WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/03/00

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Coming up on News 7-
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An earthquake shakes northern California this morning.
Russian leaders decide the fate of their sunken submarine.
An annual event in China has tourists running for cover.
And, thousands flock to Hillsville... but bargains aren't the only draw.
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News 7 is next.
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Thousands of flea market enthusiasts make their way to Hillsville this weekend.
The big draw - the guns up for grabs.
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Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.

[Guns-Sales]

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Hillsville's known for its flea market and gun show. But the town carries another distinction.
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Hillsville is the only Virginia locality that is exempt from a state law that requires gun show promoters to submit names and addresses of all vendors to state police and local authorities.
Inside the V-F-W hall... all gun buyers must go through a background check but outside buyers only have to hand over cash.
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((WILLES DOLLYHIGH/DEALER: MOST WHAT I GOT, THEY'RE ALL HANGERS, IN OTHER WORDS, THEY'RE OLD GUNS NOT MADE ANY MORE SO THEY JUST HANG THEM UP ON THE WALL.))
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Folks could also trade in their old guns for cash.
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[Hillsville]

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Of course the other main attraction in Hillsville on this Labor Day weekend is the huge flea market - which attracts folks from all walks of life. That's where we sent Kate Weidaw shopping for a story.
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Crowded is an understatement, the flea market has wall to wall people on the side walk and in the street. But before you can get to shopping you have to park your car.
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Neighborhoods turn into parking lots. Front and back yards become big money makers.

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((EVERYONE DOES IT EVERYONE IS ENTREPRENEUR ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND.))
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Once the car is parked it's time to shop. Tents blanket Hillsville from one end to the other, and people love it.

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Antiques seem to be popular among the crowd.

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((KATE: SO WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY WHEN THEY COME UP HERE? OH MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO HAVE ON OF THOSE.))
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For some the antiques look like yesterday's trash.

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((SOME OF IT'S JUNK SOME OF IT'S JUNK JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE COLLECTING.))
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[video 15:45:06] For others it's a treasure. And if you weren't looking for antiques there was just about something for everyone.
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Some vendors weren't having much luck with sales.

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But folks where handing over their cash for food.
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Four dollars can buy you a polish sausage with onions and green peppers, and how about a nice two dollar glass of freshly squeezed lemonade to wash it down.

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((CHOCOLATE, LEMON, BLUEBERRY APPLE, WHAT KIND DO YOU WANT.))
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And for dessert how about a two dollar fried apple pie or a scoop of homemade ice cream made right at the flea market.

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So whether you come for the food or the shopping.

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((I'D RATHER BE HOME WATCHING FOOTBALL.))
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Or if someone dragged you there, it's what bargain shoppers call some of the best deals around. Kate Weidaw News 7 Hillsville.))

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A Patrick County man spends the night on the banks of the Dan River - and ends up being fished out of the rising waters.
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Fred Helms of Woolwine was fishing near Danville with some friends overnight.
The rest of his group returned to their cars to sleep, but Helms decided to stay near the water.
When the sun rose this morning, Helms realized he was trapped.
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((FRED HELMS: I WAS JUST SITTING THERE FISHING AND HIGH WATER CAME UP DURING THE NIGHT AND I DIDN'T PAY IT ANY ATTENTION TIL DAYLIGHT THIS MORNING.))
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Helms friends called for help, and he was rescued shortly before ten A-M by members of Danville's Water Rescue Unit.
He's doing fine.
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[Toss-2-Robin] Teresa tosses to Leo in Weather Center

[WX1] [11:00pm] [09/03/2000] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE [WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

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It wasn't heavy rain, but a water main break that flooded Brambleton Avenue near Fishburne Park in Roanoke this evening.
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A large number of residents in the Southwest Portion of the city are still without water tonight because of the ruptured pipe. Police are blaming the break on an old main. They say crews are working to repair the 12-inch pipe - and that most people in Southwest Roanoke should have water again by one A-M.
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[California-Quake]

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Napa, California got a rude reminder today that wine country is also part of earthquake country.
A five-point two earthquake rocked the area this morning leaving dozens injured.
Teri Okita reports.
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(LOCATOR: NAPA VALLEY, CA)

TRACK: RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AWOKE TO WHAT ONE WOMAN CALLED A JERKY THRILL RIDE AND ANOTHER DEEMED SHEER TERROR. AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 5.2 DAMAGED HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND CUT-OFF POWER TO THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS.

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(Super: Tammy Cody/Resident)
SOT: I jumped up, screamed, looked out the window, and just flashes of
blue light, zz, zz, all over the place. Scared me to death. (:11)

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TRACK: THE EARTHQUAKE HIT AT 1:36 A-M AND WAS CENTERED ABOUT SIX MILES NORTH OF NAPA VALLEYS WINE COUNTRY IN THE SMALL TOWN OF YOUNTVILLE. BUT EVEN PEOPLE LIVING 50-MILES SOUTH IN SAN FRANCISCO COULD FEEL THE JOLT.

(Super: Waverley Person/USGS Official)
SOT: We haven't had too many earthquakes -- especially ones that have
caused damage -- but this area has experienced earthquakes in the past.

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP FOR THESE SUPERMARKET EMPLOYEES.

(Super: Jim Munchiando/Clerk)
SOT: Its a disaster. Ive never seen anything this bad before except
on TV.
TRACK: DOZENS OF PEOPLE SUFFERED CUTS AND BRUISES A FIVE-YEAR-BOY AND A 41-YEAR-OLD MAN WERE THE MOST SERIOUSLY HURT INJURED WHEN OBJECTS FELL ON THEM.

(Natsd full of Capt. Kim Suenram/quick, no super!)
SOT: Just listen up cause theyll probably dispatch you anytime now.

TRACK: EXTRA EMERGENCY CREWS ARE HELPING OUT WITH MEDICAL CALLS AND ASSESSING THE DAMAGE THAT INCLUDES SOME BROKEN WATERMAINS AND GAS LEAKS. GEOLOGISTS SAY AREA RESIDENTS MAY FEEL AS MANY AS 20-SMALL AFTERSHOCKS IN THE COMING WEEK. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, LOS ANGELES. ))

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A memorial service was held today in memory of the Russian sailors killed recently.
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Russia's top military brass band played patriotic music at the nation's main war museum.
The 118- sailors died last month when the nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Arctic Barents Sea.
Russia's deputy prime minister said today... the submarine must be raised because of potential radiation dangers.
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[Survivor]

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She may NOT have walked away with the million dollar jackpot...
But Jenna Lewis is finding that sometimes being a loser pays off.
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The 23- year old former "Survivor" castaway was honored today in her hometown of Franklin, Connecticut.
State and local officials say one reason they honored Lewis is because of her morals.
She turned down a 750-thousand-dollar offer to pose nude in "Playboy'' magazine.
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Some would-be robbers lost out on THEIR stash last night, thanks to a good samaritan. That story is still ahead on News 7.
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And a Roanoke native's artwork takes center stage at a local museum. We'll show the work of this "Glass" act in this week's Virginia Profile. We'll be right back.
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[Salem-Robbery]

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A citizen foils the getaway of two would-be robbers in Salem overnight.
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Salem police say two young men entered this Exxon Stop-In Food Store on East Main street around one-thirty and pulled a knife on the cashier. They made off with an undisclosed amount of money. A citizen managed to get the license plate number on the getaway car. 19-year-old Vershaun Duvon Vinson, of Salem, and a 15-year-old were arrested shortly thereafter without incident.
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[Dan-River]

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A new trade law that would make fabric production in the U-S cheaper hasn't changed the plans of Dan River Incorporated.
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A spokesman for the Danville company says they still plan to open a new plant in Mexico, despite the law - which will go into effect October first. The "Caribbean Basin Initiative" removes tariffs and limits on garmets from Central America and the Caribbean if they are made with fabric produced in the U-S. But Dan River Incorporated says the new law hasn't changed the company's strategy. It plans to relocate part of its equipment to Mexico in less than a year and a half.
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[Hazlegrove-Profile]

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Page Hazlegrove was beginning to receive national recognition when she died unexpectedly in September 1997.
This summer, her artwork is opening eyes in her own hometown.
Joe Dashiell visits the Art Museum of Western Virginia, for this week's Virginia Profile.
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((The pieces are striking, familiar forms with unexpected details, basic shapes that force the viewer to look at them in a different light.
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((BRIAN SIEVEKING/CURATOR: SHE WAS INTERESTED IN THE IDEA THAT GLASS IS EXTREMELY STRONG IN SOME WAYS AND EXTREMELY FRAGILE IN OTHER WAYS. AND SHE WAS USING GLASS AS A METAPHOR FOR NATURE AND AS A METAPHOR FOR PEOPLE.)) [RUNS15]
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Page Hazlegrove lived and worked in Massachusetts, but her roots were here in Roanoke.
Though she studied painting, ceramics and other artistic disciplines, it was glass sculpture that became her creative passion.
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Hazlegrove was just 41 years old in September of 1997 when she died unexpectedly in her sleep. Her career lasted only about ten years...but Guest Curator Brian Sieveking says he was stunned by the amount of work she produced.
The Roanoke exhibition includes a wide variety... and Sieveking says it succeeds on several levels.
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((BRIAN SIEVEKING: FIRST AND FOREMOST BECAUSE THE WORK IS REALLY FIRST-RATE AND IS ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT WORK. SHE WAS JUST BEGINNING TO RECEIVE A LOT OF ATTENTION NATIONWIDE AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH, BUT ALSO BECAUSE SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ROANOKE. AND SO SHE WAS A ROANOKE ARTIST AND A ROANOKE NATIVE.)) [RUNS21]
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Page Hazlegrove's work will remain on display at the Art Museum of Western Virginia through October 8th.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke.))

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Still ahead on News 7 - Some viewers say they're sick of "Survivor." They'll sound off in this week's feedback.
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And a former Virginia Governor says he can't decide who will get his vote in this year's Senate race. Those stories are coming up, after this.
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[Allen-Robb]

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Senate candidates Chuck Robb and George Allen are both fighting to get former Governor Doug Wilder in their corner.
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Wilder hasn't said which candidate he'll back in the upcoming election. His backing was crucial for Robb six years ago - who eventually won by three percentage points over Oliver North. But now Robb is in a much tougher fight against republican former Governor George Allen, who has a warm relationship with Wilder. Allen and Robb will debate September 24th on Wilder's statewide radio talk show.
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[Feedback]

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It's time to check our viewer mail.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean, with Feedback.
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[Survivor program, from edit tape 00-34]
(( The final meeting of the Survivor tribes brought together millions of people in televisions global village. CBS got ratings second only to the Super Bowl. [Survivor party, from same story]
Our late news that night gave the episode a lot of attention as well, much to the dismay of one viewer [Sammy Oakey/Roanoke]. [Letter]
I was so disappointed that your crew did no less than three reports linked to the "castaways" in the first five or ten minutes of the show. The studio report would have been (more than) enough, but to go to live reports of parties in Tidewater and downtown Roanoke was really overkill. Who called the shot to push such "petty" stories as a major plane crash and a hurricane to the rear of the news? I'm probably the only person to gripe about this, but I sure expect more of my "hometown station" than major coverage of such a lightweight event. Please don't sacrifice the journalistic integrity that you all have earned over the years by getting caught up in the hype of a craze or fad. [Addresses]
Letters to News-7 may be sent to PO Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
Our fax number is 343-7269.
The e-mail address is news@wdbj7.com.
And to take part in a moderated forum on line, just go to our website, wdbj7.com.
Joe McKean, News-7. [Animation Close]))

[China-Wave]

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A surprise wave took tourists in East China by surprise... sweeping dozens of them into the water.
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[SUPER=03-Near Hangzhou, China;]

It happened Friday as hundreds gathered for the Annual Wave Watching festival.
A spectacular wave swept thirty people into the river, seriously injuring six of them.
Since 1994... the festival has attracted more than three million visitors.
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The Washington Redskins scored 10 points in the first and 10 in the fourth quarter to hold off the Carolina Panthers 20 to 17.
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Veterans Deion Sanders and Reggie White before the start of the season opener.
Washington got on the board early in the first quarter when Stephen Davis scores on the two yard run to make it 7 to nothing Skins.
But the celebration didn't last long because on the kickoff Carolina's Michael Bates catches it at the 8 and he takes it down the field for a 92 yard touchdown return and the game was tied at 7 to 7 in the first quarter.
Bruce Smith had a big day from his defensive position he two sacks including this one where he knocks the ball out of Steve Beuerlein's hands and the Redskins recovered with good field position.
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Then with the game tied at 10 to 10 in the fourth quarter Brad Johnson scores on the quarterback sneak from the one and the Skins led 17 to 10 and Washington wins it 20 to 17.
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((BRUCE SMITH/2 SACKS: WE HAD SOME OTHER BIG PLAYS THAT WERE MADE BY MARCO COLEMAN AND SOME OF THE OTHER GUYS. SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED HOW THE DAY TURNED OUT BUT WE STILL HAVE TO CORRECT SOME MENTAL ERRORS THAT WE MADE OUT THERE. THEY SCORED A COUPLE OF TIMES JUST TOO EASY.))
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Thomas Jones started his first N-F-L game but it was his mentor at U-V-A Tiki Barber who was in the spotlight as the Giants beat the Arizona Cardinals at the Meadowlands 21 to 16.
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The Cardinals huddle before the games opening kickoff.
Tiki got the scoring started in the first quarter. He goes to the right but cuts back all the way across the field and dives over the goal line scoring from 10 yards out and the Giants led 7 to nothing.
Barber was just getting started in the second quarter he takes the handoff
[SUPER=32-N.Y. Giants/21/Arizona/16/;]
from Kerry Collins blows through the line and races into the end zone for a 78 yard touchdown run and the Giants took a 14 to nothing lead and the Giants win the game 21 to 16.
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In Irving, Texas, Troy Aikman suffered a concussion after being sacked in the first half of the Cowboys game in Philadelphia. It was the fourth time Aikman was sacked in the game.
The Eagles then finished off the Cowboys 41 to 14 and here are tonight's scores.
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[S-Race]

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Bobby Labonte gained the edge in the pits and he crossed the finish line winning the rain shortened Southern 500 at Darlington.
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After 37 laps the race was delayed for more than 2 hours because of rain on the track.
On the re-start Rick Mast would make his move coming from back in the pack to take over the 12-th spot on the track.
Jeremy Mayfield was leading the race by about 4 seconds then he drifts up the track and gets clipped by Dave Marcis hits the wall bringing out the caution and ending his day.
Then Dale Earnhardt would make his move he passed Dale Jarrett and he was the leader at the halfway marrk of the race.
Ward Burton took the lead from his brother Jeff with over 100 laps to go but he led the field on pit road after a caution on lap 321.
On the pit stop Labonte moved from fifth to first and he takes the checkered flag in a down poor winning his first Southern 500.
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((BOBBY LABONTE/SOUTHERN 500 WINNER: THIS INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC WAS AWESOME CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR JIMMY AND ALL THE GUYS THEY NEVER GAVE UP AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SO ITS PRETTY COOL I HAVE TO SAY I DON'T THINK IN WON IT I THINK THE PUT CREW WON IT BUT WE ALL WON IT TOGETHER I DO KNOW THAT.))
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Jeff Burton was second, Dale Earnhardt third, Jeff Gordon fourth and Dale Jarrett fifth.
Ward Burton was sixth and Rick Mast 12-th.

[S-MLB]

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Mitch Meluskey's 2 home runs led the Houston Astros to a 9 to 3 win over the Atlanta Braves.
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Lets go straight to the action. Atlanta's Keith Lockhart hits this grounder to right field scoring Brian Jordan and tthe Braves led the game 2 to nothing in the top of the first.
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Meluskey homered in the fourth then hit this two run homer in the 8-th and the Astros go on to beat the Braves 9 to 3.
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The Cleveland Indians kept their wild card hopes alive today Kenny Lofton scored 4 runs stoled a career high five bases and his solo home run in the 13-th gave Cleveland a 12 to 11 win over Baltimore.
And here are today's baseball scores.
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When the Xtreme Football League starts play in February former Virginia Tech defensive back Loren Johnson wants to be on the field.
Denise Allen caught up with Johnson on the sidelines of a Lord Botetourt High School game.
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This Hokie is now a Cavalier. He's taken off the pads, for the time being, and picked up a whistle as an assistant for Lord Botetourt High School.
But these teenagers aren't in awe of Johnson's college and NFL Europe experience.
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While he's teaching them the game and helping them realize the goal of a state championship, these players are also pushing Johnson to achieve his dream of professional football.
Johnson says during workouts his players make sure he's giving his all so he's ready for the XFL combine on September 16th.
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The XFL is a new league started by The World Wrestling Federation's Vince McMahon.
The smashmouth brand of football starts play in February. McMahon says it'll be a high speed game, 100 percent entertainment and 100 percent real.
For Johnson it's another chance to play football.
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Denise Allen News 7 Sports. ))

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