It's Tuesday

It's Tuesday. A family medical emergency forced a delay of today's blog(Everyone's gonna be okay). Here's what's happening....

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Today is May 22nd, the 143rd day of 2012. There are 223 days left in the year.

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Western Conference Finals (Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings):

Sunday, May 13th Los Angeles 3 at Phoenix 2
Tuesday, May 15th Los Angeles 4 at Phoenix 0
Thursday, May 17th Phoenix 1 at Los Angeles 2
Sunday, May 20th Phoenix 2 at Los Angeles 0 (Los Angeles leads series 3-1)
Tuesday, May 22nd Los Angeles at Phoenix 9:00pm EDT NBCSN
*Thursday, May 24th Phoenix at Los Angeles 9:00pm EDT NBCSN
*Saturday, May 26th Los Angeles at Phoenix 8:00pm EDT Network TBD

Eastern Conference Finals (New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils):

Monday, May 14th New Jersey 0 at New York 3
Wednesday, May 16th New Jersey 3 at New York 2
Saturday, May 19th New York 3 at New Jersey 0
Monday, May 21st New York 1 at New Jersey 4 (Series tied 2-2)
Wednesday, May 23rd New Jersey at New York 8:00pm NBCSN
Friday, May 25th New York at New Jersey 8:00pm NBCSN
*Sunday, May 27th New Jersey at New York 8:00pm EDT NBCSN

* -- If necessary

Vermette finds a home with Coyotes.

Gormley scores twice to lead host Shawinigan.

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

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Abraham Ortelius published the first modern atlas in Belgium on this date in 1570.

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Roughriders' core must do more.

Buono comfortable with new role.

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

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In Philadelphia on this date in 1761, the first life insurance policy was issued in the U.S.

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I like watching hockey with my Daddy.

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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....well, whatta ya know, same thing as yesterday....hang out with Jimmy, clean house, watch hockey and love my family. How 'bout you?

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St. Petersburg, FL. -- With all the Rays' recent problems -- including injuries like those to Jeff Keppinger, who broke his toe after a foul ball hit him while he was sitting in the dugout -- there's a feeling that the team can't catch a break.

The problems continued for Tampa Bay after the defense -- largely considered to be one of the stronger parts of the team -- committed three errors costing the team three unearned runs against Toronto in a 6-2 loss Monday at Tropicana Field in front of a crowd of 10,844. The loss was the Rays' fourth in their last five home games.

Read the rest here.

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Henry Kennedy received a patent for the first reclining chair on this date in 1841.

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Milwaukee, WI.-- Buster Posey, who provided the Giants' early offense, spoke admiringly of his late-inning counterpart, Hector Sanchez.

"That's not easy to do, to sit on the bench for about four hours and come in and do that," Posey said. "That's impressive."

"That" was Sanchez's 14th-inning homer that shattered what seemed to be an everlasting tie and lifted the Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Read the rest here.

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Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity and National Maritime Day.

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Today in Elvis History

1970 - Elvis Presley signed a three-picture deal with MGM.

2001 - The 1966 Elvis Presley movie "Frankie and Johnny" was released.

2007 - A remastered version of "Elvis' Gold Records, Vol. 4" was released.

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Abraham Lincoln received a patent for the floating dry dock on this date in 1849.

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Today in Beatles History:

1965 - The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" hit #1.

1969 - The Beatles single "Hey Jude" won A-Side Which Achieved The Highest Certified British Sales at the 14th annual Ivor Novello Awards.

2003 - Paul McCartney was named an honorary professor at Russia's St. Petersburg Conservatory.

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The creator of "Sherlock Holmes," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on this date in 1859.

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Today in Sports History:

1968 - Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates) hit three home runs, a single and a double.

1970 - The Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks were officially granted NHL franchises for the 1970-71 season.

1975 - Joe Namath refused a $4 million offer to play for Chicago in the World Football League.

1977 - Janet Guthrie set the fastest time of the second weekend of qualifying, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 since its inception in 1911.

1985 - Pete Rose passed Hank Aaron as National League run scoring leader with 2,108.

1991 - The NFL owners agreed to add two new teams in 1994.

2002 - Mark Prior became only the 14th Chicago Cubs pitcher since 1920 to win his major league debut. The Cubs beat the Pirates 7-4.

2002 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 583rd home run. He tied Mark McGwire for fifth on the all-time list.

2003 - At the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX, Annika Sorentam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.

2003 - High school basketball star LeBron James signed a $90 million Nike endorsement deal.

2003 - Steve McNair (Tennessee Titans) was arrested and charged with drunken driving and illegal possession of a handgun. He was released on $3,000 bond.

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Near Marshfield, Indiana on this date in 1868, The "Great Train Robbery" took place. The robbery was worth $96,000 in cash, gold and bonds to the seven members of the Reno gang.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers 8:10pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 1:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers 1:10pm EDT

Thursday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Miami Marlins 7:10pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Miami Marlins 7:10pm EDT

Saturday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Miami Marlins 4:10pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 7:15pm EDT

Sunday --

IZOD Indy Car Series -- Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 12:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Miami Marlins 1:10pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 1:35pm EDT

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Cocoa Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway 5:30pm 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!