It's Sunday

It's Sunday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is June 24th, the 176th day of 2012. There are 190 days left in the year.

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Draft results by Round.

Leafs deal Schenn to Flyers for van Riemsdyk.

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

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On this date in 1509, Henry VIII was crowned King of England.

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Pittsburgh, PA. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning made six picks and acquired forward Benoit Pouliot from the Boston Bruins during the second day of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.

Read the rest here.

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On this date in 1664, New Jersey, named after the Isle of Jersey, was founded

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Rambo, Sinopoli, Washington among final Stamps cuts.

Landry: Huntley aiming to bounce back in 2012.

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

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Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber on this date in 1844.

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Chamblin pleased with Riders' final pre-season performance.

Finalizing The Roster.

Visit the team's official website, http://www.riderville.com.

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Booker T. Washington became the first African American to receive an honorary MA degree from Howard University on this date in 1896.

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Jimmy says Come on Blue Jays!

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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....church. How 'bout you?

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Philadelphia, PA. -- Get a yellow legal pad and write "good" on the left side, draw a line down the middle and write "bad" on the right side. The right side of the Rays' ledger simply had too many entries on Saturday afternoon.

That imbalance led to a 7-6 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, capped by Jim Thome's walk-off home run.

Read the rest here.

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TV cameras were used for the first time in a political convention as the Republicans convened in Philadelphia, PA. on this date in 1940.

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Oakland, CA.-- Ryan Theriot wasn't around to discuss his game-saving catch for the Giants. That seemed fitting, though. It was as if he employed the same magic he performed with his glove to make himself vanish.

Dashing at full speed into short right-center field, Theriot grabbed Jemile Weeks' bid for a bloop hit that would have completed a remarkable ninth-inning comeback for the Oakland A's. Instead, the Giants held on Saturday to prevail, 9-8, for their second consecutive Interleague victory over their cross-bay rivals.

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Kenneth Arnold reported seeing flying saucers over Mt. Rainier, Washington on this date in 1947.

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Today in Elvis History

1957 - Elvis Presley's EP "Peace in the Valley" hit #3 in the U.S.

1960 - The principal photography for the Elvis Presley movie "G.I. Blues" was completed.

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John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier announced their engagement on this date in 1953.

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Today in Beatles History:

1965 - John Lennon's second book, "A Spaniard in the Works" was published in the U.K.

1988 - Paul McCartney received the Silver Clef Award for Outstanding Achievement In The World Of British Music at the annual Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Centre lunch.

1989 - Paul McCartney's album "Flower In The Dirt" hit #1 in the U.K.

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The movie "Myra Breckinridge" premiered on this date in 1970.

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Today in Sports History:

1911 - John J. McDermott became the first American-born winner of the U.S. Open.

1922 - The American Professional Football Association took the name of The National Football League (NFL).

1952 - Eddie Arcaro became the first U.S.-born jockey to win 3,000 races.

1962 - The New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers, 9-7, after 22 innings.

1968 - Jim Northrup (Detroit Tigers) tied a major league baseball record when he hit two grand slams in one game.

1971 - The National Basketball Association modified its four-year eligibility rule to allow for collegiate hardship cases.

1979 - Bob Watson (Houston Astros) hit for the cycle against San Francisco. On September 15, 1979, he became the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues when he did it with the Boston Red Sox.

1980 - The Atlanta Flames franchise moved to Calgary, Alberta.

2003 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) became the first player to reach 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases.

2010 - The NHL Board of Governors approved a penalty for a lateral, blindside hit to the head. The penalty an "illegal check ot the head" was set at a five-minute major penalty, an automatic game misconduct and possible supplemental discipline from the League.

2010 - John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut after 11 hours and 183 games. The sets were 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3) and 70-68.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that no president could be sued for damages connected with actions taken while serving as President of the United States on this date in 1982.

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ELKHART LAKE, Wis. -- Nelson Piquet Jr. enjoyed a lot of firsts during the Sargento 200 race weekend at Road America.

A regular in the Camping World Truck Series, Piquet used his first career pole and laps led to earn his first NASCAR national-series win on the Wisconsin road course. In his third career Nationwide Series start, he drove a flawless final 17 laps with the lead, earning a 2.258-second victory over runner-up Michael McDowell. Piquet led a race-high 19 laps to become the first Brazilian to win a NASCAR national-series race.

Read the rest here.

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Newton, Iowa -- Ryan Hunter-Reay's second consecutive short track victory was reason enough to celebrate. Closing to three points of IZOD IndyCar Series championship front-runner Will Power was a bonus.

Hunter-Reay, who prevailed at the Milwaukee Mile a week earlier following a 90-minute rain delay, won the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway under caution. The start was delayed 40 minutes because of a thunderstorm.

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Natalia Solzhenitsyn the wife of exiled, Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, became a U.S. citizen on this date in 1985.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies 1:35pm EDT

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, CA 2:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics 4:05pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies 6:35pm EDT

Monday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 8:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:15pm EDT

Tuesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 8:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 10:15pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals 2:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 3:45pm EDT

Thursday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds 10:15pm EDT

Friday --

CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at Hamilton TigerCats 7:00pm EDT

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Feed The Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway 7:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers 7:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds 10:15pm EDT

Saturday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds 4:05pm EDT

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway 6:30pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers 7:15pm EDT

Sunday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers 1:40pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds 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!