It's Friday

It's Friday. Here's what's happening....

************************************************

Today is December 3rd, the 337th day of 2010. There are 28 days left in the year.

************************************************

Savard returns as Bruins bounce Bolts.

Oilers shut out Maple Leafs.

Habs rebound with win at New Jersey.

Rangers edge Islanders.

Sid's hat trick gives Pens win over Panthers.

Heatly booed in return as Sharks beat Ottawa.

Stars outlast Capitals.

Kings beat Panthers.

************************************************

Today is Peppermint Latte Day.

************************************************

Oesterle commits to Western Michigan.

Muskies in Fargo for weekend series.

Former NHL veteran shares his experiences with Muskegon Lumberjacks.

Getting to Merrimack was biggest hurdle for Da Costa.

************************************************

Celebrating birthdays today: Singer Andy Williams is 83; singer/TV star Ozzy Osbourne is 62; actress Daryl Hannah (Splash) is 50; actress Julianne Moore (The Kids Are Alright, The Hours, Next) is 50; actor Brendan Fraser is 42; Amanda Seyfried (Letters to Juliet, Jennifer's Body, Mean Girls) is 25.

************************************************

Forty Players Set to Attend 2010 USA Hockey Women's Winter Training Camp

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Forty of the nation's top female hockey players will take part in the 2010 USA Hockey Women's Winter Training Camp, set for Dec. 26-31 in Blaine, Minn. The six-day camp, which will take place at the National Sports Center's Schwan Super Rink, will serve as a tryout and training session for the U.S. Women's National Team.

Included on the camp roster are 20 of the 22 players who recently competed at the 2010 Women's Four Nations Cup in St. John's, N.L. The remaining two are part of the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team that is traveling to Stockholm, Sweden, for the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's U18 Championship during the camp.

A total of 17 Olympians will be on hand in Blaine, led by Jenny Potter (Edina, Minn.) and Angela Ruggiero (Simi Valley, Calif.), who have each competed in four Olympic Winter Games.

The coaching staff for the camp includes Katey Stone, head women's ice hockey coach at Harvard University, Mark Hudak, head women's ice hockey coach at Dartmouth College, and Hilary Witt, assistant women's ice hockey coach at Northeastern University.

NOTES: The full camp roster can be found here ... The 20-member U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team will be in Blaine, Minn., on Dec. 26 prior to departing for the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship on Dec. 27 ... A newly constructed USA Hockey locker room at the Schwan Super Rink will be utilized during the camp ... The White and Blue Teams listed in the below schedule will be interchanged throughout the camp. The teams will scrimmage boys' teams to be announced, as well as each other.

2010 USA Hockey Women's Winter Training Camp Practice/Scrimmage Schedule
Dec. 26-31 • Blaine, Minn. • Schwan Super Rink

Date Practice/Scrimmage Rink Time (EST)
Mon., Dec. 27 Goalie Practice 6 10-10:30 a.m.
Blue Practice 6 2:30-4:30 p.m.
White Practice 6 7-9 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 28 Blue Practice 6 8:30-10 a.m.
White Practice 6 10:15-11:45 a.m.
Blue Scrimmage 6 3 p.m.
White Scrimmage 6 5:15-7:15 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 29 Blue Practice 7 8:30-10 a.m.
White Practice 3 8:30-10 a.m.
White vs Blue Scrimmage 7 8:30 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 30 Blue Practice 7 8:30-10 a.m.
White Practice 7 10:15-11:45 a.m.
Blue Scrimmage 7 3:30 p.m.
White Scrimmage 6 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 31 White vs Blue Scrimmage 7 9:30 a.m.

2010-11 U.S. National Junior Sled Hockey Team to Compete in First International Exhibition Series of Season
Team USA to Face Canada in Three Game Set in Buffalo, N.Y.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2010-11 U.S. National Junior Sled Hockey Team will play its first international exhibition series of the 2010-11 season this weekend in Buffalo, N.Y.

Team USA will take on Canada's national junior sled hockey team tonight (Dec. 2) at 7:30 p.m. EST, Friday (Dec. 3) at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday (Dec. 4) at 4 p.m. at the Bud Bakewell Rink in Riverside Park.

The exhibition series against Canada marks the fourth gathering of the season for the U.S. National Junior Sled Hockey Team, which has held three previous training camps in Buffalo, N.Y., this fall. While Team USA has squared off against the Buffalo Sabres Sled Hockey club team multiple times, it has yet to face international competition this season.

"After several productive camps and exhibition games against club teams, we're excited to see how we match up on the international stage," said Gregg Marinari, head coach of the U.S. National Junior Sled Hockey Team. "I'm already proud of how far we've come this year, and this weekend should give us a good look at where we stand."

Game recaps will be available following the completion of each game here. For a complete 2010-11 U.S. National Junior Sled Hockey Team roster, click here.

NOTES: The 2010-11 U.S. National Junior Sled Hockey Team includes seven returning members from last year's squad, including goaltender Danny Hefley (Wexford, Pa.); defensemen Tyler Anderson (Jenison, Mich.), John Mollica (The Plains, Ohio) and Mason Newbold (Lockport, N.Y.); and forwards Raymond Beck (Sicklerville, N.J.), Connor Fee (Spotswood, N.J.) and Ryan Pelletier (Columbia, Conn.) ... Beck and Bryan Genovese (Oceanside, N.Y.) have each spent time with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team this season as well ... Head Coach Gregg Marinari served as the assistant coach of the 2009-10 U.S. National Junior Sled Hockey Team ... Assistant Coach Kip St. Germaine is a three-time U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team member (1998, 2002, 2006) and most recently skated with the 2009-10 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team.

************************************************

Jimmy can have fun just about anywhere.

************************************************

Four Loko was the buzz last month. Last week alcohol-infused whipped cream made headlines. Today is chocolate milk that's 40-proof. Arizona, Minnesota, and California are the only states that have it.

************************************************

The Beavers have one last chance to become bowl eligible tomorrow, when they host the Oregon Ducks. Kickoff is set for 3:30pm EST, with the listen link for the game 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.

************************************************

Thieves in Britain are using Google Earth to target lead roofs on Church of England buildings to sell on the lucrative metals market. About 8,000 churches have made insurance claims for lead theft.

************************************************

Ken Miller steps down as Riders' Head Coach.

Visit the teams' official website at http://www.riderville.com/.

************************************************

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg returns to 60 Minutes Sunday night.

************************************************

Odell Willis extends with Bombers.

By the numbers: Grey Cup Glory.

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

************************************************

Parenting website BabyCenter.com said its annual survey of registered infants found Aiden was the top name for boys and Sophia topped the list for girls.

************************************************

Here's the Week 13 NFL Schedule:

Thursday December 2 8:20 p.m. Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns at Miami Dolphins

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins at New York Giants

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals

Sunday December 5 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sunday December 5 4:05 p.m. Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers

Sunday December 5 4:15 p.m. Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday December 5 4:15 p.m. St Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals

Sunday December 5 4:15 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts

Sunday December 5 8:20 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens

Monday December 6 8:30 p.m. New York Jets at New England Patriots

************************************************

Air India is facing a labor shortage so it's welcoming back previous flight attendants who had been fired for being overweight. (So now the airline is having to eat crow while allowing the flight attendants to eat whatever they want.)

************************************************

Today in Elvis History:

1960 - Elvis Presley's single "Are You Lonesome Tonight" hit #1 in the U.S.

1968 - Elvis Presley's NBC-TV special "Elvis" was aired.

1983 - The Elvis Presley album "A Legendary Performer Vol. 4" hit #91 in the U.K.

************************************************


Today is the International Day of Disabled Persons. 

************************************************

Today in Beatles History:

1961 - The Beatles met Brian Epstein for the first time at his record store in Liverpool.

1969 - John Lennon was asked to play the title role in "Jesus Christ, Superstar." The offer was revoked the next day.

1973 - Ringo Starr released the song "You're Sixteen." It was his second straight number one single.

************************************************

Illinois was admitted as the 21st state of the union on this date in 1818.

************************************************

Today in Sports History:

1929 - The Boston Bruins began a 14 game winning streak.

1950 - Tom Fears (Los Angeles Rams) caught an NFL-record 18 passes against the Green Bay Packers. Terrell Owens (San Francisco 49ers) broke the record with 20 catches for 283 yards and a touchdown against the Chicago Bears on December 17, 2000.

1961 - George Blanda (Houston Oilers) kicked a 55-yard field goal.

1968 - The rules committee of Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that in 1969 the pitcher's mound would be lowered from 15 to 10 inches. This was done in order to "get more batting action." The strike zone was also reduced from the knees to the shoulders to the top of the knees to the armpits.

1988 - Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State University won the Heisman Trophy.

1991 - Hulk Hogan won his fourth WWF championship when he defeated Undertaker.

1994 - Greg LeMond announced that he was retiring. He was a three-time winner of the Tour de France.

************************************************

Alka Seltzer was sold for the first time on this date in 1931.

************************************************

Coming Up:

Tonight --

MJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels at Palm Beach Hawks 6:00pm EST

Saturday --

MJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Hampton Roads Junior Whalers 3:30pm EST

College Football -- Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers 3:30pm EST

SEJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Palm Beach Hawks 5:00pm EST

NHL Hockey -- Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:30pm EST

Sunday --

SEJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Palm Beach Hawks 10:00am EST

MJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Junior Blades at Palm Beach 11:10am EST

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons 4:15pm EST

************************************************

That's all for today. See you tomorrow.