It's Sunday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is April 1st, the 92nd day of 2012. There are 274 days left in the year.
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Stirling-Rawdon crowned Kraft Hockeyville.
Bruins' depth gets them back in, sets up repeat bid.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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April is: Atlanta Food & Wine Month, ASPCA Month, Alcohol Awareness Month, Amateur Radio Month, Autism Awareness Month, Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage Month, Cancer Control Month, Car Care Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, Child Abuse Awareness Month, (International) Cesarean Awareness Month, Confederate History Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Cranberries and Gooseberries Month, Defeat Diabetes Month and Emotional Overeating Awareness Month.
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Tampa, FL. -- Add yet another NHL record to the books for Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos.
The Bolts’ superstar center took all of 45 seconds to beat Ondrej Pavelec from the right circle to claim an NHL single-season record fifth overtime game-winning goal and propel the Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Saturday night.
Ryan Malone also had two goals, and Sebastien Caron stopped 26 shots for Tampa Bay, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Read the rest here.
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This is: The APAWS Pooper Scooper Week, Golden Rule Week, Holy Week, International Pooper Scooper Week, Laugh At Work Week, National Blue Ribbon Week, National Public Health Week, National Week of the Ocean, National Window Safety Week and Medication Safety Week.
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Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Today is: April Fool's Day, Boomer Bonus Days, International Tatting Day, International Tongue Twister Day, Library Snap Shot Day, National Fun Day, Palm Sunday, Poetry & The Creative Mind Day, Reading Is Fun Day, Sorry Charlie Day, St. Stupid Day and U.S. Air Force Academy Day.
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Jimmy is a true joy to us every day.
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On this date in 1621, the Plymouth, MA, colonists created the first treaty with Native Americans.
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Today in Elvis History
1955 - Elvis Presley released "Baby, Let's Play House." The b-side was "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone."
1956 - Elvis Presley filmed his first Hollywood screen test for Hal Wallis.
1959 - Elvis Presley rented a piano while in Germany.
1960 - Elvis Presley taped Frank Sinatra's Timex TV special in Miami.
1977 - Elvis Presley was admitted to a Memphis hospital due to fatigue and intestinal flu. He stayed in the hospital for six days.
1981 - The album "The Million Dollar Quartet" was released for the first time on Sun in the U.K.
1993 - Michael Jackson tried to buy the remains of Elvis' twin brother, Jesse.
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On this date in 1748, the ruins of Pompeii were found.
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Today in Beatles History:
1961 - The Beatles began a 92 night stop in Hamburg, West Germany, at the Top Ten club.
1964 - John Lennon was reunited with his father, Fred Lennon, after 17 years.
1967 - The Beatles recorded "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" at Studio Two, Abbey Road.
1970 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced that they were going to have dual sex-change operations.
1970 - Ringo Starr layed down the drum tracks for the overhauled "Let It Be" sessions.
1973 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced that they were creating a new country called Nutopia. The country would have no laws, no boundaries and the the national anthem was silence.
1976 - Paul McCartney and Wings released the song "Silly Love Songs."
2003 - The 5-DVD set "The Beatles Anthology" was released.
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On this date in 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House Speaker.
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Today in Sports History:
1876 - The first official National League (NL) baseball game took place. Boston beat Philadelphia 6-5.
1919 - The final game of the 1919 Stanley Cup was canceled due to the worldwide epidemic of influenza. No winner was declared in the series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans.
1930 - Leo Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs broke the altitude record for a catch by catching a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, CA.
1931 - Jackie Mitchell became the first female in professional baseball when she signed with the Chattanooga Baseball Club.
1972 - The Major League Baseball Players Association went on strike. The strike lasted 12 days and canceled 86 games.
1978 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) became the first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season.
1983 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons.
1992 - Players began the first strike in the 75-year history of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1996 - U.S. President Bill Clinton threw out the first ball preceding a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles.
1996 - Baseball umpire John McSherry died after collapsing during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.
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Cincinnati became the first U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary on this date in 1853.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway 12:30pm EDT
IZOD Indy Car Series -- Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park 2:00pm EDT
Monday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals 7:00pm EDT
Tuesday --
Nothin' Doin'
Wednesday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens 7:30pm EDT
Thursday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 3:10pm EDT (Regular season opener)
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 7:10pm EDT
Saturday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets 7:00pm EDT (Final game of regular season)
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:05pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 7:10pm EDT
Sunday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 1:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10pm EDT
Monday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 4:10pm EDT
Tuesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers 1:05pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers 1:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 8:40pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers 1:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 3:10pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 2:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4:35pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway 8:30pm EDT
Saturday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 4:05pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway 7:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9:05pm EDT
Sunday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 1:35pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4:05pm 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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