It's Friday

It's Friday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is October 14th, the 287th day of 2011. There are 78 days left in the year.

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Shots from below goal line present conundrum.

Messier to run New York City Marathon for charity.

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

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Todays Birthdays:  Fashion designer/TV personality Isaac Mizrahi is 50 ... Actress Lori Petty (A League of Their Own) is 48 ... Sports talk show host Jim Rome is 47 ... Singer Usher is 33 ... Actress/wrestler/dancer Stacy Keibler is 32.

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Uniondale, N.Y.--  John Tavares is a budding star in the National Hockey League. The Tampa Bay Lightning found that out the hard way Thursday night.

Tavares, the No. 1 selection at the Entry Draft two years ago, had 2 goals and a pair of assists in the opening period as the New York Islanders cruised to a 5-1 victory at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Read the rest here.

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Alternative Fuel Day is today.

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Saskatchewan to host Grey Cup in 2013.

No quit in Durant.

Visit the team's official website at http://www.riderville.com/.

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It's Be Bald and Be Free Day.

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Landry: 200 games and counting for Johnson.

Garrett proves patience is a virtue.

Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.

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World Egg Day is today.

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Men's basketball meets the media.

The Beavers look to build on last week's win over Arizona, when they host the BYU Cougars tomorrow. Mike Parker, Jim Wilson and Ron Callan call the action on 860AM KPAM and the Beaver Sports Network, with kickoff set for 4:05pm EDT. Listen link is on the left side of this blog. The game can be seen on Fox College Sports-Pacific,  KBYU-TV in Utah and online (on a subscription basis) at cbssports.com via OSU Beavers all-access.

Visit the official football website by clicking here.

Visit the school's official athletics website by clicking here.

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Thomas Edison signed an agreement on this date in 1879 with Jose D. Husbands for the sale of Edison telephones in Chile.

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The 2011 NFL season is underway. Here's the week five results:

Week 5

Sunday, October 9th

At Pittsburgh 38, Tennessee 17
Seattle 36 at NY Giants 25
Cincinnati 30 at Jacksonville 20
New Orleans 30 at Carolina 27
Oakland 25 at Houston 20
At Buffalo 31, Philadelphia 24
Kansas City 28 at Indianapolis 24
At Minnesota 34, Arizona 10
At San Francisco 48, Tampa Bay 3
At New England 30, NY Jets 21
San Diego 29 at Denver 24
Green Bay 25 at Atlanta 14

Monday, October 10th
At Detroit 24, Chicago 13

·Bye: Cleveland, Dallas, St. Louis, Miami, Washington, Baltimore.

Week 6
Sunday, October 16th (All times Eastern)
San Francisco at Detroit 1:00 PM
St. Louis at Green Bay 1:00 PM
Carolina at Atlanta 1:00 PM
Indianapolis at Cincinnati 1:00 PM
Buffalo at NY Giants 1:00 PM
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM
Philadelphia at Washington 1:00 PM
Houston at Baltimore 4:05 PM
Cleveland at Oakland 4:05 PM
Dallas at New England 4:15 PM
New Orleans at Tampa Bay 4:15pm
Minnesota at Chicago 8:20 PM

Monday, October 17th (All times Eastern)
Miami at NY Jets 8:30 PM

·Bye: Denver, Tennessee, Kansas City, Arizona, San Diego, Seattle.

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Sesame Street is launching an anti-bullying campaign. (The trouble all started when that new mean kid moved into the neighborhood: Oscar the Destroyer.)

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Hmmm....What to do next?

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On this date in 1887, Thomas Edison and George E. Gouraud reached an agreement for the international marketing rights for the phonograph.

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American League ALDS (Best of Five -- All times Eastern)

Tampa Bay 9, Texas 0
Texas 8, Tampa Bay 6
Texas 4 at Tampa Bay 3
Texas 4 at Tampa Bay 3 (Texas wins series 3-1)

New York 9, Detroit 3
Detroit 5 New York  3
Detroit 5, New York 4
New York 10 at Detroit 1
Detroit 3 at New York 2 (Detroit wins series 3-2)

National League NLDS (Best of Five -- All times Eastern)

Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 6
St. Louis 5 at Philadelphia 4
Philadelphia 3 at St. Louis 2
At St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3
St. Louis 1 at Philadelphia 0 (St. Louis wins series 3-2)

Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1
Milwaukee 8, Arizona 4
At Arizona 8, Milwaukee 4
Arizona 10, Milwaukee 6
At Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2 (Milwaukee wins series 3-2)

American League Championship Series (Best of Seven -- All times Eastern)

At Texas 3, Detroit 2
Detroit at Texas PPD, Rain
At Texas 7, Detroit 3
At Detroit 5, Texas 2
Texas 7 at Detroit 3
At Detroit 7, Texas 5 (Texas leads 3-2)
Next: Detroit at Texas Saturday, October 14th 8:05pm
Detroit at Texas Sunday, October 15th 8:05pm****

National League Championship Series (Best of Seven -- All times Eastern)

At Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 6
St. Louis 12 at Milwaukee 3
At St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Milwaukee 4 at St. Louis 2 (Series tied 2-2)
Next: Milwaukee at St. Louis Friday, October 14th 8:05pm
St. Louis at Milwaukee Sunday, October 16th 4:05pm
St. Louis at Milwaukee Monday, October 17th 8:05pm****

****if necessary

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On this date in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning in Milwaukee, WI. Roosevelt's wound in the chest was not serious and he continued with his planned speech. William Schrenk was captured at the scene of the shooting.

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Today in Elvis History:

1957 - "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley was released.

1963 - Elvis Presley and a film crew began shooting on location at Big Bear resort in San Bernadino Mountains for "Kissin' Cousins."

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Everybody has reacted oddly to the news that the late Steve Jobs had 100 identical black turtlenecks. (That's really not so weird -- unless, of course, he had names for each one.)

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Today in Beatles History:

1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC to promote Lennon's new LP and film ("Imagine"), Yoko's book, two films and a fine arts show.

1997 - Paul McCartney's symphonic poem "Standing Stone" debuted.

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Hilary Swank has apologized for attending the birthday party of the President of Chechnya, whose reputation includes the violation of human rights. (She said she never should have attended. She also apologized for owning several Hank Williams Jr. albums.)

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Today in Sports History:

1945 - The Chicago Cardinals ended the longest losing streak in NFL history. The team had lost 29 consecutive games.

1951 - Jack Christiansen (Detroit Lions) ran back two punts for touchdowns.

1962 - George Blanda (Houston Oilers) threw six touchdown passes against the New York Titans.

1973 - Jackie Stewart announced his retirement from auto racing.

1976 - The New York Yankees won their first AL pennant since 1964.

1978 - Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) registered seven assists in a 10-7 win over the New York Islanders.

1984 - George ‘Sparky’ Anderson became the first baseball manager to win 100 games and a World Series in both leagues.

1990 - Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers) passed for 476 yards and six touchdowns. Five of the touchdowns were thrown to Jerry Rice.

1998 - The San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 to advance to their first World Series in 14 years.

2000 - Neil Parry had his right leg severely broken while playing on kickoff coverage during a game at UTEP. Nine days later his lower leg was amputated. Three years later he returned to football on one play with a prosthetic leg.

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Do you watch TV without another screen in your hand? You may soon be in the minority. TV viewing is increasingly becoming a multi-screen experience. This is especially true for owners of tablets and smartphones in the U.S., 40% of whom use their devices on a daily basis while watching TV.

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Coming up:

Tonight:

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway 7:30pm

Saturday --

College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs BYU Cougars 4:00pm

NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers 7:30pm

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway 7:30pm

Sunday --

IZOD Indy Car Series -- IZOD Indy Car World Championships at Las Vegas at Las Vegas Motor Speedway 4:00pm

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints 4:15pm

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That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you'll do so again tomorrow. Thanks again!