It's Wednesday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is April 2nd, the 92nd day of 2014. There are 275 days left in the year.
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Snider Foundation grows game in Philadelphia.
Red Wings' Datsyuk could return Wednesday.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Today's Birthdays: Chris Meloni (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, True Blood) is 53; Clark Gregg (New Adventures of Old Christine, Phil Coulson in the Marvel comics universe) is 52; Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class, Ingorlious Basterds, Prometheus) is 37.
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Tampa, FL. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning can finally exhale a sigh of relief after clinching a playoff berth for the first time since the 2010-11 season with a 3-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
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A Long Island, New York kid got accepted at all eight Ivy League schools. [He's hosting his own tournament to see who makes it to his final Four.]
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Wylie re-joins Bombers coaching staff.
Please visit the league's official website, cfl.ca.
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"The Big Story" debuted on NBC radio on this date in 1947. It was on the air for eight years.
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"The Big Story" debuted on NBC radio on this date in 1947. It was on the air for eight years.
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Tampa, FL. — Continuing to build depth on the offseason roster, the Buccaneers on Tuesday added a pair of big blockers in former Jets FB/TE Josh Baker and former Dolphins FB Jorvorskie Lane.
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What constitutes oversharing in the social media world? Probably this: The After Sex Selfie. That is all.
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"The Edge of Night" and "As the World Turns" debuted on CBS-TV on this date in 1956.
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Phoenix, AZ. -- Upon further review, the Giants' first regular-season encounter with baseball's replay system was hardly the only source of their 5-4 loss Tuesday night to the D-backs.
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Researchers (University College in London) say that eating seven servings of fruits and vegetables is healthier than five, which is the current recommendation. No kidding?!
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Jimmy pets a puppy.
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as doing laundry, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History
1957 - Elvis Presley performed his first concert outside of the U.S. at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.
1960 - Elvis Presley was named the Best-Selling Male Artist at the first annual National Association of Recording Merchandisers Awards in Las Vegas.
1977 - Elvis Presley's single "Moody Blue" hit #6 in the U.K.
1996 - A revival of the 1970's musical "Elvis" opened in London. Timothy Whitnall played the 1960's Elvis and P.J. Proby played Elvis in the later years.
Today in Elvis History
1957 - Elvis Presley performed his first concert outside of the U.S. at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.
1960 - Elvis Presley was named the Best-Selling Male Artist at the first annual National Association of Recording Merchandisers Awards in Las Vegas.
1977 - Elvis Presley's single "Moody Blue" hit #6 in the U.K.
1996 - A revival of the 1970's musical "Elvis" opened in London. Timothy Whitnall played the 1960's Elvis and P.J. Proby played Elvis in the later years.
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In an effort to get as many Californians signed up for health insurance before the March 31 deadline, Covered California accidentally listed a phone sex line on its website.
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In an effort to get as many Californians signed up for health insurance before the March 31 deadline, Covered California accidentally listed a phone sex line on its website.
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Today in Beatles History:
1967 - The Beatles finished recording the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
1967 - The Beatles finished recording the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
1971 - Ringo Starr released his debut single, "It Don't Come Easy."
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Self-proclaimed "ping pong propagandist" Susan Sarandon has decided to sell her pool table on Craigslist. She'll even sign the $3,000 table, if the buyer is so inclined.
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Today in Sports History:
1984 - John Thompson became the first black coach to lead his team to the NCAA college basketball championship.
1984 - In Baltimore, President Reagan threw out the first ball in the season opener between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox.
1985 - The NCAA Rules Committee adopted the 45-second shot clock for men’s basketball to begin in the 1986 season.
1986 - Paul Coffey (Edmonton Oilers) scored his 47th and 48th goals of the season. He broke Bobby Orr's NHL record for most goals by a defenseman. Orr had scored 46 goals in 1974-75.
1995 - The costliest strike in professional sports history ended when baseball owners agreed to let players play without a contract.
2003 - Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) became the youngest player to hit 300 homeruns. He beat Jimmie Foxx's record by 79 days.
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The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics was renamed NASA on this date in 1958.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 3:40pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays 7:10pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 4:10pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangerss 7:10pm EDT
NAHL Playoff Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Minnesota Wilderness 8:05pm EDT
NAHL Playoff Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Minnesota Wilderness 8:05pm EDT
Nascar Nationwide Series -- O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway 8:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 4:10pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars 7:00pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangerss 7:10pm EDT
NAHL Playoff Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Minnesota Wilderness 8:05pm EDT
NAHL Playoff Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Minnesota Wilderness 8:05pm EDT
MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangerss 1:40pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway 3:00pm EDT
NAHL Playoff Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Minnesota Wilderness 6:00pm EDT
NAHL Playoff Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Minnesota Wilderness 6:00pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 8:00pm EDT
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!
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