It's Monday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is May 7th, the 128th day of 2012. There are 238 days left in the year.
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Sunday's Scores:
West --
Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1 (Los Angeles wins series 4-0)
East --
New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 2 (New Jersey leads series 3-1)
Monday's Games:
East --
Washington at New York Rangers (Series tied 2-2) 7:30pm EDT NBCSN
West --
Nashville at Phoenix (Phoenix leads series 3-1) 10:00pm EDT NBCSN
Coyotes' Klesla suspended for one game.
Report: Dudley to join Montreal front office.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: Rock Hall of Famer Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead) is 66; Daredevil Robbie Knievel is 50; Actor Breckin Meyer (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Heroes) is 38.
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CFL Hall of Famer Narcisse finds misplaced rings.
Lobendahn odd man out in new Blue 'D'.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Thinking a temporary separation might be what you need to help mend your marriage? It probably won't help. A new study suggests about 79% of married couples who separate end up getting divorced.
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Jimmy plays with his Fresh Beat Band light up stick.
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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....wash dishes (lots of 'em), watch some hockey, maybe some baseball and love my family, as usual. How 'bout you?
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St. Petersburg, FL. -- The negative effects of Saturday night's marathon carried over into Sunday's homestand finale, as Matt Moore experienced the shortest outing of his career as a starter and the Rays suffered their second consecutive defeat with a 9-5 loss to Oakland at Tropicana Field.
Read the rest here.
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Actor and comedian George "Goober" Lindsey died early Sunday morning. Lindsey is probably best known for his role as Goober in the popular television series The Andy Griffith Show.
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San Francisco, CA.-- Hector Sanchez prepares himself for any situation, just in case he's needed. Not even he could have foreseen what waited for him in the bottom of the 11th inning on Sunday.
Sanchez was asked to pinch-hit against the sidearming Tim Dillard with the bases loaded and the infield drawn in, which included an extra player, as Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun was brought in from the outfield.
Sanchez came through anyway, as he singled home pinch-runner Emmanuel Burriss to give the Giants a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Brewers at AT&T Park.
Read the rest here.
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It's National Nurses Week.
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Today in Elvis History
1960 - The Elvis Presley compilation album "50 Million Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong - Elvis Gold Records, Vol. 2" hit #31 in the U.S.
1966 - Elvis Presley's single "Frankie and Johnny" hit #25 in the U.S.
1996 - Evan Chandler filed a $60 million breach of contract suit against Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. The charge was that they had violated a confidentiality clause in the 1994 out-of-court settlement by discussing the case with Diane Sawyer on "PrimeTime Live."
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Forget the beach. Forget a cruise. All you need for a stress-free vacation is to do one thing: turn off your email! A study by University of California Irvine and United States Army researchers revealed that being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress.
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Today in Beatles History:
1992 - In London, Christies auction house sold a leather jacket worn by John Lennon for $43,500.
2006 - In London, a judge ruled that a Apple Computer Inc. was entitled to use their apple logo in their iTunes store. Apple Corp Ltd., the guardian of the Beatles' commercial interestest, had filed a suit to stop the computer company from using the logo in their music store.
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Kim Kardashian is asking the court to speed up her divorce from Kris Humphries. [The whole legal thing is disrupting her scheduled marriage and divorce from Kanye West.]
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Today in Sports History:
1925 - The Philadelphia Phillies had their 8th game in a row postponed.
1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announced the organization of the United States Negro Baseball League. There were 6 teams.
1951 - Russia was admitted to participate in the 1952 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
1956 - Bill White (New York Giants) hit a home run on his first at bat.
1957 - Indian's pitcher Herb Score was hit in the face by a line drive by Gil McDougald.
1959 - At Los Angeles Coliseum, 93,103 people watched the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees.
1977 - Rookie Janet Guthrie set the fastest time on opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. Her time was 185.607.
1982 - A United States Federal jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws by preventing the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1983 - August Hoffman perform record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups.
1994 - The Denver Nuggets became the first NBA #8 seed to beat a #1 seed. The Nuggets beat Seattle.
1995 - The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians played 17 innings in 6 hours and 36 minutes. The Twins won 10-9.
2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 713th home run which brought him one home run away from tying Babe Ruth on the career list.
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THE AVENGERS SETS BOX OFFICE RECORD - The Avengers is the new king of the opening weekend. The superhero movie grossed a unprecedented $200.3 million in its Friday-Sunday box-office debut. The film is the first to break $200 million in three days. It destroyed the mark held by the previous weekend record-holder, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
... The Avengers earned an additional $151 million in its second weekend from overseas markets.
... In theaters Friday: Dark Shadows and Girl in Progress (limited).
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TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Executing perfectly a move he had saved for the right occasion, Brad Keselowski pulled away from Kyle Busch on the final lap to win the Aaron's 499 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in a green-white-checkered-flag finish.
Busch had pushed Keselowski to the lead on Lap 193 of 194 in a race that went six laps past its scheduled distance at the 2.66-mile track. The two cars ran bumper-to-bumper until Turn 3 of the final lap, when Keselowski entered the corner high and dived to the bottom of the track, separating his No. 2 Dodge from Busch's No. 18 Toyota.
After he ditched his dancing partner, Keselowski pulled away to win by 0.304 second, a relative whipping at a track where wins typically are measured in thousandths of a second.
The victory was Keselowski's second of the season, his second at the track and the sixth of his Cup career. It was the first win for Dodge at Talladega since Dave Marcis took the checkered flag 36 years ago.
Matt Kenseth, who led the field to the final restart on Lap 193, was third, followed by Kasey Kahne and points leader Greg Biffle. Clint Bowyer, David Ragan, Trevor Bayne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton completed the top 10.
Read the rest here.
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Who will be the next judge on X-Factor? Chaka Khan is throwing her hat in the ring to snag one of two vacant spots on Simon Cowell's talent show.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
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 --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway 6:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40pm EDT
Saturday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Bojangle's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway 6:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10pm EDT
Sunday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 1:35pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10pm EDT
Monday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT
Tuesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT
Wednesday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals 10:15pm EDT
Thursday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals 3:45pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT
Friday --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics 10:15pm EDT
Saturday --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics 4:05pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves 4:10pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Sprint Showdown/Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway 7:00pm EDT
Sunday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway 1:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves 1:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics 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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