It's Thursday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is April 5th, the 96th day of 2012. There are 270 days left in the year.
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Toews travels with Hawks, but won't play Thursday.
Concussion ends Price's season.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is 75; Powered mobility scooter inventor Allan R. Thieme is 75 (Walmart owes this guy a huge debt of gratitude.); Rapper-producer Pharrell Williams is 39.
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Montreal, PQ. -- Vincent Lecavalier regained his scoring touch on Wednesday night.
The Lightning captain scored for the first time since coming back from injury, and Sebastien Caron made 20 saves, but on the wrong end of a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
The loss snapped a modest two-game win streak for the Lightning, while Montreal won for just the first time in five games.
Read the rest here.
The Lightning play at the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight.
Read the preview right here.
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Today is National D.A.R.E. Day, National Deep Dish Pizza Day and National Fun At Work Day.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Once again, the NCAA Men's Frozen Four will feature an American flair, as 83 of the 108 players on the rosters of Boston College, Ferris State University, University of Minnesota and Union College have developmental roots in the United States. Play in the NCAA Men's Frozen Four begins Thursday (April 5) at Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., with Ferris State opposing Union and Boston College facing Minnesota. Among the Frozen Four participants, 73 players have ties to junior hockey in America prior to their collegiate days, including 48 from the United States Hockey League, 13 from the North American Hockey League, 11 from the Eastern Junior Hockey League and one from the Northern Pacific Hockey League. Included in the 48 USHL alumni are two players who were part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program. Located in Ann Arbor, Mich., the NTDP is an elite training program for the top 16- and 17-year-old players in the United States. In addition, four NCAA Men's Frozen Four participants have skated for the U.S. National Junior Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, while three have competed at the IIHF World Men's U18 Championship as members of the U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team. A total of 15 states will be represented by players in the Frozen Four, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In addition, 23 American players competing in the Frozen Four have been drafted by National Hockey League teams. Players with American Developmental Roots in the 2012 NCAA Men's Frozen Four USA Hockey's National Team Development Program Alumni (2)
U.S. National Junior Team Alumni (4)
U.S. National Under-18 Team Alumni (3)
United States Hockey League Alumni (48) With Most Recent Team
North American Hockey League Alumni (13) With Most Recent Team
Eastern Junior Hockey League Alumni (11) With Most Recent Team
Americans in the 2011 NCAA Men's Frozen Four by NHL Entry Draft Selection (23)
NOTES: Chris Kreider has been a part of two U.S. Men's National Teams, competing at the 2010 and 2011 IIHF World Championships ... Fifty-six players in this year's Frozen Four owe some of their development to the prep or high school ranks, including 18 who did not play in U.S. junior leagues: Mark Alt (Minnesota/Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.)), Nick Bjugstad (Minnesota/Blaine (Minn.)), Patrick Brown (Boston College/Cranbrook Kingswood (Mich.)), Zach Budish (Minnesota/Edina (Minn.)), Tommy Cross (Boston College/Westminster (Conn.)), Brooks Dyroff (Boston College/Phillips Andover (Mass.)), Shayne Gostisbehere (Union/South Kent School (Conn.)), Kevin Hayes (Boston College/Noble and Greenough (Mass.)), Justin Holl (Minnesota/Minnetonka (Minn.)), Chris Kreider (Boston College/Phillips Andover (Mass.)), Danny Linell (Boston College/Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.)), Trevor Mingoia (Union/Berkshire School (Mass.)), Wayne Simpson (Union/Lawrence Academy (Mass.)) Michael Sit (Boston College/Edina (Minn.)), Cam Spiro (Boston College/Tabor Academy (Mass.)), Kevin Sullivan (Union/Berkshire School (Mass.)), Chris Venti (Boston College/Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Mass.)), Steven Whitney (Boston College/Lawrence Academy (Mass.)) ... Ferris State's Rob Granett skated with the Northern Pacific Hockey League's Yellowstone Quake immediately prior to playing collegiate hockey.
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Buford, Wyoming, can be yours for a minimum bid of $100,000. The 10-acre town currently contains a post office, gas station, trading post, and exactly one resident. Today (Thursday, 2pm ET) that resident, Don Sammons, will sell the town at auction. The auction advertises Buford as a "unique opportunity" to "own your own income-producing town," but that's not entirely true.
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Argos change pre-season kickoff time for students.
Tiger-Cats add four to defensive line.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Remember when postal workers started going crazy on the job, and we called it "going postal?" Well I propose we change the name to "going airline," because it's the airline workers, not the postal workers, who are going crazy. Example No. 120 -- a TSA agent dumped her hot coffee all over an American Airlines pilot after he asked her to tone down the profanity. He was concerned about the nasty language this agent was using with another co-worker in front of passengers. The screener told him to mind his own business. When the pilot went to get her name, she hurled a hot cup of coffee at him. He wasn't seriously burned, but she is in serious trouble.
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I want the Lightning Guys to win the hockeyball competition.
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Tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas Tuesday, whipping several 18-wheelers through the air and causing extensive damage. Check out some amazing video.
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Today in Elvis History
1967 - The Elvis Presley movie "Double Trouble" was released in the U.S.
1972 - Elvis Presley began a 15 date U.S. tour at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY.
2005 - Lisa Marie Presley's album "Now What" was released.
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Trying to lose weight? Keep it to yourself. In a study (NYU), people who shared their resolutions with other were less likely to enact them. One reason: Calling attention to your good intentions can create a premature sense of attainment.
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Today in Beatles History:
1962 - In Liverpool, the Beatles performed at the Carvern Club. They wore their black leather outfits for the first half of the performance and then changed into their new suits for the second half of the show.
1967 - Paul McCartney celebrated the 21st birthday of his girlfriend Jane Asher.
2003 - Paul McCartney began the U.K. leg of his "Back In The World Tour". The set included 22 Beatles songs.
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After being spotted Tuesday night wandering naked around an Indiana neighborhood, a 19-year-old man explained to cops that he was without clothes because it was "opposite day." He was taken to jail.
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Today in Sports History:
1965 - The color of National Football League penalty flags used by officials was changed from white to bright gold.
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) set an NBA playoff record when he got 41 rebounds in a game.
1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) became the first NHL defenseman to win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's top scorer.
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) became the all-time NBA regular season scoring leader when he broke Wilt Chamberlain's record of 31,419 career points.
1985 - John McEnroe said "any man can beat any woman at any sport, especially tennis."
1987 - Doug Jarvis (Hartford Whalers) completed his 12th NHL season in his 692nd consecutive game. Jarvis retired after playing the first two games of the 1987-88 season setting the iron-man record at 964 games.
1999 - Barry Bonds was walked intentionally for the 270th time of his career. He passed Hank Aaron on the all-time list.
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Popular photo-sharing app Instagram, which has been a hit on Apple devices, was finally released onto the Android ecosystem on Tuesday. The app is available as a free download from Google Play (formerly Android Market).
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Coming up:
Tonight --
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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