It's Thursday at the Johnny Blog. Here's what's happening....
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Today is September 16th, the 259th day of 2010. There are 106 days left in the year.
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Nearly 12,000 turn out for Bruins' rookie game.
Official Free Agent list.
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Today is Collect Rocks Day.
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Players with ties to DU make USNTDP's U-17 team.
Fargo Force: Opening Day of practice.
Kolomaitis to join Da Costa at Merrimack.
Mark Osiecki, head man at Ohio State.
USHL Alumni voices: Craig Smith.
Game recaps:
Defense delivers for Hawks.
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Today is Step Family Day.
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Grice-Mullen added to practice roster.
Making changes.
The 6-4 Riders, second in the CFL West, go up against 9-1 West leading Calgary Stampeders this coming Friday, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Kickoff is set for 9:00pm EDT. Link to listen is on the right side of this blog.
Visit the teams' official website at riderville.com.
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Here's an interseting story about the weirdest game show contestants of all time.
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Here's the Week 2 NFL Schedule:
Sunday, September 19th (All times Eastern)--
1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans
1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions
1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons
1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings
1:00 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns
1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers
1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys
4:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
4:05 p.m. St. Louis Rams at Oakland Raiders
4:15 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers
4:15 p.m. Houston Texans at Washington Redskins
4:15 p.m. New England Patriots at New York Jets
8:20 p.m. New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts
Monday, September 20th (All times Eastern)--
8:30 p.m. New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers
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Today is Mayflower Day. (Is this for the ship, or the moving company?)
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James Rodgers among top Pac-10 receivers.
Rodgers Brothers rise from Houston suburbs to college football stardom..
The Beavers play their home opener on this coming Saturday, against the Louisville Cardinals. Kickoff at Reser Stadium in Corvallis is set for 5:30pm EDT. You can listen to the game on the Beaver Sports Network. Fox Sports Northwest has the T.V.
Here's the 2010 Oregon State Beavers' football schedule.
And here's the 2010 football roster.
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Today is Play Doh Day. (Fun to play with, not so much fun to eat.)
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Mullin: Breaking down the Foley Situation.
Lions restore the roar with first 2010 win at Empire.
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Today is Working Parents Day.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Where Dan Johnson is concerned, there is no comparison to Roy Hobbs, according to Rays manager Joe Maddon.
"If Roy Hobbs is The Natural, then I guess (Johnson's) 'The Super-Natural,'" said Maddon, who was ejected in the seventh arguing a hit-by-pitch call on Derek Jeter. "Because the other thing was fiction, this is non-fiction. So for that reason, what he's done to this point is really phenomenal."
Johnson accounted for all the Rays' runs with a pair of two-run homers to create a 4-3 win over the Yankees on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in front of 29,733.
Read the rest here.
Notes: The Rays are off tonight. In Friday's pitching matchup, Wade Davis(12-9, 4.24 ) is on the mound for the Rays against the Angels' Dan Haren(10-12, 4.09).....After he nailed down Wednesday's series finale against the Yankees, closer Rafael Soriano's 43 saves tied him for the franchise record for saves in a single season, so it's possible he can break the record Friday. The mark is shared by Roberto Hernandez, who saved 43 games in 1999....Left fielder Carl Crawford has 12 triples, which is tied with Colorado's Dexter Fowler for the Major League lead. Crawford had four on the recent trip and has the most since 2006, when he had 16. He's seven off his career high of 19 three-base hits set in 2004. He's bidding to become the fifth player to lead the AL in triples four times (also 2004-06) and the third to lead the AL outright in four seasons....Rays hitters have 607 walks and are on pace to shatter the club record of 642 set last year. They also lead the AL in strikeouts with 1,155.
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Beer Days is today and tomorrow.
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In the American League East, Tampa Bay leads the Yankees(who lead the Wild Card) by 1/2 game, Boston is 6 1/2 (They trail the Wild Card by 6), Toronto lags behind by 15 1/2 and Baltimore(Eliminated) is 30 1/2 back.
In the American League Central, Minnesota is 8 ahead of the White Sox, Detroit is behind by 15 1/2, while Kansas City(Eliminated) trails by 27 and Cleveland(Eliminated) is 28 back.
In the American League West, Texas leads Oakland by 10, the Angels are 11 behind and Seattle(Eliminated) trails by 27 1/2.
In the National League East, Philadelphia leads Atlanta(Braves lead the Wild Card race) by 3 games, Florida is 12 back, the Mets are 12 1/2 out and Washington(Eliminated) is 23 1/2 behind.
In the National League Central, Cincinnati leads St. Louis by 8 games, Houston is 13 back, Milwaukee is 15 1/2 behind, the Cubs(Eliminated) trail by 18 and Pittsburgh(Eliminated) is 34 1/2 out.
In the National League West, San Diego is 1/2 game ahead of San Francisco (The Giants are 1/2 game behind in the Wild Card), Colorado is 2 1/2 behind(2 1/2 out in the Wild Card), the Dodgers is 10 1/2 behind and Arizona(Eliminated) trails by 24 1/2.
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Today is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Five Giants pitchers combined to one-hit the Dodgers on Tuesday night, and usually a performance of that caliber is good enough for a victory.
Instead, a wild sixth inning featuring a hit batter, two walks and an error on a makeable play was the difference, as Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw outshone San Francisco's collective effort with his first career shutout to beat the Giants, 1-0, at AT&T Park.
Read the rest here.
Notes: Jonathan Sanchez(10-8, 3.29) goes to the mound tonight for the Giants against the Dodgers' Ted Lilly(8-10, 3.58)....San Francisco is hopeful outfielder Jose Guillen will be fit to return to action Thursday after missing Wednesday's contest following an epidural shot for a bulging disk in his neck. Guillen is batting .280 with a home run and seven RBIs since the Giants acquired him on Aug. 13, a span of 26 games....The Giants hold a 9-8 advantage heading into Thursday's contest, the season's final meeting between the two rivals.
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Today is Trail of Tears Commemoration Day.
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Today in Elvis History:
1961 - Elvis Presley's single "Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad" hit #4 in the U.K.
1963 - Elvis Presley received the songs that director Gene Nelson and musical director Fred Karger had chosen for "Kissin' Cousins."
1967 - Elvis Presley's single "There's Always Me" hit #56 in the U.S.
1972 - The "New Musical Express" reported that "Elvis Says No To Britain." Colonel Parker had sited unsuitable venues as the reason.
2003 - Elvis Presley's estate closed Elvis Presley's Memphis restaurant-nightclub. The venture had been open for six years.
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This is Jimmy one year ago today, hoping the rain stops so Daddy can have his baseball game.
Baby you can drive my car....
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Today in Beatles History:
1963 - "She Loves You" was released by the Beatles.
1967 - The Beatles re-recorded "Your Mother Should Know."
1970 - Led Zeppelin knocked the Beatles out of their position as the U.K.'s most popular group in a Melody Maker poll.
1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono released "Some Time in New York City." The album was free with a second disc of a live performance of the couple backed by the Mothers of Invention.
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Today is Anne Bradstreet Day.
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Today in Sports History:
1924 - Jim Bottomley knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.
1953 - The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore, MD, where they became the Baltimore Orioles.
1988 - Tom Browning pitched the 12th perfect game in major league baseball.
2004 - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman imposed a lockout due to an impasse in contract negotiations. The players union and NHL officials did not meet again until December 9.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants 10:15pm EDT
Friday --
Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
MJHL Hockey: USF Bulls at Tampa Bay Juniors 8:00pm EDT
CFL Football: Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders 9:00pm EDT
Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants 10:15pm EDT
Saturday --
Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
MJHL Hockey: Florida Eels at Tampa Bay Juniors 8:00pm EDT
Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants 9:05pm EDT
Sunday --
NFL Football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series: Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 1:00pm EDT
Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays 1:40pm EDT
Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants 4:05pm EDT
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT
Tuesday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT
Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs 8:05pm EDT
Wednesday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT
Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs 8:05pm EDT
Thursday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT
Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs 7:05pm EDT
Friday --
Baseball: Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 8:10pm EDT
Saturday:
Nascar Nationwide Series: Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway, Dover, Deleware 3:00pm EDT
SEJHL Hockey: Tampa Bay Juniors at Atlanta Knights 4:30pm EDT
CFL Football: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6:30pm EDT
Baseball: Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
MJHL Hockey: Tampa Bay Juniors at Atlanta Knights 7:30pm EDT
Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 8:10pm EDT
Sunday --
SEJHL Hockey: Tampa Bay Juniors at Atlanta Knights 8:00am EDT
MJHL Hockey: Tampa Bay Juniors at Atlanta Knights 11:00pm EDT
NFL Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series: AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, Dover, Deleware 3:00pm EDT
Baseball: Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:40pm EDT
Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 3:10pm EDT
Monday --
Baseball: Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
Tuesday --
Baseball: Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
Baseball: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants 10:15pm EDT
Wednesday --
Baseball: Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm EDT
Baseball: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants 10:15pm EDT
Thursday --
Baseball: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants 3:45pm EDT
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 8:10pm EDT
Friday --
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 8:10pm EDT
Baseball: San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants 10:15pm EDT
Saturday --
MJHL Hockey: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Junior Blades 5:15pm EDT
Baseball: San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants 10:15pm EDT
CFL Football: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Toronto Argonauts 3:00pm
Nascar Nationwide Series: Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 3:00pm EDT
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 8:10pm EDT
Sunday --
MJHL Hockey: Tampa Bay Juniors at Junior Blades TBA
Nascar Sprint Cup Series: Price Chopper 400 Presented by Kraft Foods at Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 3:00pm EDT
Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 2:10pm EDT (Final game of regular season)
Baseball: San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants 4:05pm EDT (Final game of regular season)
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That's it for today. See you Friday.
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