Terrific Tuesday to you. Here's what's happening....
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Today is October 4th, the 277th day of 2011. There are 88 days left in the year.
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Shanahan: No suspension for Malone.
Sidney Crosby on IR to start season.
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Today's Birthdays: Author Anne Rice is 70 ... Susan Sarandon is 65 ... producer Russell Simmons is 54 ... Liev Schreiber is 44 ... Abraham Benrubi is 42 ... Alicia Silverstone is 35 ... Rachael Leigh Cook is 32.
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Always Team reinforces faith in Roughriders.
Pedersen: Riders push forward despite losses.
Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com/.
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World Dairy Expo starts today.
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Calvillo zoning in on Allen's all-time yards mark.
Cobourne: The king of CFL trash talk.
Higgins: Addressing the Als vs. Bombers game.
Donate to the Tony Proudfoot Fund.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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While the tech world stands by for today's iPhone announcement, some unscrupulous hackers are taking advantage of the fact that we don't know exactly what the new phone looks like yet -- with a fake email, supposedly from Apple, announcing the "iPhone 5S." The email comes with an "order now" button that security experts say could lead to an infected computer.
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Meet the Beavers: Daniel Gomis.
Visit the official football website by clicking here.
Visit the school's official athletics website by clicking here.
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World Space Week starts today.
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The 2011 NFL season is underway. Here's the week four results:
Week 4
Sunday, October 2nd
Detroit 34 at Dallas 30
At Chicago 34, Carolina 29
At Cincinnati 23, Buffalo 20
Tennessee 31 at Cleveland 13
At Kansas City 22, Minnesota 17
Washington 17 at St. Louis 10
New Orleans 23 at Jacksonville 10
At Houston 17, Pittsburgh 10
San Francisco 24 at Philadelphia 23
NY Giants 31 at Arizona 27
Atlanta 30 at Seattle 28
At San Diego 26, Miami 16
New England 31 at Oakland 19
At Green Bay 49, Denver 23
At Baltimore 34, NY Jets 17
Monday, October 3rd
At Tampa Bay 24, Indianapolis 17
Week 5
Sunday, October 9th (All times Eastern)
Tennessee at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM
Seattle at NY Giants 1:00 PM
Cincinnati at Jacksonville 1:00 PM
New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 PM
Oakland at Houston 1:00 PM
Philadelphia at Buffalo 1:00 PM
Kansas City at Indianapolis 1:00 PM
Arizona at Minnesota 1:00 PM
Tampa Bay at San Francisco 4:05 PM
NY Jets at New England 4:15 PM
San Diego at Denver 4:15 PM
Green Bay at Atlanta 8:20 PM
Monday, October 10th
Chicago at Detroit 8:30 PM
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Bank Teller Appreciation Week starts today.
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Tampa, FL. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waited nearly eight years for a Monday Night Football game at Raymond James Stadium and the youngest team in the league was going to leave an impression.
So against the Indianapolis Colts, the baby Bucs proved they would grab, push, shove and fight.
And that was just what they did after the whistle.
Overcoming more than a football field in penalties, the Bucs also showed a sellout crowd and national television audience their will to win and flair for the dramatic.
Quarterback Josh Freeman extended all 6 feet, 6 inches of his body for a key first down and two plays later running back LeGarrette Blount exploded for a 35-yard touchdown run with 3:15 remaining in the game to give the Bucs a 24-17 win over the Peyton Manning-less Colts.
Read the rest here.
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Today is the Blessing of the Animals Day. (Linky Link)
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Jimmy loves to walk with Mommy.
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Improve Your Office Day is today.
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St Petersburg, FL. -- A big inning did in the Rays in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, as the Rangers took a 4-3 win Monday at Tropicana Field.
By losing, the Rays put themselves in the precarious position of having no room for error: one more loss to Texas and they will be eliminated from the postseason.
Read the rest here.
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Kanelbullens Dag, a/k/a Cinnamon Roll Day, is today. (Linky Link)
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American League ALDS (Best of Five -- All times Eastern)
Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Texas 4 at Tampa Bay 3 (Texas leads 2-1)
Texas at Tampa Bay Tuesday, October 4th 2:07pm
Tampa Bay at Texas Thursday, October 6th 5:07pm****
New York 9, Detroit 3
Detroit 5 New York 3
Detroit 5, New York 4 (Detroit leads 2-1)
New York at Detroit Tuesday, October 4th 8:37pm
Detroit at New York Thursday, October 6th 8:37pm****
National League NLDS (Best of Five -- All times Eastern)
Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
St. Louis 5 at Philadelphia 4 (Series tied 1-1)
Next: Philadelphia at St. Louis Tuesday, October 4th 9:37pm
Philadelphia at St. Louis Wednesday, October 5th 9:37pm
St. Louis at Philadelphia Friday, October 7th 5:07pm****
Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Milwaukee 8, Arizona 4 (Milwaukee leads 2-0)
Next: Milwaukee at Arizona Tuesday, October 4th 5:07pm
Milwaukee at Arizona Wednesday, October 5th 6:07pm ****
Arizona at Milwaukee Friday, October 7th 8:37pm****
****if necessary
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My wife Kim and I had fun on our weekend getaway.
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Today in Elvis History:
1960 - Shooting for the Elvis Presley film "Flaming Star" wrapped up.
1968 - Elvis Presley recorded "Stay Away" and "Goin' Home."
2005 - Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group released "Hit Story." The three CD set contained 80 Elvis Presley chart hits.
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This is Ten-Four Day good buddy.
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Today in Beatles History:
1974 - "Walls And Bridges" was released by John Lennon.
1998 - Julian Lennon performed at a concert for the International Association Against Drugs.
2001 - Paul McCartney read original poetry at the 21st Poetry Olympics.
2001 - An undated draft of a letter written by John Lennon to Paul and Linda McCartney failed to sale at auction. The angry letter was written after the Beatles' 1970 split. The minimum price was set at $96,000, but, the top bid only reached $77,000.
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October is Squirrel Awareness Month.
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Today in Sports History:
1893 - CThe first professional football contract was signed by Grant Dibert for the Pittsburgh AC.
1895 - The first U.S. Open golf tournament took place in Newport, RI. Horace Rawlins, 19 years old, won the tournament.
1959 - The first World Series to be played west of St. Louis began in Los Angeles, CA.
1981 - Bruce Jenner and Harry Belafonte debuted in their first dramatic roles in NBC-TV's "Grambling's White Tiger".
1987 - NFL owners used replacement personnel to play games despite the player's strike.
2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 70th home run of the season to tie Mark McGwire's major league record. Bonds also moved past Reggie Jackson on the all-time list with his 564th career home run.
2001 - Rickey Henderson (San Diego Padres) scored his 2,246th career run to break Ty Cobb's major league record.
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ON DVD TODAY -- Fast Five (Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel) ... The Heart Specialist (Zoe Saldana) ... Scream 4 (Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette) ... African Cats ... Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series ... The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season ... According to Jim: The Complete Fifth Season ... Boy Meets World: The Complete Seventh and Final Season
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Coming up:
Tonight:
MLB ALDS Series "B" -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 2:07pm (Game Four, Best-of-Five)
Wednesday --
Nothin' Doin'.
Thursday --
MLB ALDS Series "B" -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers TBD (Game Five, Best-of-Five) If necessary
Friday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes 7:00pm EDT (Regular season opener)
Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Hampton Roads Whalers TBA
EJHL South -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Hampton Roads Whalers TBA
Saturday --
College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs Arizona Wildcats 3:30pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway 3:30pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins 7:00pm EDT
Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Empire South Showcase vs TBD TBA
EJHL South Showcase -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Empire South Showcase vs TBD TBA
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway 2:00pm EDT
NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Rays at San Francisco 49ers 4:05pm EDT
Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Empire South Showcase vs TBD TBA
EJHL South Showcase -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Empire South Showcase vs TBD TBA
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That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you'll do so again tomorrow. Thanks again!
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