It's Thursday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is October 30th, the 302nd day of 2014. There are 63 days left in the year.
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Around the League notebook for Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Blackhawks' Hossa on brink of 1,000-point milestone.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com.
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Today's Birthdays: Henry Winkler (Here Comes the Boom, Happy Days) is 69. Harry Hamlin (L.A. Law) is 63. TV host Ben Bailey (Cash Cab) is 44. Matthew Morrison (Glee) is 36.
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Tampa, FL. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Ryan Callahan has not played since leaving midway through the Edmonton game because of a lower-body injury.
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On this date in 1735, John Adams, the second President of the United States, was born in Braintree, MA. His son became the sixth President of the U.S..
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The constitution of Missouri was ratified by popular vote on this date in 1875.
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The constitution of Missouri was ratified by popular vote on this date in 1875.
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Regina, SK. -- Regina’s skyline has had a significant change in October with the addition of the third and fourth tower cranes at the Regina Revitalization Initiative – Stadium Project construction site.
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Coming up next for the 9-8 Riders is a week 19 bye, followed by a week 20 home game against the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday, November 8th, which wraps up the regular season. Game time at Regina's Mosaic Stadium is 7:00pm EST. Catch all the action with Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri on 620 CKRM, the Rider Radio Network and 620ckrm.com. The game can be seen in Canada on TSN and in the U.S. on ESPN3.com. Calgary next hosts Winnipeg on Saturday, November 1st.
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On this date in 1894, the time clock was patented by Daniel M. Cooper of Rochester, NY.
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Nye: Riders get time to work things out before playoffs.
Irving: Willy the centre of debate as Bombers close 2014.
Please visit the league's official website, cfl.ca.
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COMING UP - Halloween: October 31; Daylight Saving Time ends: November 2; Veteran’s Day: November 11.
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Tampa, FL. -- Wednesday Notes: The Bucs' offense needs a spark in the second half of the season, and it could come from rookie wideout Mike Evans, who is improving each week...Plus, practice squad moves and more.
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The town of Westminster, Massachusetts wants to ban the sale of tobacco, but convenience store owners are upset. [I don’t know why they’re upset. They can still kill people with that beef jerky.]
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Corvallis, OR. -- The Oregon State women’s basketball team has been picked third in the Pac-12 Media Poll, the conference office announced today. The third-place projection is the highest OSU has ever placed in Pac-12 media polling, which dates back to 1998. The Beavers received 162 points, including one first-place vote.
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An X-ray on a sickly tortoise showed something rather unusual in its belly — a tiny metallic turtle. Lola the tortoise was examined by a vet in Miami, Florida, because he’d had stomach problems for a month and wasn’t eating. The vet says when he saw the X-ray he thought his staff were playing a joke on him. Lola is now in good health the vet says the small turtle pendant should be digested soon.
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Kansas City, MO. -- The names roll smoothly off the tongue, for they have become legendary. Willie Mays. Willie McCovey. Barry Bonds. Juan Marichal. Christy Mathewson. Carl Hubbell. Mel Ott. Each occupies a hallowed spot in the pantheon of Giants franchise greats. Add another to this assemblage: Madison Bumgarner.
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A woman who was dressed as a zombie for an Upstate New York Halloween party was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated twice within three hours. Catherine Butler was driving with her headlights off after leaving a party on Saturday. After pulling her over, police took Butler into custody for DWI. A friend came to pick Butler up, and less than three hours later, police arrested her again for DWI.
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A woman who was dressed as a zombie for an Upstate New York Halloween party was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated twice within three hours. Catherine Butler was driving with her headlights off after leaving a party on Saturday. After pulling her over, police took Butler into custody for DWI. A friend came to pick Butler up, and less than three hours later, police arrested her again for DWI.
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I know....I'll play on my playground.
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as the Giants winning the World Series, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History:
1960 - Elvis Presley began his first lengthy gospel music session. Much of the work appeared on the 1961 album "His Hand In Mine."
1960 - Elvis Presley recorded "Crying In The Chapel."
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ABC is bringing back “The Great Christmas Light Fight.” Each of the six one hour episodes features 4 families from across America who work harder than the elves themselves in order to out-deck the halls of their competition and possibly win $50,000. The show premieres December 8.
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Today in Beatles History:
1963 - Work finished on "With the Beatles." The album was the second by the Beatles.
1973 - John Lennon released the album "Mind Games."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY _ One year ago this week we learned of a new study which found men look at women’s bodies more than their faces. Researchers also found that women do it too — as in women check out other women’s bodies.
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Today in Sports History:
1919 - The professional baseball association ruled that spitballs and shineballs were illegal.
1974 - In Kinshasa, Zaire, Muhammad Ali regained his heavyweight-boxing title by knocking out George Foreman in the eighth round.
1988 - The New York Jets beat the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time.
1992 - Magic Johnson played his last game in the NBA before retiring for the second and last time.
1997 - Violet Palmer became the first woman to officiate an NBA game. The game was between the Dallas Mavericks and the Vancouver Grizzlies.
2001 - In New York City, U.S. President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
2001 - Michael Jordan returned to the NBA with the Washington Wizards after a 3 1/2 year retirement. The Wizards lost 93-91 to the New York Knicks.
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Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" aired on CBS radio on this date in 1938. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.
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Tonight --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers 7:30pm EDT
Friday --
Nothin' Doin'
Saturday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway 3:30pm EDT
USPHL Empire Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Palm Beach Hawks 5:15pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals 7:00pm EDT
USPHL Elite Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Palm Beach Hawks 8:00pm EDT
College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs California Golden Bears 10:30pm EDT
Sunday --
USPHL Empire Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Palm Beach Hawks 9:30pm EDT
USPHL Elite Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Palm Beach Hawks 12:15pm EDT
NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cleveland Browns 1:00pm EST
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway 3:00pm EST
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow.
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