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Today is November 16th, the 320th day of 2013. There are 45 days left in the year.
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Tapped In: Ducks' Bonino has championship pedigree.
Maple Leafs' Kadri suspended three games.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state on this date in 1907.
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Tampa, FL. -- Valtteri Filppula came to the Tampa Bay Lightning with something to prove in the 2013-14 campaign. The Bolts acquired Filppula as a free agent after a mediocre 2012-2013 season with the Detroit Red Wings. He has since proven those days are behind him.
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On this date in 1915, Coca-Cola had its prototype for a countoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.
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WF: Fuller Making Big Impact in Stamps Offence.
Dunk: Former Argo DBs entering familiar territory.
Visit the league's official website, http://www.cfl.ca.
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Regina, SK. -When the Saskatchewan Roughriders hit the field on Sunday, they’ll do it with an entire province holding their breath.
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Next up for the Riders is the Western Final at Calgary against the Stampeders, on Sunday, November 17th. Kickoff on 620CKRM, 620ckrm.com, the Rider Radio Network, TSN and NBCSN is set for 4:30pm EST.
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In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown on this date in 1952.
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Tampa, FL. — Three things to watch in Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons:
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Skylab 3 carrying a crew of three astronauts, was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, on an 84-day mission on this date in 1973.
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Corvallis, OR. -- It’s “Beard Month” November for a lot of sports teams, but that’s not the reason Sean Mannion’s face is uncharacteristically fuzzy.
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U.S. President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law on this date in 1973.
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Look Daddy....I got a scary spider!
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as waiting for Beaver football and the Western Final, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History
1957 - Elvis Presley's single "Trying To Get To You" hit #16 in the U.K.
1963 - Elvis Presley's single "Bossa Nova Baby" hit #8 in the U.S. The single's b-side, "Witchcraft," hit #32 in the U.S.
1963 - The compilation album "Elvis' Golden Records Records Volume 3" hit #3 in the U.S.
Today in Elvis History
1957 - Elvis Presley's single "Trying To Get To You" hit #16 in the U.K.
1963 - Elvis Presley's single "Bossa Nova Baby" hit #8 in the U.S. The single's b-side, "Witchcraft," hit #32 in the U.S.
1963 - The compilation album "Elvis' Golden Records Records Volume 3" hit #3 in the U.S.
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A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved on this date in 1981. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research.
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A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved on this date in 1981. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research.
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Today in Beatles History:
1978 - The movie version of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" opened. The Bee Gees, Peter Frampton and Billy Preston made their acting debuts in the movie.
2004 - The Beatles collection "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1" was released. The four-CD collection contained the band's 1964 American album releases. "Meet the Beatles," "The Beatles Second Album," "Something New," and "Beatles '65" were digitally prepared from Capitol's vintage album masters and presented in both the original stereo and mono mixes released back in 1964.
2010 - The Beatles' 13 remastered studio albums were released on iTunes. Other releases included "Past Masters," the "Red" and "Blue" collections, a special digital "Beatles Box Set."
1978 - The movie version of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" opened. The Bee Gees, Peter Frampton and Billy Preston made their acting debuts in the movie.
2004 - The Beatles collection "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1" was released. The four-CD collection contained the band's 1964 American album releases. "Meet the Beatles," "The Beatles Second Album," "Something New," and "Beatles '65" were digitally prepared from Capitol's vintage album masters and presented in both the original stereo and mono mixes released back in 1964.
2010 - The Beatles' 13 remastered studio albums were released on iTunes. Other releases included "Past Masters," the "Red" and "Blue" collections, a special digital "Beatles Box Set."
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It was announced on this date in 1998 that Monica Lewinsky had signed a deal for the North American rights to a book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton.
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It was announced on this date in 1998 that Monica Lewinsky had signed a deal for the North American rights to a book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton.
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Today in Sports History:
1926 - The New York Rangers played their first game in the NHL. They beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0.
1957 - Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns) set an NFL season rushing record of 1163 yards after only eight games.
1958 - Bill Russell (Boston Celtics) set a new NBA record when he got 32 rebounds in the first half of a game.
1969 - U.S. President Nixon became the first president to attend a regular season National Football League (NFL) game while in office. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28.
1982 - It was announced that the NFL and its players had a tentative agreement to end their 57 day strike.
1994 - Major League Soccer announced that it would start its inaugural season in 1996.
1997 - Morton Anderson (New Orleans Saints) became only the fifth player in NFL history to reach 1,600 career points when he kicked an extra point.
1998 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.
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1957 - Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns) set an NFL season rushing record of 1163 yards after only eight games.
1958 - Bill Russell (Boston Celtics) set a new NBA record when he got 32 rebounds in the first half of a game.
1969 - U.S. President Nixon became the first president to attend a regular season National Football League (NFL) game while in office. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28.
1982 - It was announced that the NFL and its players had a tentative agreement to end their 57 day strike.
1994 - Major League Soccer announced that it would start its inaugural season in 1996.
1997 - Morton Anderson (New Orleans Saints) became only the fifth player in NFL history to reach 1,600 career points when he kicked an extra point.
1998 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.
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A NASA unmanned "scramjet" (X-43A) reached a speed of nearly 10 times the speed of sound above the Pacific Ocean on this date in 2004.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
USPHL Elite Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Space Coast Hurricanes 5:00pm EST
USPHL Empire Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Junior Blades 6:15pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes 8:00pm EST
USPHL Empire Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Junior Blades 6:15pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes 8:00pm EST
College Football -- Oregon State Beavers at Arizona State Sun Devils 9:30pm EST
Sunday --
USPHL Elite Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Space Coast Hurricanes 11:45am EST
NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm EST
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway 3:00pm EST (Final race of season)
USPHL Empire Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Junior Blades 3:45pm EST
CFL Playoff Football -- Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders 4:30pm EST (Western Final)
Monday --
Nothin' Doin'
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings 10:30pm EST
Nothin' Doin'
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks 10:30pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Anaheim Ducks 10:00pm EST
College Football -- Oregon State Beavers vs Washington Huskies 10:30pm EST
NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions 1:00pm EST
CFL Football -- 101st Grey Cup Game at Regina, Saskatchewan 6:00pm EST
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!
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