It's Thursday

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

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Today is May 31st, the 152nd day of 2012. There are 214 days left in the year.

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Stanley Cup Finals (New Jersey Devils vs. Los Angeles Kings:

Wednesday, May 30th Los Angeles 2 at New Jersey 1 OT (Los Angeles leads series 1-0)
Saturday, June 2nd Los Angeles at New Jersey 8:00pm EDT NBC
Monday, June 4th New Jersey at Los Angeles 8:00pm EDT NBCSN
Wednesday, June 6th New Jersey at Los Angeles 8:00pm EDT NBCSN
*Saturday, June 9th Los Angeles at New Jersey 8:00pm EDT NBC
*Monday, June 11th New Jersey at Los Angeles 8:00pm EDT NBC
*Wednesday, June 13th Los Angeles at New Jersey 8:00pm EDT NBC

* -- If necessary

Kings beat Devils 2-1 in OT in Game 1.

Seven-time Norris Trophy winner Lidstrom retires.

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

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Today's Birthdays: Actor/director Clint Eastwood is 82; NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath is 69; Actress (Back to the Future, Caroline in the City) Lea Thompson is 51; Actress/model Brooke Shields is 47; Actor Colin Farrell (Miami Vice, Horrible Bosses, the upcoming Total Recall remake) is 36.

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USA Hockey Women's National Team June Camp Set to Begin

Twenty-Nine Players Participating in High Performance Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Beginning Friday (June 1), USA Hockey will host 29 of the top female hockey players in the country during its sixth annual Women's National High Performance Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The training camp, which runs through Wed., June 6, is entirely off-ice and and features strength and conditioning, mental skills, team building, nutrition and elite-athlete wellness.

Katey Stone, head coach of the 2012 U.S. Women's National Team, and Reagan Carey, director of women's ice hockey, will lead the camp.

Mike Boyle, head strength and conditioning coach for the U.S. Women's National Program, will also be on-site and involved in the camp, along with other members of the U.S. staff, including Anthony Donskov, Kevin Neeld, and Sarah Cahill.

The camp roster includes 17 Olympians and 22 of the 23 players from the U.S. Women's National Team that captured the silver medal at the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Burlington, Vt.

NOTES: A full roster can be found here ... Media wishing to cover any portion of the event should contact Courtney Welch (719-538-1169/courtneyw@usahockey.org).

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Where do dads go to learn how to be dads? They just kind of 'ask around', that's how. A survey found that men are more actively involved in their children's lives than ever before, and are searching for advice to help them along.

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TC12: Argos likely to treat season like any other.

TC12: Reed, Esks look to build off turnaround season.

TC12: Riders rebound starts now.

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

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A new study (out of France) suggests being sleepy behind the wheel is almost as bad as drinking and driving. The study found that drivers who were either drunk or sleepy were at least twice as likely to be responsible for a vehicle accident compared to their well-rested or sober counterparts.

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Let's take my new haircut out for a spin Mommy!

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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....hangin' out with Jimmy, doin' my radio stuff, playing outside. How 'bout you?

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St. Petersburg, FL. -- Manny Ramirez wore a Rays uniform the last time the team got swept at Tropicana Field before Wednesday afternoon, when Tampa Bay lost to the White Sox, 4-3, with 13,369 in attendance.

The White Sox's sweep of the three-game series handed the Rays their first sweep of the season and their first sweep at home since April 1-3, 2011, when the Orioles beat them in the first three games of the season. Tampa Bay has lost four of its past five.

Read the rest here.

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A commercial airline pilot in Seattle kicked a father and his 3-year-old son off a flight after the misbehaving boy refused to be buckled in. [The plane was delayed while the remaining passengers gave the pilot a standing ovation.]

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San Francisco, CA.-- As has been the case regularly this season, Tim Lincecum was a loser Wednesday night. But he didn't pitch like one.

Lincecum surrendered two runs (one earned) and four hits in seven innings, an admirable performance under any circumstance. Unfortunately for Lincecum and the Giants, one of the hits he yielded was Paul Goldschmidt's tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning that helped lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-1 triumph.

Read the rest here.

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Mitt Romney's "With Mitt" iPhone app no longer includes the "Amercia" typo. Version 1.0.1 became available in the App Store at approximately 1:00 Wednesday afternoon (ET) -- with the "Amercia" typo is gone.

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Today in Elvis History

1975 - The Elvis Presley song "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" hit #31 in the U.K.

2005 - The original broadway cast recording of "All Shook Up" was released. The release included 25 renditions of Elvis Presley hits.

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The red carpet awaits your dog -- if he looks like the mixed-breed mutt that starred in nine Benji films. Turn your four-legged family member into a star by posting a pic of your mutt's mug on Facebook. The winning dog will star in the latest Benji movie. The studio started a Facebook page where dog owners and shelter workers can post pictures of dogs they think resemble the famous raggedy pup.

... To enter the contest, share your dog's picture on the movie's Facebook page at facebook.com/benjithemovie.

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Today in Beatles History:

1962 - The Beatles ended a 48-night run of shows at the Star-Club in Hamburg, West Germany. The run had begun on April 13th.

1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded "Give Peace a Chance" during their Montreal bed-in.

1980 - The album "Rarities" hit #21 in the U.S.

1980 - Paul McCartney's album "McCartney II" hit #1 in the U.K.

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A German woman, annoyed by telemarketers who called her way too often, blew a whistle into the phone to discourage further calls. The telemarketer who received the blast claims to have suffered hearing problems, and now the whistle blower has a criminal record and an $1,000 fine to pay.

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Today in Sports History:

1879 - New York's Madison Square Garden opened.

1880 - The first U.S. national bicycle society was formed in Newport, RI. It was known as the League of American Wheelman.

1921 - Suffy McInnis began an errorless streak of 1,700 chances.

1926 - Frank Lockhart won the 14th Indy 500. He averaged 95.9 mph.

1927 - Johnny Neun (Detroit Tigers) made an unassisted triple play.

1937 - The Brooklyn Dodgers ended Carl Hubbell's (New York Giants) 24-game winning streak.

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TV TONIGHT: 2012 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE FINALS - There were 278 spellers ranging from 6 to 15 years old competing in the spelling bee, including three 2011 championship finalists. Tonight we get our 2012 winner. ESPN.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

Nothin' Doin'

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs 10:15pm EDT

Saturday --

Nascar Nationwide Series -- 5-hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway 1:30pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 4:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs 7:15pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Nationwide Series -- FedEx 400 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway 12:30pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles 1:40pm EDT

IZOD Indy Car Series -- Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix at Detroit 3:30pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs 4:05pm EDT

Monday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs 3:45pm EDT

Tuesday --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres 10:05pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres 6:35pm EDT

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

Thursday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres 3:35pm EDT

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

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers 10:15pm EDT

Saturday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers 4:05pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 7:15pm EDT

IZOD Indy Car Series -- Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway 8:00pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway 12:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Florida Marlins 1:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers 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!