It's Tuesday

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

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Today is January 8th, the 8th day of 2013. There are 357 days left in the year.

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Kings' quest, Sid's health, Nash in NY top storylines.

Hockey return celebrated on Twitter by players, execs.

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

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Today's Birthdays: Larry Storch (F Troop) is 90; Radio and TV journalist Charles Osgood is 80; Game-show host Bob Eubanks (The Newlywed Game) is 75; Physicist Stephen Hawking is 71; David Bowie is 66.

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Minnesota Remains No. 1 in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 2012-13 Men's College Hockey Poll - #13(first-place votes in parentheses) Rank School Last Week's Ranking 2012-13 Record Weeks in Top 15 1 University of Minnesota, 476 (21) 1 13-3-3 14 2 Boston College, 462 (5) 3 12-3-2 14 3 University of Notre Dame, 436 (2) 2 14-4-0 14 4 University of New Hampshire, 417 (3) 4 13-3-2 11 5 Quinnipiac University, 398 (3) 5 16-3-2 5 6 Miami University, 327 6 12-4-4 14 7 University of North Dakota, 306 7 12-5-3 14 8 Boston University, 276 9 11-6-0 14 9 University of Denver, 234 11 12-6-3 14 10 Western Michigan University, 218 10 12-5-3 14 11 Minnesota State University, 132 14 14-6-2 2 12 Dartmouth College, 120 8 8-5-2 8 13 University of Nebraska-Omaha, 115 15 13-8-1 7 14 Yale University, 60 NR 7-4-3 5 15 Cornell University, 36 12 7-6-2 14 Others receiving votes: Niagara University, 29; Union College, 24; Colgate University, 3; Ferris State University, 3; UMass Lowell, 3; St. Cloud State University, 3; Lake Superior State University, 1; Robert Morris University, 1. NOTES: Minnesota holds onto the No. 1 ranking for the second straight week after Boston College held the position for two straight weeks ... BC shared the preseason No. 1 rank with the Minnesota ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association leads all conferences with five ranked programs this week. ECAC Hockey has four ranked teams, while the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Hockey East Association each have three ranked squads ... A total of 19 teams received votes. ABOUT THE POLL: The 18th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.

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This (Tuesday) morning, the Consumer Electronics Show opens the doors on a record 1.87 million square feet of exhibit space where about 20,000 new products will be announced. 150,000 manufacturers, distributors, retailers and reporters make the trek to Vegas each year for CES.

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Breakout receivers primed for more in 2013.

Double Blue release DT Armond Armstead.

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

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We're finally giving up. Fewer people are dieting and women are leading the decline. In 1992, 35% of women said they were dieting. Last year it was 23%. Helping that trend is the perception that skinny is not all that attractive. In 1985, 55% of people thought people who were not overweight were more attractive. That number has dropped to fewer than one-in-four.

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Tampa, FL. —For the second year in a row, Bucs G Carl Nicks has been named to the USA Football All-Fundamentals Team, which recognizes a select group of players for exhibiting good techniques for young athletes to emulate.

Read the rest here.

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THE JOE SCHMO SHOW (10p ET, Spike) A new series debuts tonight (Tuesday) that features a real guy who believes he is on an over-the-top reality show looking for America's next bounty hunter and the chance to win $100,000. What he doesn't know is the entire show is FAKE. (10 PM ET, Spike)

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Jimmy plays with his brand-new construction site.

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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as watching BCS Football, isn't it?

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Today in Elvis History

1935 - Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. His twin brother Jessie Garon was stillborn. 

1946 - Elvis Presley received his first guitar from his parents.

1955 - Elvis Presley's third single "Milkcow Blues Boogie" was released.

1956 - Elvis Presley performed at The Louisiana Hayride. He also performed the previous day.

1957 - The Memphis Draft Board announced that Elvis Presley had been classified as A1 and that he would probably be drafted within the next six to eight months.

1959 - Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand, called Elvis in Germany to tell him that he had been voted most popular singer of the year and that his record "King Creole" was the most popular record of the year.

1965 - Hal Wallis agreed to change Elvis Presley's 1958 contract into a five-picture deal. The movies Elvis made under the contract were "Blue Hawaii", "Girls! Girls! Girls!", "Fun In Acapulco", "Roustabout" and "Paradise Hawaiian Style".

1981 - "Elvis Presley Day" was declared in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, North & South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

1993 - The U.S. Postal Service released a stamp of Elvis. The picture used was one of Elvis in the 1950's.

2004 - RCA Records and BMG Strategic Marketing Group with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that Elvis Presley had become the best selling solo artist in U.S. history.

2005 - In the U.K., a campaign began to release Elvis Presley's 18 #1 songs over 17 consecutive weeks. The campaing ended on April 25th.

2006 - The RIAA presented awards upgrading the sales certification status of "ELVIS 30 #1 HITS" and "It's Christmas Time" and for the first sales certifications for the DVD "Elvis by the Presleys". "ELVIS 30 #1 HITS" was upgraded from 3x Platinum to 4x Platinum. The album "It's Christmas Time" was upgraded from Platinum to 2x Platinum. The DVD "Elvis by the Presleys" was certified at 2x Platinum. 

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Ryan Lochte has scored his own reality TV show on E! The Olympic swimmer will star in What Would Ryan Lochte Do?, a weekly series that E! says will "take viewers inside the unpredictable and offbeat life" of the sports star. The six-episode series will premiere in April 2013.

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Today in Beatles History:

1973 - Yoko Ono released "Approximately Infinite Universe" as a two record set.

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The real Bruce Wayne -- a morph between Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian Bale.

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Today in Sports History:

1901 - In Chicago, IL, the first tournament sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress was held. 

1955 - After 130 home basketball wins, Georgia Tech defeated Kentucky 59-58. It was the first Kentucky loss at home since January 2, 1943.

1957 - Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from major league baseball in an article that appeared in "LOOK" magazine.

1960 - The NCAA met in New York and voted against reviving the unlimited substitution rule for college football.

1977 - The cover of TV Guide was "Super Bowl."

1984 - ABC purchased the remaining 85% of ESPN.

1993 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) became the 18th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points.

1994 - Dino Ciccarelli (Detroit Red Wings) became the 19th player in NHL history to score 500 career goals. 

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ON DVD TODAY

Movies

Dredd
Frankenweenie
Game Change (Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson)
Hit & Run (Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard)
House at the End of the Street (Jennifer Lawrence)

Television

Archer - Season 3
3rd Rock From the Sun - Season 5
3rd Rock From the Sun - Season 6
Anger Management - Season 1 Smash - Season 1

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Coming Up:

Tonight --

Nothin' Doin'

Wednesday --

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Thursday --

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Friday --

Nothin' Doin'

Saturday --

EJHL South Junior Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs. Tampa Pro Alumni 7:00pm EST

Sunday --

Nothin' Doin'

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