WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 01/26/03

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Coming up on News 7-
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Opponents of a 95- mile natural gas pipeline secure a small victory. The son of evangelist Billy Graham prepares to bring his message to the Roanoke Valley.
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Brent says prepare for another quick blast of cold weather. Plus, some delays and cancellations to pass along.
News 7 is next.

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Strong rhetoric from lawmakers, as the world awaits a report from arms inspectors in Iraq.
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Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.

[Iraq]

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The clock is ticking. Tomorrow morning-- weapons inspectors will present their findings to the United Nations. Teri Okita has more from Washington.
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[SUPER=01-Colin Powell/Secretary of State; :16]
[SUPER=01-Tony Blair/British Prime Minister; :55]
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((AS WEAPONS INSPECTORS PREPARE TO PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE UNITED NATIONS MONDAY MORNING, SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL CONTINUES CAMPAIGNING FOR U-S SUPPORT FOR WAR IN IRAQ. IN SWITZERLAND, POWELL SAID TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN:
SUPER: (Super: Colin Powell/Secretary of State) Sot: there is no longer an excuse of Iraqi denial of its obliglations - we must have Iraq participate in disarmament or be disarmed
AND EVEN THOUGH POWELL SAYS THE UNITED STATES WILL CAREFULLY STUDY THE FINDINGS OF THE INSPECTORS, HE MAINTAINS IRAQ STILL HASN'T DECLARED ALL THAT IT SHOULD.

SOT: Powell: The international community still needs answers to crucial questions..

POWELL SAID AMONG THE LIST OF QUESTIONS IS THE WHEREABOUTS OF THOUSANDS OF LITRES OF ANTHRAX, CHEMICAL AGENTS, AND MUNITIONS KNOWN TO EXIST "BEFORE" THE LAST INSPECTORS WERE EXPELLED.

SOT: Powell: where is this material? what happened to it?"(161950)

BRITAINS PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR AGREES WITH POWELL.

(Super: Tony Blair/British Prime Minister)
SOT: What we know is there is an elaborate program of concealment that is pushing this stuff into different parts of
the country (and therefore forcing the inspectors to play a game of hide and seek)
BUT DEMOCRATIC MINORITY LEADER TOM DASCHLE SAYS PRESIDENT BUSH HAS YET TO MAKE A CONVINCING ARGUMENT THAT WAR IN IRAQ IS THE ANSWER:

(Super: Sen. Tom Daschle/Minority Leader)
Sot: The president must make a compelling case that this is the time to go to war..."

(Super: Teri Okita/Reporting)
STANDUP: The inspectors' report is unlikely to prompt any U-N backing for war. It could put pressure on President Bush to give inspectors more time ... or create a hard and fast deadline for action. Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.))

[Area-Charities]

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Some charities in Southwest Virginia say they need your help now more than ever.
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It costs nearly 300- thousand dollars a year to run the TRUST House on Elm Avenue in Roanoke.
TRUST provides an emergency and transitional living program for homeless individuals and families.
But providing those services is becoming quite difficult since the organization recently saw cuts in both state and local aid.
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((COLLEEN CARRELL/TRUST HOUSE: WE REALLY NEED FUNDS TO KEEP GOING STRONG. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS TO TRYING TO KEEP THE SHELTER ALIVE AND WELL AND RUNNING EFFICENTLY TO THE HIGHEST CAPACITY SO THAT WE CAN SERVE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE WAY THEY DESERVE.))
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Another area charity needs help but of another kind.
The Homeless Assistance Team or HAT cruises the streets of Roanoke Monday thru Friday looking for homeless people to take to shelters.
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[IN Q=We also need]
((CAROL TUNING/HOMELESS ASSISTANCE TEAM: WE ALSO NEED WINTER COATS, THERE IS A GREAT DEMAND FOR THE WINTER COATS, AND THE HATS AND THE GLOVES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.))
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Last year, H-A-T helped close to a thousand homeless people in the city of Roanoke.
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[Duke-Pipeline]

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Opponents of a proposed natural gas pipeline say the fight is far from over.
Duke Energy has already won approval and is set to begin construction on the project in a matter of weeks.

But as Justin McLeod discovered some landowners are standing in the way.
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((((NAT SOUND OF RON SAYING "IT WILL COME OVER THAT RISE DOWN THE HILL" AT 12:07))
Ron Meadows is one of many who plans to fight a proposed pipeline to the bitter end.
He says all you have to do is look around his yard to see why. ((NAT SOUND OF STREAM GOING INTO BITE))
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((RON MEADOWS/PIPELINE OPPONENT: AS OF TODAY YOU LOOK BACK AND THERE'S NOTHING BUT TREES AND BEAUTY BACK THERE, TOMORROW THERE WILL BE THAT BIG SCAR AND IT WILL BE THERE FOREVER.))
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That scar according to Meadows is Duke Energy's plan to build a 95-mile gas pipeline called the Patriot Extension.
It will begin in Wythe County and end in Rockingham County North Carolina.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has already approved the project.
But this week FERC ruled it needs more time to study new petitions filed by opponents.
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((RON MEADOWS: THEY'RE SAYING THEY MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION, THEY WILL HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY 24TH TO MAKE THAT DECISION.))
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That decision will be one of three things.
The federal government can either stick by its original decision, impose more conditions on Duke, or reverse its decision altogether.
This additional review is a standard procedure and does not stop Duke from beginning construction.
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((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THERE ARE 381 LANDOWNERS ALONG THE PIPELINE. ACCORDING TO DUKE, 78-PERCENT OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY SIGNED OVER THEIR EASEMENTS. FOR THE 134 LANDOWNERS THAT HAVEN'T, DUKE HAS BEGUN THE CONDEMNATION PROCESS.))
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((NAT SOUND OF WOMAN SAYING "WE'RE GOING TO COURT" AT 7:17))
One landowner who plans to head to court is Ellen Fulcher.
She refuses to sign over her land to Duke until a judge orders her to do so.
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[IN Q=We'll take it]
((ELLEN FULCHER: WE'LL TAKE IT WHEREVER WE'VE GOT TO TAKE IT, THEY'VE SENT US A SUBPONEA AND SAID WE'LL GO TO COURT SO WE JUST SAID WHEN, WE'LL BE THERE.))
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Opponents have also come up with a last ditch effort to block the pipeline.
If FERC declines to reverse its decision, they plan to fight the project all the way to the US Supreme Court.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Patrick County.))
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A spokesperson for Duke says the company would rather negotiate with landowners one on one than head to court.

[Magnet-Schools]

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Some students in Roanoke got a chance to showcase their work this weekend.
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The school system held its annual magnet fair yesterday at the Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle school. It was a chance for students and parents to learn more about the magnet program-- which is designed for students "K" through twelve. Right now, approximately 52- hundred students attend one of more than 30- magnet programs.
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[SUPER=01-Sandra Burks/Magnet Schools Director; ]
((MAGNET SCHOOLS OFFER SOMETHING IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED CURRICULA OF STATE OF VIRGINIA AND THEY DO THAT THROUGH OFFERING DIFFERENT THEMES AND THAT RANGES FROM THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL TO THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, TO BACCALAUREATE THERE'S A PERFORMING ARTS STRAND FOR GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 12, SCIENCE AND MATH, TECHNOLOGY AND AVIATION.))
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The school system will hold open houses at each of its magnet schools through the month of February. The deadline to apply to attend a magnet school is February 28th.
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[Safe-City]

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A new study shows that the Lynchburg area is among the safest places to live in the country.
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Crime statistics from the year 2001 show that the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, or M-S-A, ranks among the top 5 percent of the safest communities in America.
Out of 274 M-S-A's nationwide, Lynchburg comes in 15th with about 24-hundred crimes per 100-thousand residents.. Roanoke is 68th.
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((COL. CHARLES BENNETT/LYNCHBURG POLICE CHIEF: I REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS A RESOURCE, JUST LIKE A GOOD WATER SUPPLY AND A TRAINED WORKFORCE AND GOOD ROADS. THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN THE TOP FIVE PERCENT OF SAFE COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT BODES WELL FOR DEVELOPMENTAL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON HERE AND FOR GENERALLY THE QUALITY OF LIFE.))
[SUPER=01-Col. Charles Bennett/Lynchburg Police Chief]
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Bennett says many factors, not just law enforcement, go into the city's high ranking.
The Lynchburg M-S-A includes the counties of Amherst, Bedford and Campbell and the city of Bedford.

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Still to come on the newscast-- a celebration with a Christian theme is headed to the Roanoke Valley.
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Plus, it was a close call this weekend for the "Piano Man". We'll have that story in just a few minutes.
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[Sports-preview]

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((Hey, everybody. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports Office. Super Sunday Sports includes the Bucs hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the first time. We'll heat things up with the Heels and the Pack on Tobacco Road, plus Wake Forest chops the Noles in Winston-Salem. Jeff Gordon tries to focus on racing. And Vijay wins in the desert. All that on the way in just a few.))

[Chinese-Year]

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A New Years celebration like no other is about to take place.
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Roanoke will mark the Chinese New Year by holding a celebration February 8th at the Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church.
This weekend, the performers gathered to rehearse for the upcoming event.
Many of the performers are adopted children from China.
The show costs 15 dollars with proceeds going to help fund scholarships for students in China.
The event typically raises more than a thousand dollars.
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[Russian-Church]

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A couple from Russia is thousands of miles from home, spreading the gospel.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
The (KISS-uh-loavs) Kisselyovs work full time for the organization "Campus Crusade for Christ" back home. Today-- the were in Roanoke County sharing their story with members of New Century Community Church. The couple says most college students in Russia are non-believers and are trying to raise money to help spread the gospel back home through their organization.
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[IN Q=The main message]
[SUPER=01-Dmitry Kisselyov/Campus Crusade for Christ; ]
(( THE MAIN MESSAGE IS THE GOSPEL, THE MAIN THING THEY DON'T KNOW, THE MESSAGE ABOUT GOD'S LOVE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN GET SAVED. ))
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[OUT Q=can get saved.]
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"Campus Crusade for Christ" has a staff of 40 who work on 10- campuses around Russia.
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[SWAT-Mtg]

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The Roanoke Valley will play host to the son of evangelist Billy Graham this spring.
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This weekend, more than 400 young people gathered at the Salem Civic Center to get ready for the event. They heard from David Nasser who is a speaker specializing in reaching out to teens. Those who attended yesterday's seminar plan to help with student outreach at the Southwest Virginia Festival with Franklin Graham. It's scheduled to take place May 2nd through 4th at the Salem Stadium.
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[Feedback]

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Our viewer mail ranged from speedboats to Interstate taxes this week.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean, with News-7's Feedback.
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((The arrival at Smith Mountain Lake of a boat that can do up to 140 miles an hour had one viewer (Kent Cartner/Roanoke) making waves.
"I enjoyed your story on the high performance boat on Smith Mountain Lake but do we really need a 140 MPH boat or boats on an already crowded lake? I hope whoever buys these uses great caution."
The two-day walkout by workers at G-E over rising health insurance costs prompted this response from a viewer in Radford (Robert Hipps):
"As a retired engineer who has seen his (supposedly company paid) insurance premium increase more than 360 percent in eight years, I find it difficult to muster up any sympathy for the striking GE workers. Also, I'm sure that the 1.7 million people who have lost their jobs in 2002 would be happy to replace them at GE."
The state is looking over two proposals for widening Interstate 81, and financing it with vehicle tolls. That brought a comment from a viewer in Fincastle (Griffin Overstreet):
"Truckers play a big role in my life, bringing me food, clothes, my bed, almost everything I can think of. Now we are told truckers may have to pay a toll of $10 versus $3 for cars. And they already pay big taxes when they purchase diesel at the pumps...Give them a break!"
Any thoughts you have on issues in the news and our coverage of them are welcome, by US mail...fax...or email.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

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Up ahead on News 7 at 11, Tampa Bay rocks Oakland in Super Bowl 37. We'll have highlights in sports.
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but first, some girl scouts get out their needles and thread to help remember U-S servicemen.
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[Commercial]

[Chained-Child]

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Another disturbing case to report involving a foster child... This time in Chicago. Police say a three- year old child was found chained to a bed yesterday during a drug raid.
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Four people have been charged in connection with the case. A police spokesman says the chain was wrapped around the child's neck and secured with a padlock.
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[Joel]

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Singer and song-writer Billy Joel is out of the hospital...
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Last night-- the singer suffered injuries after slamming his Mercedes into a tree. Police say no summonses were issued as a result of the crash and that Joel was not given a Breathalyzer test. The accident occurred as Joel drove alone along a highway on New York's eastern Long Island. Rescue workers had to remove him from his car, and he was flown to a hospital. The 53- year old voluntarily checked into a substance abuse and psychiatric center last summer.
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[Girl-Scouts]

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As the U-S prepares for possible war with Iraq some Girl Scouts in Kansas are remembering soldiers from the past.

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About a year ago one of the girls noticed some of the flags at the Military Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth were torn and ragged. She says she thought the former soldiers deserved better and decided to do something about it.
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((ELIZABETH JORDAN/GIRL SCOUT: WE BOTH JUST THOUGHT WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER AND FIX THEM SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING NICE FOR THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR US.))
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Jordan's troop set a goal to repair and refurbish 30- THOUSAND flags by Memorial Day. The girls estimate it'll take 30- hours to complete the project and will work weekends until they finish. Their efforts may even earn them the prestigious "Bronze Award" which recognizes Girl Scouts for their community service.
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[SB-Commercials]

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It's Super Bowl Sunday - and often times the commercials are just as anticipated as the game.
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Each year companies spend millions for their ads to air during the Super Bowl. With an audience of more than 100- million, 30- seconds of air time costs companies just over 2- MILLION dollars this year. Anheuser- Busch spent the most money. One of their commercials featured country music singer Tim McGraw as a designated driver for some chatty passengers.

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[S-Super]

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Super Bowl Thirty-Seven pitted the NFL's top ranked defense in Tampa Bay against the Raiders top ranked offense. The Raiders were a four point favorite coming in, but the Bucs got to Rich Gannon early and held off a late rally to claim the Lombardi Trophy in the franchise's first trip to the big game.
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Jon Gruden's defense was the story all night long.
After a field goal contest over the first 20 minutes, the Bucs led 6-3. Rich Gannon was harrassed from the outset throwing five picks. Ronde Barber came on the blitz and game MVP Dexter Jackson picked off the pass, one of three INT's in the first half for Gannon.
The Bucs scored the game's first TD just a few minutes later when Mike Alstott crashed in from two yards out for a 13 to 3 lead.
Brad Johnson made it 20 to 3 at the half with this 5 yard flip to Keenan McCardell for the score.
In the second half, more trouble for Gannon. This time Dwight Smith gets one of his two interceptions on the day, and he takes it to the house. Needless to say the rout was on.
Gannon finally hooked up with Jerry Rice on a 48 yard score allowing Oakland to close to 34-21, but Derrick Brooks
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added another interception and took it back for a score. The Bucs won it 48 to 21. At the age of 39, Jon Gruden becomes the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl.
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[S-Heels]

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To the court, where North Carolina and North Carolina State renewed one of the ACC's hottest rivalries today on Tobacco road.
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Late in the first half, tempers flared between the Heels and the Pack as they often do.
Cooler heads eventually prevailed.
Carolina's Raymond Felton was anything but cool, knocking down 8 three's on his way to a 28 point afternoon.
Later Rashad McCants got free for the reverse lay-in. He scored 20 and grabbed ten rebounds for UNC.
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But Julius Hodge tallied 23 points in the second half for State to finish the game with 30. North Carolina State beat North Carolina 86 to 77.
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[S-Deacs]

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Wake Forest improved to 13 and two this afternoon, three and two in the ACC, handing Florida State its 5th conference loss of the season.
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Life in the ACC can be tough on first year players and coaches as Leonard Hamilton is finding out this season.
His Seminoles trailed by 4 at the half, but turned things up in the second stanza. Tim Pickett got free on the backdoor cut for two of his game high 27 points as FSU hung in.
Just a few minutes later, Todd Galloway scored again for Florida State on the hard drive to the hole.
But Josh Howard used the double screen to get free for a trifecta. Howard scored 24 points to lead the
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Demon Deacs. Vytas Danelius added 18 of his own and Wake Forest won it 71 to 60.
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[S-Gordon]

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While personal problems dog him off the track, four time Winston Cup champ Jeff Gordon is shifting his focus back to the track, where now more than ever he is intent on winning a 5th title as Mike Stevens found out on this week's Nascar Media Tour.
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[S-Golf]

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We finish up on the links where Vijay Singh is 720 thousand dollars richer after winning the Phoenix Open.
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Singh fired a final round 8-under par 63 to finish the event at 23 under par. He birdied 5 of the first 6 holes o(------------) n his way to a 29 on the front side. Singh beat John Huston by three shots.