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And week one in the Chase for the Sprint Cup goes to ... Brad Keselowski, kicking off the 10-week contest to determine NASCAR's 2012 champion.

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It only took three weeks and we already have our first real shakeup in the national title and Heisman races after #2 USC fell to Stanford for the fourth straight year. Other highlights this week include Alabama, LSU and Florida State all putting on defensive clinics, Notre Dame knocking off a Top Ten opponent for the first time in seven years and Virginia Tech and BYU both finding themselves on the wrong end of road upsets.

Here are all the highlights from Week Three.

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Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Amy Poehler
Age: 41
Occupation: Actress and Comedienne
Known For: Her seven years of stellar work on 'Saturday Night Live,' starring on the sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' and her close friendship with fellow comedienne Tina Fey. Poehler recently split from actor Will Arnett.

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When your kids go back to school, it’s almost like you go back to school, too. Teachers and childhood development professionals agree that when a child’s parents are involved in his education, he learns more and gets better grades. That means, you have just as big a responsibility in his schoolwork as he does.

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The first person to set foot on the Earth’s moon, Neil Armstrong passed away today (Aug. 25) due to complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. He was 82.

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1920 – The 19th amendment to the Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote (More info)

1939 – The first televised Major League Baseball game is broadcast (More info)

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I had a chance to fly over the Rocky Mountain Front this morning (Friday), thanks to the Montana Wilderness Association. It goes without saying that I always enjoy my Monday morning conversations with Jim Anderson down at Grizzly Sports in Choteau and I thought, being the unbiased person that I am, that I should check out "the other side of the story"

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College football is finally (almost) back! This is that magical time of year when every college football fan dreams of crisp fall days and really believes that his team will be “better than expected” this year. At least up until

There was once a time when working class Americans took full advantage of an actual outside the office lunch break.

Those days seem to be long gone.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1824 – Freed American slaves found Liberia (More info)

1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic (More info)

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North America is an incredible place, with wonderful landscapes full of remarkable rivers. You can hit the rapids full on, crashing through walls of water, or else take a more leisurely float down a long stretch of river, which will let you gaze upon some truly stunning scenery.

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Three people are dead and four more were wounded after a gunman opened fire from inside his home near the campus of Texas A&M university.

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