It's Friday!

It's Friday. Here's what's happening....

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Hockey Playoff Roundup ----

NHL:

Last night --

Western Conference Semifinals

No games

Eastern Conference Semifinals

No games

Tonight --

Eastern Conference

Philadelphia at Boston 7:00pm EDT (Series tied 3-3)

Western Conference Finals

No games

(Note: Both conference finals will start Sunday. San Jose vs Chicago in West, Montreal vs Boston/Philadelphia winner in East)

AHL

Last night --

Western Conference Finals

No games

Eastern Conference Finals

No games

Tonight --

Western Conference Finals

Texas at Hamilton 7:30pm EDT (Game One, best-of-seven)

Eastern Conference Finals

No games

(Note: Hershey leads Manchester 1-0 in best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals)

ECHL Kelly Cup Championship Finals

Last night --

No games

Tonight --

Cincinnati at Idaho 9:10pm EDT (Game One, best-of-seven)













2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup at Brandon, Manitoba

Tonight:

Windsor(OHL Champion) vs Brandon(WHL Host Team) 8:00pm EDT--Round Robin game one

USHL Clark Cup Championship Finals:

Wednesday, May 12th --

Green Bay 5, Fargo 3 (Fargo wins series 3-2)

(Note: Game had USHL record playoff crowd of 8,487.)

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Today is Dance Like a Chicken Day.

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The Tampa Bay Rays were off last night. They play five at home starting tonight at 7:10pm EDT against Seattle on 620AM WDAE.

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A group of New Yorkers has broken the record for the World's Largest
Dodgeball Game. They did it Wednesday night with about 700 people.
Video: http://vimeo.com/11704841

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Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on it's last mission this afternoon at 2:20pm EDT. Complete coverage on WMEL Radio beginning at 12:00pm EDT.

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The Annie newspaper comic strip is ending its run after 85 years. The
last strip will run June 13.

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Here's another flashback picture. This was taken December 31,2005 at Cypress Gardens in Florida. It's too bad that park has had so many financial problems. We had a lot of fun there!










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This morning's blog typing has been enhanced by listening to Power 99 Radio in Kearney, Nebraska. Check 'em out at kkpr.com.

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We have our first MLB manager firing of the year. Trey Hillman, in his third season with the Kansas City Royals, was given the pink slip after his team staggered out of the gate to a 12-23 record this season. He was replaced by former Milwaukee manager Ned Yost.

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It's another light news day and I'm gonna try and catch up on some sleep. Stay safe, see you tomorrow.