It's Friday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is September 21st, the 265th day of 2012. There are 101 days left in the year.
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Lindholm could be top European 2013 Draft prospect.
For second time in eight years, NHL lockout costs Tampa Bay Lightning a significant marketing opportunity.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: Actor Larry Hagman (Dallas) is 81; author Stephen King is 65; actor Bill Murray is 62; actor Luke Wilson is 41; actress Maggie Grace (the daughter who is taken in Taken) is 29.
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In Florida a 66-year-old retired corporate lawyer wrestled a 7-foot alligator to save his pet terrier. [Neighbors were alarmed and upset after the incident came to light and they realized that for years they and their children had been sharing a neighborhood with a corporate lawyer.]
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Week 13 CFL.ca Game Notes.
Mitchell has no regrets heading into clash with Esks.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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"The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser" was published for the first time in Philadelphia on this date in 1784. It was the first daily paper in America.
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Nye: Chamblin means business with guarantee.
5-6 Saskatchewan's next action is this coming Sunday afternoon at 4:00pm EDT vs 7-4 Calgary, a team they lost to 41-38 in week #4. Catch the game on 620 CKRM with Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri calling the action. 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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An Iranian soccer player was nearly blown up after after tossing away a grenade he thought was a piece of trash on the field. A YouTube video uploaded Thursday shows things could have ended very, very badly had the device detonated just a fraction of a second earlier. The match was called off and police are reportedly investigating.
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Tampa Bay, FL. -- WR Tiquan Underwood, who had a strong preseason showing in Tampa, re-signed with the Buccaneers on Thursday as WR Preston Parker was released.
Read the rest here.
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Heidi Agan looks so much like Kate Middleton that the mom of two decided to quit her waitressing job in England to work full-time as a royal lookalike. The move made for a significant bump in pay: From $9.75 an hour to about $1,050 per appearance.
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Why, yes. I'll see you tomorrow.
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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....Washing dishes (Boy we dirty a lot of dishes!) and taking Jimmy to and from school. How 'bout you?
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St. Petersburg, FL. -- The Rays did not go gently into that good night. B.J. Upton delivered a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to finish off a furious six-run rally to give the Rays a 7-4 win over the Red Sox at Tropicana Field on Thursday night.
Read the rest here.
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Both Barack and Michelle Obama will sit down together to talk with the ladies of The View this coming Tuesday. It should be interesting to see their interaction with Whoopi Goldberg after she publicly scathed Mitt Romney on Twitter. The President and First Lady have each appeared on The View separately in the past.
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San Francisco, CA.-- Sweeping the Colorado Rockies wasn't the Giants' primary accomplishment in their four-game series that ended with a 9-2 win on Thursday. Scoring against them was.
Read the rest here.
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IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND - Dredd (R); End of Watch (R); House at the End of the Street (PG-13); Trouble with the Curve (PG-13).
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Today in Elvis History
1953 - Elvis Presley returned to Precision Tool where he operated a drill press for $1.55 an hour.
1957 - Bill Black and Scotty Moore quit over salary disputes with Colonel Parker. Black did work on three more sessions with Elvis Presley in 1958.
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Frank Duryea took what is believed to be the first gasoline- powered automobile for a test drive on this date in 1893. The "horseless carriage" was designed by Frank and Charles Duryea.
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Today in Beatles History:
1968 - "Revolution" made it to #12 in the U.S.
1968 - Madame Tussaud's changed the clothes and hair on the wax figures of the Beatles. It was the fifth change in four years.
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The New York Sun ran the "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial on this date in 1897. It was in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon.
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Today in Sports History:
1970 - "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.
1971 - The American League approved the move of the Washington Senators to Arlington, TX.
1982 - National Football League (NFL) players began a 57-day strike. It was their first regular-season walkout.
2008 - The New York Yankees played their last game at Yankee Stadium. The new Yankee Stadium opened across the street in 2009.
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Milton Berle debuted on this date in 1948 as the host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC-TV. The show later became "The Milton Berle Show." Berle was the regular host until 1967.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 10:15pm EDT
Junior Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors Empire South and EJHL South at Jr. Bruins Showcase TBA
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Kentucky 300 at Kentucky Speedway 3:00pm EDT
College Football -- Oregon State Beavers at UCLA Bruins 3:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 9:05pm EDT
Junior Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors Empire South and EJHL South at Jr. Bruins Showcase TBA
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway 1:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 1:40pm EDT
CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders 4:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres 4:05pm EDT
Junior Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors Empire South and EJHL South at Jr. Bruins Showcase TBA
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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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