Sports Brief w/Mark Allen
* Texas Tech Head Football Coach Kliff Kingsbury will host his second women’s clinic on July 30.
* Tech Football, there’s no proven safety net if Davis Webb gets hurt, without Baker Mayfield or Michael Brewer nearby.
* The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 last night. Game 2 tonight.
* The Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 last night. Game 2 tonight.
* Morris Claiborne and Terrance Williams’ show Competitive in-the-face heat at Cowboys Camp.
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5th Friday – Photo Giveaway
Tonight at Multiplicity Art Gallery, we will be giving away a beautiful photograph by Christena Stephens Photography. Come by and register! Be sure to check out all of our other artists and their original creations.
Sports Brief w/Mark Allen
* Tech Men’s Golf looking good at the NCAA Golf Championship. Contiue today after rain yesterday.
* Texas Rangers beat Boston Red Sox 4-3 yesterday. Final Ramgers 3/1 series. Rangers off today Game 1/3 host White Sox Tuesday.
* Chicago White Sox beat Houston Astros 6-0 yesterday. Astros start 1/4 host Orioles 7:00 PM today.
* NASCARS Jimmie Johnson won Sunday at Dover International Speedway. This makes his 10th Dover win.
* NHL Stanley Cup Finals Weds June 3 Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
* NBA Championship Game 1 – Thursday June 4 – Clevland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors.
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FYI – TODAY
AUGUST 15, 2014 – NATIONAL RELAXATION DAY – NATIONAL LEMON MERINGUE PIE DAY
Birthdays:
Ben Affleck 42; Princess Anne 64; Mike Connors 89; Jennifer Lawrence 24
Advice of the Day (Old Farmers Almanac): http://www.almanac.com/advice/daily
If your dog has been sprayed by a skunk, give it a bath with a solution of equal parts vinegar and water.
2005 – Faith Hill gives the first of two shows at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles with appearances by husband Tim McGraw. Footage from the concerts are to be used in her Thanksgiving Eve special “Faith Hill: Fireflies”
1995 – Roy Clark performs “Yesterday, When I Was Young” during the funeral for Mickey Mantle at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas
1991 – Vince Gill and Alan Jackson lead the way in the 25th annual Country Music Association awards with six nominations apiece. Garth Brooks receives five. Brooks and Gill compete for entertainer against Clint Black, Reba McEntire and George Strait
1983 – Guitarist Danelle Leverett is born in Amarillo, Texas. She becomes one-half of the JaneDear girls, who earn a 2011 hit with their debut single, “Wildflower”
1957 – The Everly Brothers record “Wake Up Little Susie” at the Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission studios in Nashville
Weather
Aug 16 – Cook / Cure Diabetes
The Cook for the Cure BBQ Cook Off benefiting the American Diabetes Association, August 16th at the Slaton Park, 15th & Garza Avenue. $100 entry fee for teams. Fun starts August 15th with the Friday Night Dance featuring Gary Nix and the West Texas Band, $10 at the door. Saturday, August 16th All-You-Can-Eat BBQ and enjoy music performed by area musicians, $10 entry/eating fee!. Contest Registration forms are available click here Registration Form . Cook-Off categories include Brisket, Ribs and Cook’s Choice. Outlaw contests include Beans, Bloody Marys and Margaritas. Questions? (806) 548-1156
Tonight – 5th Friday Slaton on the Square
TONIGHT: July 31 is our next 5th Friday Slaton (5thFridaySlaton.com) on the Square from 6 – 9 pm! There will be street vendors with food, crafts, art and more! Plus the merchants on the square will also be open for your enjoyment. Go by Waters South Art Gallery, The Model Railroad Studio, V2 Gallery, Town Square Antique Mall and Museum, Quilts ‘n More, and the historic Slaton Bakery! The In Between Gallery features artists from Texas Tech and this month plan to have a tattoo artist demonstration.
Come out to Multiplicity Art Gallery/Jennifer Greer Gallery and select a unique work of art for yourself or as a gift from our handcrafted, one of a kind collection of pottery, ceramic jewelry, paintings, photography, sculpture, fused glass, and more artwork of all kinds and price ranges!
See what’s new from our artists: photographers Donna Rose, Christena Stephens, Willa Finley and Jerry Thompson, potters Cecily Maples, Roger Holmes, Wayne Greene and Tom Hicks, mixed media artists Jennifer Greer and Carol Koenig, fused glass artist and watercolorist Judy Robertson, mosaic artist Marsha Davis, drawings by Yvonne Greene, native American jewelry by Little Eagle, oil painter Susan Sheets, jewelry by Kelly Garry, metal artist Danny Watson, and furniture items from Sally Roberts.
Directions – Click Here
Website – www.5thFridaySlaton.com
Sports Brief w/Mark Allen
* Ground Breaking – the Moody National College Baseball Hall of Fame Complex at 10 a.m. Monday
* Houston Astros beat New York Yankees 4-0 win Thursday night. Game 2/4 hosting Yankees 7:05pm tonight.
* Oakland Athletics beat the Rangers 6-3 lastnight. A take the series 3-0. Start game 1/3 @ Blue Jays 6:05 pm tonight.
* WNBA: San Antonio beat the Phoenix Mercury 76-71 lastnight.
* NBA Draft Lastnight: Mavericks take Virginia’s Justin Anderson. Houston selelected Wisconsin’s Sam Dekker
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