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It's Thursday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is September 8th, the 251st day of 2011. There are 114 days left in the year.

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Crosby confidant he'll play this season.

New coach McCrimmon carved length NHL career.

NHL players react to tragedy on Twitter.

Hockey world not immune to travel tragedy.

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Todays Birthdays: Actress Heather Thomas (The Fall Guy) is 54 ... Model/actress Brooke Burke is 40 ... Actor David Arquette is 40 ... Singer Pink is 32 ... Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas (the middle child Randy Taylor on Home Improvement) is 30.

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Pedersen: Miller confidant for Rider playoff push.

Welcome home: Fantuz returns to Roughriders.

Freeman named Top Defensive Player of the Week.

Roughrider transactions.

Right on the heels of Saskatchewan's 27-7 win over Winnipeg this past Sunday, the Riders and Bombers meet again this coming Sunday 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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Today is International Literacy Day.

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Irving: What is wrong with Fred Reid?

Lulay headlines Players of the Week.

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 NFL season begins tonight. Various networks have a pre-game special; NBC has the first game. Also tonight: the Presidential Address.

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Mike Riley, Paul Chryst match wits.

Canzano: It looks like Ryan Katz is being set up as scapegoat.

The 0-1 Oregon State Beavers travel to Wisconsin this Saturday 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 ESPN2.

Visit the official football website by clicking here.

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

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Grandma Moses Day is today.

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The NFL season opens tonight. Here's this week's schedule:

WEEK 1

Thursday, September 8
New Orleans at Green Bay, 8:30 pm

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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A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Florida on this date in 1565.

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Time to put away toys.

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Virgin Mary Day(birthday) is today.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. -- It seemed only fitting that the Rays would celebrate the 1,000th win in franchise history in walk-off fashion.

The cowbells were ringing loud and proud at Tropicana Field on Wednesday as Desmond Jennings was mobbed at home plate after the rookie launched a first-pitch fastball from Rangers reliever Mark Lowe over the left-field wall in the bottom of the 10th inning to propel Tampa Bay to a 5-4 victory over Texas.

"Beautiful," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "That's a nice milestone, and many more thousands to come."

Read the rest here.

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A man in southern Mississippi was arrested after he tried to flee a grocery store with items hidden in his shorts. Items that included two live lobsters. (And Band-aids. Lots of Band-aids.)

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SAN DIEGO, Ca. -- Brett Pill likely will confront Clayton Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Cy Young Award candidate, when the Giants resume activity Friday at AT&T Park. Oh, and Tim Lincecum is scheduled to pitch for San Francisco.

Otherwise, the evening could be mostly devoid of drama. With Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the San Diego Padres, the Giants became less capable of relying on the National League West race to generate excitement.

San Francisco fell seven games behind first-place Arizona in the National League West after the D-backs beat Colorado on Wednesday night.

Read the rest here.

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Today is World Physical Therapy Day.

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Today in Elvis History:

1956 - Elvis Presley's " I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" hit #14 in the U.K.

1962 - Elvis Presley's single "She's Not You" hit #5 in the U.S.

1971 - Elvis Presley received the Bing Crosby Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley opened the 11th annual MTV Video Music Awards.

2003 - RCA/BMG announced the finalized track listing for "Elvis 2nd To None." The compilation disc was scheduled for release on October 7, 2003.

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One of the world's oldest televisions is still going strong over in Britain. Steve Farley's TV was bought in 1946 but is still working and even receives all the latest channels using a digital converter.

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Today in Beatles History:

1977 - Jimmy McCulloch quit Paul McCartney & Wings to join a reformed lineup for the Small Faces.

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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, was dedicated by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on this date in 1960. The facility had been activated in July earlier that year.

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Today in Sports History:

1965 - Bert Campaneris became the first major league baseball player to play all nine positions in one game.

1973 - Hank Aaron hit his 709th home run.

1986 - Herschel Walker made his start in the National Football League (NFL) after leaving the New Jersey Generals of the USFL.

1998 - Mark McGwire, of the St. Louis Cardinals, hit his 62nd home run of the season. He had beaten a record that had stood for 37 years by Roger Maris. McGwire would eventually reach 70 home runs on September 27.

2002 - The NFL's Houston Texans played their first regular season game. They beat the Dallas Cowboys 19-10.

2002 - Pete Sampras won his 14th Grand Slam title when he beat Andre Agassi in the U.S. Open.

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On Wednesday Ben & Jerry's announced their newest ice cream flavor. Schweddy Balls, a tribute to Saturday Night Live, is vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum. The name comes from a skit featuring regular host Alec Baldwin, Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer. Click here for the classic skit.

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Coming up:

Tonight:

Nothin' Doin'

Friday --

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!