Happy Tuesday to you. Here's what's going on.
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Today is May 3rd, the 123rd day of 2011. There are 242 days left in the year.
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Krejci's OT winner gives Bruins 2-0 series lead.
On comeback trail, Caps need more from Ovi.
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Todays birthdays: Actress Ann B. Davis (The Brady Bunch) is 85; actor/film historian/TV host Robert Osborne (Turner Classic Movies, The Movie Channel) is 79; inventor Ron Popeil is 76; sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 65; actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) is 36; actor Dulé Hill (Psych, The West Wing) is 36; Dancing with the Stars dancer Cheryl Burke is 27; celebrinot Levi Johnston is 21.
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USHL Clark Cup Playoffs – First Round
Eastern Conference
Indiana Ice (#3) vs. Waterloo Black Hawks (#6)
Indiana wins series 2-0.
Team USA (#4) vs. Muskegon Lumberjacks (#5)
Muskegon wins series 2-0.
Western Conference
Sioux Falls Stampede (#3) vs. Sioux City Musketeers (#6)
Sioux Falls wins series 2-1.
Fargo Force (#4) vs. Lincoln Stars (#5)
Fargo wins series 2-0.
USHL Clark Cup Playoffs – Second Round
Eastern Conference
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (#1) vs. Muskegon Lumberjacks (#5)
Cedar Rapids wins series 3-1.
Green Bay Gamblers (#2) vs. Indiana Ice (#3)
Green Bay wins series 3-0.
Western Conference
Dubuque Fighting Saints (#1) vs. Fargo Force (#4)
Dubuque wins series 3-0.
Omaha Lancers (#2) vs. Sioux Falls Stampede (#3)
Sioux Falls wins series 3-0.
USHL Clark Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Final
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (#1) vs. Green Bay Gamblers (#2)
Game 1: Friday, April 29th – Green Bay 3 @ Cedar Rapids 2
Game 2: Saturday, April 30th – Green Bay 1 @ Cedar Rapids 2
Game 3: Friday, May 6th, 7:05 PM – Cedar Rapids @ Green Bay
Game 4: Sunday, May 8th, 3:05 PM – Cedar Rapids @ Green Bay**
Game 5: Tuesday, May 10th, 7:05 PM – Green Bay @ Cedar Rapids **
** if necessary
(all times reflect local start time)
USHL Clark Cup Playoffs – Western Conference Final
Dubuque Fighting Saints (#1) vs. Sioux Falls Stampede (#3)
Game 1: Friday, April 29th– Sioux Falls 2 @ Dubuque 5
Game 2: Saturday, April 30th – Sioux Falls 1 @ Dubuque 2
Game 3: Friday, May 6th, 7:05 PM – Dubuque @ Sioux Falls
Game 4: Sunday, May 8th, 6:05 PM – Dubuque @ Sioux Falls**
Game 5: Tuesday, May 10th, 7:00 PM – Sioux Falls @ Dubuque **
** if necessary
(all times reflect local start time)
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A Washington state teacher who vowed not to cut his beard until Osama bin Laden was captured or proven dead said he couldn't cut the beard off fast enough after he heard the news Sunday night.
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Top Spot: A recent history of the #1 pick.
2011 CFL Schedule is here.
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Jimmy enjoys more playtime.
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The killing of Osama bin Laden quickly spawned a mini-industry of memorabilia -- on the streets of New York and online. One T-shirt being sold for $22 shows a photo of President Barack Obama and under it the words: "Sorry it took so long to get you a copy of my birth certificate. I was too busy killing Osama bin Laden."
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ST PETERSBURG -- The Tampa Bay Rays, off yesterday, open a three-game set against Toronto tonight, 6:40pm EDT first pitch. Evan Longoria is expected to be in the Rays' lineup tonight.
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Police say a West Virginia man high on bath salts killed his neighbor's pygmy goat and that neighbors found him in his bedroom, dressed in women's underwear, next to the dead animal.
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WASHINGTON -- Despite a dominant performance by Madison Bumgarner, the Nationals bested the Giants, 2-0, during a pitching duel at Nationals Park on Monday evening. The Giants have now lost eight of their last 10 games and dropped the four-game wraparound series.
Today in Elvis History:
1957 - Elvis Presley worked on the soundtrack recordings for "Jail House Rock."
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Today in Beatles History:
1976 - Paul McCartney made his first American stage appearance in 10 years when the "Wings Over America" tour began in Ft. Worth, TX.
1980 - Paul McCartney's single "Coming Up" hit #2 in the U.K.
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Washington, DC, was incorporated as a city on this date in 1802.
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Today in Sports History:
1936 - Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) made his major league debut. He got three hits.
1938 - Lefty Grove got the first of a record 20 consecutive wins.
1951 - Gil McDougald (New York Yankees) became the fifth player to get 6 RBIs in an inning.
1969 - U.S. President Nixon attended the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. It was the first time a sitting U.S. president attended the race.
1980 - Willie McCovey (San Francisco Giants) hit his 521st and final home run.
1980 - Ferguson Jenkins (Texas Rangers) became the fourth player to win 100 games in the American League and the National League.
1981 - Sally Little won the LPGA CPC Women's Golf International.
1986 - Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) became the 6th player to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game.
1992 - Gregg Olson (Baltimore Orioles) became the youngest player to record 100 saves. He was 25 years old.
1992 - Eddie Murray (New York Mets) became the 24th player to hit 400 home runs.
1995 - David Bell debuted for the Cleveland Indians.
2007 - The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6. It was the first time a No. 8 seed team had defeated a No. 1 seed team in a 7-game playoff series.
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On this date in 1855, Macon B. Allen became the first African American to be admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- Takuma Sato came up 10 minutes short of potentially claiming his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory. Will Power, not usually one to pay attention to time, said "obrigado."
Power, the pole sitter and re-start leader of the rain-postponed Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle, came into the pits for a splash of fuel on Lap 36 (the race resumed on Lap 15). Sato, who overtook Power on a Lap 25 restart, gambled on stretching the 22 gallons of 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol following a Lap 17 stop that included switching to Firestone Firehawk rain tires.
But the yellow flag sought didn't materialize and the second-year driver of the No. 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus car had to pit on Lap 48 of 55 in the timed race. Power inherited the point and went on to his second victory of the season and the championship points lead.
Read the rest here.
Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Works on this date in 1888.
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- Takuma Sato came up 10 minutes short of potentially claiming his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory. Will Power, not usually one to pay attention to time, said "obrigado."
Power, the pole sitter and re-start leader of the rain-postponed Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle, came into the pits for a splash of fuel on Lap 36 (the race resumed on Lap 15). Sato, who overtook Power on a Lap 25 restart, gambled on stretching the 22 gallons of 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol following a Lap 17 stop that included switching to Firestone Firehawk rain tires.
But the yellow flag sought didn't materialize and the second-year driver of the No. 5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus car had to pit on Lap 48 of 55 in the timed race. Power inherited the point and went on to his second victory of the season and the championship points lead.
Read the rest here.
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Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Works on this date in 1888.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals 6:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 6:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at New York Mets 7:10pm EDT
Wednesday --
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, be sure to tell your friends about this blog. See you tomorrow.
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals 6:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 6:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at New York Mets 7:10pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 6:40pm EDT
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals 7:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at New York Mets 7:10pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 1:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at New York Mets 1:10pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT
Saturday --
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals 12:30pm EDT (If necessary)
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 1:10pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 9:05pm EDT
Sunday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 1:35pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 4:05pm EDT
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, be sure to tell your friends about this blog. See you tomorrow.
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