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It's Sunday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is October 24th, the 296th day of 2010. There are 69 days left in the year. (And all of them will come and go with the San Francisco Giants as the National League Champions!!!!)

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Sabres blast Kovy-less Devils 6-1.

Richardson's hat trick leads Kings past Avs.

Datsyuk's goal lifts Wings to 5-4 win.

Gritty Rangers outlast Bruins 3-2.

Habs blank Ottawa.

Flyers top Leafs.

Caps top Thrashers in OT.

Panthers slip past Islanders.

Blues over Penguins in OT.

Nashville beats Dallas 1-0.

Jackets beat Champs.

'Canes blow lead, then beat Coyotes 4-3 in OT.

San Jose blasts Edmonton.

Hockey Fights Cancer. Zebra Cares Event.

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Today is United Nations Day.

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Saturday's games:

Muskegon 5, Indiana 4 (SO)

Sioux City 6, Tri-City 1

Dubuque 4, Youngstown 1

Green Bay 3, Team USA 1

Sioux Falls 2, Fargo 1 (OT)

Lincoln 3, Chicago 1

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Today is Mother-In-Law Day.

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The Oregon State Beavers look to rebound from their one-point loss at Washington, when they host the Cal Bears for Homecoming on Saturday, October 30th, with kickoff set for 3:30pm EDT. Check out the broadcast via the listen link on the right side of this blog.

Here's the 2010 Oregon State Beavers' football schedule.

And here's the 2010 football roster.

Here's the 2011 Beaver Pac-10 baseball schedule.

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Today is National Bologna Day.

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EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Eskimos continued to leave their early-season problems in their rear-view mirror Saturday behind a sparking fill-in effort from quarterback Jared Zabransky.

The Eskimos beat the slumping Saskatchewan Roughriders 39-24, earning their fifth win in six games by shaking off a potentially disastrous start and not turning the ball over for the first time in 64 games dating back to August 2007.

Read the rest here.

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Pastoral Care Week begins today.

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Visit the league's official website, cfl.ca.

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The first successful barrel jump over Niagara Falls was made on this date in 1901.

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I have to go out in disguise so my fans don't mob me.





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The World Origami Days start today. (Linky Link).

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Here's the Week 7 NFL Schedule(All times Eastern):

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers

Sunday October 24 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sunday October 24 4:05 p.m. Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday October 24 4:15 p.m. New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers

Sunday October 24 4:15 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos

Sunday October 24 8:20 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

Monday October 25 8:30 p.m. New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

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British naval fleet attacks Norfolk, Virginia on this date in 1775..

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ALDS:
Texas Rangers 3-2 vs
Tampa Bay Rays 2-3

New York Yankees 3-0 vs
Minnesota 0-3

NLDS:
Atlanta Braves 1-3 vs
San Francisco Giants 3-1

Cincinnati Reds 0-3 vs
Philadelphia Phillies 3-0

ALCS:

New York Yankees 2-4 vs Texas Rangers 4-2

NLCS:

San Francisco Giants 3-2 vs Philadelphia Phillies 2-3

Friday's game:

New York Yankees 6 at Texas Rangers 5

Saturday's games:

New York Yankees 2 at Texas Rangers 7

San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3

Sunday's game:

San Francisco Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6

Monday's game:

Texas Rangers 8 at New York Yankees 0

Tuesday's games:

Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 3

Texas Rangers 5 at New York Yankees 3

Wednesday's games:

Texas Rangers 2 at New York Yankees 7

Philadelphia Phillies 5 at San Francisco Giants 6

Thursday's game:

Philadelphia Phillies 4 at San Francisco Giants 2

Friday's game:

New York Yankees 1 at Texas Rangers 6 (Rangers win series 4 games to 2.)

Saturday's game:

San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 (Giants win NLCS 4-2)

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The Thirty Years War ended on this date in 1648..

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PHILADELPHIA -- The Giants poured everything they had into Game 6 of the National League Championship Series.

As a result, they ended Saturday night pouring champagne. Well, more like spraying it and dousing it on each other.

But you get the point: The San Francisco Giants are going to the World Series.

Juan Uribe delivered a stunning opposite-field home run to break a tie with two outs in the eighth inning, and closer Brian Wilson struck out Ryan Howard looking to end the game and lift the Giants to a 3-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the NLCS, which ended 4-2 in San Francisco's favor.

Read the rest here.

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The Concorde supersonic passenger plane made it's final flight on this date in 2003.

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Today in Elvis History:

1960 - At Arkansas State University, Elvis Presley was inducted into the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity as an honorary member.

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The movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opened on this date in 1969.

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Today in Beatles History:

1963 - The Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland.

1965 - The Beatles recorded "I'm Looking Through You."

1967 - "A Hard Day's Night" was premiered on NBC-TV.

1980 - Paul McCartney was awarded a rhodium disc from the Guinness Book of World Records for his status as the world's best-selling songwriter.

1980 - John Lennon's single "(Just Like) Starting Over" was released.

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President Truman declares war with Germany officially over on thios date in 1951.

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Today in Sports History:

1857 - The Sheffield Football Club of England was formed.

1943 - The Green Bay Packers intercepted nine passes in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions.

1948 - The Chicago Cardinals scored 35 points in the third quarter on the way to a 49-27 victory over the Boston Yanks.

1965 - Fran Tarkenton (Minnesota Vikings) threw for 407 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-41 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

1970 - In Athens, Christo Papanikolaou (Greece) pole vaulted 18' 1/4". He was the first pole vaulter to clear the 18-foot barrier.

1971 - Texas Stadium officially opened in Irving, TX.

1976 - Chuck Foreman (Minnesota Vikings) rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-12 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.

1996 - The Atlanta Braves played their last game at Fulton County Stadium. The lost to the New York Yankees 1-0 in Game 5 of the World Series. The next season the Braves began playing at Olympic Stadium.

1997 - In Arlington, VA, former NBC sportscaster Marv Albert was spared a jail sentence after a courtroom apology to the woman he'd bitten during a sexual encounter.

1998 - Ricky Williams (Baylor Bears) became the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history. He ended the game with a total of 428 points.

2003 - The Chicago Blackhawks fired general manager Mike Smith.

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President Eisenhower pledges support to the South Vietnam government and military forces on this date in 1954.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

SEJHL Hockey -- Palm Beach Hawks at Tampa Bay Juniors 9:30am EDT

MJHL Hockey -- East Coast Eagles at Tampa Bay Juniors 12:15pm EDT

NFL Football -- St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm EDT

NHL Hockey -- Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning 6:00pm EDT

Monday --

Nothin' doin'

Tuesday --

Nothin' doin'

Wednesday --

NHL Hockey -- Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:30pm EDT

Baseball: World Series, Game 1 -- Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants 7:30pm EDT

Thursday --

SEJHL Hockey -- Hampton Roads Junior Whalers at Tampa Bay Juniors 4:30pm EDT

MJHL Hockey-- Hampton Roads Junior Whalers at Tampa Bay Juniors 7:15pm EDT

Baseball: World Series, Game 2 -- Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants 7:30pm EDT

Friday --

SEJHL Hockey -- Hampton Roads Junior Whalers at Tampa Bay Juniors 4:30pm EDT

MJHL Hockey-- Hampton Roads Junior Whalers at Tampa Bay Juniors 7:15pm EDT


Saturday --

College Football -- California Golden Bears at Oregon State Beavers 3:30pm EDT

Baseball: World Series, Game 3 -- San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers 6:30pm EDT

Junior Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Tampa Alumni at Ellenton 8:00pm EDT

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes 9:00pm EDT

Sunday --

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals 4:15pm EDT

CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Lions 5:00pm EDT

Baseball: World Series, Game 4 -- San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers 8:00pm EDT

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That's all for today. Enjoy your Sunday, see you tomorrow.