It's Monday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is March 12th, the 72nd day of 2012. There are 294 days left in the year.
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GM meetings open with focus on player safety.
Bryzgalov, Kovalchuk, Halak named Three Stars.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today is the start of: Flood safety awareness week, International Brain Awareness Day and Wildlife Week.
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Tampa, FL -- Brett Connolly chose not to get into specifics regarding the conversation he had with Lightning Head Coach Guy Boucher back in early February that ultimately led to the rookie forward being benched for the first time in his young NHL career.
But whatever it was that was said, it certainly seemed to work.
Read the rest here.
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Girl Scout Birthday Day and Napping Day are both today.
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All-in attitude for no-quit coach Paul LaPolice.
Bombers' Kelly Butler announces retirement.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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In North Arlington, NJ, the steam engine was used for the first time on this date in 1755.
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See how much fun this is Jimmy?
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On this date in 1789, the U.S. Post Office was established.
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Today in Elvis History
1956 - Elvis Presley purchased a home for his family in Memphis, TN.
1961 - Elvis Presley recorded the song "I Feel So Bad." The single was released in May 1961.
1966 - Elvis Presley's "Blue River" hit #22 in the U.K.
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President Jefferson Davis delivered his State of the Confederacy address on this date in 1863.
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Today in Beatles History:
1965 - The Beatles finished shooting "Help!" in the Bahamas.
1969 - Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman were married.
1969 - George Harrison and his wife Patti were arrested in Esher, Surrey. The charge was cannabis resin possession after authorities found 120 joints in their house.
1971 - John Lennon released the single "Power to the People."
1974 - Nilsson and John Lennon were ejected from the Troubador Club in Los Angeles for heckling the Tom Smothers' comedy act.
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Almon B. Stowger applied for a patent for his automatic telephone system on this date in 1899.
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Today in Sports History:
1913 - The American League approved the name change of the New York Highlanders to the Yankees.
1956 - Dick Farley (Syracuse) fouled out after playing just five minutes. It was the fastest disqualification in NBA history.
1966 - Bobby Hull (Chicago Black Hawks) became the first player in the NHL to score more than 50 goals in a season. Hull ended the season with 54 goals.
1971 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) announced his retirement after playing 26 seasons in the NHL. He came out or retirement two years later to play for the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association.
1972 - Bill Russell had his No. 6 retired at Boston Garden.
1985 - Larry Bird, of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, scored a club-record 60 points. The game was against the Atlanta Hawks.
1985 - In Katmandu, Nepal, 80 people were trampled to death because stadium doors had been locked during a soccer game. The people had been seeking cover during a violent hail storm.
1992 - Moses Malone (Milwaukee Bucks) became the fourth all-time scorer in NBA history.
1992 - Coach Don Nelson (Golden State Warriors) became the first man in NBA history to participate in 2,500 games as a player and coach.
1994 - Nancy Kerrigan and Aretha Franklin were guests on "Saturday Night Live."
2003 - The YES Network and Cablevision reached an interim deal to air New York Yankee games. Three million viewers had not had access to the games for 2002.
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Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time on this date in 1894.
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Las Vegas, Nevada -- Tony Stewart scratched another race track off the bucket list.
Powering away from Jimmie Johnson after a restart with four laps left in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the reigning Sprint Cup champion took the checkered flag .461 seconds ahead of Johnson.
The victory was Stewart's first at the 1.5-mile track, leaving only Darlington and Kentucky as active Cup tracks at which he hasn't won. The win was Stewart's 45th, 15th all time, in 467 Cup starts.
"Man, I'm just finally glad to win one here," said Stewart, who had the fastest car in last year's race but squandered his winning chances when he incurred a penalty for dragging an air wrench from his pit stall. "We were so close last year and had a dominant car.
"I'm not sure we had the dominant car [Sunday], but we had an awful fast Chevy. Just glad to finally, finally get one at Vegas."
Read the rest here.
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On this date in 1904, after 30 years of drilling, the tunnel under the Hudson River was completed. The link was between Jersey City, NJ, and New York, NY.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
Nothin' Doin'
Tuesday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins 7:30pm EDT
Wednesday --
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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