WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 07/03/02

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Coming up on News 7-
Fire at an area church today-
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A woman pleads guilty to selling drugs to a teenager- that teen died of an overdose.
The nation is hot- so far four people have died- We'll find out if the heat will continue in this region...

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Robin will have the holiday forecast.
News 7 is next.

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A woman is convicted of second-degree murder for selling drugs to a teenager who overdosed and died.
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[Benzenhafer]

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Melanie Benzenhafer (Ben-zen-hay-fer) COULD have faced up to 40 years in prison. But, under a plea agreement, she'll serve two. As Marya Jones reports, prosecutors say her conviction still sends a message to people who sell drugs.
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(( Melanie Benzenhafer says she sold a couple of prescription painkillers to her teenage neighbor to help support her young daughter.
Because of it, she's a convicted murderer.
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((JOEL BRANSCOM/COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: WHEN YOU UNDERTAKE TO SELL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, YOU TAKE THE RISK THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO TAKE THEM IN A WAY THAT KILLS THEM AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT DEATH.)) [RUNS:10]
Benzenhafer pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
She admits she sold three to five Lortab pills to 17-year-old Brian Osborne back in January for about 7 dollars apiece.
The next day, Osborne was found dead of an overdose.
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((BRAD BRAFORD/BENZENHAFER'S LAWYER: IT WAS A TERRIBLE DECISION WITH TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. UNFORTUNATELY, MR. OSBORNE DIDN'T SURVIVE THE CONSEQUENCES, BUT SHE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THEM.)) [RUNS:13]
Second degree murder CAN carry up to 40 years in prison...
But prosecutors say they agreed to let Benzenhafer serve only two because she was NOT a drug dealer and had no criminal record.
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[SU 32:26 - :37] ((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: BENZENHAFER LEFT COURT FOR PRISON, WHERE SHE'LL SERVE A YEAR BEFORE SHE'S TRANSFERRED TO A BOOT CAMP AND WORK RELEASE PROGRAM. BRIAN OSBORNE'S MOTHER SAYS SHE'S FINE WITH THAT. MJN7, FINCASTLE.)) [RUNS:09]))

[Hillsville-Fire]

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Fire severely damaged a chuch in Hillsville this afternoon.
Officials say the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Hillsville was struck by lightning around Four this afternoon.
Fire quickly spread to the sanctuary, and destroyed the roof and steeple.
Fire crews used a ladder truck to save classrooms, and the newer part of the church.
Nobody was injured, and there is no dollar amount of the damage.

[Heat]

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At least four deaths are blamed on a heat wave gripping much of the nation- The deaths came in St. Louis and Chicago.
In New York City, officials opened up more than 300 cool buildings to people without air conditioning.
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Temperatures near 100 degrees scorched the Northeast today- and heat indexes made it feel as hot as 108- those forced to work outside were sweating through the heat wave.
New Yorkers are doing what they can to keep cool.
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((IN OUR APARTMENT WE HAVE THREE AIR CONDITIONERS RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME AND THE SECOND WE STEP OUT IT IS LIKE A WAVE OF HEAT COMES RIGHT IN.))
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The National Weather service has posted excessive heat alerts from Boston to Washington.
Demand for electricity is high and people are seeking relief at pools and at the beach.
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[Cruising]

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For many it was a chance to relive high school memories of cruising down one of Roanoke's busiest streets, for others it was a show of classic horsepower, and automotive style. Richard Lesko takes us for a spin with Star City Motor Madness.
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(( It may be a time honored tradition, but normally cruising on Williamson Road is frowned upon by the Roanoke City Police. On the night before Independance Day, it was accepted, and even encouraged.
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((TOM COX/STAR CITY MOTOR MADNESS; CRUISE WILLIAMSON ROAD, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT THAT YOU DON'T ORDINARILY HAVE, I'M TELLING THAT YOU HAVE TO OBEY ALL THE TRAFFIC LAWS, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. ))
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The Star City Motor Madness is a fundraiser for the Virginia Museum of Transportation, which is trying to build a classic automotive gallery. So far a local group has raised about of a third of the 1-point-5 million dollar price tag. Besides the opportunity to show off your wheels on the road, the Star City Motor Madness drew hundreds of display cars, new and old.
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This is a 1924 Model T, a purchased in 1951 for all of three dollars.
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((BOB HUDSON/ 1924 MODEL T OWNER; THIS BODY STYLE IS THE HUCKSTER WAGON. THIS ONE DELIVERED VEGETABLES IN WINSTON-SALEM FROM 1924 TO 1932. THEN IT SAT IN A SHED UNTIL 1951 UNTIL I BOUGHT IT. AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT EVER SINCE.))
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Car owners say they learn about themselves, and their families when they are trying to get these classic cars out of the garage, and cruising down the open road.
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((WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABOUT '74. AT ONE TIME WE HAD THREE '55, '56, '57 CHEVROLETS, WE RAN QUARTER MILER'S WITH ONE OF MY SONS. YOU LEARN ALOT ABOUT YOUR KIDS ACROSS THE HOOD OF A CAR.))
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And on the eve of Independence Day, these car enthusiasts showed there's nothing more American than cruising in a classic automobile. Richard Lesko, News 7, Roanoke.))

[July-Fourth]

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Organizers are putting the finishing touches on this year's Fourth of July celebration in Roanoke..
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The annual fireworks show will follow a day of entertainment, including The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and the Clark Family Experience..
Buses will shuttle people to Victory Stadium, from the parking lots at Virginia Western Community College, and the Williamson Road garage downtown.
Spectators will not be allowed to bring their own fireworks -- this year that means no sparklers..
Tomorrow's fireworks display is expected to be better than ever..
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((LES FAIR/FIREWORKS TECHNICIAN; THEY HAVE A BIGGER VARIETY, LARGER SHELLS IN THE SHOW, A BIGGER PRE SHOW WITH ADDED SET PIECES AND GROUND LEVEL DISPLAYS.))
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Last year 28-thousand people attended the show -- this year organizers say they're expecting more than 30-thousand.
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[Clark-Family]

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Six brothers from Franklin County will be one of the healdine acts at tomorrow's concert... despite the fact that they're trying to declare bankruptcy.
Today the Clark Family Experience's financial problems brought them to a Roanoke courthouse.
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The brothers say they owe more than 700-thousand dollars to their record company, management and other creditors, and they don't have adequate income to pay those debts.
Today, they acknowledged they want out of contracts they signed four years ago.
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((AUSTIN CLARK: SIGN HERE, WE'LL PROMISE YOU THIS, WE'LL GET YOU THAT. THE ALBUM HASN'T EVEN COME OUT . HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO MAKE MONEY OR ANYTHING IF THEY WON'T EVEN PUT IT OUT.)) ((LORI THOMPSON/CURB RECORDS' ATTORNEY: I THINK ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR CAREERS AND CERTAINLY WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT THEY HAD APPROACHED CURB CONCERNING THEIR CONCERNS UNDER THE CONTRACT INSTEAD OF TAKING THIS COURSE WHICH THEY DID KIND OF OUT OF THE BLUE.))
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Two years after going into the studio to record their first major album, the project is still on the shelf. It is now scheduled for release on August 20th.
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[Fourth-Security]

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This fourth of July will include the usual- fireworks and fun.
But it will also include fighter jets and bag checks.
Half a million people will turn out on Washington's National Mall- As Aleen Sirgany reports, officials are being extra careful-
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((ON THE EVE OF THE NATIONS BIG BIRTHDAY BASH, THERE ARE SOUND CHECKS AND PERHAPS SOME JITTERS FOR THURSDAY'S CELEBRATION ON THE NATIONAL MALL 300 ACRES PACKED WITH PEOPLE AND THE TIGHTEST SECURITY THE TRADITIONAL FOURTH OF JULY PARTY HAS EVER SEEN. Teresa Chambers/U.S. PARK POLICE: All bags will be checked, purses, backpacks, we want to make sure this is a family environment and that they're on park property, they can feel comfortable in knowing the person sitting next to them has also gone through a security screening. 2-THOUSAND POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE PATROLLING THE MALL, 24 METAL DETECTOR SECURITY CHECKPOINTS WILL BE SET UP, AND COPS WONT ONLY BE ARMED WITH WEAPONS BUT WITH PORTABLE METAL DETECTOR WANDS. VISITORS WELCOME THE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
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"You gotta do what you gotta do to make everyone feel safe, I'm here to see the fireworks. DAVE SIERRA: I can't complain doesn't bother me SECURITY CAMERAS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ATOP THE MONUMENTS. WHILE POLICE ARE PREPARING FOR THE WORSE, THE WHITE HOUSE AND F-B-I POINT OUT WASHINGTON HAS NOT RECEIVED A DIRECT OR SPECIFIC THREAT. AND THEY'RE HOPING PEOPLE WONT STAY AWAY. Come out and celebrate America's independence, there is no place better as a U-S citizen to celebrate the fourth of July than here in the nations capital. HALF A MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO THE MALL FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION. POLICE ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO HAVE PATIENCE. AS, CBSNEWS,WASH.))
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Someone may be trying to use the Attorney General's office to scam people.
We'll explain when News 7 returns.
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Plus investigators say drugs may have been a factor in a deadly Texas bus crash.
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[Sports-preview]

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[Barr-Labs]

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A booming pharmaceutical market is good news for one local company which is celebrating a major expansion effort.

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Barr Laboratories today dedicated its new 7-million dollar warehouse and quality control lab at its facility in Forest.
The additional 150-thousand square feet will help create up to 75 new jobs.
The Bedford County plant was selected for expansion over other Barr operations in Ohio, New Jersey and New York.
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((BRUCE DOWNEY/BARR LABS CEO: I THINK OUR BUSINESS HAS DONE VERY WELL, AND CERTAINLY BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF THE WORKFORCE AND THE QUALITY OF THIS FACILITY, WHENEVER WE EVALUATE WHERE TO EXPAND, THE FOREST FACILITY COMES UP VERY HIGH AND SO WE'VE DIRECTED A LOT OF DOLLARS TO THIS FACILITY.))
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Barr Labs produces more than a hundred name-brand and generic medicines.
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[Kilgore-Scam]

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Attorney General Jerry Kilgore is warning consumers of a telephone scam that uses his office's name.
Kilgore says a Christiansburg man got a call from someone who said he was working for the attorney general's office and looking into credit card theft.
The caller told the Christiansburg man that his card had been fraudulently billed 479-dollars and he would have it removed.
First, however, the caller sought the victim's checking account number to help cover the fraud until the office could take care of the fraudulent billing.
The Christiansburg man declined and checked with the attorney general's office.

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It was a 54-year old Roanoke Valley resident who apparently committed suicide last night in Roanoke County.
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The medical examiner's office reports the victim suffered multiple traumatic injuries consistent with a high fall. The body was discovered by fishermen around ten last night beneath the Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over the Roanoke River. County police concluded all facts were consistent with suicide.
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[Bus-Crash]

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Drugs may have played a role in last week's deadly bus crash in Texas.
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A county official says trace amounts of (VAL-ium) Valium and cocaine were found in the driver's body.
The crash killed four students and injured three dozen more- when the bus crashed into a pillar under an over pass-
Investigators say they won't know what, if any, role the findings may have played in the accident until additional blood and tissue tests are done.
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[Marines-Drugs]

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Several marines were arrested and convicted allegedly dealing drugs-
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They are the few dozen- no longer proud Marines now in Camp lejeune's lockup for doing and dealing drugs.
It is called operation X-terminator as in Ecstacy the designer drug of choice in some clubs- and the so called Rave party scene in place like Wilmington North Carolina.
That's where two years ago investigators began noticing drug users included military people.
84 marines and navy men have been arrested.
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((ROBIN KNAPP/NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR: THOSE MARINES THAT WERE FOUND GUILTY IN MILITARY COURT WERE HERE AT CAMP LEJEUNE.)) [BUTT TO 20:32:37] ((MAJ. STEVE COX/CAMP LEJEUNE: THE USE OF DRUGS IS A THREAT TO MILITARY READINESS AND SAFETY.))
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Last October, right in the middle of Operation X-terminator 24 hundred marines from Lejeune became the first sizeable unit deployed to Afghanistan.
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A union dispute may leave some Northeasterners thirsty.
Find out why next on News 7.
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And from the big screen to the big planes... one famous actor has a new job.
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[RI-Beer]

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It's hot out but the beer may not be flowing in Rhode Island for long.
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A contract dispute between the teamsters local and the state's largest distributor- has put beer deliveries on hold- and workers don't see an end in sight.
The employees on strike include truck drivers and warehouse workers.
Union workers are urging store owners not to accept deliveries by non union workers...
Meanwhile during this heat wave- and holiday- the suds could be running dry in Rhode Island.
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[Language-Class]

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A Radford University clinic is helping children better express themselves.
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An eight-week program at Waldron College uses books to assist kids with language disorders. Participants have difficulty in vocalizing thoughts or they're hearing impaired. They range in age from three to seven. Therapy sessions are done on a group and individual basis. Each week a new book is introduced.
Activities and therapy revolve around its contents.
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((PAT ROSSI/CLINIC DIRECTOR; WE'RE ABLE TO GO BEYOND APPROPRIATE AND ACTUALLY MOVE TOWARD IDEAL THERAPY OR WHAT REALLY IS IN A CHILD'S BEST INTEREST AND THAT WOULD MEAN ONE ON ONE ATTENTION AND TREATMENT PLANNING.))
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Rossi says the kids get to take the books home... That helps them further their progress. The program has four more weeks to go. Morgan Allen says his four and a half year old daughter is already showing signs of improvement.
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The Hillcats and Avalanche battle in the Hill City, major league highlights with the Yankees, Indians, braves and Expos and Ronde Barber talks about playing for John Gruden.
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But first our extra point. Helio Castroneves is the winner of the Indy 500..period, case closed. Indy League president Tony George held a news conference this morning and rejected the appeal of the controversial Indianapolis 500 finish between Helio Castroneves and Paul Tracy.
George concluded that the decision by the League's vice president Brian Barnhart - that Tracy's pass of the Helio took place after the yellow caution flag flew - was correct.
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[S-AVS]

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Your two hometown teams went head to head last night, as the Hillcats hosted the Avalanche in the first of a three game series and the Avs were gunning for their fourth straight win.
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The Hillcats' Jose Castillo put his team on the score board early in the bottom of the third, as he easily knocks this one deep over the center field wall. Avs were still winning , 2 - 1.
To the bottom of the fifth. Lynchburg's Ronny Paulino hits an equally impressive [SUPER=37-Salem/5/Lynchburg/4;]home
r, this time sending Jose Castillo and Josh Bonifay around the bases and home.
Avalanche designated hitter Greg Cattaliona slams a home run in the top of the sixth, Final score, Avs 5 Hillcats 4.
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[S-Majors]

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To the majors and the Yankees and the Indians battled at Yankee Stadium.
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One of Buena Vista's finest on hand at the ball park in Charlie Manuel.
Cleveland draws first blood as Travis Fryman steps up to the plate against David Wells and crushes the pitch, a solo shot that give the Indians the 1-nothing lead.
But Jack Nicholson would watch the Bronx Bombers answer with a five run second inning. Rondell White starts things of
f with a single to center that plates Jason Giambi [SUPER=35-New York/11/Cleveland/8;]and Ron Coomer, who beats the thr
ow home and is safe. The count is 2-1. In the seventh, Jim Thome crushes his 26th homer of the season. He has hit a homer in seven straight games and is one shy of tying the all time record. Yankee skipper Joe Torre did not select him for the all star game. Yankees win 11-8.

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In National League action, Jeff Bagwell hit a pair of homers and drove in five runs as Houston blasted Cincinnati 11-to-4. Bagwell ripped a three-run homer that put the Astros ahead 5-to-1 in the third inning. He added an R-B-I single and a solo
[SUPER=35-Houston/11/Cincinnati/4;]shot in the rout.
Craig Biggio smacked a two-run homer as the Astros made it five wins in their last six games.
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[S-UVA]

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Ahmad Brooks and Kenan Carter, two of Virginia's top football recruits, might NOT play for the Cavaliers until 2004. Fork Union head football coach John Shuman said yesterday afternoon that he has started the process of enrollment at Fork Union for Carter, a star defensive end.
Shuman also said he is awaiting official word on whether or not the nations number one high school linebacker and C.D. Hylton standout Ahmad Brooks will enroll at Fork Union next year and not play as a freshman at UVa. Shuman is awaiting Brooks A.C.T. score. UVa officials could not be reached for comment.

[S-Ronde]

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Tiki and Ronde Barber have a lot to be proud of. Tiki has played in a super bowl and Ronde has earned a trip to the pro bowl.
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Ronde has started 43 of the past 45 games for the Bucs and has developed into one of the top young cornerbacks in the league. This season he'll take his cues from a different coach, because Tony Dungy is out and Jon Gruden is in Tampa.
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Amelie Mauresmo (ma-rizz-mo) sent Jennifer Capriati packing with a 6 - 3, 6 - 2 victory at Wimbledon yesterday.
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In the quarter final match that was delayed three hours due to rain, third-seeded Capriati received treatment twice from her trainer for a pulled neck muscle.
Meanwhile, Serena Williams continued her easy run through the draw with a 6 - 3, 6 - 2 win over Daniella Hantuchova and will meet up with Mauresmo in the semis. Williams hasn't dropped a set in five matches.
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Qualifying for Saturday night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway is tomorrow night at eight.
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Elliott Sadler is headed to Robert Yates Racing in 2003 but, according to an article on NASCAR.com, the move will not affect Ricky Rudd. The article says that Sadler could get the M & M's sponsorship and make up a third Robert Yates team to work with Rudd and Dale Jarrett. Sadler was let out of his Wood Brothers contract earlier this season.
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[S-Dale]

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[Take Pinnacle Page Full] A four-month-old north Florida farm goat is drawing attention from the fans of the late Dale Earnhardt. The brown goat named Lil' Dale, was born with a distinctive white number-three on her right side, the number made famous by Earnhardt.
His owner says the goat was born with the number -- and that the marking was not painted on, shaved on, or otherwise manufactured.
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[Travolta]

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Many of us have seen John Travolta sing, dance and even jump from buildings.... Now we can see him fly.
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The Oscar nominated actor is taking a trip around the world in a Boeing 707- that HE will pilot.
Travolta is an ambassador pilot on behalf of Australia's Qantas Airlines. Also aboard are Travolta's wife and children, plus crew members.
He's no stranger to the skies. He has spent as many hours flying as he has acting. The 48-year-old began taking flight lessons at sixteen, and earned his license in 1981.
As Travolta prepared to take off-- he seemed eager to start his trip.
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((JOHN TRAVOLTA/ACTOR: THE 707'S READY, THE CREW'S READY, WE'RE WAITING FOR OUR PASSENGERS. EVERYTHING IS ON BOARD, THE FLIGHT PLAN IS SET. THE FIRST STOP IS VANCOUVER. ))
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[OUT Q=first stop is Vancover. ]
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The plane took off on Monday in Los Angeles, headed to New Zealand to begin the ten nation tour. Some of the scheduled stops include Australia, Singapore, Tokyo, London, Paris, and New York. (------------)