It's Tuesday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is July 16th, the 197th day of 2013. There are 168 days left in the year.
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DeBoer: Devils must move on from loss of Kovalchuk.
Canadiens' Blake Geoffrion announces his retirement.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: Former NFL coach and football commentator Jimmy Johnson (also on Survivor: Nicaragua) is 70; Phoebe Cates (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is 50; Will Ferrell is 46; Corey Feldman is 42.
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It's time to get it done.
Lions’ defensive line not sad sacks in win over Eskimos.
Visit the CFL's official website, cfl.ca.
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NEW ON DVD - Released July 16
42
Evil Dead
Bullet To The Head
Damages: The Complete Fifth Season
Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season
Matlock: The Ninth & Final Season
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Regina, SK. -- Darian Durant hopes that a negative is a positive sign.
Read the rest here.
The Riders next play on Sunday, July 21st at home against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kickoff on 620ckrm, the Rider Radio Network, TSN and ESPN3.com is set for 7:00pm EDT.
Visit the team's official website, riderville.com.
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David G. Farragut became the first rear admiral in the U.S. Navy on this date in 1862.
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Lions’ defensive line not sad sacks in win over Eskimos.
Visit the CFL's official website, cfl.ca.
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NEW ON DVD - Released July 16
42
Evil Dead
Bullet To The Head
Damages: The Complete Fifth Season
Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season
Matlock: The Ninth & Final Season
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Regina, SK. -- Darian Durant hopes that a negative is a positive sign.
Read the rest here.
The Riders next play on Sunday, July 21st at home against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kickoff on 620ckrm, the Rider Radio Network, TSN and ESPN3.com is set for 7:00pm EDT.
Visit the team's official website, riderville.com.
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David G. Farragut became the first rear admiral in the U.S. Navy on this date in 1862.
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Tampa, FL. — It is probably Doug Martin — unless, of course, it is Darrelle Revis.
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Dina Lohan says that Lindsay's new mentor will be Oprah. [Which explains why one of Oprah's new favorite things is childproof locks.]
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New York, NY. -- Two years ago, Matt Moore was pitching in the Southern League All-Star Game, and the Rays were talking about how Ben Zobrist was the most underrated player in baseball.
Read the rest here.
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The first underwater color photographs appeared in "National Geographic" magazine on this date in 1926. The pictures had been taken near the Florida Keys.
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The first underwater color photographs appeared in "National Geographic" magazine on this date in 1926. The pictures had been taken near the Florida Keys.
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New York, NY. -- There have been a few moments over Marco Scutaro's career when he figured he would never see an All-Star Game in person. More than a few, actually.
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In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Temar Boggs was hanging out with a friend when a man came by asking if they'd seen a missing little girl. They hadn't, but decided to join in the neighborhood search. Boggs and his friend spotted the little girl inside a passing car and chased after it on their bikes -- for 15 minutes. Eventually the driver gave up and let the girl out. The suspected kidnapper is still at large.
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Coming Up:
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It's Captain America Jimmy!
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as watching golf, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History
1955 - Elvis Presley's "Baby Let's Play House" entered the Cash Box Country and Western chart at #15. It was Presley's first debut on the national charts.
1956 - Elvis Presley showed his parents New Orleans, Louisiana.
1956 - Elvis Presley showed his parents New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Game maker Rovio announced Angry Birds Star Wars II on Monday. Due to hit app stores September 19, the game will focus on the three "Star Wars" prequels, offering more than 30 characters, most of them new to the Angry Birds Star Wars universe.
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Today in Beatles History:
2008 - "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" was certified gold by the RIAA.
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Hey ladies -- if your man is stressed, then leave that Victoria's Secret catalog on the coffee table. A recent study (Carnegie Mellon) found men de-stress from looking at sexy pictures. Their study found that not only did looking at these pictures make them feel more relaxed, but they performed almost 50% better on the math portion of a test.
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Today in Sports History:
1950 - The largest crowd in sporting history was 199,854. They watched the Uraguay defeat Brazil in the World Cup soccer finals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1964 - Little League Baseball Incorporated was granted a Federal Charter unanimously by the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
1970 - The Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game at Three Rivers Stadium.
1985 - The All-Star Game, televised on NBC-TV, was the first program broadcast in stereo by a TV network.
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A Florida woman left her two young children unattended in her car for several hours while she attended a Lil Wayne concert Sunday night.
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1964 - Little League Baseball Incorporated was granted a Federal Charter unanimously by the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
1970 - The Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game at Three Rivers Stadium.
1985 - The All-Star Game, televised on NBC-TV, was the first program broadcast in stereo by a TV network.
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A Florida woman left her two young children unattended in her car for several hours while she attended a Lil Wayne concert Sunday night.
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Tonight --
MLB -- 84th All-Star Game at Citi Field, New York 8:00pm EDT
Nothin' Doin'
Nothin' Doin'
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 7:07pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks 10:15pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks 9:05pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway 3:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks 4:05pm EDT
CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7:00pm EDT
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!
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