death mask' sells for $3,600

CHICAGO -- A Chicago businessman is now the proud owner of John Dillinger's "death mask." Businessman Ed Hirschland on Thursday bought the cast of the famed Depression-era bank robber's face at an auction in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the ... (Source: News-Democrat 2010-11-20T13:29:47Z)

Preakness winner Lookin at Lucky is being retired

Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky is being retired. Coolmore purchased the 3-year-old colt from owner Mike Pegram and will stand him at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky. Lookin At Lucky won nine races in 12 career starts for trainer Bob Baffert. He was named ... (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-11-20T05:44:29Z)

Houston Astros are up for sale

Houston — Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane is putting his franchise up for sale. McLane, 74, said he's retained the New York investment firm Allen and Company to help him unload the team he purchased in November 1992 for about $117 million. KRIV-TV ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-20T05:58:48Z)

Dillinger death mask sold

Chicago businessman Ed Hirschland coveted the face of a gangster. He got it by buying John Dillinger's "death mask," the cast of the infamous bank robber's face. It was made after Dillinger was gunned down in an FBI ambush outside the Biograph Theater in ... (Source: Post-Tribune 2010-11-20T09:55:02Z)

College football: Washington 24, UCLA 7 (final)

Jake Locker didn't have a great game on Senior Night at Washington on Thursday, but for one of the few times in his stellar career, the Huskies didn't need one to win. For only the sixth time in his career, Locker didn't pass for 100 yards in a game, but ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-19T00:16:24Z)

Ex-college professor who strangled wife gets 16 years

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A fired college professor has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for strangling his wife and taking her body to an upstate New York park because it was her favorite place. Timothy Wells apologized during Friday morning's ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-11-19T16:44:14Z)

Former prof. gets 16 years for strangling wife

A fired college professor has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for strangling his wife and taking her body to a suburban Rochester park because it was her favorite place. Timothy Wells apologized during Friday morning's sentencing to killing ... (Source: Corning Evening Times 2010-11-19T16:51:24Z)

Hes the best quarterback in the ACC;N.C. States Wilson a big concern for Seminoles in Thursday

Go around the nation and ask any college football follower what the most important position on the field is. The response people are most likely to give is quarterback, given they are the players who can profoundly dictate the tempo of the game and have ... (Source: FOXSports.com 2010-11-18T13:39:18Z)

Search for student's body at landfill ends

Louisville Metro Police have ended their search of a Southern Indiana landfill for the remains of a missing college student from Carmel. Police had been searching through the dump for 10 days hoping to find the body of Andrew Compton, 18. Gregory O'Bryan ... (Source: Indianapolis Star 2010-11-20T04:11:26Z)

Search ends for Carmel teen's remains in Ind. landfill

MEDORA, Ind. — Authorities have ended their search of a Southern Indiana landfill for the remains of a missing 18-year-old college student from Carmel. Police spent more than a week searching the landfill in Medora. Police in Louisville, Ky. confirmed ... (Source: Star-Press 2010-11-20T14:34:12Z)

College football scouting report: Florida State Seminoles at Maryland Terrapins, 8 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 28, 820-AM

The Seminoles (7-3, 5-2 ACC) and surprising Terrapins (7-3, 4-2) meet in an Atlantic Division elimination game. The Seminoles must win and get help (North Carolina State must lose at North Carolina today or at Maryland next week) to advance to the ACC ... (Source: St. Petersburg Times 2010-11-19T15:04:01Z)

Parents of accused killer of Iowa clerks offer sympathies

Shocked by the cold-blooded slayings of two convenience store clerks in Iowa, the parents of 17-year-old accused killer Michael Richard Swanson issued a statement Thursday expressing sorrow and confusion over their son's alleged crimes. Robert and Kathleen ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-19T03:43:59Z)

Publishers to get 70 pct of sales on Kindle device

LOS ANGELES -- Amazon.com Inc. said Monday it will start paying publishers more when they sell magazines and newspapers on its Kindle electronic reader. Amazon.com will pay publishers 70 percent of the retail price, after subtracting delivery costs, for ... (Source: Lexington Herald-Leader 2010-11-09T03:05:44Z)

Astros officially up for sale; Cuban not interested

HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane is putting his franchise up for sale. The 74-year-old McLane said he's retained the New York investment firm Allen and Company to help him unload the team he purchased in November 1992 for about $117 ... (Source: CNN Sports Illustrated 2010-11-20T06:34:36Z)

Amazon aims to give filmmakers foot in the door

Amazon.com Inc. is starting a Web business aimed at helping filmmakers get their movies onto the big screen. Amazon Studios, which the online retailer announced Tuesday, is seeking full-length films and scripts from filmmakers and screenwriters that can be ... (Source: Los Angeles Daily News 2010-11-20T07:53:20Z)

Astros owner McLane putting team up for sale

HOUSTON -- Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane is putting his franchise up for sale. The 74-year-old McLane said he's retained the New York investment firm Allen and Company to help him unload the team he purchased in November 1992 for about $117 million ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-20T00:00:53Z)

Washington knocks down UCLA

SEATTLE -- Rick Neuheisel stood outside the Washington locker room Thursday night, his back literally and figuratively against the wall. Washington's 24-7 victory against UCLA at Husky Stadium on a frigid night on the western shore of Lake Washington, not ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-19T14:42:33Z)

Maryland hopes history doesn't repeat itself in important ACC showdown with Florida State

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The circumstances surrounding Saturday night's showdown between Florida State and Maryland are hauntingly familiar to the Terrapins. When the Seminoles and Maryland last met at Byrd Stadium, the Terps needed a victory to keep alive ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-19T16:44:14Z)

Dillinger's 'death mask' for sale

John Dillinger's "death mask" -- a cast of the outlaw's face made surreptitiously by an amateur criminologist -- is among Chicago memorabilia to be auctioned Nov. 18 at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The mask was made when Kenneth "Doc" Coffman and his ... (Source: Chicago Sun-Times 2010-11-09T10:00:55Z)

MLB Capsules: McLane puts Astros up for sale

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane is putting his franchise up for sale. The 74-year-old McLane said he's retained the New York investment firm Allen and Company to help him unload the team he purchased in November 1992 for about $117 ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-11-19T23:46:34Z)

Iowa: Passer-by led to teen's arrest

DES MOINES -- An alert passer-by who noticed a young man in a car stopped at a light led to the arrest of Minnesota teenager charged in the killing of two convenience-store clerks in northern Iowa, a mayor in north-central Iowa said Friday. Officers ... (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-11-20T15:10:00Z)

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