It's Tuesday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is March 17th, the 76th day of 2015. There are 289 days left in the year.
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Flames GM Treliving excited, eager for stretch run.
Rangers forward St. Louis out with lower-body injury.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com.
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Today's Birthdays: Patrick Duffy (Dallas) is 66. Kurt Russell (Stargate, Tango & Cash, Tombstone, Breakdown) is 64. Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13) is 60. Rob Lowe (Parks & Recreation, The West Wing, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) is 51.
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Tampa, FL. -- Steven Stamkos scored two goals to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Amalie Arena on Monday.
Read the rest here.
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On this date in 1756, St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time. The event took place at the Crown and Thistle Tavern.
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North Dakota Retains No. 1 Spot in
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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
2014-15 Men's College Hockey Poll - Regular Season #23 (First-place votes in parentheses)
Others Receiving Votes: St. Cloud State University, 47; University of Vermont, 45; Colgate University, 33; St. Lawrence University, 21; Yale University, 21; Robert Morris University, 13; University of New Hampshire, 2.
Notes: This is the final regular-season men's hockey poll. Next week begins the postseason poll, and the poll will conclude Monday, April 13, following the Frozen Four tournament in Boston (April 9-11) ... A total of 22 schools received votes in this week's poll ... The National Collegiate Hockey Conference leads all conferences with five ranked schools. The Hockey East Association has four ranked schools, while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has three. ECAC Hockey has two and the Big Ten Conference has one ranked school ... This season's previous polls can be found here.
About the Poll: The 20th 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 six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.
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Betty White will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on April 26.
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Bryant set to shoulder Bombers' revamped line.
Milanovich, Argos announce 2015 coaching staff.
Please visit the league's official website, http://www.cfl.ca.
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Tampa, FL. -- Here's a sampling of media reports on the Buccaneers today.
Read the rest here.
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• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Penguins of Madagascar
• Annie
• Top Five
• Ghost Whisperer: The Complete Series
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Corvallis, OR. -- The No. 10 Oregon State women’s basketball team will enter the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed and will host the first two rounds of the event on Friday, March 20 and Sunday, March 22 at Gill Coliseum. The event will mark the first time an Oregon State basketball team (men’s or women’s) has played an NCAA Tournament game at home since the Beaver men’s team in 1962.
Read the rest here.
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NCAA basketball’s March Madness is underway. [It’s nice to see groups of college age kids traveling to become a part of something other than ISIS. ]
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NCAA basketball’s March Madness is underway. [It’s nice to see groups of college age kids traveling to become a part of something other than ISIS. ]
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as wearing green today, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History:
1956 - Elvis Presley performed on TV's "Stage Show." He performed "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Heartbreak Hotel."
1961 - Filming began on the Elvis Presley movie "Blue Hawaii."
1971 - The collection album "Separate Ways" hit #46 in the U.S.
2004 - Lisa Marie Presley clarified remarks she had made in an Australian TV interview. She said that she had never seen her ex-husband, Michael Jackson, engage in inappropriate behavior with kids.
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In a study done by the creators of the smartphone app Bartrendr (it’s like Yelp for beer), 40% of Americans can’t spell Budweiser.
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In a study done by the creators of the smartphone app Bartrendr (it’s like Yelp for beer), 40% of Americans can’t spell Budweiser.
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Today in Beatles History:
1970 - The Beatles' "Let It Be" was certified gold by the RIAA.
1984 - The video for John Lennon's "Nobody Told Me" was aired on "American Bandstand."
2000 - It was reported that Paul McCartney was worth $865 million.
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A flight from England to Dubai was forced to return to England because of a “smelly poo” left in a toilet. The British Airways crew unsuccessfully tried to fix the problem and the flight was forced to turn around when the odor became unbearable for passengers.
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A flight from England to Dubai was forced to return to England because of a “smelly poo” left in a toilet. The British Airways crew unsuccessfully tried to fix the problem and the flight was forced to turn around when the odor became unbearable for passengers.
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Today in Sports History:
1940 - For the first time in NHL history, one line (Boston's Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer) finished 1-2-3 in NHL scoring.
1955 - In Montreal, there was a seven-hour riot that caused more than $1 million in damage. Canadien fans were upset because NHL President Clarence Campbell had suspended Rocket Richard for attacking an official during a fight in a game on March 13.
1998 - The United States beat Canada 3-1 to win the first gold medal for women's hockey.
1999 - The International Olympic Committee expelled six of its members in the wake of a bribery scandal.
2003 - Jose Canseco was released from jail. He was then sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of probation for his part in a nightclub brawl on October 31, 2001.
2005 - Several major league baseball players spoke about steroid use with the House Government Reform Committee. Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro participated. The hearing lasted 11 hours.
2007 - Mike Modano (Dallas Stars) scored his 502nd and 503rd career goals making him the all-time U.S. leader in goal-scoring.
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TV TONIGHT: NCAA TOURNAMENT - In the first round of the tournament, Manhattan and Hampton will tip off in Dayton, Ohio, before BYU and Ole Miss take the court. (6:30p ET, TruTV)
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Coming Up:
TV TONIGHT: NCAA TOURNAMENT - In the first round of the tournament, Manhattan and Hampton will tip off in Dayton, Ohio, before BYU and Ole Miss take the court. (6:30p ET, TruTV)
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
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NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings 7:30pm EDT
NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Lone Star Brahmas 10:05pm EDT
Nascar XFinity Series -- Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200 at Phoenix International Raceway 4:00pm EDT
NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild vs Lone Star Brahmas 10:05pm EDT
Nascap Sprint Cup Series -- Campingworld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway 3:30pm EDT
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins 5:00pm EDT
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow.
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