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It's Saturday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is September 10th, the 253rd day of 2011. There are 112 days left in the year.

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Wife of Ruslan Salei releases statement.

Kesler still unsure when he'll be able to return.

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Today is Farmer Consumer Awareness Day. (Linky Link)

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Riders ready for noisy rematch in Banjo Bowl.

Vanstone: Table is set for a Rider revival.

On the heels of Saskatchewan's 27-7 win over Winnipeg last Sunday, the Riders and Bombers meet again tomorrow in the annual Banjo Bowl game at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg. Game time, with Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri calling all the action on 620 CKRM and the Rider Radio Network, is 4:00pm EDT. The game can also be seen in Canada on TSN and in the U.S. on ESPN3.com.

Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com/.

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Can any of these stop The Help, which has been the No. 1 movie for three weeks? Mostly likely it will be Contagion (PG-13). Also showing: Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star (R) and Warrior (PG-13).

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Redemption: Burris leads Stamps past Eskimos.

Exclusive: A day in the life of a CFL official.

2011 CFL Schedule is here.

Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.

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

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This is National Lacemaking Day.

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The 0-1 Oregon State Beavers travel to Wisconsin today for a meeting with the 1-0 Badgers, ranked #11 in the AP Top25 and #10 in the USA Today poll. Kickoff is set for 12:00pm EDT. Catch the game on 860AM KPAM and the Beaver Sports Network, with Mike Parker, Jim Wilson and Ron Callan calling the action. The game can be seen on ESPN.

The view from Corvallis: Agnew won't play against Badgers.

The view from Madison: Five things to watch against Oregon State.

Visit the official football website by clicking here.

Visit the school's official athletics website by clicking here.

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Swap Ideas Day is today.

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The 2011 NFL season has begun. Here's the week one schedule:

WEEK 1

Thursday, September 8
At Green Bay 42, New Orleans 37

Sunday, September 11
Atlanta at Chicago, 1 pm
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 pm
Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 pm
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 1 pm
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 pm
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 pm
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 pm
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 pm
NY Giants at Washington, 4:15 pm
Carolina at Arizona, 4:15 pm
Minnesota at San Diego, 4:15 pm
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:15 pm
Dallas at NY Jets, 8:20 pm

Monday, September 12
New England at Miami, 7 pm
Oakland at Denver, 10:15 pm

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World Suicide Prevention Day is today. (Linky Link)

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Super Jimmy watches Max and Ruby.

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America's first non-denominational college was charted on this date in 1793. Blount College later became the University of Tennessee.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. -- In order to have any kind of chance to make a run for the playoffs, the Rays can ill afford to lose -- particularly to the American League Wild Card-leading Red Sox.

On Friday night, the Rays did what they needed to, taking a 7-2 win over the Red Sox in the first contest of a three-game weekend series at Tropicana Field with 18,487 watching.

By winning, the Rays crept to within 5 1/2 games of the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card race to move to 79-64 on the season.

Read the rest here.

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The first theater opened in Hawaii on this date in 1847.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. -- After pitching titans Tim Lincecum and Clayton Kershaw displayed their anticipated excellence, ex-Giant Eugenio Velez scored a tiebreaking, ninth-inning run to help the Los Angeles Dodgers nip San Francisco, 2-1.

Rod Barajas singled to christen the ninth against Santiago Casilla (2-2) and was replaced by Velez, a Giant from 2007-10. Velez advanced to second base on Justin Sellers' sacrifice bunt and moved to third on a wild pitch. With the infield playing in, pinch-hitter Jamey Carroll smashed a one-hopper to second baseman Jeff Keppinger, who went to his knees to field the ball. Velez slid home, beating Keppinger's accurate throw.

Both starters worked eight innings and allowed a run, but Kershaw (18-5) improved to 4-0 in five starts against the Giants this year.

Read the rest here.

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On this date in 1897, British police arrest George Smith for drunken driving. It was the first DWI.

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Today in Elvis History:

1956 - Record stores were swamped with requests for Elvis' "Love Me Tender" which had not been released yet.

1977 - Elvis Presley's album "Moody Blue" #3 in the U.K.

1977 - Elvis Presley's album "Blue Hawaii" hit #26 in the U.K.

1978 - A 10-day Elvis Presley convention ended at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel.

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On this date in 1899, a second quake in seven days hit Yakutat Bay, AK. It measured 8.6.

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Today in Beatles History:

1963 - The Beatles were awarded "Top Vocal Group Of The Year" at the Variety Club of Great Britain luncheon.

1963 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney offered the song "I Wanna Be Your Man" to the Rolling Stones.

2001 - It was announced that Paul McCartney would read original poetry at the 21st Poetry Olympics on October 4.

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The Lincoln Highway opened on this date in 1913. It was the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the U.S.

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Today in Sports History:

1961 - Mickey Mantle tied a major league baseball record for home runs when he hit the 400th of his career.

1972 - Gayle Sayers of the Chicago Bears retired from the National Football League (NFL).

1974 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals set a new major league baseball record when he stole his 105th base of the season.

1988 - Steffi Graf achieved tennis' first Grand Slam since Margaret Court in 1970.

1979 - Tracy Austin, at 16, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open women’s tennis title.

1984 - Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke Jim Brown’s combined yardage record when he reached 15,517 yards.

1992 - In Minneapolis, MN, a federal jury struck down professional football's limited free agency system.

2002 - Gary Suter retired from the NHL after a 17 year career.

2006 - Roger Federer won his third straight U.S. Open and his 12th overall.

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The Ayus Autobahn in Germany opened near Berlin on this date in 1921. The road is known for its nonexistent speed limit.

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Kyle Busch found a way to stay out front with a car set up for short runs and pulled away during the final green-flag run to win Friday's Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.

Busch got the opportunity for his career-best 51st Nationwide Series victory and his eighth of the season in 19 starts when Carl Edwards, who had dominated the race, lost three spots during the final round of pit stops under caution.

Edwards ran second, .696 seconds behind Busch. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. retained the Series points lead with a third-place finish. Ryan Truex came home fourth, followed by Kenny Wallace.

Read the rest here.

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"Popeye" was heard on NBC radio for the first time on this date in 1935.

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Coming up:

Tonight:

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway 7:30pm

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:15pm EDT

Saturday --

Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 5:15pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway 7:30pm

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 8:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 9:05pm EDT

Sunday --

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions 1:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox 1:40pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4:05pm EDT

Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Junior Blades 4:40pm EDT

Monday --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 10:15pm EDT

Tuesday --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 10:15pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 3:45pm EDT

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

Wednesday --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 8:40pm EDT

Thursday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 8:10pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 8:10pm EDT

Saturday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 3:10pm EDT

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway 3:30pm EDT

CFL Football -- Toronto Argonauts at Saskatchewan Roughriders 4:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 4:10pm EDT

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs USF Bulls 7:00pm EDT

Izod Indy Car Series -- Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi (Road Course) 11:30pm EDT

Sunday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 1:35pm EDT

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway 2:00pm EDT

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That's all for another day. Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you'll do so again tomorrow. Thanks again!