It's Sunday

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

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Today is July 22nd, the 204th day of 2012. There are 162 days left in the year.

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Hawks star Kane sorry for 'embarrassing' photos.

Seven players looking to avoid one-hit label.

Official 2012 free agent signings tracker.

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

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The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date in 1376.

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Tiger-Cats offence handles Alouettes at Ivor Wynne.

Eskimos formula for winning getting it done.

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

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A second English colony was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina on this date in 1587. The colony vanished under mysterious circumstances.

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back in action this coming Saturday, when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, a team they beat 43-16 in week one. Catch the game starting at 6:00pm EDT with Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri calling the action on 620 CKRM and the Rider Radio Network. Watch the game on TSN in Canada and ESPN3.com in the U.S.

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

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Cleveland was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland on this date in 1796.

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Look at my cool shirt.

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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....going to the Rays game. How 'bout you?

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St. Petersburg, FL. -- The Rays fell behind early and never could make up the difference Saturday night.

Seattle scored two first-inning runs and rode them out the course of the game to top Tampa Bay 2-1 at Tropicana Field to even the weekend series between the two clubs.

Read the rest here.

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The USS Constitution was underway and out to sea on this date in 1798 for the first time since being launched on October 21, 1797.

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Philadelphia, PA.-- Gregor Blanco's bunt single scored Melky Cabrera with the tiebreaking run in Saturday's 10th inning and lifted the Giants to a 6-5 triumph.

Read the rest here.

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Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight on this date in 1933. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.

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Today in Elvis History

1968 - Filming began on the Elvis Presley film "Charro."

1969 - The recording "Elvis," of the NBC-TV special, was certified gold by the RIAA.

1972 - The album "Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden" hit #3 in the U.K.

2003 - Lisa Marie Presley was a guest on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". She did not perform on the show.

2004 - Lisa Marie Presley was the featured guest on Soundstage!

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On this date in 1937, the U.S. Senate rejected President Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.

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Today in Beatles History:

1961 - The Beatles performed a midday show at the Cavern Club.

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Plans for the Pentagon were presented to the House Subcommittee on Appropriations on this date in 1941.

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Today in Sports History:

1909 - At Huntington Avenue Grounds, Ty Cobb (Detroit Tigers) stole three bases in one inning.

1926 - At Mitchell Field in New York, Babe Ruth caught a ball that had been dropped from an airplane flying at 250 feet.

1991 - Desiree Washington, a Miss Black America contestant, charged she'd been raped by boxer Mike Tyson in an Indianapolis hotel room. Tyson was later convicted of rape and served 3 years in prison.

2002 - A judge issued a gag order in Allen Iverson's assault case. He said that he wanted to "buffer" prosecutors and defense attorneys from intense media coverage.

2002 - Lawyers for former NFL player Rae Carruth (Carolina Panthers) filed an appeal on his murder conspiracy conviction.

2005 - The NHL's board of governors voted 30-0 to pass the cap-based collective bargaining agreement that the players' association had approved the previous day. The deal ended the 310-day lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 season.

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On this date in 1955, U.S. Vice-President Richard M. Nixon chaired a cabinet meeting in Washington, DC. It was the first time that a Vice-President had carried out the task.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies 12:35pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners 1:40pm EDT

Nascar Nationwide Series -- STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway 2:00pm EDT

IZOD Indy Car Series -- Edmonton Indy at Edmonton 2:45pm EDT

Monday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 10:15pm EDT

Tuesday --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 10:15pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 3:45pm EDT

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

Thursday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 12:35pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at California Angels 10:05pm EDT

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

Saturday --

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Indy 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 4:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 4:05pm EDT

CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at California Angels 9:05pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 12:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at California Angels 3:35pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers 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!