It's Wednesday

It's Wednesday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is August 8th, the 221st day of 2012. There are 145 days left in the year.

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With Nash gone, Blue Jackets seek new identity.

NHL, NHLPA reconvene CBA negotiations Tuesday.

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

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Today's Birthdays: Actor Dustin Hoffman is 75; actor Larry Wilcox (Officer Jon Baker on CHiPs) is 65; actor Don Most (Ralph Malph on Happy Days) is 59; guitarist The Edge (U2) is 51; tennis player Roger Federer is 31.

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Bighill headlines Players of the Week.

Top 10 Plays of Week 6.

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

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IN THEATERS TODAY - Hope Springs (PG-13); Nitro Circus: The Movie (PG-13)

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McCullough committed to fighting Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders look to snap their two-game losing streak when they play at Edmonton against the Eskimos, on Friday, August 10th. Catch the game on 620 CKRM and the Rider Radio Network, with Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri calling the action. Listen link is on the left side of this page. The game can be seen in Canada on TSN and in the U.S. online at ESPN3.com.

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

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Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph on this date in 1876. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing."

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Jimmy always has fun at the Ray Guys game.

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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....WMEL stuff, washing dishes, having fun with Jimmy and anything else I can think of. How 'bout you?

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St. Petersburg, FL. -- Evan Longoria's name may have been on the marquee, but James Shields stole the show.

The right-hander threw eight innings of one-run baseball as the Rays rolled to a 4-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

Read the rest here.

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German weightlifter Matthias Steiner dropped a bunch of weight on his head Tuesday. The gold medal winner from the Beijing Olympics attempted to snatch just over 432 pounds. The bar got behind him and fell to the back of his head. As he laid in pain, officials came out and tended to him, no doubt fearing the worst. But amazingly, he got up and walked off the mat under his own power.

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St. Louis, MO.-- Barry Zito had a specific game plan in mind heading into Tuesday night's start in St. Louis. He'd seen Cardinals hitters foul off pitch after pitch and battle against Matt Cain a night earlier, and Zito knew he'd have to be aggressive against a tough lineup.

Read the rest here.

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Curly fries at McDonald's? Not in the U.S. For a limited time, McDonald's is selling its version of curly fries in the Philippines. "Twister Fries" are already making big waves and have been available since August 1, and will only be on the menu for three short weeks. Fans already are begging the fast-food chain to keep them on the menu.

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Today in Elvis History

1959 - Elvis Presley's single "A Big Hunk O' Love" hit #4 in the U.K.

1960 - Elvis Presley began recording several songs intended for the film "Flaming Star."

1964 - The soundtrack to the Elvis Presley movie "Kissin' Cousins" hit #5 in the U.K.

1977 - Elvis Presley rented out Libertyland for his daughter Lisa Marie and her friends.

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More good new for chocolate lovers. We know dark chocolate may help our hearts. Now a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine cites another benefit: People who ate dark chocolate often had lower body mass indexes. Try and ounce of dark chocolate (70% cacao) daily.

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Today in Beatles History:

1969 - The photograph for the cover of "Abbey Road" was taken.

1997 - Paul McCartney's album "Flaming Pie" was certified gold by the RIAA.

2000 - "The Beatles DVD Collector's Set" was released.

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The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall on this date in 1899.

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Today in Sports History:

1900 - In Boston, the first Davis Cup series began. The U.S. team defeated Great Britain three matches to zero.

1903 - Joe McGinnity (New York) pitched two complete games in one day. He won 6-1 and 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1915 - Gawy Gravath (Philadelphia) hit four doubles and brought in eight runs in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.

1920 - Howard Ehmke (Detroit Tigers) set an American League record when he defeated the New York Yankees 1-0 in 1 hour and 13 minutes.

1931 - Bob Burke (Washington Senators) pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox.

1954 - The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 13 runs in the eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 20-7 at Ebbets Field.

1972 - The New York Yankees signed a 30-year lease with the City of New York which called for Yankee Stadium to be completely modernized in time for the 1976 season.

1973 - Boston Red Sox Orlando Cepeda hit four doubles against the Kansas City Royals.

1982 - Doug DeCinces hit three home runs against the California Angels. He had hit three home runs against Minnesota five days earlier.

1985 - Major League baseball players returned to work after a two-day walkout.

1992 - The "Dream Team" clinched the gold medal at the Barcelona Summer Olympics. The U.S. basketball team beat Croatia 117-85.

1996 - Eddie Murray (Baltimore Orioles) moved into 15th place on the career home run list when he hit his 494th.

1996 - Willie McGee (St. Louis Cardinals) hit his 2,000th major league hit.

1998 - Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins) stole his 500th career base.

1999 - Wade Boggs got his 3,000th hit of his major league baseball career.

2002 - Major league baseball players and owners agreed to a $100,000 increase in baseball's minimum salary. The minimum was set at $300,000 starting in 2003.

2005 - It was announced that Wayne Gretzky would be the next head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes.

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The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives was established at 435. There was one member of Congress for every 211,877 residents.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals 8:15pm EDT

Thursday --

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

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals 1:45pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins 8:10pm EDT

CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos 9:30pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:35pm EDT

Saturday --

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Glen Zippo 200 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International 2:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 4:05pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins 7:10pm EDT

Sunday --

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen at Watkins Glen International 12:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins 2:10pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 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!