Monday Morning Meissnervations

It's Monday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is November 24th, the 327th day of 2014. There are 38 days left in the year.

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Syracuse, Utica break U.S. indoor attendance record.

Around the League notebook for Sunday, Nov. 23.

Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com.

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Today's Birthdays: Colin Hanks (Roswell) is 37. Katherine Heigl (State of Affairs, Grey's Anatomy) is 36. Sarah Hyland (Modern Family's Haley Dunphy) is 24.

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Tampa, FL. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning accomplished their goal of avoiding a three-game skid.

Read the rest here.

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Giddyup: Stamps Grey Cup-bound after win over Esks.

'Speedy' Return: Banks lifts Ticats to Grey Cup berth.

Please visit the league's official website, cfl.ca.

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COMING UP - Thanksgiving: November 27. World Aids Day: December 1. Human Rights Day: December 10. Winter Solstice: December 21. Christmas: December 25.

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Chicago, IL. -- After holding the Bears' offense in check for two quarters on the way to a 10-0 halftime lead, the visiting Bucs saw that advantage evaporate quickly due to a series of costly turnovers in a rainy 21-13 loss.

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Drink every day? Get drunk once in awhile? You might be an alcoholic. Or not. A new study shows most people who drink to get drunk are not alcoholics. The finding, from a government survey of 138,100 adults, counters the conventional wisdom that every “falling-down drunk” must be addicted to alcohol. Instead, the results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health show that nine out of 10 people who drink too much are not addicts, and can change their behavior with a little prompting.

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Seattle, WA. -- Jordan Villamin and Victor Bolden combined for 15 catches and 206 yards with two touchdowns but the Beavers were edged, 37-13, by Washington Saturday night at Husky Stadium.

Read the rest here.

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We may say we hate Mondays, but research suggests Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are equally despised. Researchers who looked at a poll of 340,000 people found moods were no worse on Mondays than other working days, except Friday.

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Where's the food?

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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as going to see the cardiologist, isn't it?

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Today in Elvis History:

1964 - Production ended on the Elvis Presley film "Tickle Me." 

1965 - The Elvis Presley film "Harum Scarum" opened.

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Police in Windsor, Ontario, Canada are looking for the person who stole more than $1,500 worth of gum from a number of convenience stores. At one store, video appears to show the suspect stealing 11 boxes of gum.

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Today in Beatles History:

1941 - Randolph Peter Best was born. In 1960, he became the drummer for the Beatles. 

1986 - Paul McCartney took part in the annual "Royal Variety Performance" at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1 sent Transformers: The Age of Extinction's $100 million debut the way of the dodo, pulling down $123 million and the year's biggest opening. The original The Hunger Games racked up $152.5 million when it launched in 2012, while The Hunger Games: Catching Fire snagged $158.1 when it came out in 2013.

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Today in Sports History:

1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) set an NBA record with 55 rebounds against the Boston Celtics. 

1991 - Monica Seles set a female tennis record by winning $2,457,758 in a year. 

1996 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he recorded his eighth straight 1,000-yard season. 

1996 - Rusty Wallace won the first NASCAR event to be held in Japan. 

1996 - Clyde Drexler (Houston Rockets) became the 24th NBA player to record 20,000 career points. 

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The official trailer for Jurassic World will debut during the NBC Thursday Thanksgiving Day game between the Seahawks and 49ers. A 15-second teaser was released over the weekend.

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Coming Up:

Tonight --

Nothin' Doin'

Tuesday --

Nothin' Doin'

Wednesday--

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers 7:30pm EST

Thursday --

Nothin' Doin'

Friday --

NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Kenai River Brown Bears 10:05pm EST

Saturday --

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators 7:00pm EST

College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs Oregon Ducks 8:00pm EST

NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Kenai River Brown Bears 10:05pm EST

Sunday --

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm EST

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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow.