It's Wednesday

It's Wednesday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is October 20th, the 292nd day of 2010. There are 73 days left in the year.

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Hurricanes shoot down Sharks.

Wild chase Luongo in 6-2 win.

Flames beats Preds 1-0 in OT.

B's shut down C's.

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Today is Medical Assistant's Recognition Day.

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Black Hawks name players of week.

Seth Ambroz to be on The Pipeline.

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Today is Miss American Rose Day.

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The Tampa Bay Juniors SEJHL and MJHL teams were in action thispast  weekend against the Florida Eels. On Saturday, the SEJHL Juniors were led by Michael Hirschauer, who scored twice in 42 seconds, in a 5-3 win over the Eels. Michael Scalisi, Brendan McGowan and Jonathan Yoho also scored goals, while Dominic Calandra made 35 saves for the Juniors, who went 2-for-7 on the power play.

In the MJHL game Saturday night, Chase Anderson scored twice and added one assist, Dustin Disbro, Scott Vargas and Paul Lochner once each and Evan Weiss made 43 saves, in a 5-1 win over the Eels. David Cross assisted on two goals for the Juniors, who were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

In Sunday's SEJHL game, Wes Moon scored three times in the second period, the first two 26 seconds apart, as the Juniors beat the Eels 6-1. Tampa Bay, which went 2-for-12 on the power play, got goals from Cody Post, Zack White and Brendan McGowan and 28 saves from Jordan Krueger.

Both teams are in action again this coming weekend. The SEJHL Juniors take on the Palm Beach Hawks at 5:15pm Saturday and 9:30am Sunday. The MJHL Juniors host the East Coast Eagles Saturday at 8:00pm and Sunday at 12:15pm.

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Today is Birth of the Bab 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 on Saturday, October 30th, time TBA. Check out the broadcast via the listen link on the right side of this blog.

Orange team evens Orange and Black baseball series.

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

And here's the 2010 football roster.

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This is Support your local Chamber of Commerce Day.

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Getzlaf named weeks' top Canadian.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders take their 9-6 record on the road this Saturday, for a 7:00pm EDT matchup with the Edmonton Eskimos. Listen link is on the right side of this blog.

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Today is the fourth Get to Know Your Customers Day of 2010.

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Argo boss Barker only blames himself.

Porter leads Players of the Week.

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

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Today is Get Smart about Credit Day.

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Jimmy tries on Mommy's shoes.

Goofy little guy.

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Today is International Credit Union Day.

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Here's the Week 6 NFL Schedule:

At Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Cleveland Browns 10

At New York Giants 28, Detroit Lions 20

New Orleans Saints 31 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6

At Philadelphia Eagles 31, Atlanta Falcons 17

Seattle Seahawks 23 at Chicago Bears 20

Miami Dolphins 23 at Green Bay Packers 20

At St. Louis Rams 20, San Diego 17

At Houston Texans 35, Kansas City Chiefs 31

At New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20

At San Francisco 49ers 17, Oakland 9

New York Jets 24 at Denver Broncos 20

At Minnesota Vikings 24, Dallas Cowboys 21

Indianapolis Colts 27 at Washington Redskins 24

Tennessee Titans 30 at Jacksonville Jaguars 3

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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American consumers are expected to spend a little more this year over the holidays -- 2.9% more, according to a survey.

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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 1-3 vs Texas Rangers 3-1

NLCS:

San Francisco Giants 2-1 vs Philadelphia Phillies 1-2

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 game:

Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 3

Texas Rangers 5 at New York Yankees 3

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The Human Touch AcuTouch 9500 massaging chair could be the perfect holiday gift for dad -- if you've got $5,000 and he's got an Apple device. The AcuTouch 9500 is controlled by iPhones and iPads.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Though the pregame attention involving the Giants focused on their lineup changes, it was the constants in their game that sustained them Tuesday.
 
Edgar Renteria, the cool veteran, disrupted Cole Hamels' dominance. Cody Ross, the Giants' best postseason hitter, came through again. And Matt Cain, the Giants' most consistent starter, remained steady.
 
The result was a 3-0 victory for the Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, which thrilled the heavily partisan crowd at jam-packed AT&T Park. San Francisco edged ahead in the series, 2-1, with another pair of games set to be played by the Bay on Wednesday and Thursday.

Read the rest here.

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A recent study shows that a happily married woman will gain an average of 18 pounds in the first year of marriage.

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Today in Elvis History:

1955 - Elvis Presley performed at Brooklyn High School in Cleveland. The show was filmed for the documentary "The Pied Piper Of Cleveland - A Day In The Life Of A Famous Disc Jockey."

1956 - Elvis Presley's single "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine" hit #74 in the U.S.

1956 - RCA released the single to Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" prior to the movie premiere. The company had received 856,237 advance orders for the single.

1960 - The Elvis Presley film "G.I. Blues" premiered.

1961 - Elvis Presley's single "King Of The Whole Wide World" hit #30 in the U.S.

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The office romance is officially fading away. According to a recent survey, 25% fewer employees say they've had a workplace romance.

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Today in Beatles History:

1969 - John Lennon released "Cold Turkey," his second solo album.

2008 - A documentary "All Together Now" was released. It showed the making of the Cirque de Soleil show "LOVE".

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Elton John said in an interview published Tuesday that today's songwriters are pretty awful. (Well, who spat on his candle in the wind?)

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Today in Sports History:

1910 - A baseball with a cork center was used in a World Series game for the first time.

1936 - The Associated Press released its first weekly college football poll. Minnesota was ranked first.

1963 - Clem Daniels (Oakland Raiders) ran for 200 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-26 victory over the New York Jets.

1965 - Gordie Howe scored two goals in the NHL All-Star game against the Montreal Canadiens. Howe broke the All-Star Game record with his eighth and ninth of his career.

1972 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) hit a home run on the first pitch from Catfish Hunter (Oakland) in Game 5 of the World Series.

1973 - U.S. President Richard Nixon signed a bill that authorized a national medal to commemorate Jim Thorpe.

1982 - In Moscow, 340 people were crushed to death at a Soviet-Dutch soccer game. Police had herded the fans down an open, icy staircase. The details of the incident were not published in the USSR until seven years later.

1989 - The Houston Cougars ran up 1,021 yards against Southern Methodist University. The final score was 95-21.

1990 - George Steinbrenner was a guest on "Saturday Night Live."

1990 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series in four games against the Oakland Athletics.

1993 - The Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies played for four hours and fourteen minutes (due to rain) and achieved a total for 29 runs. The Blue Jays won the game 15-14.

1996 - Andruw Jones (Atlanta Braves), nineteen years old, became the youngest player to hit a home run in the World Series. He hit two home runs against the New York Yankees.

1996 - The Tampa Bay Lightning played their first game in the new Ice Palace.

2004 - The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the AL Championship. The Red Sox had been down 3-0 in the series.

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Congress creates the Continental Association on this date in 1774.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

Baseball: Game 5, ALCS -- Texas Rangers at New York Yankees 4:00pm EDT

Baseball: Game 4, NLCS -- Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants 7:30pm EDT

Thursday --

Baseball: Game 5, NLCS -- Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants 7:30pm EDT

NHL Hockey -- New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:30pm EDT

Friday --

NHL Hockey: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers 7:30pm EDT

Baseball: Game 6, ALCS -- New York Yankees at Texas Rangers 8:00pm EDT (If necessary)

Saturday --

Baseball: Game 6, San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies 3:30pm EDT
(If necessary)

SEJHL Hockey: Palm Beach Hawks at Tampa Bay Juniors 5:15pm EDT

CFL Football: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos 7:00pm EDT

MJHL Hockey: East Coast Eagles at Tampa Bay Juniors 8:00pm EDT

Baseball: Game 7, ALCS -- New York Yankees at Texas Rangers 8:00pm EDT

Sunday --

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

Baseball: Game 7, ALCS -- San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies 7:30pm EDT (If necessary)

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