It's Tuesday

It's Tuesday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is September 13th, the 256th day of 2011. There are 109 days left in the year.

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Sharp has emergency appendectomy.

Rangers name Callahan 26th team captain.

Lokomotiv could return this season at lower level.

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Todays Birthdays: Actress Jacqueline Bisset is 67 ... Musician Peter Cetera is 67 ... Actress Jean Smart is 60 ... Singer Randy Jones (the original cowboy from Village People) is 59 ... Singer-guitarist Dave Mustaine is 50 ... Talk show host and author Tavis Smiley is 47 ... Poker player Annie Duke is 46 ... Actor/writer/director Tyler Perry is 42 ... Actor Ben Savage is 31 .

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Pedersen: How the Riders bagged the swag.

Who has the swagger now?

Riders' Darian Durant takes big step.

Cheerleaders mark 50 years of Riders' cheers.

Hopson impressed with Bombers' new home.

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

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Today is International Chocolate Day.

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CFL.ca Power Rankings for Week #11.

McCallum performing, but is the offense slacking?

Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.

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

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This is National Celiac Awareness Day.

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Senior Profile: Darrell Catchings.

Nine Beavers named top prospects in collegiate summer leagues.

Visit the official football website by clicking here.

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

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ON DVD TODAY -- Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) (Releasing on Friday); Thor (Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman); Halloween II [Blu-ray] (1981); Citizen Kane - Exclusive 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition; O Brother, Where Art Thou? [Blu-ray]; The Tempest (Helen Mirren, Russell Brand); The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fourth Season; Supernatural: The Complete Sixth Season; Glee: The Complete Second Season; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 6; 3rd Rock From the Sun - Season 1; 3rd Rock From the Sun - Season 2; Mythbusters Collection 7; Rescue Me: The Complete Sixth Season; That '70s Show - Season 1; That '70s Show - Season 2.

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

WEEK 1

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

Sunday, September 11th
At Chicago 30, Atlanta 12
Cincinnati 27 at Cleveland 17
Buffalo 41 at Kansas City 7
Philadelphia 31 at St. Louis 13
At Jacksonville 16, Tennessee 14
At Baltimore 35, Pittsburgh 7
At Houston 34, Indianapolis 7
Detroit 27 at Tampa Bay 20
At Washington 28, NY Giants 14
At Arizona 28, Carolina 21
At San Diego 24, Minnesota 17
At San Francisco 33, Seattle 17
At NY Jets 27, Dallas 24

Monday, September 12th
New England 38 at Miami 24
Oakland 23 at Denver 20

Week 2
All times Eastern

Sunday, September 18th
Kansas City at Detroit 1:00 PM
Oakland at Buffalo 1:00 PM
Tampa Bay at Minnesota 1:00 PM
Chicago at New Orleans 1:00 PM
Baltimore at Tennessee 1:00 PM
Cleveland at Indianapolis 1:00 PM
Jacksonville at NY Jets 1:00 PM
Seattle at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM
Arizona at Washington 1:00 PM
Green Bay at Carolina 1:00 PM
Dallas at San Francisco 4:05 PM
San Diego at New England 4:15 PM
Houston at Miami 4:15 PM
Cincinnati at Denver 4:15 PM
Philadelphia at Atlanta 8:20 PM

Monday, September 19th
St. Louis at NY Giants 8:30 PM

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The United States Government took out its first loan on this date in 1789.

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Jimmy loves Elmo.

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On this date in 1898, Hannibal Williston Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film, which is used to make movies.

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BALTIMORE, Md. -- There was a new opponent in a new city with a new challenge for Tampa Bay. The result proved to be the same for the streaking and suddenly in-contention Rays.

Ben Zobrist drove in three runs and Jeff Niemann rebounded from consecutive poor outings with 7 2/3 strong innings as the Rays continued their winning ways with a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.

Read the rest here.

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Arizona police busted a so-called church, the Phoenix Goddess Temple, that was actually a front for prostitution. (People went there to be born again. Sometimes three or four times a week.)

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SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. -- Don't overanalyze the Giants' offensive outburst, which extended to a second game with Monday's 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Just consider the theories of Cody Ross, who commanded attention during the game with his 3-for-4 performance and after it with his logic.

The Giants hadn't scored more than 10 runs in back-to-back games at home all season. They've now amassed 16. Ross, Carlos Beltran and Pablo Sandoval went deep to account for San Francisco's first three-homer game at AT&T Park this year.

Whether the Giants are hitting more proficiently because they're more relaxed, or vice versa, is subject to debate.

Read the rest here.

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A couple of NFL teams are using iPads as playbooks. And the league has reminded every team that iPads apply are a no-no during the game. From 90 minutes before kickoff until the end of a game, there's absolutely no use of iPads by anyone: Not coaches, not players.

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Today in Elvis History:

1948 - Elvis Presley enrolled at L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, TN.

1962 - Location shooting for Elvis Presley's movie "It Happened At The World's Fair" finished.

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A naked German motorcyclist wearing just a scarf and sunglasses crashed his bike after he was stung on his big toe by a bee. The man, who had been driving to the swimming area at a nudist colony, lost control of the bike as he tried to kick the insect away. Luckily he escaped with just a shoulder injury and minor cuts and bruises.

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Today in Beatles History:

1965 - Zak Starkey was born. He is the son of Ringo Starr.

1965 - The song "Yesterday/Act Naturally" was released by the Beatles.

1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band made their live debut at the Rock 'n' Roll Revival Concert. Eric Clapton was on guitar.

2003 - A guitar played by George Harrison during the Beatles' last public performance was sold in a public auction for $434,750. The guitar was used by Harrison during the filming of the movie "Let It Be" and on January 30, 1969, during the Beatles' last public performance.

2005 - Paul McCartney's album "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" was released. It was his 20th solo album.

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On this date in 1937, the first broadcast of "Kitty Keene, Incorporated" was heard on the NBC Red network.

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Today in Sports History:

1849 - In Hastings, NY, The first recorded death in a boxing match occurred after Chris Lilly knocked out Tom McCoy. McCoy died a short time later.

1923 - George Burns (Boston Red Sox) performed the third unassisted triple play in baseball history.

1932 - Joe McCarthy became the first manager to win pennants in both baseball leagues when his New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant.

1946 - Ted Williams (Boston Red Sox) hit his only inside-the-park home run.

1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed.

1965 - Willie Mays became the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.

1970 - The first New York City Marathon took place. Fireman Gary Muhrucke won the race. The race was run entirely inside Central Park.

1971 - The World Hockey Association was formed.

1971 - Frank Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) hit his 500th career home run.

1981 - John McEnroe won his third consecutive U.S. Open.

1986 - Bert Blyleven (Minnesota Twins) surrendered five homes runs. The game raised Blyleven's total to 44 for the year setting an American League record.

1989 - Fay Vincent was named commissioner of Major League Baseball, succeeding the late A. Bartlett Giamatti.

1996 - Alex Rodriguez (Seattle Mariners) set a team record when he became the first player for the Mariners to reach 200 hits in a season.

1996 - Charlie O'Brien (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first catcher in major league baseball history to wear a hockey goalie-like catcher's mask. The game was against the New York Yankees.

1996 - John Wetteland (New York Yankees) became the second Yankee to record 40 or more saves in a season.

2002 - Mike Vernon retired after a 19-year career as a player in the NHL.

2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.

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Top Gun will get some sort of retrofitted 3D conversion and hit theaters next year.

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Coming up:

Tonight:

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

Thursday --

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

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

Monday --

Nothin' Doin'

Tuesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT

NHL Pre-season Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues 8:00pm EDT

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

Wednesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 1:05pm EDT

NHL Pre-season Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues at Orlando, Fl. 7:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT

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

Thursday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT

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

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10pm EDT

NHL Pre-season Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers 7:30pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40pm EDT

Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Junior Bruins Showcase vs TBD, TBA

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Junior Bruins Showcase vs TBD, TBA

Saturday --

Pac-12 College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs UCLA Bruins 3:30pm EDT

CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders vs BC Lions 4:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10pm EDT

NHL Pre-season Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers 7:30pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10pm EDT

Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Junior Bruins Showcase vs TBD, TBA

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Junior Bruins Showcase vs TBD, TBA

Sunday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 1:40pm EDT

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10pm EDT

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons 4:15pm EDT

Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Junior Bruins Showcase vs TBD, TBA

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Junior Bruins Showcase vs TBD, TBA

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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!