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Today is June 4th, the 155th day of 2011. There are 210 days left in the year.

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The third twin.

Biggest Bruin.

2011 Stanley Cup Final schedule.

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This is Adopt a Shelter Car Month.

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Alouettes get their 2010 Grey Cup rings.

Esks release DB Richardson.

Buone aiming for storybook ending.

Officiating Team reports to 'Training Camp.'

2011 CFL Schedule is here.

Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.

Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.

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I'm Jimmy. How are you today?

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This is Celibacy Awareness Month.


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SEATTLE -- Not exactly how the Rays wanted to begin an 11-game road trip: 0-2 in the Pacific Northwest.

Friday night's 7-0 loss had a similar flavor to Thursday night's 8-2 loss, since both featured home runs -- plenty of Mariners roundtrippers at spacious Safeco Field.

Read the rest here.

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June is Corn and Cucumber Month.

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SAN FRANCISCO --  Three is always a key number in baseball, as in strikes per batter and outs per inning. It's also the operative figure when Matt Cain starts for the Giants.

Since the beginning of last season, Cain is 15-0 with a 2.25 ERA when the Giants amass at least three runs for him. They scored in only one inning Friday night, but they reached Cain's magic number in that isolated instance.

Cain again spun a victory for himself and the Giants out of that relatively meager total. He rebounded from a mild slump to pitch seven resolute innings as San Francisco triumphed over the Colorado Rockies, 3-1.

Read the rest here.

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Today in Elvis History:

1992 - The U.S. Postal Service announced that people preferred the "younger Elvis" stamp design in a nationwide vote.

2003 - Lisa Marie Presley performed "Sinking In" at the halftime show of the NBA Finals game between the New Jersey Nets and the San Antonio Spurs.

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This is Fireworks Safety Month.

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Today in Beatles History:

1962 - George Martin signed the Beatles to a provisional contract with EMI to record demos.

1964 - The Beatles' "World Tour" began in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1969 - The Beatles single "Ballad Of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe" was released in the U.S.

1974 - Paul McCartney's single "Band On The Run" was certified gold by the RIAA.

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Today is the start of International Clothesline Week.

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Today in Sports History:

1927 - The U.S. defeated Britain in the first Ryder Cup international golf championship.

1940 - Forbes Field hosted its first night game. The Pirates beat the Braves 14-2.

1940 - Sportsman's Park hosted its first night game. It was the first National League game to be played at night. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 10-1.

1964 - Sandy Koufax threw his third career no-hitter.

1968 - Don Drysdale (Los Angeles) pitched his sixth consecutive shutout.

1971 - The Oakland A's beat the Washington Senators 5-3. The game took 21 innings.

1974 - The NFL granted the Seattle Seahawks franchise.

1974 - Henry (Hank) Aaron set a National League record when he hit his 16th career grand slam.

1976 - The Boston Celtics defeated Phoenix in triple-overtime in Game 5 of the NBA finals. The Celtics took the series on June 6.

1980 - Gordie Howe announced his retirement from hockey. At the time he was playing for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.

1984 - For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut for the U.S. Open golf tournament.

1988 - Steffi Graf won the French Open for the second straight year.

1996 - Eddie Murray hit his 535th double. He moved into 18th on the all-time list by passing Lou Gehrig.

1996 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) started in his 133rd consecutive playoff game.

1997 - Michael Irvin (Dallas Cowboys) announced that he was putting his NFL career on hold. Irvin later retracted his announcement and returned to the game.

2000 - Julius "Dr. J" Erving reported his 19-year-old son, Cory, missing. His body was found on July 6, 2000.

2000 - Fred McGriff (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) got his 2,000th career hit.

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This is Do Dah Day(Salute to Silliness).

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Coming Up: 

Tonight --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners 4:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 4:10pm EDT

Nascar Nationwide Series - STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway 8:00pm EDT

NHL Stanley Cup Finals - Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks 8:00pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- STP 400 at Kansas Speedway 1:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 4:05pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners 4:10pm EDT

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