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Deals of the Hour / September 11, 2010, 12:41 am

Rangers clip Yankees

ARLINGTON — Nelson Cruz led off the 13th inning with a home run after connecting in the eighth to tie it, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night. Cruz ripped ... (Source: Wichita Falls Times Record News 2010-09-11T06:31:43Z)

Athletics Defeat Red Sox, 5-0

Trevor Cahill became ... Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run double and the Athletics beat the Red Sox 5-0 on Friday night. Daric Barton added a two-run single in the second as the A's knocked Clay Buchholz (15-7) out after ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-09-11T05:48:46Z)

International Capsules: AP source: USOC, IOC reach $18 million deal

LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee will contribute $18 million to resolve a financial dispute that has strained relations with the IOC, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The ... (Source: Brownsville Herald 2010-09-10T08:34:35Z)

Sports digest: Kevin Harvick holds off Brad Keselowski in Nationwide Series win ...

Kevin Harvick passed Brad Keselowski for the lead with just over 50 laps to go Friday night and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Richmond, Va., for his third victory of the season and 37th overall ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-11T05:05:49Z)

Wieters, Orioles defeat Tigers

... Tigers 6-3 on Friday night. The game marked the reunion of Tigers starter Armando Galarraga and umpire Jim Joyce. It was the first time ... was applauded by the Comerica Park crowd when he was announced before ... (Source: Frederick News-Post 2010-09-11T05:55:55Z)

Padres' NL West lead all but disappears in 1-0 loss to Giants

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres ' lead in the NL West is all but gone. San Francisco pulled into a virtual tie with San Diego atop the NL West with a 1-0 victory on Friday night when Aubrey Huff ... (Source: Hartford Courant 2010-09-11T06:38:52Z)

Texas mom says she waved finger, not gun, at volleyball team

... but did not use a gun," district spokesman James Keith ... Northeast San Antonio. The saga began Thursday night after Kirby Middle School's seventh-grade volleyball team soundly beat Metzger Middle School. (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-11T05:41:36Z)

Red Sox shut out 5-0 in Oakland

Trevor Cahill ... Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run double and the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox [ team stats ] 5-0 on Friday night. Daric Barton added a two-run single in the second as the A's knocked Clay Buchholz ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-11T05:41:36Z)

Giants blank Padres to tie for NL West lead

... with San Diego atop the NL West with a 1-0 victory on Friday night when a decision by Padres ... out Aubrey Huff at third base instead of going for the out at first on Jose Guillen's grounder led to the Giants ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-11T05:34:27Z)

Twin Ports Muslims move up Eid al-Fitr celebration

Muslims, neighbors and guests were gathering at Duluth's mosque Friday evening to celebrate Eid al-Fitr — the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims, neighbors and guests were gathering at Duluth ... (Source: Duluth News Tribune 2010-09-11T05:20:08Z)

Muslims to gather Friday for Eid al-Fitr

Thousands of Muslims around the nation will hold their Eid al-Fitr prayer services on Friday morning. It commemorates the completion of Ramadan, the month of fasting. This is a major holiday, with a celebration ... (Source: Daily Herald 2010-09-11T06:17:24Z)

AP source: USOC, IOC reach $18 million deal

LONDON -- The U.S. Olympic Committee will contribute $18 million to resolve a financial dispute that has strained relations with the IOC, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The ... (Source: Forbes 2010-09-09T18:15:36Z)

White Sox rally, end 3-game skid

... the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night. Chicago stopped a three-game slide and pulled within five games of AL Central-leading Minnesota, which lost ... (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-11T07:00:21Z)

Rangers' Hamilton still out

ARLINGTON, Texas — Shortstop Elvis Andrus was back in the Texas Rangers' starting lineup against the New York Yankees on Friday night after missing five games because of a tight right hamstring. Texas outfielder ... (Source: Norman Transcript 2010-09-11T06:46:02Z)

Fla. pastor who planned to burn Quran flies to NY

An acquaintance of the pastor who once planned to burn copies of the Quran to mark the 9/11 anniversary says the Rev. Terry Jones headed to New York aboard a Friday night flight. K.A. Paul, a Christian evangelist who ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-11T04:01:23Z)

NASCAR: Harvick captures Nationwide race at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. -- Kevin Harvick passed Brad Keselowski for the lead with just over 50 laps to go Friday night and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race for his third victory of the season and 37th overall ... (Source: St. Augustine Record 2010-09-11T04:30:01Z)

Florida pastor who planned to burn Quran on way to New York

Florida pastor who planned to burn Quran on way to New York ... the Quran to mark the 9/11 anniversary says the Rev. Terry Jones is headed to New York aboard a Friday night flight. K.A. Paul, a Christian evangelist ... (Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 2010-09-11T05:41:36Z)

Friend: Pastor who planned Koran burn flying to NY

... associate of the pastor who once planned to burn copies of the Koran to mark the 9/11 anniversary says the Rev. Terry Jones is headed to New York aboard a Friday night flight. K.A. Paul, a Christian evangelist ... (Source: New York Post 2010-09-11T01:09:35Z)

Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 5 (13 innings)

Nelson Cruz ties, then wins, critical game for Texas. ARLINGTON — The Texas Rangers helped set an American League record Friday night, defeating the New York Yankees 6-5 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington ... (Source: Pegasus News 2010-09-11T06:38:52Z)

Armando Galarraga-Jim Joyce reunion proves uneventful

Detroit -- This time, there was no melodrama. Armando Galarraga and Jim Joyce simply did their jobs Friday at Comerica Park. And did them well, by all accounts, which was nothing new for either a pitcher ... (Source: Detroit News 2010-09-11T06:53:11Z)

Pierzynski powers White Sox win

... the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night. Chicago stopped a three-game slide and pulled within five games of AL Central-leading Minnesota, which lost ... (Source: Galesburg Register-Mail 2010-09-11T06:03:05Z)

Muslims gather to cheer Ramadan's end

while smokers happily puffed on cigarettes in broad daylight as the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival got under way across the Muslim world. During Ramadan, the faithful are supposed to abstain from food, drink, (Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 2010-09-11T07:00:21Z)

Update: Police question woman accused of threatening middle school students

SAN ANTONIO -- Police with ... parent off," said Judson ISD Spokesperson James Keith. "All we do know is she used derogatory words and made violent threats." The girls from Kirby Middle School told district officials ... (Source: WOAI 2010-09-10T23:07:54Z)

USOC to pay IOC nearly $20 million to heal rift

The U.S. Olympic Committee has agreed to pay the International Olympic Committee nearly $20 million over the next two years in a deal designed to help bring an end to a longstanding and acrimonious financial dispute ... (Source: Washington Post 2010-09-10T03:33:57Z)

A rant might have reversed Jim Joyce's bad call

Jim Joyce and Armando Galarraga will be central figures in tonight's Tigers game at Comerica Park. In hindsight, what will be the lasting thoughts from that "imperfect" night? Jim Joyce would love to have a ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-09-11T02:42:39Z)

Giants win to force a virtual tie with Padres atop NL West

... NL West with a 1-0 victory on Friday night when a decision by Padres shortstop Miguel Tejada led to the Giants scoring a run in ... Tejada's decision to try to throw out Aubrey Huff at third base instead of ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-11T06:31:43Z)

A.J. Pierzynski powers White Sox to big win

... the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night. Chicago stopped a three-game slide and pulled within five games of AL Central-leading Minnesota, which lost ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-09-11T06:17:24Z)

From the Journal Gazette

SAN ANTONIO ... on the Kirby Middle School volleyball team fled when the woman confronted them with a gun Thursday night in the parking lot and threatened to shoot, Judson school district spokesman James Keith said. (Source: FortWayne.com 2010-09-11T03:39:55Z)

Athletics 5, Red Sox 0: Oakland's Cahill quiets Sox

Trevor Cahill became ... Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run double and the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 last night. Daric Barton added a two-run single in the second as the A's knocked Clay Buchholz (15-7) out after ... (Source: MetroWest Daily News 2010-09-11T05:48:46Z)

Kevin Harvick wins Nationwide race at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. - Kevin Harvick passed Brad Keselowski for the lead with just over 50 laps to go Friday night and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond. Harvick earned his third victory of the ... (Source: AZCentral.com 2010-09-11T02:35:29Z)

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