slickdeals

One of the sites I visit every time I scour for items for Morning Deals is WiredDeals, a free registration site that tries to aggregate the best deals from the SlickDeals and FatWallet forums.

Both of this popular bargain hunting message boards let users post and then rank each other’s deals. WiredDeals scans the listings and finds which ones are getting the most points or “reps,” as they are called. I usually just skim down the “Hot Deals” section and see if any items have any particularly large bar graphs, then click on the popout arrow on the far right to check out the original forum thread and see if the deal is still functional and good. The site also has a robust search feature, RSS feeds, and you can set up alerts if you’re waiting for a price drop on a specific product. If you findSlickDeals and FatWallet a bit tedious to navigate sometimes, WiredDeals gives a nice snapshot of what’s hot.

kurt cobain

‘Twilight’ hunk Robert Pattinson will be playing Kurt Cobain in his Hollywood biopic, it has been reported.

According to the British tabloid The Sun, Pattinson, 23, has landed the role of the Nirvana lead singer, who shot himself in 1994.

Pattinson has regularly been in touch with Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, who has been handed a key role in the production by bosses at Universal Pictures, reports News.com.au.

Love wanted Pattinson as Cobain and Scarlett Johansson, 25, to portray her, says a source.

A source said: “This is a big money deal for Courtney.

“She has agreed to the film on condition that she gets to decide the main aspects of the project including director, casting, screenplay and music.

“Robert has been calling and emailing her non-stop. She has been a bit wound up by his manners, but he is her number one choice to play Kurt.

frozen four scores

NCAA Frozen Four: Wisconsin Seeks Seventh Title
After winning the NCAA title in 2006, the Wisconsin Badgers really reloaded.

To give you an idea of their depth, Hobey Baker Award (college MVP) finalist Blake Geoffrion is only his team’s third best scorer. The Wisconsin blueline behind him is the best in the NCAA. They are physical, and rank second in scoring behind Rochester Institute—the team standing between the Badgers and their ninth finals appearance.

They demolished the Frozen Four Cindarella story, 8-1, to assert themselves as the team to beat. You do not win that handily in the Frozen Four without playing well in all phases of the game—offense, defense, special teams, physical play, hustle…etc.

The Badgers wasted no time getting on the board. They needed just 87 seconds to score, as tournament standout John Mitchell put one past Jared Demichiel for the 1-0 lead. About eight minutes later, second line centre Derek Stepan added another, and the Badgers were in control.

In the second period, the contest graduated into a rout. Just 2:18 in, Jordy Murray put in a loose puck for a 3-0 lead, giving the checking line its second goal. About two minutes later, third-pair defenseman Justin Schultz got the team’s first power play goal.

By the middle of the period, feisty RIT lost their composure. Thanks to a boarding major, they gave the Badgers two five-on-threes that each resulted in goals: Michael Davies got the first and Geoffrion the second.

RIT disrupted the shutout at the end of the period with a power play goal, but the Badgers responded in the third with two late goals 20 seconds apart, scored by Stepan and Craig Smith. That gave the Badgers half as many goals as RIT had given up in their previous 12 games, and the top three lines all scored two or more goals.

Wisconsin now goes for their seventh national title, which would tie them for second best (behind Michigan’s nine) all-time. Standing in their way is the same team that was their last foe in 2006, Boston College.

Combined with the drive for revenge, the Golden Eagles (21-10-2) are a seasoned and talented team. They survived a 3-5 January to win the very tough Hockey East title. Thursday, and beat the best goaltending team in college hockey, Miami of Ohio, 7-1…the fun starts at 6pm CDT Saturday, and it will be a great contest.
source http://www.sportsnewsandscores.com

Ncaa Hockey Tournament 2010

2009 NCAA Hockey Tournament Results Scores
Midwest (Ft. Wayne)

1 Miami vs. 4 Alabama-Huntsville
2 Bemidji St. vs. 3 Michigan
Northeast (Worcester)

1 Bsoton College vs. 4 Alaska
2 North Dakota vs. 3 Yale
West (St. Paul)

1 Wisconsin vs. 4 Vermont
2 St. Cloud St. vs. 3 N. Michigan
East (Albany)

1 Denver vs. 4 RIT
2 Cornell vs. 3 New Hampshire

2010 Division I information.

Miami University came thisclose to capturing its first NCAA hockey championship last April at the Frozen Four in Washington, D.C. But the RedHawks couldn’t hold on to a 3-1 lead in the final minute of the third period and lost in overtime and in heartbreak fashion to Boston University.

Enrico Blasi’s club responded this season with the nation’s most consistent performance and now Miami (27-7-7) has a chance to make another run at next month’s Frozen Four and an elusive national title. This will mark the RedHawks’ fifth consecutive and eighth overall NCAA appearance.

When the pairings for the 2010 NCAA men’s hockey tournament were announced on ESPN2 Sunday morning, the No. 1 seeds went to — in order — Miami University (Midwest), Denver (East), Wisconsin (West) and Boston College (Northeast).