Happy Wednesday everyone. Here's what's happening....
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Bears, Fans, celebrate Calder Cup championship.
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Today is Fresh Veggies Day.
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Spotted: Burish, Bolland on rooftop with cup.
Kane to Leno: "It was pretty unbelievable."
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The Army is doing away with velcro. When pockets are packed, or sand's around, the velcro doesn't hold as well as a good ol' button.
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The Rays jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first and sailed from there to a 10-4 victory over the Braves last night, in front of 30,448 at Turner Field in Atlanta.
After a two hour, 20 minute rain delay to start the evening, Tampa Bay came out swinging. Evan Longoria belted a two-run homer, then Sean Rodriguez doubled home Ben Zobrist and B.J. Upton, to put the Rays up 4-0 in their first at-bats. Atlanta got one back in the bottom half on the first, as Jason Heyward scored on a David Price wild pitch. In the second, John Jaso scored on a Carlos Pena sacrifice fly, to put the Rays ahead 5-1. In the bottom of the third, Chipper Jones scored on an Yunel Escobar ground out to second to cut the Tampa Bay lead to 5-2. Brian McCann scored in the fifth on Melky Cabrera's single up the middle to make it 5-3. The Rays then went to work and put the game away. In the sixth, Jaso and Carl Crawford scored on a line single to left by Zobrist, then, in the seventh, Hank Blalock scored on Crawford's triple to right, Crawford scored on a Longoria double, and Pena singled home Longoria. The Braves got a run in the bottom half of the seventh, on a solo homer by Jones, but could get no closer and Tampa Bay held on for the 10-4 win.
David Price fanned 7 and scattered 8 hits over five innings to get the win, he's now 10-2. Kenshin Kawakami struck out 6 but, with sloppy defense behind him(Atlanta committed 4 errors in the game), allowed 6 runs, just 2 earned on 7 hits in 5 innings, falling to 0-9.
The Tampa Bay Rays, 41-23 and still tied for first with the Yankees in the A. L. East, play the Braves again this evening, with the second 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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It's a study that didn't need to be done: teen boys eat their parents out of house and home. Boys in their mid-teens often down an average of nearly 2,000 calories at lunch. (And we thought our Jimmy ate a lot now. Look what we have to look forward to!)
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Riders unveil Retro Jerseys.
Roughrider training camp, Day 10.
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Look in the dictionary for the definition of the word cute, and you're likely to see this picture.
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The Tampa Bay Rays are 41-23 and are still tied for first in the A.L. East with the Yankees. Boston is 4 back, Toronto 7 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 11 1/2 games off the pace.
Out in the (not-so)wild A.L. West, Texas leads the Angels by 1 games, Oakland is 4 back and Seattle trails by 12 1/2.
In the N.L. East, Atlanta leads the Mets by 1/2 game, Philadelphia by 3 1/2, while Florida is 5 1/2 back and Washington is 6 behind.
In the N.L. Central, Cincinnati and St. Louis are once again tied for first, the Cubs are 7 1/2 behind, Milwaukee is 8 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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The vuvuzela is a hit. Not to fans watching the game but to iPhone and iPad users. The app that mimics the annoying blasting of the plastic African trumpet is getting downloaded like crazy. Eight months ago the developers saw almost no downloads. (No thanks. I'll just stick with my Atomic Fart app and call it good.)
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The Chicago Cubs won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907 and 1908, beating the Tigers both years. The Cubs now appear to be well on their way to streching the drought with no titles to 102 years.
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Noreen named assistant with Phantoms.
Get ready for a sample of USHL Muskegon hockey.
Fighting for a spot at Saints camp.
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Today is day four of Flag Week.
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Today in Elvis History:
1956 - Elvis Presley's single "Blue Suede Shoes" hit #9 in the U.K.
1956 - Elvis Presley's song "I Want You, I Love You" hit #31 in the U.S. The song was the b-side to "Blue Suede Shoes."
1962 - The Elvis Presley EP "Follow That Dream" hit #15 in the U.S.
1993 - The U.S. Postal Service released a set of seven stamps that featured Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Clyde McPhatter, Otis Redding, Ritchie Valens, Dinah Washington and Elvis Presley.
2002 - A remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" hit #1 in the U.K.
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Us two-legged Meissner boys sure have lots of fun together!
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Afghanistan authorities arrested a 52-year-old California construction worker who said he was there on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden. (A construction worker? He claimed to be part of an elite squad of super assassins codenamed The Village People. He must have been easy to spot in that yellow helmet and drooping tool belt.)
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Coming up:
Tonight --
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 now. Have a great day!
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