Welcome to another Tuesday with the Johnny Blog. Here's what's happening....
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Today is August 23rd, the 235th day of 2011. There are 130 days left in the year.
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Pens ready to cash in on Crosby, Malkin returns.
10 newcomers being counted on to make impact.
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Today's Birthdays: Actress Barbara Eden is 77 ... Actor Richard Sanders (Les Nessman on WKRP In Cincinnati) is 71 ... Actress Shelley Long is 62 ... Singer/actor Rick Springfield is 62 ... Actor Jay Mohr is 41 ... Actor Scott Caan is 35 ... NBA star Kobe Bryant is 33.
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Berry questions Riders moves.
Riders' Darian Durant discusses Miller, Berry.
Saskatchewan Roughriders' firings expose flaw in system.
Brian Williams talks faith with Barrin Simpson in Estevan.
Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com/.
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Today is Valentino Day. (Linky Link)
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Hardy: 2011 Power Rankings model explained.
Lions give critics something to chew on.
Higgins: The toughest call in Canadian football.
2011 CFL Schedule is here.
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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ON DVD TODAY - Win Win (Paul Giamatti) ... Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (Morgan Spurlock) ... The Beaver (Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster) ... Henry's Crime (Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan) ... NCIS: Los Angeles - The Second Season ... NCIS: The Complete Eighth Season ... Gossip Girl: The Complete 4th Season.
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I don't think I can swing this bat Daddy.
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This is the day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and it's Abolition.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Sooner or later, one of the league's top pitchers had to get it done against the Rays.
Justin Verlander proved to be that guy Monday night in a 5-2 Tigers win over Tampa Bay with 13,048 in attendance at Tropicana Field.
The Rays (69-57) saw their five-game winning streak snapped while taking only their third loss in their last 13 games. They are 0-4 against the Tigers this season. With the first-place Yankees idle on Monday, the Rays dropped to 8 1/2 games back in the American League East. But the Red Sox lost, leaving the Rays 7 1/2 games behind the AL leader for the Wild Card.
Read the rest here.
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Sarah Jessica Parker says there will definitely be a Sex and the City 3. (By the time they make it they'll be so old it'll be hard to tell the difference between Sex and the City and Hot in Cleveland.)
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The San Francisco Giants were off yesterday. Tonight, they play the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Starting pitchers are Matt Cain for the Giants and Mat Latos for San Diego. First pitch is scheduled for 10:15pm EDT.
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The first class graduated from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts on this date in 1838. It was one of the first colleges for women.
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Today in Elvis History:
1957 - The Elvis Presley film "Loving You" opened in London.
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If the presidential election were held today and it were Obama vs. Palin, a new survey (Rasmussen Reports) shows Obama would trounce Palin 50% to 33%.
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Today in Beatles History:
1962 - John Lennon and Cynthia Powell were married at the Mount Pleasant Registry Office in Liverpool, England. They were divorced on November 8, 1968.
1968 - Ringo Starr temporarily quit The Beatles.
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The Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin was captured in near Pensacola, Florida on this date in 1877.
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Today in Sports History:
1970 - U.S. swimmer Gary Hall broke three world records at the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) outdoor swimming meet, held in Los Angeles, CA.
1982 - Gaylord Perry (Seattle Mariners) was tossed out of a game for throwing an illegal spitball.
1989 - Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball after being accused of gambling on baseball.
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On this date in 1902, Fannie Merrit Farmer opened her cooking school, Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Coming up:
Tonight:
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 10:15pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 10:15pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers 1:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 10:15pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 10:15pm EDT
Saturday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 9:05pm EDT
Sunday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07pm EDT
IZOD Indy Car Series -- Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway 4:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 4:05pm EDT
Monday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07pm EDT
Tuesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 8:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs 10:15pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 8:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs 3:45pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 8:05pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks 10:15pm EDT
Saturday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 6:10pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks 9:05pm EDT
Sunday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 1:40pm EDT
IZOD Indy Car Series -- Baltimore Grand Prix at Streets of Baltimore TBD
CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks 4:05pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
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That's the wrap for another day. I'm so glad you visited and that you'll do so again tomorrow. Thanks again!
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