It's Sunday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is June 19th, the 170th day of 2011. There are 195 days left in the year.
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1 million fans turn out to celebrate Bruins' win.
Riot aftermath: Extra helping of praise served up with pancakes.
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This is the first day of Meet a Mate Week.
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Riders announce Centennial Legacy Fund.
Roughriders hold annual general meeting.
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Today is the start of Carpenter Ant Awareness Week.
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Argos sail to pre-season victory over Ti-Cats.
Bombers make cuts, release five players.
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 Father's Day today. Jimmy tells me I'm not a father, I'm a Daddy!
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Today is Garfield the Cat Day.
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ST PETERSBURG -- As Alex Cobb was pulled from Saturday's game, he left the field with mixed emotions -- mad at himself for allowing two baserunners in the frame, but proud of the standing ovation he received from the 20,495 in attendance.
Today is Husband Caregiver Day.
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Today in Beatles History:
1967 - Paul McCartney told a British television audience that he had taken LSD.
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Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth using two sticks on 0240 BC.
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Bombers make cuts, release five players.
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 Father's Day today. Jimmy tells me I'm not a father, I'm a Daddy!
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Today is Garfield the Cat Day.
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ST PETERSBURG -- As Alex Cobb was pulled from Saturday's game, he left the field with mixed emotions -- mad at himself for allowing two baserunners in the frame, but proud of the standing ovation he received from the 20,495 in attendance.
"I was [upset] at first because I walked Hanley [Ramirez]," Cobb said. "Then the crowd was cheering me on really hard, and that lifted me up a little bit. I was so mad at myself."
That weird mix of emotions returned after the game, as Cobb learned he would be optioned back to Triple-A Durham to make room for Jeff Niemann despite turning in another quality start to power the Rays to a 7-4 victory over the Marlins.
Read the rest here.
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Today is World Sauntering Day.
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OAKLAND -- For a brief moment Saturday night, it seemed as if the Giants would overcome a few missed opportunities, some uncharacteristic mistakes and their all-too-characteristic struggles to get runners across the plate and even the Bay Bridge Series.
Instead, left-hander Jonathan Sanchez immediately coughed up a two-run lead the Giants had scratched and clawed to secure, allowing Oakland to put up four runs in the fifth inning and go on to beat San Francisco, 4-2, in the Oakland Coliseum.
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Today in Elvis History:
1965 - Elvis Presley's single "Crying In The Chapel" hit #1 in the U.K.
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Today in Beatles History:
1967 - Paul McCartney told a British television audience that he had taken LSD.
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Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth using two sticks on 0240 BC.
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Today in Sports History:
1846 - The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club in the first baseball game at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. It was the first organized baseball game.
1867 - In New York, the Belmont Stakes was run for the first time.
1943 - The National Football League approved the merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the anti-trust exemption that major league baseball uses was Constitutional. The court called upon the U.S. Congress to repeal the sport's special status.
1973 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) got his 2,000-career-hit.
1973 - Gordie Howe left the NHL to join his sons Mark and Marty in the WHA (World Hockey Association).
1986 - University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died of a cocaine-induced seizure.
1999 - The Dallas Stars won their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six. The game actually ended on June 20th.
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On this date in 1586, English colonists sailed away from Roanoke Island, NC, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in America.
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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- When Carl Edwards saw the Ford of Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. blow by him with 21 laps left in Saturday’s Alliance Truck Parts 250, he was worried.
Just as crew chief Mike Beam predicted he would, however, Edwards caught Stenhouse in the closing laps, passed his teammate on Lap 117 of 125 and pulled away to win his fourth Nationwide Series race of the season and the 33rd of his career.
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On this date in 1778, U.S. General George Washington's troops finally left Valley Forge after a winter of training.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series - Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway 1:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Florida Marlins 1:40pm EDT
Izod Indy Car Series -- The Milwaukee 225 at the Milwaukee Mile 3:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics 4:05pm EDT
That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, be sure to tell your friends about this blog. See you tomorrow.
Nascar Sprint Cup Series - Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway 1:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Florida Marlins 1:40pm EDT
Izod Indy Car Series -- The Milwaukee 225 at the Milwaukee Mile 3:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics 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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