Greetings to you, It's Sunday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is September 20th, the 263rd day of 2011. There are 102 days left in the year.
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Teams, players receive rule changes video explanation.
Pacioretty ready to put last season's hit behind him.
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Todays Birthdays: Actress-comedian Anne Meara is 82 ... Actress Sophia Loren is 77 ... Actor Gary Cole is 55 ... Actress Kristen Johnston is 44 ... Actress Moon Bloodgood is 36 ... Actress Spencer Locke is 20.
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Operation Ticket Donation.
Pedersen: "I love Ken Miller" - Chris McKenzie.
Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com/.
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Chester A. Arthur became the 21st president of the U.S. on this date in 1881. President James A. Garfield had died the day before.
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Simon poised to become CFL's leading receiver.
Higgins: Dp penalties decide games?
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Flint, Michigan, was the most violent city in the nation in 2010, according to FBI statistics released Monday. Flint had 22 violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Detroit ranked second on the list. St. Louis, New Haven, Connecticut, and Memphis round out the top 5.
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Baseball gets back to business.
Extreme Makeover - Beaver Edition.
Visit the official football website by clicking here.
Visit the school's official athletics website by clicking here.
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On this date in 1921, KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, started a daily radio newscast. It was one of the first in the U.S.
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The 2011 NFL season is underway. Here's the week two results:
Week 2
All times Eastern
Sunday, September 18th
At Detroit 48, Kansas City 3
At Buffalo 38, Oakland 35
Tampa Bay 24 at Minnesota 20
At New Orleans 30, Chicago 13
Baltimore at Tennessee 1:00 PM
Cleveland 27 at Indianapolis 19
At NY Jets 32, Jacksonville 3
At Pittsburgh 24, Seattle 0
At Washington 22, Arizona 21
Green Bay 30 at Carolina 23
Dallas 27 at San Francisco 24
San Diego at New England 4:15 PM
Houston 23 at Miami 13
At Denver 24, Cincinnati 22
At Atlanta 35, Philadelphia 31
Monday, September 19th
At NY Giants 28, St. Louis 16
Week 3
All times Eastern
Sunday, September 25th
Houston at New Orleans 1:00 PM
NY Giants at Philadelphia 1:00 PM
Jacksonville at Carolina 1:00 PM
New England at Buffalo 1:00 PM
Miami at Cleveland 1:00 PM
San Francisco at Cincinnati 1:00 PM
Denver at Tennessee 1:00 PM
Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 PM
Baltimore at St. Louis 4:05 PM
NY Jets at Oakland 4:05 PM
Kansas City at San Diego 4:05 PM
Arizona at Seattle 4:15 PM
Atlanta at Tampa Bay 4:15 PM
Green Bay at Chicago 4:15 PM
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis 8:20 PM
Monday, September 26th
Washington at Dallas 8:30 PM
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Today is National Radio Day.
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Daddy, I told Mommy it's too loud in here for me.
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On this date in 1946, WNBT-TV in New York became the first station to promote a motion picture. Scenes from "The Jolson Story" were shown.
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NEW YORK, Ny. -- The Tampa Bay Rays, fresh off of winning 3 of 4 in Boston, take on the New York Yankees tonight in the first of a four-game series. Wade Davis pitches for Tampa Bay, he'll be opposed by the Yankees' Ivan Nova. First pitch is set for 7:05pm EDT.
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The world's largest sperm bank is telling redheads to keep their semen. Demand for red-haired donors is so low that Cryos International says they needn't bother donating. The director of Cryos says there are too many redheads in relation to demand. Men with dark hair sell "like hot cakes."
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LOS ANGELES, Ca. -- The San Francisco Giants continue their fight to reach the post season and defend their 2010 title, as they open up a three-game set at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tim Lincecum goes to the hill for San Francisco, he'll be opposed by the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw. First pitch is set for 10:10pm EDT.
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The TV show "Letter to Loretta" premiered on this date in 1953. The name was changed to "The Loretta Young Show" on February 14, 1954.
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Today in Elvis History:
1949 - Elvis Presley and his family were accepted into the Memphis Housing Authority property called Lauderdale Courts. On November 17, 1952, they were evicted because they made too much money.
1980 - The eight-album boxed set "Elvis Aron Presley" hit #27 in the U.S.
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How many photos have ever been taken? The website 1000memories estimates 3.5 trillion throughout history. (One trillion of those are pictures I've taken of our Jimmy!)
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Today in Beatles History:
1964 - After a charity show that finished their U.S. tour, the Beatles appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
1966 - George Harrison went to India for his first visit to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1969 - Associated TV bought control of the Beatles' music publishing company, Northern Songs, for a million pounds.
1972 - Police found cannabis growing on the farm of Paul and Linda McCartney.
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Jimmy Stewart debuted on the radio western "The Six Shooter" on NBC on this date in 1953.
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Today in Sports History:
1876 - Candy Cummings (Hartford) pitched two complete games in one day. He won 14-4 and 8-4.
1902 - Jim Callaghan pitched the first no-hitter in Chicago White Sox history.
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season. He beat his own record of 59 that he set in 1921.
1955 - Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) set a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the year.
1968 - Denny McClain (Detroit Tigers) became the first player to achieve 31 wins in 37 years.
1973 - Willie Mays announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
1973 - In an exhibition tennis match, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in three straight sets. The event is viewed as a milestone in women's sports.
1981 - Marcus Allen (USC) rushed for 274 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 21-0 victory over Indiana.
1982 - The NFL Players Association announced that a strike would begin at the completion of the Packers-Giants game on Monday night.
1984 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) recorded his 100th hit of the season. It was the 22nd consecutive season he had recorded at least 100 hits in a season.
1985 - Tommy Kramer (Minnesota Vikings) threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns. The Vikings lost to the Chicago Bears 33-24.
1986 - Tony Gwynn (San Diego Padres) stole five bases in one game against Houston.
1987 - Walter Payton scored his 107th touchdown to break the NFL record held by Jim Brown.
1993 - John Carney (San Diego Chargers) kicked six field goals to extend his consecutive field goal streak to 29 straight games. The Chargers beat the Houston Oilers 18-17.
1998 - Cal Ripken, Jr., (Baltimore Orioles) ended his record streak of playing in 2,632 games. He had played in every game since May 30, 1982.
2002 - Tom Gamboa, coach of the Kansas City Royals, was attacked by a man and his son while he was standing near first base. The two fans were arrested and charged with battery.
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Tonight's season premieres include NCIS, Glee and The Biggest Loser. Series premieres include Unforgettable and New Girl.
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JOLIET, Ill. -- Winless no more.
Poor-mouthing Tony Stewart, who four days ago minimized his chances for a third Sprint Cup title, outlasted the field in Monday's rain-delayed Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Saving fuel during a 50-lap green-flag run to the finish, Stewart, who started 26th, crossed the stripe .941 seconds ahead of hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win his first race of the season and the 40th of his career, tying him with Mark Martin for 16th on the all-time list.
This is the same Stewart who had said at Thursday's Chase media day in Chicago that there were seven drivers who could win the Chase -- and he wasn't one of them.
"Counting Tony Stewart out -- that's pretty funny that he counts himself out," said Harvick, who took the Chase lead by seven points over second-place Stewart. "He's won a ton of races to start off the Chase like they did today.
Read the rest here.
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"You'll Never Be Rich" premiered on CBS-TV on this date in 1955. The name was changed less than two months later to "The Phil Silvers Show."
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Coming up:
Tonight:
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!
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