Happy Tuesday everyone. Here's what's happening....
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Hockey Playoff Roundup ----
AHL
Calder Cup Finals
Hershey Bears 4, Texas Stars 0 (Hershey wins series 4-2)
Hockey season is now over. :-(
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Giant feat for Bears as they win second straight Calder Cup.
Bourque was truly an MVP.
Texas Stars luminous in defeat.
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Tallon confidant Hawks will 'take care' of him.
Ping-pong ball, Kane hurt gallant Flyers.
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After Hershey finished off Texas last night, I said to my wife, "Hockey season is over. What am I going to do now?" She said: "Canadian Football." Smart woman!
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The Tampa Bay Rays, 40-23 and tied for first with the Yankees in the A. L. East, were off last night. They get back to action this evening, with the first of a three-game set in Atlanta. First pitch tonight is scheduled for 7:10pm EDT on 620AM WDAE, the Rays Radio Network and Sun Sports. The Rays visit the Marlins for three starting Friday, then come home for six games, three against San Diego and three against Arizona, starting next Tuesday.
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Today is National Lobster Day.
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Riders set to unveil Retro Jersey.
Rider Insider, with Rod Pedersen.
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Watch out, guys... Tiffany & Company now lets your wife shop for diamond rings on their iPhone and iPad. The app launched Monday.
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The Tampa Bay Rays are 40-23 and are tied for first in the A.L. East with the Yankees. Boston is 4 back, Toronto 6 and Baltimore is 23 1/2 games behind.
In the A.L. Central, Minnesota leads Detroit by 2 1/2 games, the White Sox by 7 1/2, Kansas City is 9 1/2 back and Cleveland is 10 1/2 games off the pace.
Out in the (not-so)wild A.L. West, Texas leads the Angels by 1 game, Oakland is 4 back and Seattle trails by 11 1/2.
In the N.L. East, Atlanta leads the Mets by 1 1/2 games, Philadelphia by 3 1/2, while Florida is 5 1/2 back and Washington is 6 behind.
In the N.L. Central, Cincinnati leads St. Louis by 1 game, the Cubs are 7 1/2 behind, Milwaukee is 9 back, Houston trails by 11, and Pittsburgh is 12 1/2 behind.
San Diego leads the N.L. West by 1/2 game over the Dodgers and San Francisco(Go you Giants!), Colorado is 3 1/2 back and Arizona brings up the rear, 11 games out of first.
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A man in Finland was found in the chimney of an old building about 20 years too late. He disappeared after getting stuck in 1991.
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Minnesota Wild tour stops in Sioux City.
Princeton hockey adds 10 freshmen for coming season, including ex-USHLers Anrew Ammon(Lincoln), Jack Berger(Des Moines), Matt Farris(Sioux Falls) and Alec Rush(Omaha).
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Today is day three of Flag Week.
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Today in Elvis History:
1961 - In Memphis, TN, the Elvis Presley film "Wild in the Country" premiered.
1964 - Elvis Presley completed the vocal tracks for the soundtrack to "Girl Happy." He would not go into a recording studio again for eight months.
1965 - The EP "Tickle Me" shipped. The soundtrack contained five previously unreleased songs.
1974 - Elvis Presley began a 18-date tour at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX.
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"When I'm not reading my Daddy's blog, I like to read my Lightning McQueen book."
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Today is Nature Photography Day, Smile Power Day, the celebration of Edvard Grieg’s Birth Anniversary in Norway, Husband Caregiver Day(Thanks sweetie!), Magna Carta Day, Citizenship Day and Arkansas Admission Day.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
Wednesday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
Thursday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
Friday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 7:10pm EDT
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series: Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 3:00pm EDT
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 7:10pm EDT
Arena Football: Tampa Bay Storm at Utah Blaze 9:05pm EDT
Sunday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 1:10pm EDT
Indy Car: Iowa Corn 250 at Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa 1:30pm EDT
CFL Preseason Football: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders 3:00pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California 3:00pm
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That's it for today. See you tomorrow!
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