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Deals of the Hour / November 4, 2010, 8:40 pm

Georgia Tech 21, Virginia Tech 28

Blacksburg, VA (Sports Network) - Frank Beamer's renowned special teams won another big game for Virginia Tech, as David Wilson's 90-yard kickoff return with 2:23 left in regulation lifted the 20th-ranked Hokies to a 28-21 victory over the Georgia Tech ... (Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2010-11-05T02:56:10Z)

Spezza Leads Senators To 4-1 Win Over Islanders

(AP) OTTAWA (AP) - Jason Spezza had a goal and three assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Islanders 4-1 Thursday night and handed New York its sixth straight loss. Spezza, held without a point in his first two games back from a groin injury, set up ... (Source: CBS News 2010-11-05T02:27:32Z)

C-4 seized in US in Navy SEAL smuggling case

Federal agents seized five pounds of C-4 military explosives from the home of a man accused with a Navy SEAL and a Las Vegas associate of smuggling machine guns from Iraq into the U.S. for sale and shipment to Mexico, authorities said Thursday. Grenades ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-05T03:10:29Z)

Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies

THOUSAND OAKS -- Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson, who directed Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series championships and went on to win another title in Detroit, died Thursday. He was 76. Anderson died from complications from ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-05T01:15:57Z)

Vikings coach Brad Childress fumbles Randy Moss deal

RC : There are probably 25 teams out there who would take talented Moss in a heartbeat. But some of them will do it with a blindfold and a nose plug to keep from seeing and smelling evil. Moss can win you games, but he can also break your heart. Moss maybe ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-02T23:16:38Z)

6P: David Ortiz Returning To Red Sox; Ron Washington Signs Texas Deal; Steelers' James ...

The Boston Red Sox looked into signing David Ortiz to a multiyear deal before deciding it wouldn't work out and instead exercised a one-year option, general manager Theo Epstein said on Thursday. The Red Sox exercised the $12.5 million option on their ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-04T21:48:21Z)

Steelers LB Harrison fined for 3rd time

PITTSBURGH — Steelers linebacker James Harrison's hard hits on the field keep getting matched by the NFL's hits to his paycheck. Harrison was fined $20,000 on Thursday for a late hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the third time he has been fined this ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-11-05T03:17:38Z)

Sparky Anderson, managed Big Red Machine, Tigers to top

NEW YORK — Reds fans were taken aback when Sparky Anderson showed up in Cincinnati for his first day as a big league manager, an unknown taking over baseball's first professional team. By the time he was done, this man with the shock of white hair and ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-05T02:56:10Z)

C-4 seized in Colorado in Navy SEAL smuggling case

LAS VEGAS -- Federal authorities say they seized C-4 military explosives from the home of a Colorado man accused of conspiring with a Navy special forces SEAL and a Las Vegas man to smuggle machine guns from Iraq into the U.S. for sale and shipment to ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-04T23:57:12Z)

Vikings Coach Brad Childress Cuts Randy Moss for Being Randy Moss

The Minnesota Vikings needed just four games to see enough of the same old Randy Moss routine. He took some plays off in a 28-18 loss to the New England Patriots, and he again showed the inability to get down the field and make big plays. A day after the ... (Source: Associated Content 2010-11-03T17:46:10Z)

Spezza solid as Senators cast aside Islanders

Welcome back, Jason Spezza: In his third game back from a groin injury, Spezza had a goal and three assists as his Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Thursday. It was the Islanders' sixth consecutive loss. In his previous two games, Spezza ... (Source: Sporting News 2010-11-05T02:41:51Z)

Feds: C-4 explosives seized from Colorado home in smuggling case involving Navy SEAL, 2 others

LAS VEGAS - Federal authorities say they seized C-4 military explosives from the home of a Colorado man accused of conspiring with a Navy special forces SEAL and a Las Vegas man to smuggle machine guns from Iraq into the U.S. for sale and shipment to ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-04T23:50:03Z)

China, France Seal Airbus, Areva Deals in $22.7 Billion Visit

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed contracts on 102 Airbus SAS planes and a $3.5 billion uranium agreement with Areva SA as part of a 16 billion-euro ($22.7 billion) round of trade deals. The two ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-04T19:32:21Z)

UPDATE 2-Starbucks to end distribution deal with Kraft

NEW YORK Nov 4 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp ( SBUX.O ) informed Kraft Foods Inc ( KFT.N ) a month ago that it plans to end a more-than-a-decade-old deal under which Kraft distributes packaged Starbucks coffee to stores and other outlets. Kraft, which also ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-04T23:14:15Z)

Sloppy Hokies Hang On Against Jackets, Win 28-21

David Wilson returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown with 2:23 to play and No. 20 Virginia Tech held on to beat Georgia Tech 28-21 on Thursday night. Wilson's return came on the kickoff right after the Yellow Jackets tied it, allowing the Hokies (7-2 ... (Source: NPR News 2010-11-05T03:03:19Z)

Sparky Anderson, Hall of Fame manager of Reds and Tigers, dies at 76

Sparky Anderson, 76, one of baseball's greatest managers, who led the Cincinnati Reds' "Big Red Machine" dynasty of the 1970s to two World Series championships and won a third in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers, died Nov. 4 at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-11-05T02:49:00Z)

UPDATE 3-Price hikes hurt Kraft sales; Starbucks loss looms

NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc ( KFT.N ) reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue, after price increases taken to offset rising ingredient costs hurt sales. The maker of Maxwell House coffee, Velveeta cheese and Cadbury chocolate also ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-05T01:08:47Z)

Final: Virginia Tech 28, GT 21

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech's David Wilson sealed the win with a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and with that play further distanced the Hokies from the rest of the Coastal Division. With the losses, Georgia Tech's chances of repeating as ACC ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-11-05T02:56:10Z)

In IPO pitch, GM exec sees profit soaring as vehicle sales recover, China market outpaces US

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors has the potential to make huge pretax profits once global auto sales fully recover, the company's chief financial officer said Thursday in a video presentation that was posted online. The video with CFO Chris Liddell's ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-11-05T00:25:50Z)

Red Sox exercise option on DH David Ortiz worth $12.5 million in 2011

BOSTON - The Red Sox are exercising their $12.5 million option on designated hitter David Ortiz. The team announced Thursday it decided to keep the slugger, who got off to slow starts the past two seasons but finished strongly both times. Ortiz has ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-04T17:52:08Z)

GM IPO introduces public to lingo of the stock deal

General Motors Co.'s initial public offering has exposed the lingo of stock selling, which can be mystifying and temporarily cause the uninitiated to lose their, uh, financial footing. Consider this: A "greenshoe" helps a company stabilize the price of an ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-11-04T20:58:15Z)

Red Sox pick up Ortiz's $12.5 million option

BOSTON -- The Red Sox are exercising their $12.5 million option on designated hitter David Ortiz . The team announced Thursday it decided to keep the slugger, who got off to slow starts the past two seasons but finished strongly both times. Ortiz has ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-04T19:03:43Z)

After Waiving Randy Moss, Vikings Running Out of Receivers

Brett Favre doesn't have a whole lot of healthy targets to throw to this weekend. Sidney Rice looks to still be a week away from returning from his hip injury and Percy Harvin has missed two days of practice this week with an ankle injury that could ... (Source: FanHouse 2010-11-05T02:27:32Z)

Kraft says Starbucks to pay if deal is canceled

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) said late Thursday that its agreement with Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) to distribute the latter's coffee to grocery stores and other resalers "is perpetual," and if Starbucks cancels the deal, it ... (Source: Marketwatch 2010-11-05T01:51:44Z)

NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison $20,000 for another illegal hit

The NFL fined Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison $20,000 for an illegal hit on New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees last Sunday. It's the second fine in three weeks for Harrison, who has now been fined $100,000 this season for illegal hits. Two weeks ago ... (Source: Tucson Citizen 2010-11-05T03:24:48Z)

UPDATE 4-China's Hu gives France G20 backing, signs deals

PARIS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao and France's Nicolas Sarkozy voiced joint support on Thursday for reform of the global monetary system and pledged close cooperation as Paris prepares to take over the G20 presidency. As Hu kicked off a ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-04T20:51:05Z)

France, China in $22.8b trade deal

PARIS — France announced $22.8 billion in deals yesterday to sell uranium, technology, and more than 100 Airbus planes to China, and the two countries also agreed to a sweeping strategic partnership on nuclear power. Chinese President Hu Jintao's three ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-05T02:56:10Z)

Senators deal Islanders sixth consecutive loss

OTTAWA -- Jason Spezza is getting into game shape and regaining his scoring touch. Spezza had a goal and three assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Islanders 4-1 Thursday and handed New York its sixth straight loss. Spezza, held without a point in his ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-11-05T03:03:19Z)

Red Sox exercise 1-year deal for Ortiz

BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox are exercising their $12.5 million option on David Ortiz for next season rather than giving the designated hitter the new multiyear contract he preferred. The Red Sox didn't want to commit big money beyond 2011 to a player who ... (Source: USA Today 2010-11-05T01:37:25Z)

GM to push China growth in IPO sales pitches

DETROIT -- When General Motors executives travel across the globe to pitch an initial public stock offering, the company that was bailed out by American taxpayers will emphasize its global strength and growth potential in Brazil and China, according to a ... (Source: Forbes 2010-11-04T22:02:40Z)

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