It's Tuesday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is August 9th, the 221st day of 2011. There are 144 days left in the year.
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Seven who want to avoid the one-hit wonder tag.
Re-tooled Blue Jackets eager for me.
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Todays Birthdays: Actor Sam Elliott is 67 ... Actress Melanie Griffith is 54 ... Singer Whitney Houston is 48 ... TV host Hoda Kotb is 47 ... Former NFL and MLB player Deion Sanders is 44 ... Actress Gillian Anderson is 43 ... Actor Eric Bana is 43.
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Riders coping with change.
Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com/.
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ON DVD TODAY - Dazed and Confused [Blu-ray]; Fast Times at Ridgemont High [Blu-ray]; Mars Needs Moms ; Top Gear: The Complete Season 16; Secret Diary of a Call Girl: The Final Season; Webster: Season Three.
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Irving: Bombers have to remain humble.
Esks bring back receiver Armstead.
2011 CFL Schedule is here.
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Today is The Day of the World's Indigenous People.
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More running for my little baseball guy.
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The first steam locomotive began its first trip between Schenectady and Albany, New York on this date in 1831.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays used a walk-off homer from Casey Kotchman to pull out a 2-1 victory over the Royals on Monday in front of 10,742 at Tropicana Field.
The winning shot was hit off Kansas City right-hander Blake Wood on the first pitch of the ninth inning.
Jeremy Hellickson helped set the victory up. He turned in 7 1/3 innings, allowing just one run on six hits, but received the no-decision. The rookie hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in a start since June 10 against Baltimore.
Read the rest here.
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Martin Van Buren was nominated for president by the Free-Soil Party in Buffalo, New York on this date in 1848.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- As rare as it was to see Ryan Vogelsong falter at AT&T Park on Monday night, the Giants' 5-0 loss was hardly anything new.
Vogelsong gave up five runs over five innings against the Pirates, taking his first loss in 13 starts and snapping his career-high six-game winning streak. Pittsburgh entered the series opener on a 10-game losing streak, but San Francisco has been nearly as familiar with the loss column lately, having dropped nine of its last 11 and 12 of its last 18.
Read the rest here.
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Rob Shoesmith is camping out for an iPhone 5 in London. The phone won't be out until September but he's outside an Apple store waiting for a smartphone.
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Today in Elvis History:
1969 - Elvis Presley's single "Clean Up Your Own Back Yard" hit #35 in the U.S.
2004 - Clay Millican performed a burnout in front of Graceland in the Elvis-themed Dragster. Millican was scheduled to race the car at the upcoming NHRA Mid-South Nationals and the U.S. Nationals.
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The escalator was patented by Nathan Ames on this date in 1859.
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Today in Beatles History:
1973 - Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell quit Wings.
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A New York City couple has gotten back their beanie baby that they've raised like a son. Last week the grief-stricken New Yorkers frantically papered their neighborhood with fliers offering hundreds of dollars for the safe return of their beloved monkey doll named Bongo. Bongo was found and safely returned by a man in Brooklyn.
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Today in Sports History:
1893 - "Gut Holz" was published. It was America's first bowling magazine.
1936 - Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He was the first American to win four medals in one Olympics.
1975 - The New Orleans Superdome was officially opened when the Saints played the Houston Oilers in exhibition football. The new Superdome cost $163 million to build.
1981 - Major league baseball teams resumed play at the conclusion of the first mid-season players’ strike.
1984 - Daley Thompson, of Britain, won his second successive Olympic decathlon.
1988 - Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. The trade was at Gretzky's request. He was sent to the Kings with Mike Krushelnyski and Marty McSorley. Edmonton received Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelina, three first-round draft picks and cash.
1990 - The NHL approved the sale of the Minnesota North Stars by George and Gordon Gund. The Gunds were granted the rights to a Bay Area team that could begin play in October 1991. The team was the San Jose Sharks.
2000 - Former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin was arrested on a Class B misdemeanor of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana.
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Featuring interviews with the people who know her best, this documentary -- airing tonight on TLC -- aims to discover everything about Britain's most eligible bachelorette, Pippa Middleton.
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Coming up:
Tonight:
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates 10:15pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates 3:45pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals 7:10pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals 12:10pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins 7:10pm EDT
NFL Preseason Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs 8:00pm EDT
CFL Football -- Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders 9:00pm EDT
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Zippo 200 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International 2:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 4:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins 7:10pm EDT
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Car Series -- Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen at Watkins Glen International 1:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 1:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins 1:10pm EDT
Izod Indy Car Series -- MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2:00pm EDT
Monday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves 7:00pm EDT
Tuesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 1:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 1:35pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at Toronto Argonauts 7:30pm EDT
NFL Preseason Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots 7:30pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros 8:05pm EDT
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villenueve 2:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros 8:05pm EDT
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway 1:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners 1:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros 2:05pm EDT
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That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to tell your friends about us. See you tomorrow.
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