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Today is February 5th, the 36th day of 2011. There are 329 days left in the year.

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Panthers stun Devils in OT.

Penguins lose Malkin but beat Sabres.

Blue Jackets white wash Wings.

Ovi and Backstrom power Capitals past Lightning.

McDonald's return sparks Blues past Oilers.

Canucks rally to beat Blackhawks.

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February is Bake for Family Fun Month.

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RECAP: 2011 Winter World University Games Day 9

• U.S. Men's National University Team Tops Japan, 5-3
• U.S. Women's National University Team Falls to Canada, 8-1

U.S. Men's National University Team Tops Japan, 5-3,
at 2011 Winter World University Games

Team USA Advances to Fifth-Place Game Tomorrow (Feb. 5)

ERZURUM, Turkey – Paced by shorthanded goals from Michael Lepre (Chesterland, Ohio/Kent State University) and Devin Sheehan (Binghamton, N.Y./University of Rhode Island), the U.S. Men's National University Team topped Japan, 5-3, at the 2011 Winter World University Games. Eleven players recorded a point for Team USA, which advances to the fifth-place game against Slovakia tomorrow (Feb. 5) at 1 p.m. EST.

"This is a huge win for us, especially since Japan has beaten us at the last two tournaments," said Dave Debol, head coach of the U.S. Men's National University Team. "We've accomplished our goal of placing higher than we ever have before at this tournament and earning fifth place would be a great honor."

Team USA opened the scoring 6:39 into the first period, when Lepre notched a shorthanded tally. Augie Hoffmann (Lake Forest, Ill./University of Oklahoma) sent a feed to Lepre, who skated up ice on a breakaway and fired a shot from the top of the faceoff circle that beat Japanese goaltender Yuta Narisawa.

Japan tied the game at the 10:45 mark of the second period, but the U.S. gained a 2-1 edge less than five minutes later with a goal by Alan Dionne (North Scituate, R.I./University of Rhode Island).

Tim O'Brien (Bethel Park, Pa./Penn State University) then scored with just :38 remaining in the middle frame to give Team USA a two-goal cushion heading into the third period.

The U.S. took a 4-1 lead 4:38 into the third period when Sheehan scored Team USA's second shorthanded goal of the game. Japan scored twice to cut the U.S. lead to 4-3, but Kevin Kranker (Lake Orion, Mich./Oakland University) notched a power-play goal to secure the 5-3 victory.

Team USA goaltender Erik Hudson (Spokane, Wash./Iowa State University) made 36 saves in the win, while Narisawa stopped 29 shots for Japan.

NOTES: Team USA's highest finish at the Winter World University Games is seventh place (2009) ... The U.S. finished 1-for-6 on the power play, while Japan went 2-for-8 with the man advantage ... The complete U.S. roster can be found here and information on the schools and states represented can be found here ... Dave Debol, head men's ice hockey coach at the University of Michigan Dearborn, is serving as head coach of the 2011 U.S. Men's National University Team after having served as an assistant coach for the squad in 2007 and 2009. He is assisted by Scott Balboni, head men's ice hockey coach at Penn State University, and Dan Phelps, head men's ice hockey coach at Adrian College ... USA Hockey coverage of the U.S. Men's and Women's National University Teams throughout the 2011 Winter World University Games can be found on the tournament homepage; on the Team USA - World University Games blog; on USA Hockey's Facebook page; and by following #WUG on Twitter ... The Winter World University Games is a biannual multi-sport event organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The international competition is staged in both the summer and the winter, similar to the Olympic Games. For more information, click here.

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring By Period

JPN 0 1 2 3
USA 1 2 2 5

First Period - Scoring: 1, USA, Lepre (Hoffmann), 6:39 (sh). Penalties: USA, Lassik (hooking), 4:47; JPN, Hozumi (hooking), 10:47; JPN, Terao (hooking), 16:54.

Second Period - Scoring: 2, JPN, Terao (Sato, Sakagami), 10:45 (pp); 3, JPN, Dionne (unassisted), 15:07; 4, USA, O'Brien (Gorczyca, Pilmore), 19:22. Penalties: USA, Loecher (tripping), 5:03; USA, Kranker (elbowing), 6:02; USA, Lassik (misconduct, roughing), 8:43; USA, Hudson (delaying-the-game), 10:31; JPN, Sato (holding), 19:54; JPN, Sato (roughing), 19:54.

Third Period - Scoring: 5, USA, Sheehan (Contratto), 5:23 (sh); 6, JPN, Murakami (Ikeda), 7:52; 7, JPN, Yamada (Takami), 9:40 (pp); 8, USA, Kranker (Ciaverilla, DeSano), 13:19 (sh). Penalties: USA, Krannich (slashing), 4:20; USA, Macari (hooking), 5:41; USA, Balint (hooking), 9:11; JPN, Sakagami (interference), 13:05; JPN, Kaneko (high-sticking), 17:20.

Shots by Period 1 2 3 Total
JPN 16 14 9 39
USA 9 8 17 34

Goaltenders (SH/SV) 1 2 3 Total
JPN, Narisawa, 60:00 9-8 8-6 17-15 34-29
USA, Hudson, 60:00 16-16 14-13 9-7 39-36

Power Play: JPN 2-8; USA 1-6
Penalties: JPN 6-12; USA 8-26
Referee: Martin Gasparik
Linesmen: Henri Neva, Peter Stano
Attendance: 415

2011 Winter World University Games
Men's Team USA Schedule
Jan. 27-Feb. 6 • Cemal Gürsel Sport Complex • Erzurum, Turkey

Date Opponent Time (Local/EST)/Result
Fri., Jan 28 Kazakhstan L, 0-5
Sun., Jan. 30 Slovakia W, 7-3
Tue., Feb. 1 Spain W, 4-1
Thu., Feb. 3 Belarus (Quarterfinals) L, 3-6
Fri., Feb. 4 Japan W, 5-3
Sat., Feb. 5 Slovakia (Fifth-Place Game) 8 p.m./1 p.m.

U.S. Women's National University Team Falls to Canada, 8-1, at 2011 Winter World University Games

Team USA to Play in Bronze-Medal Game Tomorrow (Feb. 4)

ERZURUM, Turkey – The U.S. Women's National University Team fell to Canada, 8-1, here today at the 2011 Winter World University Games. The U.S., which is competing in the women's tournament for the first time, will play in the bronze-medal game against Slovakia tomorrow (Feb. 5) at 2:30 a.m. EST.

After Canada took a 2-0 lead at the 12:46 mark of the first period, the U.S. responded with a goal to cut its deficit in half. Team USA led a rush into the offensive zone and Lindsay Reihl (Cheshire, Conn./Penn State University) fed the puck to Charlotte Hoium (Falcon Heights, Minn./Michigan State University), who sent a shot past Canadian goaltender Liz Knox.

Canada scored just :55 into the middle frame and notched two more goals to take a 5-1 lead into the third period.

Team USA killed four penalties in the final frame, but Canada scored three unanswered goals to seal the victory.

Goaltender Heather Rossi (Effort, Pa./Penn State University) made 48 saves for the U.S., while Knox and Beth Clause stopped six shots for Canada.

NOTES: The 2011 Winter World University Games marks the first time the U.S. is sending a women's team after women's ice hockey was added to the tournament in 2009. During the Games, Team USA faced all five other countries participating in women's ice hockey at the tournament - Slovakia, Turkey, Finland, Canada and Great Britain - in the preliminary round ... The complete U.S. roster can be found here and information on the schools and states represented can be found here ... Mo Stroemel, who is beginning his fourth season as head coach of the Penn State University Lady Icers, is serving as head coach of the 2011 U.S. Women's National University Team, while Vince O'Mara, head coach of the Lindenwood University women's ice hockey team, and Cory Whitaker, head coach of the Grand Valley State University women's ice hockey team, are serving as assistant coaches ... USA Hockey coverage of the U.S. Men's and Women's National University Teams throughout the 2011 Winter World University Games can be found on the tournament homepage; on the Team USA - World University Games blog; on USA Hockey's Facebook page; and by following #WUG on Twitter ...The Winter World University Games is a biannual multi-sport event organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The international competition is staged in both the summer and the winter, similar to the Olympic Games. For more information on the 2011 Winter World University Games, click here.

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring By Period

CAN 2 - 3 - 3 - 8
USA 1 - 0 - 0 - 1

First Period - Scoring: 1, CAN, Provost (Lally), 1:50; 2, CAN, Seedhouse (Sollis), 12:46; 3, USA, Hoium (Reihl), 15:39. Penalties: USA, Ducie (delaying-the-game), 3:00; USA, Black (tripping), 4:41; USA, Weaver (body checking), 9:03; USA, Winters (cross-checking), 10:44.

Second Period - Scoring: 4, CAN, Styles (Fenerty), 0:55; 5, CAN, Miles (Bettez), 11:12; 6, CAN, Webster (Miles, George), 17:49. Penalties: CAN, Provost (elbowing).

Third Period - Scoring: 7, CAN, Provost (Deschenes), 0:39; 8, CAN, Fenerty (Provost), 7:29; 9, CAN, Deschenes (unassisted), 18:12 (pp). Penalties: USA, Wynn (slashing), 2:09; USA, Crawford (delay of game), 5:28; USA, Rossi (charging), 11:18; USA, Weaver (hooking), 14:28; USA, Crawford (cross-checking), 17:59.

Shots by Period 1 2 3 Total
CAN 22 16 18 56
USA 4 1 2 7

Goaltenders (SH/SV) 1 2 3 Total
CAN, Knox, 40:00 4-3 1-1 -- 5-4
CAN, Clause, 20:00 -- -- 2-2 2-2
USA, Rossi, 60:00 22-20 16-13 18-15 56-48

Power Play: CAN 1-9; USA 0-1
Penalties: CAN 1-2; USA 9-18
Referee: Zuzanna Findorova
Linesmen: Magdalena Cerhitova, Merve Sarimert
Attendance: 1750


2011 Winter World University Games
Women's Team USA Schedule
Jan. 27-Feb. 6 • Cemal Gürsel Sport Complex • Erzurum, Turkey

Date Opponent Time (Local/EST)/Result
Thu., Jan 27 Slovakia L, 1-5
Fri., Jan. 28 Turkey W, 15-0
Sun., Jan. 30 Finland L, 1-3
Mon., Jan. 30 Canada L, 0-9
Wed., Feb. 2 Great Britain W, 8-1
Fri., Feb. 4 Canada (Semifinals) L, 1-8
Sat., Feb. 5 Slovakia (Bronze-Medal Game) 9:30 a.m./2:30 a.m.

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February is Grapefruit Month. (Linky Link)

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Lumberjacks lose in Green Bay.

Stars' Cecere enjoys playing close to home.

Urbandale hearing on arena land sale is Tuesday.

Williams commits to MSU-Mankato.

Mercyhurst College rookie lives up to billing.

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February is Jobs in Golf month.

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Winds of change: Fantuz headed to Chicago.

Boatman back on board with Boatmen.

Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.

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

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Today is Mobius Awards Day. (Linky Link)

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Is it just me, or is Jimmy trying to turn off the lamp with his toes?






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Here's the NFL Wild Card Round schedule:

At Seattle Seahawks 41, New Orleans Saints 36

New York Jets 17 at Indianapolis Colts 16

Baltimore Ravens 30 at Kansas City Chiefs 7

Green Bay Packers 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 16

Here's the NFL Divisional Round Schedule:

At Pittsburgh Steelers 31, Baltimore Ravens 24

Green Bay Packers 48 at Atlanta Falcons 21

At Chicago Bears 35, Seattle Seahawks 24

New York Jets 28 at New England Patriots 21

Here's the NFL Championship Round Schedule:

Green Bay Packers 21 at Chicago Bears 14

At Pittsburgh Steelers 24, New York Jets 19

Super Bowl XLV:

Sunday, February 6th 6:30pm Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers at Cowboys Stadium

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Today in Elvis History:

1955 - Elvis Presley recorded a cover of Arthur Gunter's "Baby Let's Play House", "I Got A Woman" and "Trying to Get to You".

1965 - Exotic dancer "Little Egypt" filed suit against Paramount Pictures and Elvis Presley Music in the New York Supreme Court. She claimed she was owed damages because she owned the rights to the song "Roustabout." She lost the case.

1966 - Elvis Presley arrived in Los Angeles and began living in his new home in Bel Air.

1968 - The Presley family went home to Graceland after the birth of Lisa Marie.

1975 - Vernon Presley had a heart attack and was admitted to Baptist Memorial Hospital. Elivs was in the hospital already. The public was told that Elvis was undergoing tests for a "liver problem."

1976 - Elvis Presley recorded "Danny Boy."

1977 - Elvis Presley's reissue of the 1962 single "Suspicion" hit #9 in the U.K.

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Today is Move Hollywood and Broadway to Lebanon, Pennsylvania Day.

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Today in Beatles History:

1965 - Baroness Erisso approached Brian Epstein about signing her daughter, Marianne Faithfull, to NEMS Enterprises.

1967 - The Beatles shot clips for "Penny Lane."

1969 - The Beatles album "Yellow Submarine" was certified gold in the U.S.

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Today is Weatherperson's Day.

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Today in Sports History:

1943 - Mervyn "Red" Dutton was named the new NHL president. Frank Calder had died the day before.

1950 - Dick Irvin (Montreal Canadiens) became the first NHL coach to win 500 games. He ended his career with 690 wins.

1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.

1977 - Sugar Ray Leonard won his first pro fight. He beat Luis Vega in 6 rounds.

1988 - The first time in 30 years a wrestling match was aired in prime-time. Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan in the match.

1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the first NBA player to score 38,000 points.

1990 - NBC-TV obtained the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games for the next five years. Notre Dame was the first school to sell its games to a major TV network.

1991 - Dave Taylor (Los Angeles Kings) became only the 29th NHL player to score 1,000 career points.

1994 - Peter Bondra (Washington Capitals) became the 10th player in NHL history to score four goals in one period.

1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the seventh player to score 600 career goals.

1999 - Mike Tyson was sentenced to a year in jail for assaulting two people after a car accident on August 31, 1998. Tyson was also fined $5,000, had to serve 2 years of probation, and had to perform 200 hours of community service upon release.

2003 - Bob Knight (Texas Tech) coached his 800th victory.

2003 - Mike Madano (Dallas Stars) got his 600th career assist making him only the second American-born player to get 400 goals and 600 assists. Jeremy Roenig was the first American-born player to achieve the feat.

2006 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL. It was the fifth Super Bowl victory for the Steelers. Jerome Bettis announced his retirement after the game.

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Today is World Nutella Day. (Linky Link)

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Coming Up:

Tonight --

SEJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 3:30pm EST

MJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 8:00pm EST

Sunday --

SEJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 10:30am EST

MJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 10:30am EST

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues 3:00pm EST

Monday -

Nothin' Doin'

Tuesday --

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres 7:30pm EST

Wednesday --

Nothin' Doin'

Thursday --

Nothin' Doin'

Friday --

Nothin' Doin'

Saturday --

SEJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 5:15pm EST

MJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Junior Blades 6:00pm EST

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes 7:30pm EST

Sunday --

SEJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 10:30am EST

MJHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Junior Blades 12:15pm EST

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That's all for today. See you again tomorrow.