It's Wednesday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is May 25th, the 145th day of 2011. There are 220 days left in the year.
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Canucks beat Sharks in 2OT to advance to final.
Boucher states Roloson will be Game 6 starter.
Is Ron McLean making a point about the game, or just pointing out that Don Cherry is a snappy dresser?
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Todays Birthdays: Actor Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings) is 72; actor-comedian Mike Myers is 48; actress Anne Heche is 42; actor Jamie Kennedy (Scream) is 41; actress/model Molly Sims (Las Vegas) is 38; actor Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow in Batman Begins and Dark Knight) is 35.
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Bombers fortunes looking up heading into 2011.
Kicked out: Ticats release Sandro DeAngelis.
2011 CFL Schedule is here.
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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It's my horsey.
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Today is the start of the Week of Solidarity with the People of Non-Self Governing Territories.
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DETROIT -- The demeanor of Rays manager Joe Maddon didn't seem like one of a manager whose team had lost five of six games.
If just a couple breaks had gone the other way, the Rays would have won Tuesday night. Maddon knew it. But the breaks didn't come their way, and the Rays lost a second straight game to the Detroit Tigers, this one by a 7-6 score.
"If we play baseball like that on a nightly basis, I'll take it any day of the week," Maddon said.
Read the rest here.
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Oprah's final show airs today (Wednesday), and the newest American Idol will be crowned tonight.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time in exactly a month, an unusual postgame silence hung over the home clubhouse at AT&T Park on Tuesday night.
The songs on the team's standard post-win playlist didn't blare from the speakers, and there was no talk of the dramatic walk-off hits and clutch plays that came to define the Giants' nine-game home winning streak, with their last loss in China Basin coming vs. the Braves on April 24. Instead, a few players spoke quietly of how Florida right-hander Ricky Nolasco kept them off balance for nearly nine innings and how the offense couldn't overcome an early deficit as the Marlins (27-19) beat the Giants (27-20), 5-1.
Read the rest.
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Today in Elvis History:
1963 - The Elvis Presley soundtrack album "It Happened At The World's Fair" hit #4 in the U.S. and U.K.
1965 - Filming began on the Elvis Presley movie "Frankie and Johnny."
1966 - In Nashville, Elvis Presley worked with producer Felton Jarvis for the first time.
1966 - Elvis Presley recorded "How Great Thou Art" for the first time.
1985 - The Elvis Presley compilation album "Reconsider Baby" hit #92 in the U.K.
2001 - Lisa Marie Presley arrived with Nicolas Cage when he received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Cal State University Fullerton.
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1965 - Filming began on the Elvis Presley movie "Frankie and Johnny."
1966 - In Nashville, Elvis Presley worked with producer Felton Jarvis for the first time.
1966 - Elvis Presley recorded "How Great Thou Art" for the first time.
1985 - The Elvis Presley compilation album "Reconsider Baby" hit #92 in the U.K.
2001 - Lisa Marie Presley arrived with Nicolas Cage when he received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Cal State University Fullerton.
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Today in Beatles History:
1967 - John Lennon took possession of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce.
1973 - The Paul McCartney and Wings album "Red Rose Speedway" was certified gold by the RIAA.
1973 - George Harrison's "Give Me Love" was released in the U.K.
1977 - The album "Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" was released.
1995 - Ringo Starr was a guest on CBS-TVs "Late Show With David Letterman."
2000 - Paul McCartney won the first Fellowship of the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters Award during the annual Ivor Novello awards in London.
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President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron played ping pong Tuesday and we learned our president should stick to basketball.
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Today in Sports History:
1922 - Babe Ruth was suspended for one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 - Babe Ruth hit his final homerun, his 714th, and set a record that would stand for 39 years. He hit three home runs in the game.
1935 - Jesse Owens tied the world record for the 100-yard dash. He ran it in 9.4 seconds. He also broke three other world track records.
1963 - Early Wynn won his 300th baseball game.
1981 - Al Unser became the first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified.
1982 - Ferguson Jenkins became the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters.
1989 - The Calgary Flames won their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Montreal Canadiens.
1995 - The NHL announced the sale of the Quebec Nordiques to COMSAT, who moved the team to Colorado.
1997 - The Minnesota Twins retired Kirby Puckett's number.
1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre became the first father and son to win 100 baseball games.
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A federal judge has denied a tattoo artist's (S. Victor Whitmill) request for an injunction barring The Hangover 2 from opening because the studio didn't ask him for the rights to use Mike Tyson's face tattoo, which the artist designed and copyrighted.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers 1:05pm EDT
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins 8:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Florida Marlins 10:15pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Florida Marlins 3:45pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians 7:10pm EDT
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins 8:00pm EDT (If necessary)
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 8:10pm EDT
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Top Gear 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway 2:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 4:10pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians 4:10pm EDT
Sunday --
Indy Car Series -- Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 11:00am EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians 1:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 2:10pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway 6:00pm EDT
That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, be sure to tell your friends about this blog. See you tomorrow.
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers 1:05pm EDT
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins 8:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Florida Marlins 10:15pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Florida Marlins 3:45pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians 7:10pm EDT
NHL Playoff Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins 8:00pm EDT (If necessary)
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 8:10pm EDT
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Top Gear 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway 2:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 4:10pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians 4:10pm EDT
Sunday --
Indy Car Series -- Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 11:00am EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians 1:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 2:10pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway 6:00pm 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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