It's Tuesday

It's Tuesday. Here's what's happening....

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Today is September 11th, the 255th day of 2012. There are 111 days left in the year.

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Langway trade still resonates in DC thirty years later.

Lightning sign Kucherov to entry-level deal.

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

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Today's Birthdays: Actress Virginia Madsen (Sideways) is 51; Singer/musician Harry Connick Jr. is 45; Rapper Ludacris is 35.

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We shall never forget.

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ON DVD TODAY - Titanic Collector's Edition (released 9/10); What To Expect When You're Expecting; Snow White and the Huntsman; 30 Rock: Season Six; The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Third Season; Terra Nova; Private Practice: The Complete Fifth Season; Kojak: Season Five; Blue Bloods: The Second Season ; The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season.

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USA Hockey Renews Partnership With Liberty Mutual Insurance

USA Hockey Remains Lead Hockey Partner of Responsible Sports Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—USA Hockey today announced a renewal agreement with Liberty Mutual Insurance, one of the leading insurance companies in the United States, spanning through the 2013-14 season. The renewal ensures that USA Hockey will remain the lead hockey partner to the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports program, an online community that celebrates and promotes responsible youth coaching and sports parenting. Liberty Mutual Insurance will also remain the official insurance partner of USA Hockey. "We are very happy to extend our partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance," said Dave Ogrean, executive director for USA Hockey. "The work that Liberty Mutual Insurance has done with its Responsible Sports program has had a tremendously positive influence on youth sports in this country and the program remains in line with our values of growing ice hockey at the grassroots level and promoting a lifelong love of the sport." Liberty Mutual Insurance will also be a sponsor of USA Hockey's Coaching Education Program, parent education, and adult hockey. Through the Responsible Sports Program, USA Hockey members have access to educational materials for parents and coaches, including videos and podcasts, as well as access to tools including the Season Evaluation Tool. Central to the program are Community Grants, which are awarded to 15 youth sports organizations across the country twice a year. Organizations achieving the highest level of community participation in the online Responsible Coaching or Responsible Sport Parenting guide in their respective divisions will earn a $2,500 grant to help defray costs such as player scholarships, coaching education, new equipment or facility maintenance. "Community embodiment of sportsmanship and personal responsibility is essential to provide an enriching youth sports environment," said Julie Brassard, Liberty Mutual director of sponsorships. "We value partners like USA Hockey that share a similar passion for championing the positive life lessons taught through youth sports." For more information on Responsible Sports, fans should visit ResponsibleSports.com/Hockey. About USA Hockey USA Hockey Inc., founded in 1936 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the National Governing Body for the sport of ice hockey in the United States. With a membership of nearly 600,000 players, coaches, officials and volunteers that span all 50 states, USA Hockey seeks to promote the growth of hockey and provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing and administering the sport. For more information, visit usahockey.com. About Liberty Mutual Insurance  "Helping people live safer, more secure lives" since 1912, Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2011 direct premiums written as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 84th on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations based on 2011 revenue. The company has over 45,000 employees located in more than 900 offices throughout the world. The sixth-largest auto and home insurer in the U.S., Liberty Mutual Insurance (www.libertymutual.com) sells full lines of coverage for automobile, homeowners, valuable possessions, personal liability, and individual life insurance. The company is an industry leader in affinity partnerships, offering auto and home insurance to employees and members of more than 14,000 companies, credit unions, professional associations and alumni groups.

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RANDOM LINK - The 1920s Doubles of Infamous Celebrity Mugshots.

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Wilbur answers last-minute call for Argonauts.

Top 10 Plays of Week 11.

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

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Britney Spears is excited to make her debut as an X Factor judge. [But it won't be terribly exciting for us since she probably won't be as mean as Simon, and she certainly won't look as good in high heels as Simon.]

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Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Durant, Dressler expected to play against Alouettes.

5-5 Saskatchewan's next action is this coming Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm EDT at 6-4 Montreal. Catch the game on 620 CKRM with Rod Pedersen and Carm Carteri calling the action. The game can be seen in Canada on TSN and in the U.S. online at ESPN3.com.

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

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One of Queen Elizabeth's beloved corgis has died. Monty the Corgi passed away recently at the age of 91 (in dog years; 13 in human years). Though Buckingham Palace is not revealing how or even when the corgi died, many dog experts are suggesting it was old age.

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Tampa, FL. -- Third-year FB Erik Lorig, still not far removed from his conversion from defensive end, caught a career-high four passes on Sunday and looks like he could be a sneaky weapon in the Bucs' arsenal.

Read the rest here.

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What freaks you out? Snakes? Clowns? Spiders? Whatever it is, just admit it freaks you out. New research (University of California, Los Angeles) discovered that trying to talk yourself out of the fear doesn't help you get over the fear.

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Jimmy plays at school.

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Let's see, what's on the agenda for today....washing dishes and taking Jimmy to school. How 'bout you?

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Baltimore, MD. -- The Tampa Bay Rays, who were off yesterday, open at huge three-game series at Baltimore tonight. Matt Moore starts for the Rays, Jason Hammel for Baltimore.

First pitch is at 7:05pm EDT.

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An Arizona couple's house was damaged when a 30-foot-tall cactus on their property broke apart and pieces struck their home. The cactus broke apart Saturday morning and cost $3,000 to remove.

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Denver, CO.-- The Giants and Rockies came out swinging at Coors Field on Monday night, combining for 23 hits and putting both bullpens to the test as they opened a three-game set. But despite putting Colorado on the ropes in the late innings, San Francisco's punches lacked the oomph it needed to land a knockout, losing for the fourth time in six games, 6-5.

Read the rest here.

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"Professor Tidwissel's Burglar Alarm" was featured in the New York Daily Graphic on this date in 1875 and became the first comic strip to appear in a newspaper.

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Today in Elvis History

1963 - Filming finished on the Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas." Filming had begun on July 15.

1968 - "Variety" announced that the bordello scene from the 1968 TV Special "Elvis" had been cut. It was cited that the scene had passed NBC censors but the sponsor singer had requested that it be removed.

1971 - The Elvis Presley boxed compilation "World Wide Gold Award Hits, Vol. 2" hit #120 in the U.S.

2000 - The Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas" was released on DVD.

2001 - The Elvis Presley CD compilation album "The 50 Greatest Love Songs" was released.

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The mail chute was patented by James Cutler on this date in 1883. The new device was first used in the Elwood Building in Rochester, NY.

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Today in Beatles History:

1962 - George Martin had the Beatles return to EMI's Abbey Road to re-record "Love Me Do." They also recorded "P.S. I Love You" and an early version of "Please Please Me."

1964 - George Harrison formed Harrissongs, his own song publishing company.

1967 - "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles was certified as a million seller.

1967 - The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" bus began cruising the English countryside.

1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on "The Dick Cavette Show". Lennon tweaked a new catch phrase when he joked "love is having to say you're sorry every five minutes".

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In Hollywood, the first commercially successful electric bus line opened on this date in 1910.

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Today in Sports History:

1912 - Eddie Collins (Philadelphia Athletics) stole six bases against the Detroit Tigers.

1926 - The U.S. won its seventh consecutive Davis Cup.

1943 - The NHL approved the Hockey Hall of Fame. The official building for the hall of fame was not opened until August 26, 1961 on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition.

1946 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played to a scoreless tie in 19 innings.

1951 - Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions.

1956 - Frank Robinson (Cincinnati Reds) tied a rookie record for most home runs in one season when he hit his 38th of the year.

1959 - Roy Face (Pittsburgh) ended a 22-game winning streak. He finished the season 18-1.

1974 - The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets set a National League record when they played 25 innings. It was the second longest game in professional baseball history.

1985 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) achieved hit number 4,192 to break the record held by Ty Cobb.

1987 - Howard Johnson (New York Mets) became the first National League infielder to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.

1999 - Brett Favre and Robert Brooks of the Green Bay Packers completed a 99-yard touchdown reception against the Chicago Bears to tie an NFL record.

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Boulder Dam in Nevada was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on this date in 1936 by turning on the dam's first hydroelectric generator. The dam is now called Hoover Dam.

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Coming up:

Tonight --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies -- 8:40pm EDT

Wednesday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies -- 8:40pm EDT

Thursday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 12:35pm EDT

Friday --

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40pm EDT

Saturday --

Nascar Nationwide Series -- Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway 3:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 4:05pm EDT

Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 5:15pm EDT

EJHL South -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 8:00pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:10pm EDT

IZOD Indy Car Series -- Mav TV American Real 500 at Fontana, California 8:30pm EDT

Sunday --

Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 9:00am EDT

EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 11:30am EDT

CFL Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes 1:00pm EDT

NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants 1:00pm EDT

Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway 1:00pm EDT

MLB -- Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 1:05pm EDT

MLB -- San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks 4:10pm EDT

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