It's Monday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is February 27th, the 58th day of 2012. There are 308 days left in the year. (This is a leap year.)
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Bishop excited for new opportunity in Ottawa.
Installation begins on Lemieux statue.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Peace Corps Week starts today.
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Newark, NJ -- Martin St. Louis made sure the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up two critical points in the standings on Sunday afternoon.
He even got a little help from his goaltender, too.
St. Louis scored three times and had an assist, and Mathieu Garon made 19 saves to help the Lightning edge out the New Jersey Devils, 4-3, at the Prudential Center.
Read the rest here.
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Today we're celebrating the following special days: Orthodox Green Monday, plus the beginning of Orthodox Lent.
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Moffat: Als prepare defensive counterattack.
Mosaic Stadium getting $14 million upgrade.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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On this date in 1700, the Pacific Island of New Britain was discovered.
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Time to put on shoes.
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Dr. William G. Bonwill invented the dental mallet on this date in 1867.
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Today in Elvis History
1962 - Elvis Presley's "Good Luck Charm" was shipped with "Anything That's Part of You" as the B-side.
1963 - Elvis Presley had two dental crowns applied.
1970 - Elvis Presley began three days of performances at the Astrodome in Houston, TX. More than 200,000 people saw the shows.
1971 - Elvis Presley's album "Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) hit #12 in the U.S.
1990 - Milli Vanilli's Rob Pilatus shared his perspective on life with Time magazine. In the interview he said, "Musically, we're more talented than any Bob Dylan or Paul McCartney. Mick Jagger can't produce a sound. I'm the new Elvis."
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On this date in 1883, Oscar Hammerstein patented the first cigar-rolling machine.
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Today in Beatles History:
1965 - "Beatles For Sale" hit number one on the U.K. Record Retailer chart.
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On this date in 1896, the "Charlotte Observer" published a picture of an X-ray photograph made by Dr. H.L. Smith. The photograph showed a perfect picture of all the bones of a hand and a bullet that Smith had placed between the third and fourth fingers in the palm.
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Today in Sports History:
1908 - Major league baseball adopted a sacrifice fly rule for the first time. It was repealed, reinstated and then changed several times before being permanently accepted in 1954.
1912 - The New York Yankees announced that they would be wearing pinstripes on their uniforms.
1963 - Mickey Mantle signed a contact worth $100,000 with the New York Yankees.
1973 - Dick Allen (Chicago White Sox) signed a contract worth $250,000 a year for three years.
1977 - Stan Mikita (Chicago Blackhawks) scored his 500th goal.
1987 - The NCAA cancelled SMU's (Southern Methodist University) entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules on athletic corruption.
1996 - The Chicago Bulls reached 50 victories in 56 games to set an NBA record.
2001 - The New Jersey Devils began a streak of 10 consecutive road wins to tie the NHL record.
2002 - The Houston Astros announced that they had struck a deal with Enron to buy back the naming rights of their ballpark for $2.1 million. The ballpark would be called "Astros Field" until a new sponsor came along.
2003 - Emmitt Smith became a free agent for the first time when the Dallas Cowboys released him.
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote on this date in 1922.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- History came to the Daytona 500 on Sunday, but not the kind that NASCAR wanted to make. For the first time in the event's long history, weather forced the postponement of the Great American Race to Monday.
After battling intermittent showers all day, NASCAR officials announced shortly after 5 p.m. local time that the 54th running of the Daytona 500 had been pushed back to noon Monday because of weather. Although NASCAR's showcase event had been shortened four previous times due to the elements, it had never been completely postponed -- until Sunday, when a gloomy forecast into the evening prevented any attempt at running the race under the lights.
The rescheduled event will air on Fox, and tickets will be available at the gate or the Daytona ticket office.
Read the rest here.
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On this day in 1999, Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new hot air balloon endurance record when they had been aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes. The two were in the process of trying to circumnavigate the Earth.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway 7:02pm EST
Tuesday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens 7:30pm EST
Wednesday --
Nothin' Doin'
Thursday --
Nothin' Doin'
Friday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers 7:30pm EST
Saturday --
EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Palm Beach Hawks at Sunrise, Florida 1:30pm EST
Nascar Nationwide Series - Bashas' Supermarkets 400 at Phoenix International Raceway 4:00pm EST
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway 2:30pm EST
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That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you'll do so tomorrow too. Thanks again!
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