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It's Wednesday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is June 1st, the 152nd day of 2011. There are 213 days left in the year.

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Bruins, Canucks ready for Game 1.

Canucks, Bruins reach final with stellar goaltending.

Winnipeg group has deal to buy, move Thrashers.

2011 Stanley Cup Final schedule.

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Todays Birthdays: Actor Andy Griffith is 85; singer Pat Boone is 77; actor Morgan Freeman (Batman films, Shawshank Redemption) is 74; musician Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) is 64; model/TV host Heidi Klum (Project Runway) is 38; singer Alanis Morissette is 37.

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Riders sign four draft picks and add Canadian talent to roster.

Riders add three to roster.

Riders name guest coaches for training camp.

Three Rider greats to be enshrined in the Plaza of Honor.

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 says Let's go to my party!

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If you're too cheap -- or too broke -- to see The Hangover II in theaters, you're in luck because it's coming to the FX channel on cable. The bad news? You'll have to wait until late 2013 to see it. Of course, it'll land on DVD way before then.

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ST PETERSBURG -- Stuck in a 4-for-33 slump, Rays manager Joe Maddon asked Evan Longoria to hit leadoff for three games to change things up. Well, it worked.

In Longoria's first game back as Tampa Bay's cleanup hitter, the slugger drilled a ball just over the left-field wall in the eighth inning for a decisive two-run homer, as the Rays rallied to beat the Rangers, 5-4, on Tuesday at Tropicana Field.

Read the rest here.

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Patrick Dempsey is leaving after the next season of Grey's Anatomy.

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ST. LOUIS --  For all the frustration the Giants endured in Tuesday night's 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, it could have been worse.

Brandon Belt, San Francisco's prized rookie first baseman, was hit on the base of his outer left wrist by a fastball from Cardinals reliever Trever Miller in the seventh inning. Fortunately for Belt and the Giants, X-rays were negative. But until the Giants received those results, they were forced to contemplate the possibility of adding another name to the list of key players whose injuries have impeded their efforts to win a second straight World Series.

Read the rest here.

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Today in Elvis History:

1957 - Elvis Presley's "Too Much" hit #6 in the U.K.

1959 - Elvis Presley was promoted to specialist Fourth Class Corporal.

1968 - The compilation album "Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 4" hit #33 in the U.S.

1971 - Elvis' birthplace in Tupelo, MS, was opened to the public.

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19: Number of named storms during the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Some of these never made it to full hurricane status.

... The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season begins today (June 1).

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Today in Beatles History:

1967 - In Britain, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles.

1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded "Give Peace a Chance" with Tommy and Dick Smothers, Derek Taylor, Murray the K and Timothy Leary.

1991 - Paul McCartney's album "Unplugged - Official Bootleg" debuted at #7 in the U.K. The work documented his MTV performance on January 25, 1991.

2003 - In Liverpool, Paul McCartney performed the final show of his 14-month "Back in the World" tour.

2009 - "The Beatles - Rockband" had its world premier. It contained 45 songs.

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It's National Running Day.

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Today in Sports History:

1923 - The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 22-8. The Giants scored in every inning of the game.

1925 - Lou Gehrig began a streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive baseball games. The streak ended on May 2, 1939.

1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.

1941 - Mel Ott hit the 400th home run of his career. He also drove in his 1,500th career run.

1975 - Nolan Ryan pitched his fourth career no-hitter in his 100th career victory.

1980 - Steve Garvey hit the 7,000th home run for the Dodgers.

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"Balloon Boy" dad Richard Heene is selling the infamous balloon that thrust him into the international spotlight. He wants a million bucks for the balloon, every penny of which will go to Japan tsunami relief.

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Coming Up: 

Tonight --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers 1:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals 8:15pm EDT

Thursday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals 8:15pm EDT

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

Friday --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT

Saturday --

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

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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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, be sure to tell your friends about this blog. See you tomorrow.