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Today is April 8th, the 98th day of 2013. There are 267 days left in the year.
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2014 NHL Winter Classic will match Wings and Leafs.
Scouts remember EJ McGuire.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: John Schneider (Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard) is 53; Survivor winner Richard Hatch is 52; Robin Wright (House of Cards) is 47; Taylor Kitsch (Battleship, John Carter) is 32.
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Washington, DC. --A strong effort fell just short in the nation’s capital Sunday night.
Vincent Lecavalier and Alex Killorn each had goals, and Ben Bishop was strong making 34 saves in his third consecutive start, but as the Tampa Bay Lightning fell 4-2 to the division-rival Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center to cap the finale of a back-to-back set for both teams.
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The remake of 1981 cult classic Evil Dead won the box office over the weekend, taking in $26 million.
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************************************************ NUMBER FOR THE DAY - 31,260: Messages posted to Twitter by the late Roger Ebert. ************************************************ 
Riders Mini-Camp sees familiar faces in new places.
Owens comes out victorious, unscathed in MMA debut. Visit the league's official website at cfl.ca. ************************************************ The American Laughing Championship was held Sunday in San Diego. [It was all fun and games to one contestant grossed everyone out by breaking his leg.] ************************************************  Tampa, FL. —It's time to show off your draft acumen again and potentially win coveted game tickets and other prizes in the annual Buccaneers.com draft contest, which is simple to enter but hard to master Read the rest here. ************************************************ Bismark Mensah has been awarded the Integrity in Action Award by his employer, Walmart. Last October he was collecting carts outside a Federal Way, Washington, Walmart and found a white envelope stuffed with $20,000. He turned it in to his manager and the owner got it all back. Bismark could have used the money. He'd arrived in the U.S. from Ghana just eight months before. ************************************************ 
ST. PETERSBURG -- The "reverse lock" clicked into place Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field when Cleveland defeated Tampa Bay, 13-0.
Read the rest here. ************************************************ A Minneapolis-St. Paul airport baggage handler was busted last week after prosecutors say he was caught on tape stealing valuables from the bags of passengers. David Vang allegedly walked away with $84,000 worth of passengers' belongings over an eight month period. Guns, jewelry and watches were among the items prosecutors say he stuffed into his backpack. ************************************************  San Francisco, CA. -- Walking off the mound so early Sunday, Matt Cain had absolutely none of all that shine from the 2012 World Series ring he and the Giants received an hour earlier. A World Series isn't won or lost in one April afternoon, but a career-worst inning will dampen the AT&T Park mood no matter the pregame ceremony. A disastrous nine-run fourth inning by the St. Louis Cardinals haulted the celebration and sank San Francisco in a 14-3 loss. Read the rest here. ************************************************ So maybe you've done this. You really, REALLY need a couple of days off, but you have no vacation left. You're not sick, so you pull the old "my great aunt died" scam. A British social worker lied her way to 66 days of bereavement leave, concocting death stories about five people in her life. She said her ex-husband had hanged himself, her mother died in surgery, and her brother, aunt and uncle had died within a week. ************************************************  I'm gonna get some eggs! ************************************************
You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as going for a medical exam, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History
1966 - The Elvis Presley movie "Frankie And Johnny" opened at the Victoria Theatre in London.
1978 - Elvis Presley's album "He Walks Beside Me" hit #37 in the U.K. 1980 - Elvis Presley's grandmother, Minnie Presley, died. 2003 - Lisa Marie Presley's debut album "To Whom It May Concern" was released.
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Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain on this date in 1513. ************************************************
Today in Beatles History:
1963 - Julian Lennon was born to Cynthia and John Lennon. He was the first child to be born to a Beatle.
1972 - Wings released "Give Ireland Back To The Irish". The song was banned by the BBC and IBA. 2003 - Yoko Ono's single "Walking On Thin Ice (Tenaglia Dub)" was released. 2003 - The album "Lost Songs of Lennon & McCartney" was released.
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On this date in 1985, Phyllis Diller underwent a surgical procedure for permanent eyeliner to eliminate the need for eyelid makeup. ************************************************
Today in Sports History:
1911 - The first squash tournament was played at the Harvard Club in New York City.
1966 - At the Astrodome in Houston, TX, The Astros and the Dodgers played the first Major League Baseball game to be played on synthetic grass. 1974 - Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth's home run record. 1975 - Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians became first black manager of a major league baseball team. 1987 - Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigned over remarks he had made. While on ABC's "Nightline" Campanis said that blacks "may not have some of the necessities" to hold managerial jobs in major-league baseball. 1991 - Oakland A's stadium became the first outdoor arena to ban smoking. 1992 - Tennis player Arthur Ashe announced that he had AIDS. 2008 - The Mets lost their last home opener at Shea Stadium to Philadelphia Phillies.
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************************************************  MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- No matter the changes to the car, the tires, or the weather, Martinsville Speedway is Jimmie Johnson's kind of place. Johnson led a career-best 346 laps Sunday and pulled away on a restart with eight laps to go for his eighth career victory on the shortest track in the Sprint Cup Series, taking over third place on the career victories list on NASCAR's oldest track. Read the rest here. ************************************************ Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, CA on this date in 1986. ************************************************  BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- It was sunny and warm and glorious and everybody left happy, even if all of them didn't really know what they'd just watched, like the whole thing needed subtitles. The day ended with a blizzard of red, black and white confetti stars fired from cannons and a shower of champagne sprayed from the also-rans in a smelly, sticky public baptism of the winner. Read the rest here. ************************************************ On this date in 2002, Ed McMahon filed a $20 million lawsuit against his insurance company, two insurance adjusters, and several environmental cleanup contractors. The suit alleged breach of contract, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress concerning a toxic mold that had spread through McMahon's Beverly Hills home. ************************************************ Coming Up: Tonight -- MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 8:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 8:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 10:15pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers 2:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 3:45pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs 2:20pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs 2:20pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 7:10pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway 8:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs 1:05pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 1:10pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals 7:00pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 1:35pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs 2:20pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres 5:00pm EDT
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