It's Wednesday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is December 10th, the 343rd day of 2014. There are 22 days left in the year.
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Canadiens legend Beliveau honored at Bell Centre.
Bettman talks World Cup, future of outdoor games.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com.
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Today's Birthdays: Kenneth Branagh is 54. TV chef Bobby Flay is 50. Drummer Meg White of The White Stripes is 40.
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Tampa, FL. -- Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos reached a milestone Tuesday versus the Washington Capitals, scoring the 250th goal of his National Hockey League career.
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On this date in 1817, Mississippi was admitted to the Union as the 20th American state.
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On this date in 1851, American librarian Melvil Dewey was born. He created the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system.
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2015 Free Agent Tracker.
Hall won't return as D-coordinator, Riders announce.
Please visit the league's official website, http://www.cfl.ca.
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Time Magazine announces its Person of the Year today (on NBC’s Today).
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Tampa, FL. -- NThe 32 player nominees for the first NFL Sportsmanship Award have been finalized, the NFL announced today. Each NFL team nominated one of its players for the award, which will recognize annually NFL players who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship on the field.
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Congress released its investigation into CIA torture. [They waterboarded suspects, kept them awake all night, and forced them to listen nonstop to the worst Christmas songs ever recorded.]
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Corvallis, OR. --As one of the most successful teams in Oregon State volleyball history prepares for a Sweet 16 match-up against Pac-12 foe Stanford, freshman Mary-Kate Marshall and head coach Taras Liskevych continue to add post-season awards. The AVCA announced the Regional awards Tuesday, with Liskevych being named Regional Coach of the Year for the Pacific North Region and Marshall being named All-Region as well as Regional Freshman of the Year.
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Federal workers are increasingly dismayed by what they see as weak leadership across government. A new survey released Tuesday finds employees’ job satisfaction at its lowest point since Congress required the first workplace appraisal 11 years ago. Despite continued positive feedback at some agencies and improving morale at others, just 56.9 percent of employees are happy with their jobs and would recommend their agencies as places to work.
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Federal workers are increasingly dismayed by what they see as weak leadership across government. A new survey released Tuesday finds employees’ job satisfaction at its lowest point since Congress required the first workplace appraisal 11 years ago. Despite continued positive feedback at some agencies and improving morale at others, just 56.9 percent of employees are happy with their jobs and would recommend their agencies as places to work.
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Jimmy does a word search.
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as Jon Lester signing with the Cubs, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History:
1960 - Elvis Presley's soundtrack album "G.I. Blues" hit #1 in the U.S.
1966 - Elvis Presley's album "California Holiday" hit #17 in the U.K.
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An Alabama woman was caught shoplifting eggs from a Dollar General store. Police were called when Officer William Stacy arrived he followed the alleged shoplifter to her car — where her children were waiting. The woman said she was only stealing to feed her kids. A video caught by a fellow shopper shows the exchange between the two, which ended in a hug shared by officer Stacy and the woman in the parking lot. The officer bought her eggs for her in exchange for her promise not to shoplift again. Dollar General said it would not prosecute.
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An Alabama woman was caught shoplifting eggs from a Dollar General store. Police were called when Officer William Stacy arrived he followed the alleged shoplifter to her car — where her children were waiting. The woman said she was only stealing to feed her kids. A video caught by a fellow shopper shows the exchange between the two, which ended in a hug shared by officer Stacy and the woman in the parking lot. The officer bought her eggs for her in exchange for her promise not to shoplift again. Dollar General said it would not prosecute.
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Today in Beatles History:
1965 - The Beatles film "Help!" opened in Finland.
1968 - John Lennon made his first solo TV appearance.
1976 - "Wings over America," by Paul McCartney's was released.
2010 - Rolling Stone released it's December 23, 2010 issue. It contained the entire interview with John Lennon given three days before his murder in 1980. It was the first time the entire interview had been published.
2010 - On The Jimmy Fallon Show Paul McCartney and Fallon sang "Scrambled Eggs" (The Original "Yesterday") with never-before-heard lyrics.
2010 - It was reported that the Beatles' "Penny Lane" had been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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An Ohio woman denied shoplifting while stuffing items in her shirt. She wasn’t happy being caught so she bit a store employee after being confronted.
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An Ohio woman denied shoplifting while stuffing items in her shirt. She wasn’t happy being caught so she bit a store employee after being confronted.
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Today in Sports History:
1919 - The National League voted to ban spitballs by all new pitchers. The Rules Committee officially worked out the ban the following February.
1939 - The National Football League's attendance exceeded 1 million in a season for the first time.
1962 - Frank Gifford (New York Giants) was on the cover of "Sports Illustrated."
1972 - The American League voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule in a three-year experiment. In December of 1975 the American League voted to permanently adopt the designated-hitter rule.
1972 - The longest non-scoring pass in NFL history was made when Jim Hart (St. Louis Cardinals) threw a pass from his own one yard-line to Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad). Moore was tackled on the Rams' one-yard line. The pass was officially 98 yards.
1992 - The NHL awarded franchises to Miami and Anaheim for the 1994-95 season.
1994 - Art Monk (New York Jets) set an NFL record of 178 straight games with a reception.
2001 - ESPN announced that it would be expanding into Europe with its first network, which would feature great sports moments from the past. The launch was planned for early 2002 in France.
2007 - Michael Vick was sentenced by a federal judge in Richmond, VA, to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed.
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On this date in 1958, the first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. when 111 passengers flew from New York to Miami on a National Airlines Boeing 707.
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On this date in 1958, the first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. when 111 passengers flew from New York to Miami on a National Airlines Boeing 707.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
Nothin' Doin'
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes 7:30pm EST
NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Topeka Roadrunners 8:05pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals 7:00pm EST
NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Topeka Roadrunners 8:05pm EST
NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm EST
NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Topeka Roadrunners 7:05pm EST
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow.
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