It's Tuesday

It's Tuesday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is November 27th, the 332nd day of 2012. There are 34 days left in the year.

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Federal mediation time for NHL, NHLPA; will this end the lockout?

NHL players help Sandy victims.

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

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Today's Birthdays: Director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, the upcoming Zero Dark Thirty) is 61; TV personality Bill Nye (Bill Nye the Science Guy) is 57; Michael Vartan (Alias) is 44; Jaleel White (Family Matters) is 36.

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Boston College Extends No. 1 Streak in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 2012-13 Men's College Hockey Poll - #8(first-place votes in parentheses) Rank School Last Week's Ranking 2012-13 Record Weeks in Top 15 1 Boston College, 509 (33) 1 10-1-0 9 2 University of New Hampshire, 473 (1) 3 9-1-2 6 3 University of Minnesota, 427 4 9-2-2 9 4 Miami University, 379 5 7-2-3 9 5 University of Denver, 361 2 9-3-0 9 6 University of Notre Dame, 325 6 9-4-0 9 7 Union College, 314 8 8-2-1 9 8 University of North Dakota, 267 7 6-4-2 9 9 Boston University, 223 10 7-4-0 9 10 Western Michigan University, 193 9 6-3-1 9 11 Dartmouth College, 157 11 5-2-2 3 12 Cornell University, 115 13 4-3-2 9 13 Yale University, 87 NR 5-2-1 1 14 University of Nebraska-Omaha, 79 14 8-3-1 2 15 St. Cloud State University, 54 12 7-5-0 3 Others receiving votes: Quinnipiac University, 40; Harvard University, 33; Colorado College, 13; Ferris State University, 12; Niagara University, 12; St. Lawrence University, 4; Providence College, 2; University of Michigan, 1. NOTES: The Boston College Eagles claim sole possession of the No. 1 ranking for the sixth straight week and seventh time this season; Minnesota and Boston College split the preseason No. 1 ranking. ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with five ranked programs this week. ECAC Hockey has four ranked teams while the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Hockey East Association each have three ranked squads ... A total of 23 teams received votes. ABOUT THE POLL: The 18th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.

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A Chinese company plans next year to build the world's tallest skyscraper in only 90 days. [The company is busily stocking up on building supplies, triggering a worldwide shortage of Legos.]

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Corvallis, OR. -- The Oregon State Beavers will play in either the Alamo Bowl or the Holiday Bowl, and cornerback Jordan Poyer was asked Monday for his preference.

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Visit the Oregon State Athletics department official web site.

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Today is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday serve nationwide as the day for including charity in our celebrations.

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Steinberg's MMQB: Argos play smart, win big.

Argos DE Ricky Foley named Most Valuable Canadian.

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

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New York artist Kyle M.F. Williams had the idea of a covering a razor scooter in Razr phones as a piece of sculpture. On eBay, he found a lot of 44 Razr phones from a seller who appeared to be a electronics repair shop. Williams assumed they would all be broken, or wiped, but when he got them he found that half of them still had texts, sexts, pics, and videos. So he took a couple days and figured out how to dump all the content from the phones onto his computer. Then, using Amazon.com's print on demand publishing service, he started selling a paperback book out of the images, titled Razr.

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Tampa, FL. —Tampa Bay's 2012 cornerback roster has gone through a series of changes in midstream, but the young group currently getting the snaps is playing with confidence and improving by the week.

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Want to ring in the new year with Kim Kardashian? If you're willing to pay $125 for a ticket you can do just that. Kim is scheduled to spend New Year's Eve at 1 OAK Nightclub at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Jimmy.does the football toss.

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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Beats watching re-runs of Sports Center, doesn't it?

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Today in Elvis History

1958 -Elvis Presley achieved the rank of private first class in the U.S. Army.

1963 - The Elvis Presley movie "Fun In Acapulco" premiered nationally in the U.S.

1969 - The Elvis Presley double album "From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis" hit #12 in the U.S.

1977 - The Meditation Gardens at Graceland were opened to the public.

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NEW ON DVD TODAY: The Apparition (Ashley Greene)
Lawless (Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce)
Men In Black 3 (Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin)
ParaNorman
Sparkle (Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston)
Step Up: Revolution (Ryan Guzman, Kathryn McCormick)
Hot in Cleveland: Season Three
Cagney & Lacey - The Complete Series

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Today in Beatles History:

1967 -Capitol Records released the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album in the U.S.

1970 - George Harrison released his solo album "All Things Must Pass." 

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NUMBER FOR THE DAY - 4,615: How many people, on average, who go to the emergency room for a snowblower injury each year.

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Today in Sports History:

1942 - Ben Hogan won his third straight Vardon Trophy.

1960 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) scored his 1,000th point.

1980 - Dave Williams (Chicago Bears) became the first player in NFL history to return a kick for touchdown in overtime.

1994 - Joe Montana (Kansas City Chiefs) became the 5th quarterback to surpass 40,000 yards passing.

2003 - Luc Robitaille (Los Angeles Kings) earned his 700th career assist. 

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The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part 2 remained the No. 1 film over the Thanksgiving weekend, earning $66 million over five days. Skyfall came in second with Lincoln in third.

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Coming Up:

Tonight --

Nothin' Doin'

Wednesday --

Nothin' Doin'

Thursday --

Nothin' Doin'

Friday --

Nothin' Doin'

Saturday --

College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs Nicholls State Colonels 2:30pm EST

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at University of Tampa 3:30pm EST

Sunday --

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos 4:05pm EST

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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!