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Coming up on News 7-
A shooting in the Eagle Rock Area of Botetourt County tonight.
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A verdict in the trial of the hockey players dad.. and reaction.
Plus the party's on in Richmond as the commonwealth prepares for tomorrow's inauguration.
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New s7 is next.
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((MR. JUNTA AS HE'S INDICATED IS SORRY AND SYMPATHETIC FOR MR. COSTIN'S FAMILY'S LOSS AND HE'S CRUSHED THAT HE WILL BE SEPARATED FROM BOTH HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO CHILDREN AGES 12 AND 17))
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Reaction tonight after Thomas Junta is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of another father.
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[Hockey-Dad]
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The verdict came late today... After 13 hours of deliberations over two days-
Gretchen Carlson has reaction from the victim's family from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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[Super=01-Dolores Freeman/Jury Forewoman; :16]
[SUPER=01-Martha Coakley/Middlesex District Attorney; :35]
[SUPER=01-Mary Barbuzzi/Victim's Sister; :43]
[SUPER=01-Gretchen Carlson/Reporting; 1:22]
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((Hockey dad Thomas Junta did not react to the jury's verdict of involuntary manslaughter and though supporters shed tears, the courtroom remained silent. It took more than 13 hours of deliberations over two
days to convict Junta of the lesser charge.
Dolores Freeman/Jury Forewoman
We the jury feel the verdict was reached based on evidence and testimony presented to the jury. We feel we reached a very difficult but proper decision."
Junta was taken into custody until his sentencing on January 25th when he faces as much as 20 years in prison.
Martha Coakley, Middlesex District Attorney.
"Unfortunately tonight there are two sets of children who do not have parents at home. There is no joy therefore in this resolution."
Mary Barbuzzi/Victim's sister
"Our family and Michael have paid ultimate price. It is our sincere wishes that this tragedy serves as a reminder to all."
Junta and Costin physically fought on two occasions in July 2000 after arguing about rough play at their sons' hockey practice in Reading, MA.
Junta left the rink after the first confrontation, but returned minutes later to pick up his son who was still in the locker room.
That's when the two men clashed again and the fight turned deadly.
Junta said he only punched Costin three times...but several witnesses testified he pummeled the other father repeatedly. Costin lost conciousness...and died the next day.))
[Botetourt]
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A shooting tonight in the Eagle Rock area of Botetourt County-
It happened at about seven tonight at a home on Route 43.. also known as Narrow Passage Road.
The home is near the intersection of Salt Peter Cave Road- on the Eagle Rock side of 43.
One person was shot- Another person is being questioned.
We don't know many other details at this time.
A News 7 crew is at the scene. We'll have more information for you as we get it.
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The party is underway in Richmond tonight as Governor- elect Mark Warner and thousands of his supporters celebrate the beginning of his new administration.
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Some familiar faces are in the crowds and on the stage tonight at one of the inaugural parties.
The Bluegrass Brothers from Salem are the headline act at the "Bebop, Blues and Bluegrass" party at the Sixth Street Marketplace.
It's the band whose song "Warner" was a popular theme during last year's campaign.. now the band members are reaping the rewards from their hit.
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((ROBERT DOWDY/BLUEGRASS BROTHERS: OH, THIS IS A GREAT FEELING, THIS IS LIKE HISTORY. I DON'T KNOW IF A BLUEGRASS BAND HAS EVER GOTTEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS, BUT WE'RE SURE HONORED TO DO IT. Reporter: What's the feeling amongst the band members tonight? DOWDY: THEY'RE PRETTY UP ABOUT IT.. THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PERFORMING HERE TONIGHT.))
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Governor-elect Warner and his family have been making an appearance at all of tonight's events.
Two inaugural balls are scheduled for tomorrow night.. after Warner's officially sworn in as Virginia's 69th governor.
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[Warner]
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As Richmond prepares for tomorrow's inauguration, the economic troubles of southside Virginia were much on the minds of state lawmakers and Governor Elect Warner.
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((SEN CHARLES HAWKINS: TODAY, ALL OF OUR COMPANIES ARE OWNED BY MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS BY AND LARGE, THAT LOOK AT US AS A BOTTOM LINE. IF THERE'S NOT A PROFIT THERE, IT'S CLOSED AND MOVE ON.))
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Chatham Senator Charles Hawkins told lawmakers this is southside Virginia's hour of need, and he called for "decisive action."
On the eve of Warner's inauguration, the Governor Elect said one of his first actions will be to create an economic crisis task force.
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((MARK WARNER/GOVERNOR-ELECT; IN LIGHT OF RECENT BURLINGTON LAY-OFFS . OBVIOUSLY IN LIGHT OF THE VF LAY-OFFS IN HENRY COUNTY, WE NEED THIS STRIKE FORCE THAT WILL GO INTO COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH THESE VERY CHALLENGING TIMES OF LAY-OFFS.))
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Warner says he will lay out his vision for Virginia in his inaugural remarks, then follow with more detail on Monday night when he delivers his first State of the Commonwealth Address to a joint session of the General Assembly.
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The first group of Afghanistan detainees are in Cuba.... at the Guantanamo Naval Base.
The 20 men will be held in newly built cells.
Aleen Sirgany has the latest.
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((FOCUS ON THE WAR HAS SHIFTED THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM AFGHANISTAN... TO A NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. THAT'S WHERE THE FIRST GROUP OF TALIBAN AND AL-QAIDA DETAINEES HAS ARRIVED.
THE TWENTY MEN WILL BE HELD IN RECENTLY BUILT, OUTDOOR CELLS ... WHILE THE U.S. DECIDES THEIR FATE.
DONALD RUMSFELD/DEFENSE SECRETARY:
We're in the process of sorting through precisely the right way to handle them, and they will be handled in the right way.
BUT HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN.
SHACKLED, HOODED, AND IN ONE CASE SEDATED, THE DETAINEES HAD BEEN LOADED ABOARD A C-17 TRANSPORT PLANE IN KANDAHAR THURSDAY, WITH TWO GUARDS FOR EVERY PRISONER.
GEN. RICHARD
MYERS/CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF:
These are very dangerous people and that's how they're being treated.
MEANWHILE, THE PENTAGON SAYS INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IS TURNING UP SOME
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
RUMSFELD: AS WE INTERROGATE MORE DETAINEES, WE ARE BEING TOLD OF
TERRORISTS WHO THEY BELIEVE WERE KILLED IN EARLIER BOMBING RAIDS OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
U.S. OFFICIALS ARE NOW CONFIDENT EIGHT SENIOR TALIBAN AND AL-QAIDA LEADERS HAVE BEEN KILLED.
AND IN PAKISTAN, MILITARY TROOPS SEARCHED A REMOTE MOUNTAINSIDE FOR THE
REMAINS OF SEVEN U.S. MARINES KILLED IN A TANKER PLANE CRASH. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE IS ALSO UNDERWAY.
ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))
[Pritchett]
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Virginia's Supreme Court says a Roanoke man serving a life sentence for first degree murder will get a new trial.
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Livingston "Bud" Pritchett was convicted in 19-99 for the shooting death of 57-year-old Estel (ES-tul) Singleton.
Singleton's body was found outside the Ironto rest stop on Interstate-81 in 19-97.
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Defense attorney Jimmy Turk says the court ordered a new trial because the jury wasn't allowed to hear expert testimony on the defendant's mental retardation.
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((JIMMY TURK/PRITCHETT'S ATTORNEY; WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S MENTALLY RETARDED, AND THAT WAS A CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE CASE, AND MR. PRITCHETT TESTIFIED THAT HE DID NOT SAY THE THINGS THAT THE POLICE SAID THAT HE SAID....CUT COVER...THE JURY WAS NOT ALLOWED TO HEAR THOSE FACTORS AND WERE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO EVEN KNOW THE EXTENT OF HIS MENTAL RETARDATION.))
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Pritchett is serving his sentence in Sussex State Prison.
Turk says the case will likely be heard in Montgomery County in the Fall.
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[Church-Steeple]
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Thanks to a major rebuilding effort, a piece of Lexington history will soon look more like it did before a major fire.
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The Lexington Presbyterian Church burned in July of 2000.
Now, a year and a half later, the finishing touches are being put on a new steeple for the church.
A company near Elliston in Montgomery County is building the spire, and is trying to make the steeple as historically correct as possible.
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((AL ANDERSON/BLUE RIDGE TIMBERWRIGHTS; THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHURCH, CERTAINLY IT WAS THEIR DECISION TO REBUILD THE STEEPLE IN KIND. IT UNDOUBTEDLY WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS EXPENSIVE TO REBUILD IN A DIFFERENT MATERIAL.))
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No blueprints for the original steeple existed, so the company had to draw up new plans from a similar steeple they constructed for a Christiansburg church.
If all goes according to plan, the new steeple will be delivered late next month.
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An auto giant is cutting 35-thousand jobs and four models.
Find out what that means to car owners here when News 7 returns.
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And later, these crooks got caught on camera... stealing the camera.
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((Hey folks this is Mike Stevens back in the news 7 sports office on this Friday night as Cave Spring and Ph breath some life back into the valley's roundball with a packed house performance.
VMI is still looking for win number one in the counference.
O'Leary get back on his feet in the NFL.
While Ronde gets ready for the Eagles and another award.
And the Hokies lose a quarterback but may soon have another tonight on the Big 7.))[Ford]
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The Ford Motor Company is cutting 35-thousand jobs- and some of its car models.
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The Ford Escort, Mercury Cougar and Villager and the Lincoln Continental- will be gone this year.
Ford says its cutting 35-thousand jobs and closing five plants.
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((WE STRAYED FROM WHAT GOT US TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND IT COST US GREATLY.))
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((NICK SCHEELE/FORD PRESIDENT: WE'VE SUSPENDED BONUSES FOR COMPANY MANAGEMENT, ELIMINATED COMPANY MATCHING FOR 401 K AND REDUCED HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR BOTH SALARIED AND RETIREES.))
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By the year 20-04 Ford hopes to eliminate plants in New Jersey, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan and Canada.
Ford's plan will actually cost more than 4-billion dollars but the automaker hopes if it works it can turn a nine billion dollar profit by the middle of the decade.
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If you do own one of the four models about to be discontinued, a Salem dealer says not to worry about devaluation.
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Hayward (State-um) Statum says Ford will supply parts for at least 20 years after the last car rolls of the line.
In an effort to keep customers, Ford will also continue to provide service for the Escort, Mercury Cougar and Villager, and Lincoln Continental.
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((HAYWARD STATUM: FORD IS DOING SOME RESTRUCTURING THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, I THINK IT'S POSITIVE FOR THE ECONOMY AND FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEALERS.))
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Besides cost cutting measures, Ford has plans in action to boost profits.
Success with zero percent financing has been so great, the company has decided to extend it on many models.
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[TRW-Automotive]
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The slowdown in the auto industry is trickling down to other companies, even some here in Southwest Virginia.
A Smyth County company that makes stearing gears for cars and trucks will temporarily lay off about a hundred workers next week.
T-R-W Automotive says it's asked for volunteers to take a week and a half leave of absence.
A spokeswoman says they'll return to work at the Atkins plant once the company's customers return to full operation.
[Magnolia]
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Carroll County's largest employer continues to grow.
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Today, Governor Jim Gilmore announced Magnolia Manufacturing will add 25 new jobs.
The Gastonia, North Carolina-based manufacturer chose Carroll County for the expansion over facilities in its home state.
Gilmore also approved a 150-thousand-dollar grant from the Governor's Emergency Opportunity Fund to assist Carroll County with the project.
Magnolia, which concentrates exclusively on ring-spun yarns, has four facilities and 418 employees in Carroll County.
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[Halifax-Drownings]
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Two Halifax County children drowned after slipping through the ice of a pond yesterday.
Nine-year-old Christopher Carr and seven-year-old Montia Carr fell through the ice of a pond near their home.
A third child apparently witnessed the accident.
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Rescue workers responded to the incident just before 5:30 last evening.
The two children were under water for about 90 minutes before divers recovered the bodies.
The brother and sister were rushed to Halifax Regional Hospital, where continued efforts to revive them were unsuccessful.
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A pilot in training has a wild landing.
We'll show it to you next on News 7.
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And later, Hollywood honors a heavyweight champ.
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A student pilot made a landing he won't soon forget this morning.
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The student was on a training flight in Phoenix Arizona when a light came on that indicted the nose gear would not lock down.
After burning fuel for about an hour, the plane came in for a landing.
It looked like things were OK, until the nose gear collapsed and the plane skidded down the runway.
The pilot and instructor were fine.
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The story of this New York robbery has a twist... actually a couple of them.
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[SUPER=03-Manhattan, NY]
These robbers thought they were being careful by stealing this grocery store's surveillance camera, but it's fake.
The store had been robbed before so the owner placed a "dummy" camera in view to trick trouble makers....
The REAL camera is smaller in size and better hidden elsewhere in the store.
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((ALI MURAD/STORE OWNER: WE KNOW THEY'RE GONNA COME FOR REAL -- AND THEY TAKE THE FAKE ONE -- AND DON'T KNOW WHERE THE OTHER ONE IS IN THE STORE SOMEWHERE.))
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That's not all...one of the men locked the worker in a back room...
But the room opened to another store and the worker was able to get out and call police.
The robbers got away with hundreds of dollars...
But police say the quality of the video is so good they should be able to identify the crooks.
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Highlights from the PH-Cave Spring tussle are on the way, plus some college football and college roundball news is on the way.
But first in tonight's Extra Point -
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George O'Leary, who led Ga. Tech to national prominence, and who also suffered humiliation when he was forced to resign at Notre Dame is back in coaching tonight.
O'Leary has been hired to coach defensive ends for the Minnesota Vikings. New Vikings' head coach Mike Tice played fo
r O'Leary in high school on Long Island.
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We begin this morning the game that everyone in the valley wanted to see Patrick Henry hosting Cave Spring.
The only problem is that there weren't enough seats to accommodate all of the fans.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Cave Spring vs. Patrick Henry; :00]
Tickets went on sale yesterday afternoon at four, and before the jayvee game was even halfway over the doors were shut and well over a hundred fans were turned away.
The Patriots make the first statement as Eugene Newman shows his quickness with the drive and dish to Sidney Logan who powers up the layin for PH.
But watch the Knights with the ball movement. Tom Hagan to Daniel Payne to Ryan Hergrueter for the deuce off the glass.
The Knights then stretch the defense by making the Patriots pay from the outside as Andrew Davison can the long three and hits nothing but net.
Davison would slide over the wing and try another one. It rims out by Tom Hagan with a head band is on the board for the putback as Cave Spring starts to pull away.
PH would try to rally with some slick passing. Melvin Smith on the drive with the no look pass to number 40, Andre Brewer. He led PH with 20.
But the Knights would keep banging the rock inside as Hagan snaps the pass to Payne, who gets the hoop and the harm for Cave Spring.
[SUPER=33-Cave Spring/59/Patrick Henry/43;]
And then there's JJ. Redick, the Duke Bound senior goes baseline for two of his game high 28, and the Knights get the Western Valley district win 59 to 43.
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Next Saturday night, a week from today, both Cave Spring and Patrick Henry will be part of this year's Suntrust Classic at the Roanoke Civic Center.
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The four game feast on January 19th gets started with Fleming taking on Franklin County. After the warm-up, the Knights will battle Coastal Christian Academy.
The night session has the Patriots taking on fabled Dobyns Bennett high school.
Then in at 8:15 in the finale, JR Reynolds and the Roanoke Catholic Celtics get a shot at Steve Smith's Oak Hill Academy Warriors. Next Saturday night.
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Roanoke College plays host to a pair of ODAC games tomorrow.
The women take on Bridgewater at one, while the men welcome the number two ranked Tigers of Hampden Sydney to town for a three PM tipoff.
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[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
Roanoke is 7 and 5 on the season and 2 and 2 in the ODAC. Since 1996 the Maroons have won two ODAC tournament titles while the 11 and 1 Tigers have won four.
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The VMI Keydets have been playing inspired ball of late, but the team is still without a conference win.
Tomorrow VMI hits the road to attempt to change all of that.
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[SUPER=03-Lexington; :]
The Keydets went through an intense practice earlier this week to get ready for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.
V-M-I is 5 and 8 overall but as we mentioned 0 and 3 in the Southern Conference.
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The Tech men are home tomorrow afternoon at four taking on Miami.
While the Tech women are on the road at Georgetown looking for their 10th straight.
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The UVa men will be trying to break a two game skid tomorrow as the Cavs play North Carolian in Chapel Hill.
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And the sports action on Your Hometown Station today has the Clemson Tigers taking on Wake Forest in ACC basketball at two.
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Tomorrow, it's hot hoops and hot weather. First, Indiana takes on Iowa in Big Ten college basketball at one.
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And Right after that comes the NFL Today and the AFC wildcard game between the Ravens and the Dolphins in Miami. Sunday here on WDBJ-7.
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Ronde Barber and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the hot seat more than any other team this postseason.
Today they open the playoffs against Philadelphia at 4:30
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Barber recently earned his first pro bowl selection and the honors continue to roll in for Ronde. "NFL Alumni", a group made up of former NFL players, has voted Ronde its defensive cornerback of the year. Barber tied the league record this season with 10 interceptions.
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The Heisman trophy runner-up from this past season, Rex Grossman, says he WILL be back next year to play for the Florida Gators and new head coach Ron Zook.
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The Hokies, however, are losing one of their quarterbacks.
Jason Davis, who was Tech's third string quarterback this season but never played, is transferring to East Tennessee State.
The redshirt freshman is from Sevierville, Tennessee.
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While he is leaving another talented prospect may soon be committing to the Hokies.
Patrick Dosh, the six foot three inch 215 quarterback from Benedictine in Richmond has been recruited by Tech, North Carolina, Maryland, Marshall and JMU. He's visiting the Dukes in Harrisonburg this weekend where his dad Pat Dosh was a star basketball player in the mid-70's.
Sources say his top choice is still Tech.
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The "greatest" is now etched in stone.
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Today, Muhammad Ali got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
The former heavyweight champion insisted his star be installed on a wall, instead of being
embedded in the sidewalk.
Ali said he didn't want to be walked on by people who "disrespect him.''
The city of Los Angeles has proclaimed January 17th Muhammad Ali Day.
The 17th just happens to be Ali's 60th birthday.
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