It's Tuesday

It's Tuesday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is June 7th, the 158th day of 2011. There are 207 days left in the year.

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Bruins play 'Boston Hockey,' claw back into series.

Kesler discusses a forgettable night.

Bruins' Horton to miss rest of playoffs.

2011 Stanley Cup Final schedule.

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Todays Birthdays: Singer Tom Jones is 71; actor Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell on Leave It to Beaver, retired LAPD officer) is 68; actor Liam Neeson (Batman Begins, Taken) is 59; musician Prince is 53; actor Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Superbad) is 23.

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Roughrider training camp: Day 2 report.

Marshall at ease as Riders new boss.

Long road to recovery for Bombers' Cvetkovic.

Porter happy to stay with and help Tiger-Cats.

2011 CFL Schedule is here.

Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.

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

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Auntie Dee Dee, my party is fun!

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This is National Bathroom Reading Month.


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ANAHEIM -- It's no secret that the Tampa Bay Rays came into Monday's game struggling.

While the Rays had lost 11 of their last 16 games and 14 of their last 19 at Angel Stadium, the team bounced back to get a much needed win, beating the Angels, 5-1, in front of 32,287.

The Rays also improved to 17-13 on the road this season, the second-best record in the American League.

Read the rest here.

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Today is Daniel Boone Day.

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SAN FRANCISCO --  Freddy Sanchez savored the moment. He thrives in pressure situations. Yet he still took the time to acknowledge the bullpen.

Sanchez, who had two hits, singled in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to yet another improbable comeback, beating the Washington Nationals, 5-4, Monday night after trailing by four runs entering the seventh.

"The bullpen was remarkable, like always," Sanchez said. "They came in and did their job. That's not easy when the game is that tight. They gave us the chance to pull it out."

Read the rest here.

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Today in Elvis History:

1982 - Graceland opened for tours.

1997 - The Elvis Presley compilation album "Always On My Mind - Ultimate Love Songs" hit #5 in the U.K.

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ON DVD TODAY _ True Grit (Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin); Just Go With It(Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler); The Outlaw Josey Wales [Blu-ray] (Clint Eastwood); Burn Notice: Season Four; Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season;The Big C: The Complete First Season.

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Today in Beatles History:

1976 - Capitol Records released the Beatles package "Rock 'N' Roll Music."

1982 - Paul McCartney's single "Ebony and Ivory" was certified gold by the RIAA.

1988 - George Harrison made an after-dinner speech at Eric Clapton's 25th anniversary dinner.

2005 - Ringo Starr released the album "Choose Love."

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Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day.

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Today in Sports History:

1892 - John Joseph Doyle became the first pinch-hitter in baseball when he was used in a game.

1980 - Jeff Norman set a world record when he ran the 50k in 2.28.06.

1982 - Steve Garvey became the fifth player in major league baseball history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.

1983 - Steve Carlton temporarily passed Nolan Ryan in career strikeouts when he registered his 3,522nd.

1989 - The Toronto Skydome hosted the first game to be played indoors and outdoors in the same day. The roof was closed when the weather became threatening.

1997 - The Detroit Red Wings won their first NHL championship in 42 years. They swept the series with the Philadelphia Flyers.

1998 - The Baltimore Orioles retired Eddie Murray's #33.

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Katie Couric has signed a deal with ABC to host a new daytime talk show. (Everybody's getting their own daytime talk show. I can't understand why unemployment is still so high.)

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Coming Up: 

Tonight --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals 10:15pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals 3:45pm EDT

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

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10:05pm EDT

Thursday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Red 10:15pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds 10:15pm EDT

Saturday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds 4:10pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Sprint Cup Series - Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway 1:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 1:35pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds 8:05pm 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.