It's Monday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is September 26th, the 269th day of 2011. There are 96 days left in the year.
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Buffalo's Boyes suspended for two preseason games.
Red Wings lose Mursak to fractured left ankle.
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Today's Birthday's: Actress Donna Douglas (Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies) is 78 ... Singer/actress Olivia Newton-John is 63 ... Actress Linda Hamilton is 55 ... Actor Jim Caviezel (Person of Interest, The Passion of the Christ) is 43.
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The Tampa Bay Juniors EJ South and Empire South teams played in the Boston Junior Bruins Shootout over the weekend.
The Empire South team lost to Maksymum 7-3 on Friday. Goals were scored by David Cross and Ryan Odgers. On Saturday, they lost to New York Apple Core 8-1, with Ben Winter scoring the only goal. And on Sunday, the Juniors lost to the South Shore Kings 6-2, with David Cross and Ryan Odgers scoring goals.
The EJ South team tied the Valley Junior Warriors 2-2. No stats were available for that game. On Saturday, they lost 5-4 to the Mass Maple Leafs, with Tommy Whiteley scoring twice and Chase Anderson and Daniel Clifford once each. Then, on Sunday, the Juniors were topped by the Boston Bandits 3-1. Chase Anderson scored the only goal.
Both teams are off this coming weekend. They both play at Hampton Roads on Friday, October 6th, then at the EJHL South Showcase on Saturday and Sunday, October 7th and 8th.
The EJ South team will play the 2nd annual Tampa Pro Alumni game on Saturday, October 15th, before both teams host the Space Coast Hurricanes on Saturday and Sunday, October 22nd and 23rd.
Stay up to date with everything Tampa Bay Juniors at the program's new website, http://tampabayjuniors.pointstreaksites.com/view/sejhl_tampa.
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Johnny Appleseed Day is today.
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Riders' receiver Efrem Hill will play anywhere.
The Roughriders travel to Calgary next Saturday, October 1st for a showdown with the Stampeders. Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri have the call on 620 CKRM and the Rider Radio Network, beginning at 4:00pm EDT. The game can be seen in Canada on TSN and in the U.S. on the NFL Network and ESPN3.com.
Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com/.
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Today is Family Day: A day to eat dinner with your kids. (Linky Link)
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Ticats get Thiggy with it in Moncton win.
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Fall Astronomy Week starts today.
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Men's golf begins highly-anticipated season today at Husky Invitational.
Visit the official football website by clicking here.
Visit the school's official athletics website by clicking here.
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Pancake Day is today.
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The 2011 NFL season is underway. Here's the week two results:
Week 3
All times Eastern
Sunday, September 25th
At New Orleans 40, Houston 33
NY Giants 29 at Philadelphia 16
At Carolina 16, Jacksonville 10
At Buffalo 34, New England 31
At Cleveland 17, Miami 16
San Francisco 13 at Cincinnati 8
At Tennessee 17, Denver 14
Detroit 26 at Minnesota 23 (OT)
Baltimore 37 at St. Louis 7
At Oakland 34, NY Jets 24
At San Diego 20, Kansas City 17
At Seattle 13, Arizona 10
At Tampa Bay 16, Atlanta 13
Green Bay 27 at Chicago 17
Pittsburgh 23 at Indianapolis 20
Monday, September 26th
Washington at Dallas 8:30 PM
Week 4
All times Eastern
Sunday, October 2nd
Detroit at Dallas 1:00 PM
Carolina at Chicago 1:00 PM
Buffalo at Cincinnati 1:00 PM
Tennessee at Cleveland 1:00 PM
Minnesota at Kansas City 1:00 PM
Washington at St. Louis 1:00 PM
New Orleans at Jacksonville 1:00 PM
Pittsburgh at Houston 1:00 PM
San Francisco at Philadelphia 1:00 PM
NY Giants at Arizona 4:05 PM
Atlanta at Seattle 4:05 PM
Miami at San Diego 4:15 PM
New England at Oakland 4:15 PM
Denver at Green Bay 4:15 PM
NY Jets at Baltimore 8:20 PM
Monday, October 3rd
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay 8:30 PM
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A restaurant in Japan has set the record for the largest sushi roll -- nearly 8 inches in diameter and 13 pounds. The giant roll is called the "Generous Roll" and contains 24 tasty ingredients, including a variety of fish and seafood, vegetables and rice. The price is nearly $200.
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All things considered, cotton candy tastes better than a cow bell!
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Shamu the Whale Day is today.
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ST PETERSBURG, Fl. -- Wade Davis' inspired pitching performance coupled with a four-home run barrage led the Rays to a 5-2 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field.
By winning, the Rays moved to within a half-game of the American League Wild Card-leading Red Sox, who lost to the Yankees in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday.
Read the rest here.
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That NASA satellite fell back to earth the other day. (And that leads to a logical question: When can I expect somebody from NASA to come and get this thing off my roof?)
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PHOENIX, Az. -- Disappointment and dismay marked the end of Tim Lincecum's season Sunday. But he already began finding hope for next season.
Lincecum became one of the unlikeliest pitchers in history to have a losing record as the Giants lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-2. The two-time Cy Young Award winner and four-time All-Star absorbed the decision to finish with a 13-14 mark, the first sub-.500 mark in his five-year career.
Read the rest here.
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Thousands of runners may have broken a Guinness World Record for most people running in their underwear in Utah. About 3,000 people showed up to run in Salt Lake City.
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Today in Elvis History:
1956 - The town of Tupelo, MS, declared "Elvis Presley Day."
1992 - The soundtrack album "Honeymoon In Vegas" hit #18 in the U.S. The film featured cover versions of Elvis songs by Billy Joel, Ricky Van Shelton, Amy Grant, Dwight Yoakam, Trisha Yearwood, Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber, John Mellancamp and Bono.
2000 - The Elvis Presley album "White Christmas" was released on CD.
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Terra Nova premieres tonight (Monday) on Fox. This new drama is set in the year 2149 when all life on Earth is threatened with extinction. In an effort to save the human race, scientists develop a time machine allowing people to travel 85 million years back in time.
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Today in Beatles History:
1969 - "Abbey Road" was released by the Beatles. It was their 13th album in the U.K. It was also their last album together as a group.
1974 - "Walls and Bridges" was released by John Lennon. He would not release any more new material for almost 6 years.
2006 - The John Lennon album "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" was released.
2006 - Paul McCartney's "Ecce Cor Meum" (translates as "Behold My Heart") was released.
2006 - The remastered CD version of the 1973 George Harrison album "Living in a Material World" was released with a DVD. The CD contained 2 bonus tracks not included on the origianl album. The DVD contained 4 videos.
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The Lion King 3D repeated at the top of the box office this weekend. TLK3D grossed $22.1 million. Moneyball debuted in second.
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Today in Sports History:
1919 - The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 in a game that lasted 55 minutes. The game was the second game of a doubleheader.
1962 - Maury Wills (LA Dodgers) became the first player to steal 100 bases. He ended the season with 104.
1981 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first player to pitch five no-hitters with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1983 - The Australia II won the America's Cup. It was the first time in 132 years that a U.S. yacht lost the cup.
1994 - The double murder trial for O.J. Simpson began with jury selection in Los Angeles.
1995 - The prosecution began its closing argument in the murder trial of O.J. Simpson.
1998 - Mark McGwire hit home runs 67 and 68 for the season.
1998 - Dennis Eckersly (Boston Red Sox) appeared in his 1,071st game.
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LOUDON, N.H. -- After climbing from his winning car Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart made the understatement of the year.
"We've got a shot at this thing," said Stewart, who by taking the checkered flag in the Sylvania 300 became the second driver to win the first two races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
In a dramatic reversal of fortune, Stewart won the race -- and grabbed a seven-point lead in the Cup standings over 12th-place finisher Kevin Harvick -- when Clint Bowyer ran out of fuel with fewer than three laps to go.
"If that's not a flip-flop from last year, I don't know what is," Stewart radioed to crew chief Darian Grubb after crossing the finish line.
Stewart led last year's Chase race at the Magic Mile but handed the victory to Bowyer when he ran out of fuel on the final lap.
With his second consecutive victory, his second of the season and the 41st of his career, Stewart has more than a shot at the title. The 2002 and 2005 Cup champion, who downplayed his own chances entering NASCAR's 10-race playoff, now has to be considered the favorite.
Brad Keselowski parlayed pit strategy into a second-place run, and Greg Biffle, who won the first two Chase races in 2008, came home third, followed by Jeff Gordon and Brian Vickers. Matt Kenseth, David Ragan, Carl Edwards, Juan Montoya and Regan Smith completed the top 10.
Read the rest here.
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Today is World Maritime Day.
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Coming up:
Tonight:
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT
Tuesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 3:45pm EDT(Final game of regular season)
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 7:10pm EDT (Final game of regular season)
Thursday --
NHL Pre-season Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens 7:30pm EDT
Friday --
Nothin' Doin'
Saturday --
CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders 4:00pm EDT
NHL Pre-season Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens at Quebec City, QC 7:00pm EDT
College Football -- Oregon State Beavers at Arizona State Sun Devils 10:30pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway 3:30pm EDT
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway 2:00pm EDT
Izod Indy Car Series -- Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky 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!
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