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Today is September 11th, the 254th day of 2011. There are 111 days left in the year.

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Never forget what happened ten years ago today. Never forget the destruction, the lost lives and never forget that terrorism will not triumph. Never forget.

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Ten years later, 9/11 still resonates in hockey.

NHL players pay tribute to victims of 9/11 on twitter.

Laviolette was rookie coach when attacks occured.

Thousands mourn Lokomotiv group at Yaroslavl arena.

Lokomotiv won't play this season.

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National Assisted Living Week starts today.

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Rider roster set for Banjo Bowl.

Riders amped up and ready for playoff push.

On the heels of Saskatchewan's 27-7 win over Winnipeg last Sunday, the Riders and Bombers meet again today 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.

The view from Regina: Banjo Bowl awaits Roughriders, Bombers.

The view from Winnipeg: Big Blue still true believers.

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

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Today is Libraries Remember Day.

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Lions bid adieu to Empire with win over Argos.

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 Hug Your Hound Day.

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MADISON, Wis. – Silver linings were all Oregon State could cling to after its 35-0 beatdown by eighth-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday.

Sean Mannion had a nice day passing and OSU’s defense was sound and game against a Wisconsin team that came in ranked second nationally in total offense.

If not for some brain farts by the special-teams unit, in fact, the Beavers (0-2), who entered the game as three-touchdown underdogs, might have made it interesting.

Instead, the Badgers (2-0) marched to a rather perfunctory win, their 11th straight at Camp Randall Stadium while improving their home record to 43-4 since 2004.

Read the rest here.

Visit the official football website by clicking here.

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

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This is Patriot Day.

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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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Today is Remembrance Day.

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I'd like milk and cereal and toast please.

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Explorer Henry Hudson sailed into New York harbor and discovered Manhattan Island and the Hudson River on this date in 1609.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. -- Inch by inch, little by little, the Rays are proving they still have a legitimate chance at making the playoffs.

After closer Kyle Farnsworth suffered his second straight blown save when Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jacoby Ellsbury hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to force extras, the Rays got a walk-off single in the 11th inning from Evan Longoria to post a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night.

Read the rest here.

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On this date in 1776, a Peace Conference was held between British General Howe and three representatives of the Continental Congress (Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Edward Rutledge). The conference failed and the American war for independence continued for seven years.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. -- Ryan Vogelsong received the prestigious Willie Mac Award on Friday night, earning recognition for his remarkable comeback that has inspired people on and off the field. But nothing has been able to inspire the Giants to score any runs for Vogelsong lately, and that remained true Saturday.

San Francisco couldn't get anything going against Dodgers lefty Dana Eveland as Vogelsong suffered his fifth straight loss, a 3-0 defeat at AT&T Park. During his five-game losing streak, Vogelsong has received a total of three runs of support while tossing four quality starts.

Read the rest here.

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On this date in 1777, American forces, under General George Washington, were forced to retreat at the Battle of Brandywine Creek by British forces under William Howe. The Stars and Stripes (American flag) were carried for the first time in the battle.

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Today in Elvis History:

1963 - Filming finished on the Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas." Filming had begun on July 15.

1968 - "Variety" announced that the bordello scene from the 1968 TV Special "Elvis" had been cut. It was cited that the scene had passed NBC censors but the sponsor singer had requested that it be removed.

1971 - The Elvis Presley boxed compilation "World Wide Gold Award Hits, Vol. 2" hit #120 in the U.S.

2000 - The Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas" was released on DVD.

2001 - The Elvis Presley CD compilation album "The 50 Greatest Love Songs" was released.

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"Professor Tidwissel's Burglar Alarm" was featured in the New York Daily Graphic on this date in 1875 and became the first comic strip to appear in a newspaper.

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Today in Beatles History:

1962 - George Martin had the Beatles return to EMI's Abbey Road to re-record "Love Me Do." They also recorded "P.S. I Love You" and an early version of "Please Please Me."

1964 - George Harrison formed Harrissongs, his own song publishing company.

1967 - "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles was certified as a million seller.

1967 - The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" bus began cruising the English countryside.

1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on "The Dick Cavette Show". Lennon tweaked a new catch phrase when he joked "love is having to say you're sorry every five minutes".

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On this date in 1936, Boulder Dam in Nevada was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt by turning on the dam's first hydroelectric generator. The dam is now called Hoover Dam.

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Today in Sports History:

1912 - Eddie Collins (Philadelphia Athletics) stole six bases against the Detroit Tigers.

1926 - The U.S. won its seventh consecutive Davis Cup.

1943 - The NHL approved the Hockey Hall of Fame. The official building for the hall of fame was not opened until August 26, 1961 on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition.

1946 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played to a scoreless tie in 19 innings.

1951 - Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions.

1956 - Frank Robinson (Cincinnati Reds) tied a rookie record for most home runs in one season when he hit his 38th of the year.

1959 - Roy Face (Pittsburgh) ended a 22-game winning streak. He finished the season 18-1.

1974 - The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets set a National League record when they played 25 innings. It was the second longest game in professional baseball history.

1985 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) achieved hit number 4,192 to break the record held by Ty Cobb.

1987 - Howard Johnson (New York Mets) became the first National League infielder to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.

1999 - Brett Favre and Robert Brooks of the Green Bay Packers completed a 99-yard touchdown reception against the Chicago Bears to tie an NFL record.

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In Arlington, Virginia on this date in 1941, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pentagon took place.

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RICHMOND, Va. -- As far as the Chase was concerned, nothing changed during Kevin Harvick's victory in Saturday night's Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway -- but what happened between the green flag and the checkered flag was astounding.

For the record, Harvick won his fourth race of the season and the 18th of his career as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin secured the final Chase spots they held provisionally entering the race -- but not without considerable angst in the process.

Harvick beat Jeff Gordon out of the pits after a stop under caution on Lap 385 of 400 and drove away from the four-time champion. Carl Edwards passed Gordon for the second spot and challenged Harvick for the win, but Edwards ran out of time, finishing .139 seconds back.

With four victories each, Harvick and Kyle Busch are the top seeds for this year's Chase.

Read the rest here.

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The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC on this date in 1954. Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was the winner.


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Coming up:

Tonight:

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!