It's Thursday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is October 9th, the 281st day of 2014. There are 84 days left in the year.
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Bettman on outdoor games, expansion, more.
Oilers' 1984 Cup team set for 30-year reunion.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com.
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Today's Birthdays: Jackson Browne is 66. TV personality Sharon Osbourne (The Osbournes) is 62. Scott Bakula (NCIS: New Orleans, Star Trek: Enterprise) is 60. Scotty McCreery (American Idol) is 21.
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Tampa, FL. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning start the 2014-15 season with four-straight games at home, three of which come against Atlantic Division foes. With the season opener against the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena one day away, we break down each opponent, reviewing how the Lightning fared against each team a year and what to watch for during the upcoming home stand.
Read the rest here.
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On this date in 1855, Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.
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Regina, SK. -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced the following transactions:
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Coming up next for the 9-5 Riders is a week 16 road game with the 5-8 Montreal Alouettes on Monday, October 13th. Game time at Montreal's Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is 1:00pm EDT. 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.
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On this date in 1855, Joshua C. Stoddard received a patent for his calliope.
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According to a new study, the more expensive the engagement ring, the shorter the marriage. [Now there’s some science the average guy can get behind.]
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According to a new study, the more expensive the engagement ring, the shorter the marriage. [Now there’s some science the average guy can get behind.]
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Tampa, FL. -- If the biggest knock on QB Mike Glennon's game coming into his second season was his ability to make plays on the move, he may be in the process of turning that perception around.
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If you’ve ever wanted to start, or jumpstart, your video game collection, you can add 5,700 of them to your library for $164,000. A seller by the name of “reel.big.fish” is selling his massive video game collection on eBay for the Buy It Now price of $164,000.
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Corvallis, OR. -- The Oregon State Athletic Department will host a Celebration of Life for Paul Valenti, who passed away last month, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Gill Coliseum. The Celebration of Life is open to the public.
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On this date in 1858, mail service via stagecoach between San Francisco, CA, and St. Louis, MO, began.
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San Francisco, CA. -- It looks like the Giants will be getting one of their most powerful bats back for their upcoming National League Championship Series against the Cardinals, which begins on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT on FOX.
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A civil lawsuit has been filed against Burger King. The lawsuit stems from an incident last year in New Mexico in which plaintiff Robert DeYapp claims that when he asked employees to reheat his onion rings, the store manager came after him with a switchblade knife and a Taser.
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as a doctor's appointment, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History:
1965 - Elvis Presley's single "I'm Yours" hit #11 in the U.S.
1965 - The Elvis Presley compilation album "Flaming Star And Summer Kisses" hit #11 in the U.K.
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TV TONIGHT: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL -- The Indianapolis Colts (3-2) head to Houston to take on the Texans (3-2). (8p ET, CBS)
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Today in Beatles History:
1940 - John Winston Lennon was born in Woolton, Liverpool.
1975 - Sean Ono Lennon was born.
1964 - The Rolling Stones cancelled the planned tour in South Africa because of an anti-apartheid embargo by the British Musicians' Union.
1970 - John Lennon finished recording his album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band."
1985 - A 2½-acre garden memorial was dedicated to John Lennon by his widow Yoko Ono. The memorial in New York City’s Central Park is called Strawberry Fields.
2001 - Yoko Ono's album "Blueprint For A Sunrise" was released.
2002 - Mark David Chapman was denied parole for the second time. Chapmand had killed John Lennon in 1980.
2011 - Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell were married at Old Marylebone Town Hall, London.
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Robin Thicke tried and tried hard to save his marriage, but it didn’t work. A source says Paula Patton has filed for divorce. Paula cites the usual — irreconcilable differences. She wants joint legal and physical custody of their 4-year-old son Julian.
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Today in Sports History:
1919 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the "Black Sox" scandal.
1974 - The Washington Capitals played their first NHL game.
2000 - Brett Hull (Dallas Stars) scored his 611th NHL goal. The goal allowed him to pass his father, Bobby Hull, on the all time scoring list bringing him to number 9.
2001 - Prosecutors in Miami, FL, announced that they would seek a prison sentence if O.J. Simpson was convicted in his road rage trial. Jury selection began for the trial just after the announcement.
2002 - The L.A. Kings retired Wayne Gretzky's #99.
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What will trick-or-treaters want in their bags this year? Same as last year — make it chocolate. In all of 2013 nearly $13 billion was spent on chocolate in the United States. And while not all of that was spent for Halloween night, a big chunk it was. Reese's was the top candy handed out last Halloween.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers 7:30pm EDT (First game of regular season)
Friday --
Nascar Nationwide Series -- Nascar Nationwide Series October Charlotte Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
Saturday --
NHL -- Tampa Bay Lightnings vs Ottawa Senators 7:00pm EDT
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway 7:30pm EDT
MLB -- San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals (Game 1 NLCS) 8:00pm EDT
Sunday --
NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm EDT
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow.
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