It's Tuesday

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

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Today is January 22nd, the 22nd day of 2013. There are 343 days left in the year.

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Report: Holmstrom to retire Tuesday.

Canucks' rough start results in scrutiny on goalies.

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

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Today's Birthdays: Steve Perry (Journey) is 64; Diane Lane (Unfaithful) is 48; Rap DJ-actor Jazzy Jeff is 48; TV chef Guy Fieri is 45.

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Quick transitions, attention to detail and taking advantage of the situation made the difference in the New York Islanders building a four-goal lead Monday afternoon.

Read the rest here.

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NEW ON DVD TODAY

End of Watch (Jake Gyllenhaal)
The Paperboy (Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack, Zac Efron)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren)
Scarecrow & Mrs King: Complete Fourth Season

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University of Minnesota Retains No. 1 in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 2012-13 Men's College Hockey Poll - #15(first-place votes in parentheses) Rank School Last Week's Ranking 2012-13 Record Weeks in Top 15 1 University of Minnesota, 507 (31) 1 17-3-4 16 2 Quinnipiac University, 457 (3) 5 17-3-3 7 3 Boston College, 453 2 14-5-2 16 4 University of New Hampshire, 403 3 14-5-2 13 5 University of North Dakota, 329 6 13-7-4 16 6 Miami University, 326 8 13-6-5 16 7 Yale University, 293 12 11-4-3 7 8 University of Notre Dame, 242 4 15-9-0 16 9 Western Michigan University, 232 10 14-6-4 16 10 Boston University, 160 9 12-9-0 16 11 University of Denver, 157 7 13-8-4 16 12 UMass-Lowell, 151 15 13-7-1 8 13 Dartmouth College, 138 11 10-6-2 10 14 University of Nebraska-Omaha, 68 13 13-9-2 9 15 St. Cloud State University, 64 NR 14-10-0 4 Others receiving votes: Minnesota State University, 57; Niagara University, 17; Cornell University, 14; Union College, 7; Ferris State University, 3; University of Alaska, 1; University of Northern Michigan, 1. NOTES: Minnesota retains onto the No. 1 ranking for the fourth straight week ... Minnesota shared the preseason No. 1 with Boston College ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with five ranked programs this week. The Hockey East Association has four ranked teams, while the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and ECAC Hockey each have three ranked squads ... A total of 22 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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Consumer blog Consumerist had a post on Redbox users who think handicap parking spaces are designed for them. The temptation is there -- you're just going to pull up for a minute or two to pick up or return a movie from the Redbox kiosk and the handicap parking spots are right there. It would be so much easier to pull into that spot than find one elsewhere and trek back. But, as Consumerist points out, it's illegal and rude and you just shouldn't do it.

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Eskimos release quarterback Steven Jyles.

Making a splash: Als sign Porter, Parker and Bruce.

Visit the league's official website at cfl.ca.

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According to a new study, loneliness is bad for your health. [So back off, all you haters. Taylor Swift has a doctor's prescription for serial dating.]

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Tampa, FL. — Tampa Bay’s last three drafts have already produced Pro Bowlers, something the team hadn’t done since the 1990s, and something only a small handful of NFL teams can match.

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Temple Run 2 has been downloaded more than 20 million times since its release in Apple's App Store last Thursday. The successful free-to-play sequel to Temple Run became the #1 Free App in just six hours.

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Whacha lookin' at Snoopy?

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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as watching the Lakers implode, isn't it?

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Today in Elvis History

1963 - Elvis Presley recorded the song "Bossa Nova Baby." The single was released in October 1963.

1966 - The soundtrack to the Elvis Presley film "Harem Holiday" hit #11 in the U.K.

1969 - Elvis Presley recorded his single "Suspicious Minds." 

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In Florida, the Broward Sheriff's Office was able to place Dwight Miller at a home where $12,000 worth of jewelry and electronics were taken. It turns out that a wallet dropped during the burglary contained Miller's ID. Oh, and a quick check showed Miller to have a GPS ankle monitor because he was a suspect in past home burglaries.

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Today in Beatles History:

1968 - Apple Corps opened its first London headquarters.

1969 - The Beatles began recording what would become "Let It Be."

1981 - A picture of John Lennon naked appeared in his obituary issue of Rolling Stone.

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Private Practice finishes its six-season with Addison (Kate Walsh) and Jake's (Benjamin Bratt) wedding. Sarah Ramos (Parenthood) and Diane Farr guest star and original cast member Audra McDonald returns. (10p ET, ABC)

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Today in Sports History:

1951 - Fidel Castro was ejected from a Winter League baseball game after hitting a batter. He later gave up baseball for politics. 

1959 - British world racing champion Mike Hawthorn was killed while driving on the Guildford Bypass.

1960 - The 10th NBA All-Star Game was played. The East beat the West 125-115 in Philadelphia.

1961 - Wilma Rudolph set a world indoor record in the women’s 60-yard dash. She ran the race in 6.9 seconds.

1968 - The NBA awarded franchises to Milwaukee and Phoenix.

1973 - Joe Frazier lost the first fight of his professional career to George Foreman. He had been the undefeated heavyweight world champion since February 16, 1970 when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis. The event was HBO's first televised boxing match.

1982 - Reggie Jackson, a free agent at the time, ended five seasons as a New York Yankee when he signed a four-year contract with the California Angels.

1983 - Houston became the first NBA team to not score a point in overtime. They lost to the Portland Trail Blazers after being outscored 17-0 in overtime.

1983 - Bjorn Borg retired from tennis. He had set a record by winning 5 consecutive Wimbledon championships.

1984 - Barry Manilow sang the U.S. national anthem at Super Bowl XVIII.

1984 - Annette Kennedy (State University of New York) set a woman's collegiate basketball record when she scored 70 points.

1998 - Minnesota's new NHL franchise selected the nickname Wild.

2001 - Former National Football League (NFL) player Rae Carruth was sentenced to a minimum 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the 1999 shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. Adams died a month later from her wounds. The baby survived and lives with the victim's mother.

2002 - Pat Summerall announced that he would leave his NFL broadcasting partner, John Madden, after they called the Super Bowl for Fox Sports. The two had worked together for 21 years.

2002 - Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson held a press conference to announce an upcoming fight. After an altercation the fight was delayed until June when Lewis knocked Tyson out in the eighth round.

2002 - Theo Fleury (New York Rangers) made an obscene gesture to fans at the end of a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders. The next day the NHL fined Fleury $1,000.

2003 - Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) became the third highest all-time scorer in the NBA.

2006 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. It was the second highest point total in NBA history. Wilt Chamberlain had scored 100 points in a single game in 1962.        

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KTLA, Channel 5, in Hollywood, CA, began operation as the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River on this date in 1947.

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Coming Up:

Tonight --

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes 7:00pm

Wednesday --

Nothin' Doin'

Thursday --

Nothin' Doin'

Friday --

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators 7:30pm EST

Saturday --

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Space Coast Hurricanes 5:00pm EST

Sunday --

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Space Coast Hurricanes 11:30am EST

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers 6:00pm EST

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