It's Thursday

It's Thursday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is May 3rd, the 124th day of 2012. There are 242 days left in the year.

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Wednesday's Scores:

East --

New York Rangers 4, Washington 3 3 OT (New York leads series 2-1)

West --

Nashville 2, Phoenix 0 (Phoenix leads series 2-1)

Thursday's Games:

East --

Philadelphia at New Jersey (Series tied 1-1) 7:30pm EDT NBCSN

West --

St. Louis at Los Angeles (Los Angeles leads series 2-0) 10:00pm NBCSN

Bergevin selected as new Montreal GM.

Preds' Radulov, A. Kostitsyn to miss Game 3.

Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.

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Today's Birthdays: Actress Ann B. Davis (The Brady Bunch) is 86; Inventor Ron Popeil is 77; Actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) is 37; Dancing with the Stars dancer Cheryl Burke is 28; Celebrinot Levi Johnston is 22.

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Addition of Giguère means the Ticats have plenty of options to ponder.

Tough to predict CFL draft.

Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.

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Washington, DC, was incorporated as a city on this date in 1802.

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Can I wear it this way Daddy?

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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....wash dishes (Only a few thankfully), cook dinner, watch some baseball and hockey and love my family, as usual. How 'bout you?

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St. Petersburg, FL. -- James Shields gutted one out and the Rays got just enough offense to take a 5-4 win over the Mariners Wednesday night at Tropicana Field with 9,837 watching.

The Rays are now 11-1 at Tropicana Field and 17-8 on the season after winning their fourth straight game and 10th of their last 11.

Read the rest here.

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Did you hear about the Harley-Davidson lost in that Japanese tsunami that washed ashore in Canada? [The owner is excited about having it returned so he can finally complete his mid-life crisis.]

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San Francisco, CA.-- The Giants absorbed the type of defeat Wednesday night that normally would have knocked the collective wind out of them. Instead, their 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Miami Marlins left the Giants holding their breath.

The Giants weren't brooding about Giancarlo Stanton's homer in the 10th that snapped a 2-2 tie. Until further notice, they must worry about third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who sustained a left-hand injury and was removed from the game after grounding out in the sixth inning. "He took a swing, had quite a bit of pain and had to come out," manager Bruce Bochy said.

Read the rest here.

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Today is National Two Different Colored Shoes Day. Organizers say the "simple and lighhearted act of purposely wearing two different colored shoes demonstrates the courage to take a risk and step outside of one's daily routine."

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Today in Elvis History

1957 - Elvis Presley worked on the soundtrack recordings for "Jail House" rock.

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For a new book on President Obama, author David Maraniss managed to track down several of Obama's old girlfriends. One says Obama did the crossword in a sarong: "On Sundays [he] would lounge around, drinking coffee and solving The New York Times crossword puzzle, bare-chested, wearing a blue and white sarong."

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Today in Beatles History:

1976 - Paul McCartney made his first American stage appearance in 10 years when the "Wings Over America" tour began in Ft. Worth, TX.

1980 - Paul McCartney's single "Coming Up" hit #2 in the U.K.

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If we can do this, how far behind can a cure for cancer be? Jolene Van Vugt, a stunt woman and motocross champion, set a new world record on a motorized toilet. The toilet hit 46 mph, beating the old record by more than 4 mph.

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Today in Sports History:

1936 - Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) made his major league debut. He got three hits.

1938 - Lefty Grove got the first of a record 20 consecutive wins.

1951 - Gil McDougald (New York Yankees) became the fifth player to get 6 RBIs in an inning.

1969 - U.S. President Nixon attended the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. It was the first time a sitting U.S. president attended the race.

1980 - Willie McCovey (San Francisco Giants) hit his 521st and final home run.

1980 - Ferguson Jenkins (Texas Rangers) became the fourth player to win 100 games in the American League and the National League.

1981 - Sally Little won the LPGA CPC Women's Golf International.

1986 - Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) became the 6th player to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game.

1992 - Gregg Olson (Baltimore Orioles) became the youngest player to record 100 saves. He was 25 years old.

1992 - Eddie Murray (New York Mets) became the 24th player to hit 400 home runs.

1995 - David Bell debuted for the Cleveland Indians.

2007 - The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6. It was the first time a No. 8 seed team had defeated a No. 1 seed team in a 7-game playoff series.

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Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Works on this date in 1888.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners 1:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Florida Marlins 3:45pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 10:15pm EDT

Saturday --

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway 3:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 4:05pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics 7:10pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway 12:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics 1:40pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers 4:05pm EDT

Monday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10pm EDT

Tuesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10pm EDT

Thursday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40pm EDT

Saturday --

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway 3:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway 12:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 1:35pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10pm 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!