Monday, January 23, 2012

T-Mobile, AT&T seek approval for spectrum transfer - MarketWatch

NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- T-Mobile USA and AT&T Inc. /quotes/zigman/398198/quotes/nls/t T -0.16% filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission for approval of the transfer of $1 billion in wireless airwaves AT&T promised as a result of the failure of its $39 billion bid to take over its smaller rival.

AT&T said it would turn over the airwaves, or spectrum, along with $3 billion in cash to T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY, DTE.XE) after pulling out of the deal as opposition mounted from the FCC, Justice Department, state attorneys general and rival carriers.

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Macy's sues Martha Stewart Living | Reuters

(Reuters) - Macy's Inc is suing Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc, accusing the company of breach of contract for entering into an agreement to sell certain products to J.C. Penney Company Inc.

Macy's says Martha Stewart Living granted it the exclusive right to make and sell certain products under a 2006 agreement, according to a New York state Supreme Court filing Monday.

Macy's is seeking a preliminary injunction stopping Martha Stewart from violating the contract. It also is seeking an order sealing the lawsuit and motion, saying it is prohibited from disclosing certain information.

Oil prices rise as Iran renews threats to close strategic waterway after EU sets embargo - The Washington Post

NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed near $100 per barrel as Iran again threatened to block shipments of crude from the Persian Gulf. The latest threat follows a widely expected decision by the European Union to embargo imports of Iranian oil.

Monday also featured a sharp turnaround in natural gas prices. Futures rose more than 7 percent after one of America’s biggest natural gas producers said it would cut production this year.

Germany, France press for rapid Greek debt deal | Reuters

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Giants Beat 49ers in One of Most Improbable Games in Recent History - New York News - Runnin' Scared

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​In addition to being one of the greatest wins in Giants history, last night's 20-17 overtime win over the San Francisco '49ers was also one of the most improbable games in recent memory. Let's look at some stats:

-- The Giants had no running game at all and were outrushed by San Francisco 150 to 85 yards. That kind of rushing yardage ratio will lose you 3 out of 4 games in the NFL. You can't win if you just run for 85 yards, can you?

-- San Francisco converted just one time in 14 tries. (The Giants didn't do so hot, either, converting just 7 of 21.)

-- Except for 2 brilliantly executed drives, Eli Manning was thoroughly stymied all night by the '49ers defense, which held him to 267 yards on 58 throws, allowing him to be sacked 6 times (the Giants had just 2 on SF QB Alex Smith) and recording 21 "hard hits" on him. How can you win when you can't protect your quarterback better than that?

-- Manning averaged just 4.6 yards per throw, his second worst average ever in the postseason. Smith averaged 6.8 yards a pop when he threw. In the regular season, the tema with 6.8 beats the team with 4.6 nearly 80% of the time.

-- The 49ers made just one completion all night to a wide receiver, to Michael Crabtree, for 3 yards. How do you send a game into overtime when your wideouts have exactly 3 yards receiving in four quarters?

-- Finally, the '49ers, who had by consensus the best special teams in the NFC this season, lost the game on two field goals set up by fumbled punts. They had lost one fumbled punt all season.

How close was this game? You always hear commentators say "It came down to a matter of inches," but in yesterday's NFC championship game, it was more like it came down to an inch -- the tip of the football that brushed against the sock of San Francisco punt returner Kyle Williams, the "fumble" which the Giants recovered at the Niners' 28-yard line, setting up a cheap touchdown. Cheap or not, however, the Giants had to earn it. Eli drilled a clutch 17-yard TD pass to Mario Manningham on a clutch 3rd and 15 play. Anything less than 15 yards on that play and the Giants would have had to settle for a field goal and would have still been trailing 14-13.

Watch the "knee fumble" here, and for all you aspiring special teams coaches out there, always remember the way Bear Bryant taught them to play at Alabama: "If you're not gonna catch the punt, get the hell away from it."



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Survivors sought after deadly storms pound South - CBS News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Searchers in the Birmingham area were going from house-to-house early Monday in an effort to rescue people trapped in their homes after storms moved across the Midwest and South, killing at least two people and prompting tornado warnings in a handful of states.

Jefferson County sheriff's spokesman Randy Christian said a 16-year-old boy was killed in Clay and an 82-year-old man died in the community of Oak Grove.

A storm system produced a possible tornado that moved across northern Jefferson County around 3:30 a.m., causing damage in Oak Grove, Graysville, Fultondale, Centerpoint, Clay and Trussville, Christian said. He said several homes were destroyed and numerous injuries were reported.

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