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Catching a glimpse

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 This from Old Time Baseball Photos. This is from a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The date was July 14, 1932. Early part of the great depression. A group of boys climbed a tree to catch a glimpse of the Cubs beating the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1. Around 10,000 people were in attendance, so there was plenty of seating. Seeing as boys will be boys...... Also check the cars out.
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First night of summer

 Summer begins tonight at 8:42pm Prince Albert time, making tomorrow the first full day of summer. This will make the longest day in terms of daylight hours. After tomorrow, we will start losing daylight.
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1984-85 NHL season

 This season had 21 teams and an 80 game schedule. Highlights include: 1. Wayne Gretzky has 135 assists and 208 points. Next highest points was Jari Kurri with 135. 2. May 12 1985 Toronto signs Steve Thomas. 3. September 11, 1984 Calgary signs Joel Otto. 4. October 11, 1984 Mario Lemieux scores first goal on first shift and first shot. 5. April 2 1985, Wayne Gretzky scores 34th hat trick (record). 6. December 19, 1984 Gretzky scores 1000th point in 424th game. 7. Pittsburgh first to record 3 50 loss seasons. Playoffs: DSF; Montreal 3 Boston 2, Quebec 3 Buffalo 2, Philadelphia 3 New York Rangers 0, New York Islanders 3 Washington 2, Minnesota 3 St Louis 0, Chicago 3 Detroit 0, Edmonton 3 Los Angeles 0, Winnipeg 3 Calgary 1. DF; Quebec 4 Montreal 3, Philadelphia 4 New York Islanders 1, Chicago 4 Minnesota 2, Edmonton 4 Winnipeg 0. CF Philadelphia 4 Quebec 2, Edmonton 4 Chicago 2. Stanley Cup; Edmonton 4 Philadelphia 1. Edmonton wins 2nd Stanley Cup. Wayne Gretzky was Conn Smythe trop...
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Enter Ecuador

 Ecuador has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. 3 qualifications today. That is now 13 of 48 qualified. Quarter of the field in.
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Australia and Brazil to world Cup

 Qualified here early this morning Prince Albert Saskatchewan time. Little while ago Brazil joined them. 12 have now qualified.
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157th Belmont Stakes

 Sovereignty reigns supreme here as he won this year's Belmont Stakes. Pretty good time of 2:00.69. Junior Alvarado winning jockey and Bill Mott was winning trainer. Thanks another triple Crown done.
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Sandy Koufax

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 Here is a shot of Sandy Koufax finishing off his first no hitter on June 30th 1962 at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers beat the New York Mets 5-0 in the Mets 72nd ever game. Outfield bleachers look empty, but there were 29797 people. Enjoy.
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3 more to World Cup

 Three more teams going to the 2026 World Cup. Two of them will be making their debuts. Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 and Jordan 🇯🇴 will be debuting and South Korea 🇰🇷 will be making their 12th appearance. 10 qualified, 38 more to join them. Stay tuned.
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CFL opening day

 It's finally arrived. Opening night of the CFL season. Tonight has Ottawa at Saskatchewan. Tomorrow has Toronto at Montreal and Saturday has Hamilton at Calgary and Edmonton at BC. Let the 2025 season begin.
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Racing triple header

 The annual Memorial Day of racing has ended. It began with Lando Norris winning the Monaco Grand Prix, then Alex Palou winning the Indianapolis 500, and Ross Chastain winning the Coca Cola 600 that just ended. A long day of racing.
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World hockey finale

 Sweden beat Denmark 6-2 to win their 19th bronze. The United States beat Switzerland 1-0 in overtime to win their 3rd title, while Switzerland claimed their 4th silver. So that tournament is done. Next international tournament I believe is the world Juniors.
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