It's Wednesday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is March 14th, the 74th day of 2012. There are 292 days left in the year.
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NHL GMs want ringette line to reduce lazy offense, hybrid icing with tweaks.
Penguins’ Crosby to return vs Rangers on Thursday.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: Actor Michael Caine (The Prestige, Batman movies) is 79; Actor/comedian Billy Crystal is 64; Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is 61; Actor Jamie Bell (Man on a Ledge) is 26.
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Tampa, FL -- Dustin Tokarski had no problem sharing a special evening with one of his teammates on Tuesday night.
Tokarski made 29 saves to notch his first career NHL win and even recorded an assist, a feat that was perhaps overshadowed by Steven Stamkos’ 50th goal of the season that capped a 6-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins at the Tampa Bay Times Forum..
Read the rest here.
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Today is National Potato Chip Day. It is also International Ask A Question Day, MOTH-ER Day, Pi Day (Linky Link) and Registered Dietitian Day.
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Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, sold her kingdom to Venice on this date in 1489. She was the last of the Lusignan dynasty.
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Krawchuk generating draft buzz in Edmonton.
Riders add Wynn and Harper to offence.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Gas prices are going up. [Turns out those rollerblades my wife gave me for our anniversary weren't the worst gift of all time after all.]
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Look Daddy....Auntie Dee Dee got me an ambulance!
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After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. The company will focus primarily on its online encyclopedias and educational curriculum for schools. The last edition of the encyclopedia will be the 2010 edition, a 32-volume set.
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Today in Elvis History
1955 - Elvis Presley was interviewed on Jimmy Dean's "Town & Country Jubliee" television show. Elvis did not perform.
1972 - Elvis Presley received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th annual Grammy Awards.
2004 - In Las Vegas, NV, the Elvis-A-Rama museum was burglarized. In less than five minutes thieves were able to steal $325,000 worth of Elvis Presley's jewelry and kitsch.
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Interesting: Telling your kids that it's okay to fail will make them fail less. Sounds reasonable, right? There's new research to back it up. Here's what researchers told one group of sixth graders: "Learning is difficult and failure is common, but practice will help, just like learning how to ride a bicycle." Other groups got no such pep talk. Guess which group performed better on memory and reading comprehension tests? Yep, the kids that got the bicycle talk.
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Today in Beatles History:
1964 - It was reported by "Billboard" that releases by the Beatles represented 60% of the current singles market.
1964 - The Beatles single "Please Please Me" hit #3 in the U.S.
1964 - The Beatles single "My Bonnie" hit #26 in the U.S.
1972 - The Beatles received the NARAS' Trustees Award at the 14th annual Grammy Awards.
2000 - The compilation album "At Home With The Groovebox" was released. The Sean Lennon song "Winged Elephants" was included.
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The average woman will spend the equivalent of 4½ months of her life chatting on the phone to her mom. Research revealed most women make at least one call a day to their mom with the conversation lasting 21 minutes. One in ten women call their mother at least three times a day, spending a total of 63 minutes chatting.
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Today in Sports History:
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) scored a record 53 points.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) played every minute of a game for the 47th consecutive time. The streak ended during the Warriors' next game.
1967 - The AFL and the NFL held the first common draft. The two leagues merged in 1970. The first player chosen was Bubba Smith, a defensive lineman from Michigan State.
1972 - The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association announced that the team's franchise would be moved to Kansas City, Missouri at the end of the season.
1992 - Stacey Augmon (Atlanta Hawks) scored the 6,000,000th point in NBA history.
2005 - Major League Baseball gave a congressional committee about 400 pages of documents related to drug testing. It was also reported that Bud Selig would be willing to testify in hearings planned for March 17.
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As you head out for your commute, be thankful you don't live in St. Louis, which has, according to Men's Health, the most dangerous drivers. The magazine tabulated the rate of fatal crashes; the percentage of fatalities involving alcohol, speeding, or hit and run; and the rate of seatbelt use. Then it factored in the average number of years between accidents and laws on cellphone use while driving.
... The safest city is St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
Nothin' Doin'
Thursday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs 7:30pm EDT
Friday --
Nothin' Doin'
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Ford Eco Boost 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway 1:00pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues 7:00pm EDT
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Kobalt Tools 400 at Bristol Motor Speedway 12:30pm EDT
Monday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres 7:30pm EDT
Tuesday --
Nothin' Doin'
Wednesday --
Nothin' Doin'
Thursday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers 7:30pm EDT
Friday --
Nothin' Doin'
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Club Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway 5:00pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders 7:00pm EDT
Sunday --
IZOD Indy Car Series -- Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at Streets of St. Petersburg - 12:30pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway -- 2:30pm EDT
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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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