It's Saturday, also known as "Weekend Part One." Here's what's happening....
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Today is July 23rd, the 204th day of 2011. There are 161 days left in the year.
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Winnipeg Jets unveil new logo.
Summer with Stanley: Chara.
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Today is Gorgeous Grandma Day.
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Suitor goes old school on Riders.
Things don't get any easier for the Roughriders, who must win at Montreal tomorrow against the two-time defending Grey Cup champs, whom they lost to 39-25 in Week #2. This Sunday's game, with Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri on 620 CKRM and the Rider Radio Network, kicks off at 7:00pm EDT. The game can be seen on TV in Canada on TSN and in the U.S. on the NFL Network and ESPN3.com.
The view from Regina: Riders aim to end losing streak on road.
The view from Montreal: Alouettes have plenty of seats available.
Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com.
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This is Hot Enough For Ya Day.
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Hamilton wins cat-fight at Empire.
Stephen: Cause for concern in Cowtown.
Argos aim to smash mouth Bombers.
2011 CFL Schedule is here.
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts on this date in 1715.
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Mommy, it's too loud for me!
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The first swimming school in the U.S. opened in Boston, Massachusetts on this date in 1827.
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KANSAS CITY -- After 10 consecutive games battling the Yankees and Red Sox, the schedule told the Rays they would have a chance to catch their breath on Friday night in Kansas City.
After all, the Royals sat in last place in the American League Central, 18 games under .500. Alas, the Royals started hitting at the beginning of the game and never quit en route to their third consecutive win, a 10-4 victory over the Rays before a crowd of 27,824 at Kauffman Stadium.
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On this date in 1829, William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants reached the 100-games mark Friday night with an odd 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Odd, because it was almost completely devoid of drama. The purveyors of torture became wallflowers for one evening. The kings of Orange Fridays performed as if they had the Monday blues.
The Giants brought the tying run to the plate only once after Aaron Rowand led off San Francisco's half of the sixth inning with his fourth career pinch-hit homer, though all that required was one baserunner. Jeff Keppinger delivered a one-out, ninth-inning single off Brewers closer John Axford, who recovered by coaxing Pablo Sandoval's fly to shallow left field and Aubrey Huff's groundout. That silenced the paid crowd of 42,297, many of whom were standing and roaring in anticipation of excitement that never came.
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************************************************The first municipal railroad passenger service began in Cincinnati, Ohio on this date in 1877.
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Today in Elvis History:
1966 - Elvis Presley's "Love Letters" hit #19 in the U.S.
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Steve Brodie, a New York saloonkeeper, claimed to have made a daredevil plunge from the Brooklyn Bridge into the East River on this date in 1886.
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Today in Beatles History:
1964 - The Beatles participated in the charity event called "Night of a Hundred Stars."
1965 - The Beatles single "Help!"/"I'm Down" was released in the United Kingdom.
2001 - Paul McCartney proposed to Heather Mills. The marriage was planned to take place in 2002.
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On this date in the year 2000, astronomers at the University of Arizona announced that they had found a 17th moon orbiting Jupiter.
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Today in Sports History:
1969 - U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew threw out the first ball at the major league All-Star Game.
1972 - Eddie Merckx of Belgium won his fourth consecutive Tour de France bicycling competition.
2000 - Lance Armstrong won his second Tour de France.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 7:10pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 9:05pm EDT
Sunday:
Izod Indy Car Series -- Edmonton Indy at Edmonton City Centre Airport 2:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 2:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 4:05pm EDT
CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes 7:00pm EDT
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That's all for today. Be sure to tell all your friends about us, okay? Enjoy your day, see you tomorrow.
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