It's Friday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is August 30th, the 242nd day of 2013. There are 123 days left in the year.
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Bruins sign GM Chiarelli to four-year extension.
30 in 30: New division, same goal for Capitals.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: Comedian Lewis Black is 65; Michael Chiklis (Emmy and Golden Globe for The Shield) is 50; Cameron Diaz is 41; Tennis player Andy Roddick is 31.
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Ray out 4-8 weeks with injury to throwing shoulder.
Visit the CFL's official website, cfl.ca.
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In Louisianna, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened on this date in 1956.
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In Louisianna, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened on this date in 1956.
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Regina, SK.- My how the times have changed for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Read the rest here.
Next up for 7-1 Saskatchewan is a game Sunday afternoon, September 1st at home against the 1-7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kickoff on 620 CKRM, the Rider Radio Network, TSN and ESPN3.com is set for 4:00pm EDT.
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Today (Friday) is Toasted Marshmallow Day. Saturday is International Bacon Day. Sunday begins National Waffle Week.
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Tampa, FL. — Despite some individual bright spots, the Buccaneers absorbed a 30-12 loss to Washington Thursday night to cap the 2013 preseason in a game played almost exclusively by reserves on both sides of the ball.
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Here I am at last night's game.
Coin toss.
Touchdown Redskins.
Back to pass.
There was an RGIII sighting.
Game over.
Not a good result for the Bucs.
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There's now a new home pregnancy test that tells a woman how far along she is in her pregnancy. [That way she'll know if it happened that weekend with the New York politician or the previous weekend on the yacht with Simon Cowell.]
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St. Petersburg, FL. -- Jason Vargas delivered a major mood kill to the 15,741 Rays fans attending Thursday's matinee at Tropicana Field.
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For many years, Colorado has had a state flag and seal, but until now it's never had a unified brand. That's all changed, with the release of this new logo design. It's based around a green-and-white triangle with a snow-capped peak -- purposely reminiscent of the state license plate -- sitting atop the letters CO. | logo
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For many years, Colorado has had a state flag and seal, but until now it's never had a unified brand. That's all changed, with the release of this new logo design. It's based around a green-and-white triangle with a snow-capped peak -- purposely reminiscent of the state license plate -- sitting atop the letters CO. | logo
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San Francisco, CA. -- A Most Valuable Player typically is defined by statistics. A most important player transcends them.
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The "Hotline" between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation on this date in 1963.
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The "Hotline" between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation on this date in 1963.
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Jimmy is a pretty good little artist.
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as getting a new chair, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History
1966 - Principal filming was finished for the Elvis Presley movie "Double Trouble."
1969 - The Elvis Presley album "From Elvis In Memphis" hit #1 in the U.K.
Today in Elvis History
1966 - Principal filming was finished for the Elvis Presley movie "Double Trouble."
1969 - The Elvis Presley album "From Elvis In Memphis" hit #1 in the U.K.
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French police said three sisters brought in over $206,000 they found stashed in their deceased brother's couch. The sisters traveled from Algeria to clear out the apartment that belonged to their brother. The women discovered the money and a social security card and bank card belonging to their father, who died in 1995. Police think the women's brother had been continuing to collect on his father's pension in the years following his death.
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Today in Beatles History:
1968 - The Beatles' "Hey Jude" was released.
1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono played their "One To One" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.
1984 - Beatles fans paid $271,180 for memorabilia at an auction in London, England.
2005 - The Paul McCartney single "Fine Line" was released on a CD-single. The release also contained the non-LP tracks "Comfort in Love" and "Growing Up Falling Down".
1968 - The Beatles' "Hey Jude" was released.
1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono played their "One To One" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.
1984 - Beatles fans paid $271,180 for memorabilia at an auction in London, England.
2005 - The Paul McCartney single "Fine Line" was released on a CD-single. The release also contained the non-LP tracks "Comfort in Love" and "Growing Up Falling Down".
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Hold everything. Bryan Cranston isn't actually signed on to play Lex Luthor in the next Superman movie. The rumor originated on a fake comic book news site called Cosmic Book News. Cranston responded to the rumor by saying, "Give me a call. I like Lex Luthor. I think he's misunderstood. He's a lovable, sweet man."
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Today in Sports History:
1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.
1918 - The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0. The game only took 57 minutes to play.
1937 - Joe Louis won a 15-round decision over Tommy Farr in his first defense of his heavyweight title.
1966 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) hit home runs from both sides of the plate against St. Louis.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
1987 - Canada's Ben Johnson set the world record in the 100 meter race at 9.83. Johnson later lost the record due to steroid use.
2001 - Ashely Martin became the first woman to play in a Division I football game. She kicked three extra points in the game.
2002 - The major league baseball players union and the team owners came to an agreement that avoided a player's strike set to begin on this day.
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1918 - The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0. The game only took 57 minutes to play.
1937 - Joe Louis won a 15-round decision over Tommy Farr in his first defense of his heavyweight title.
1966 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) hit home runs from both sides of the plate against St. Louis.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
1987 - Canada's Ben Johnson set the world record in the 100 meter race at 9.83. Johnson later lost the record due to steroid use.
2001 - Ashely Martin became the first woman to play in a Division I football game. She kicked three extra points in the game.
2002 - The major league baseball players union and the team owners came to an agreement that avoided a player's strike set to begin on this day.
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NEW IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND - Closed Circuit (R); Getaway (PG-13); One Direction: This Is Us (PG)
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics 10:05pm EDT
College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs Eastern Washington Eagles 6:00pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Great Clips - Grit Chips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Great Clips - Grit Chips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics 9:05pm EDT
Izod Indy Car Series -- Grand Prix of Baltimore at Baltimore, Maryland 2:00pm EDT
CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics 4:05pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Advocare 500 - Sep 1 at Atlanta Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!
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