WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 01/30/03

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Coming up on News 7-
A deadly head on crash in Montgomery County.
General Electric is letting some workers go.
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A missing person in North Carolina is now accounted for.
Big Screen TV owners.. listen up. One company is recalling the big screens saying they could cause a fire.
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News 7 at Eleven is next.

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Life in prison for the so called Shoe bomber, Richard Reid.
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((MICHAEL SULLIVAN/U.S. ATTORNEY: REID WILL NOW SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON, UNABLE TO FULFILL HIS DELUSIONAL QUEST TO DESTROY DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE NAME OF RELIGION.))
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[Shoe-bomber]

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Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
Richard Reid planned to set off explosives on a packed airliner-
Now the confessed shoe bomber will spend the rest of his life in prison.
As Jennifer Miller reports Reid is a self proclaimed follower of Osama bin Laden- who today learned his fate in court.
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((UNDER TIGHT SECURITY IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND, A U-S DISTRICT COURT JUDGE SENTENCED SHOEBOMBER RICHARD REID TO LIFE IN PRISON. THE AL QAIDA FOLLOWER CONFESSED, IN OCTOBER, TO TRYING TO BLOW UP AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM PARIS TO MIAMI IN DECEMBER OF 2001. REID SAID HE TRIED TO TAKE DOWN THE PLANE OUT OF HIS LOVE FOR ISLAM. U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan "In open court today, RR again pledged his allegiance to UBL .. an enemy of our country." Jane Collins/Sketch Artist DESCRIBING HIMSELF AS A SOLDIER OF WAR AND DENOUNCING U-S FOREIGN POLICY... REID ARGUED ... "Your government has sponsored the torture of Muslims in Iraq, and Turkey, and Jordan and Syria with their money and weapons.'' TELLING THE JUDGE .. "it's in your hands."' REID WAS THEN ANGRILY DRAGGED FROM THE COURTROOM IN HANDCUFFS.
U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan "His last threat to the court, your flag will come down and so will your country." THIS FIELD-TEST SHOWS, ACCORDING TO THE PROSECUTION, WHAT REID HOPED TO ACCOMPLISH. AUTHORITIES SAY HE HAD ENOUGH PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES IN HIS BOOTS TO BLOW A HOLE IN THE PLANE'S FUSELAGE AND KILL ALL 197 PEOPLE ON BOARD. BUT AS REID TRIED TO LIGHT A FUSE STICKING OUT FROM HIS SHOES, HIS VICTIMS OVERPOWERED HIM . AT SENTENCING, THOSE VICTIMS ADDRESSED THE COURT. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAYING REID WAS ON "A MISSION OF EVIL." PROSECUTORS SAY HE SHOWED NO REGRET ... AND DECLARED HIMSELF AND ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES. JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS.))

[Monty-Fatal]

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An accident in Montgomery County kills one woman and leaves another in critical condition this evening. It happened just before 6 on Route 11. State police say Julie Marie Tomlinson of McCoy was driving north when she hit a car head-on in the southbound lanes.

Tomlinson died at the scene. Sherry Lily Kostric of Radford was driving the second vehicle. She was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital and later transferred to the trauma unit of R-M-H. Police say the cause of the accident is unknown.

[L'burg-Snow]

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The snow may be beautiful but it's created an ugly scheduling mess for local schools.
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In Lynchburg, this is the sixth time this year students have lost class time because of bad weather.
To make up the time, educators may hold school on Memorial Day and possibly a few Saturdays in February and March.
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((JAMES MCCORMICK/LYNCHBURG SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: ANOTHER IDEA THAT WAS SUGGESTED WAS SPRING BREAK. NOW SPRING BREAK IS LATE IN APRIL THIS YEAR. MIGHT A FIVE-DAY WEEKEND FOR SPRING BREAK TAKE THE PLACE OF SAY A TEN-DAY WEEK, YOU KNOW, WITH FIVE DAYS OFF? MIGHT WE JUST CLOSE FOR THREE DAYS RATHER THAN FIVE?))
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State law requires school divisions to make up the first five snow days, but not days six through ten.
The Lynchburg school board will discuss the school calendar at next week's meeting.
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[Roanoke-Snow]

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In the Roanoke valley, the surprise snow did not cause any major problems.
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Classes were cancelled at many schools, and delayed at others.
Scattered outtages left some people without power.
But even as the snow continued through the day, most of the roads in the region remained clear.
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Totals were higher in areas outside Roanoke, such as Rocky Mount, where a steady snow covered the courthouse and stuck to the pavement.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation warns that freezing temperatures overnight could create difficult conditions for drivers.

[Iraq]

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Saddam Hussein today invited U-N weapons inspector Hans Blix to Baghdad early next month for talks about Iraq's disarmament.
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An ambassador says Iraq wants the meeting to avoid misunderstandings with the inspectors. That after inspectors told the Security Council they need more cooperation from Baghdad. Meanwhile, President Bush says military action can be expected in a matter of WEEKS if Iraq doesn't disarm, but there are options other than war.
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((HOPEFULLY THE PRESSURE OF THE FREE WORLD WILL CONVINCE MR. SADDAM HUSSEIN TO RELINQUISH POWER. WE WOULD WELCOME THAT OF COURSE.))
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About 90- thousand American troops are now stationed in the Persian Gulf. Officials say that number could double within two weeks. 500- thousand U-S troops were used during the Gulf War.
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[John-Snow]

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The Bush administration has a new Treasury secretary.
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John Snow, who headed the giant C-S-X railroad company the past 14 years, won Senate approval tonight.
The vote came after Snow met with two senators who wanted his assurances that he would review a Treasury Department rule on pensions.
Opponents say the rule discriminates against older workers.
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[GE-Layoffs]

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A local union leader is confirming layoffs at Salem's General Electric plant. Roy Rogers, President of the Local I-U-E C-W-A, says about 40-salaried employees are being laid off or offered early retirement. The workers are NOT represented by the union. Most of them are technical and some are management positions. Rogers says the layoffs with happen within one to three months. News 7 called the plant, but officials were gone for the day.

[Taylor]

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A bloody fingerprint has linked a suspect to last year's murder of an 88-year old nursing home resident in Roanoke County.
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At a preliminary hearing for Danny Ray Taylor today,
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the prosecution revealed that police had recovered a lotion bottle with quite a bit of blood on it. D-N-A tests show it's Helen Cadd's blood. The lab also found Taylor's palm print in her blood.
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((RANDY LEACH/ROANOKE CO. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY; I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT WE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHY THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED. ALL WE KNOW IS IT THAT HELEN CADD WAS MURDERED, AND WE HAVE EVIDENCE LINKING DANNY TAYLOR TO IT.))
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The case goes to the Grand Jury a week from tomorrow. Cadd's family is raising funds to improve security in nursing homes. Donations to the Helen Cadd Elderly Protection Fund can be sent to Post office Box 11-59, Roanoke, 2-4-0-0-6.
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[Barcliff]

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A Lynchburg man faces a long prison term for shooting a convenience store clerk during a robbery last summer.
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20-year-old Benjamin Barcliff walked into this 7-11 store on Wadsworth Street June 28th, flashed a handgun and demanded money.
When the clerk hesitated, Barcliff shot him.. the bullet passed through the man's chest and into his right arm.
Barcliff pleaded guilty to malicious wounding, robbery and firearms charges today.
He faces up to life plus 33 years in prison when he's sentenced in March.
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[Harrison]

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The Harrison Museum of African American Culture hopes to help bring Roanoke's former Gainsboro neighborhood back to life.
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Executive Director (A-LEE-tha) Aletha Bolden today announced the museum will move into the Dumas (DUE-miss) Center in downtown Roanoke in late 20-04. The Dumas Center is being renovated to allow for the housing of a variety of arts, cultural and educational organizations. In the early 1900's the Dumas Hotel was the heart of the Gainsboro neighborhood known for its vibrant African American cultural life. Bolden says the effort to revitalize the area has been going on for decades.
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((ALETHA BOLDEN/HARRISON MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: IT'S BEEN FLICKERING BACK TO LIFE. RIGHT NOW THERE'S THE DUMAS DRAMA GUILD AND IF WE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS COME OVER THERE THERE WILL BE MORE ACTIVITY ON THAT AREA, HENRY STREET.))
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Henry Street is now named First Street. Bolden says the new facilities will triple the museum's current gallery space and increase its visibility.
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A worker missing from a North Carolina explosion is found safe and sound.
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While rescuers Down Under search for more victims of a deadly train derailment.
Those stories when News 7 returns.
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[Australia-Train]

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Australian rescue workers are at the scene of a train wreck- trying to free trapped passengers.
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The commuter train crashed 20 miles south of Sydney.
So far nine people are confirmed dead.
15 others are seriously hurt.
That number could climb.
Other passengers are still trapped inside the crumpled cars.
No word yet on a cause.
Officials there say it's too early to tell whether a recent heatwave- it's been over 104 degrees there- could have buckled the tracks.
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[NC-Blast]

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Investigators still don't know what caused a deadly blast at a North Carolina medical supply factory, but there is some good news.
The one person who was missing and feared dead has been accounted for.
That leaves the death toll at three- Ten others are in critical condition.
Stacy Case has more.
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((AN ENDLESS STREAM OF WATER-- ANYTHING TO KEEP THE FIRE DOWN. FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT DAY, FIREFIGHTERS POURED IT ON. IT'S STILL TOO HOT AND TOO UNSTABLE TO GO INSIDE. SUPER: FIRE CHIEF We are worried at this time it will collapse NAT: fire from yesterday TRACK: THE MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION WEDNESDAY CAUSED HEAVY STEEL BEAMS TO MELT AND TWIST. STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS CAN'T BEGIN THEIR WORK INSIDE UNTIL HEAVY MACHINERY ARRIVES TO TEAR DOWN THE DANGLING DANGER. STAND UP BRIDGE: STACY CASE/REPORTING That should happen tomorrow-- but the rain is complicating matters. Crews can't bring in the big equipment until things dry out. Don Morel, West Pharmaceutical Services. Until we get access to the floors, we don't have a lot of information to even guess INVESTIGATORS DID BEGIN INTERVIEWING SURVIVORS LIKE THIS MAN.... THURSDAY. Survivor talks about how he fought in Vietnam and this is much worse... don't have verbatim yet
INVESTIGATORS HOPE INTERVIEWS LIKE HIS CAN HELP. THEIR POSSIBILITIES------ A CHEMICAL REACTION, HUMAN ERROR OR FAULT
Y EQUIPMENT. GOVERNOR MIKE EASLEY VISITED WITH WORKERS THURSDAY TOO. GOV MIKE EASLEY/NORTH CAROLINA they've lost 3or 4 co-workers, and they also don't know the status of their jobs, their families their incomes...the debts all the anxieties that come with that DOCTORS SAY IT'S A MIRACLE THAT SO MANY SURVIVED THE FIRE...NOW IT'S UP TO THIS TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY TO TRY AND OVERCOME EVEN TOUGHER ODDS. STACY CASE CBS NEWS, KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.))

[Webster]

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A drunk driving accident has cost Franklin County's former public safety director his job and his license.
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A judge found Claude Webster guilty of driving under the influence, a misdemeanor.
The judge suspended Webster's license for a year and fined him 50 dollars.
Webster's blood alcohol content was POINT- ONE-SIX -- twice the legal limit -- when he wrecked his car in August.

He resigned soon afterward. Six months earlier, he threatened a Wendy's drive-thru customer with a gun.
Webster was Franklin County's public safety director for nine years and at one point served on the Governor's E-M-S Advisory Board.
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[Mays]

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He led police on a high-speed chase with his small child in the car.. now a Campbell County man is headed to prison.
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24-year-old Jason Lee Mays was high on cocaine and wanted in two jurisdictions when a Lynchburg police officer tried to pull him over last July.
Mays took off and the ensuing chase reached speeds of up to 100 miles an hour before he lost control and flipped his car several times on the Lynchburg Expressway.
The whole time, Mays' 3-year-old son was in the car with him.
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((S. M. CLEARY/LYNCHBURG POLICE: I DIDN'T KNOW THE CHILD WAS IN THE CAR UNTIL I GOT TO THE CAR, SPEAKING TO JASON AND I LOOKED BACK AND SAW THE CHILD AND I WAS VERY SHOCKED AND VERY UPSET THAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT TO HIS OWN CHILD.))
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Mays pleaded guilty today to eluding police, driving under the influence and child abuse.
He'll be sentenced in March.
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[TV-Recall]

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Some big TVs are being recalled in a big way.
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Zenith Electronics is voluntarily recalling about 80-thousand big screen TV's for fear they could catch fire.
The recall involves analog projection T-V's made between 1995 and 1998. It's an expansion of an even larger recall in 1998. A tear in a gasket is to blame-- Coolant fluid can leak from the picture tube- which can cause smoking and charring, posing a fire hazard. In the past five years Zenith has received 45 reports of such incidents, including four where property damage occurred. If you have one of these televisions you can contact Zenith at 800- 777- 5195.
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Internet users are spending more time online, but seeing isn't necessarily believing.
Find out why when News 7 returns.
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And a robber gets more than he bargains for when he tries to rifle a gun store.
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[Gun-Robbery]

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He wanted an assault rifle, but you could say he was assaulted by rifles.
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Surveillance tape shows a gun store bandit attempting to steal an assault rifle that was chained up.
He got more than he bargained for, when a row of rifles came crashing down on top of him.
Police say the thief did not get away with any assault rifles, but he did take several handguns.
They're hoping the surveillance tape leads to tips and an arrest.
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[Internet-Useage]

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Internet users are spending more time on-line, but believe less of what they read there.
A new survey of two-thousand households found Internet users average eleven hours a week online, up more than an hour from a year earlier.
Only 53 percent of users believe most or all of what they read online.
Regular users consider the Internet at least as important as newspapers and books, and more important than T-V, radio and magazines.

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Byrd and Botetourt meet in hoops, J.J. Redick and his Duke Blue Devils battle Butler, The Cavaliers try and pinpoint their success in their last two, and would the Express win in its first game without Perry Florio, But first our extra point. Jay Haas fired an 11 under 61 to take a one shot lead at the Bob Hope Classic. This was his best round in his 26 years on tour.
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Second Second year pro Pat Perez also shot a 61 but that was only good enough to put him in a three way tie for third. Harrison Frazar is in second.
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[S-Botetourt]

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We start on the high school hard wood as the Terriers and the Cavaliers took the floor.
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This Blue Ridge battle tipped off in Daleville at Lord Botetourt.
The Cavs would make it tough on visiting William Byrd.
In the opening period, off the steal, Botetourt's Daniel Mercer drives the lane and lays it up for two points and the Cavs were up by 7.
Then Adam Linkenauger misses the shot but Joe Richmond is there to clean up the mess. He scores and [SUPER=33-William B
yrd/58/Lord Botetourt/51;]Botetourt is rolling.
Byrd fights back. Brad Collins starts with the rock from the right side, he goes hard to the iron for two.
But the Cavaliers strike back. Josh Demaury with the hoop. Byrd wins it tough 58 to 51.
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[S-Duke]

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J.J. Redick and his number five ranked Duke Blue Devils improved to 14 and 2 last night, beating Butler by 20.
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The man for Duke was Redick's roomate. Shavlik Randolph poured in a career high 24 points. He also had 11 rebounds and was 11 for 13 form the field.
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J.J. was held in check. He was 2 of 9 from the floor and scored 6 points, three of which came on this trey. Duke led by 12 at the half and, wins 80 to 60.
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[S-MD]

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In other ACC action, 10th ranked Maryland honored its all time winningest coach during the Terps game against N.C.State. Left Driesell won 348 games, 3 ACC regular season titles, and one tournament crown as head coach.
He would watch a battle for the top spot in the ACC at the Comcast center where the Pack took a 28-27 lead into halftime thanks to plays like this one. Marcus Hodge inside to Josh Powell for two.
Julius Hodge is tough on the boars here, getting the put back for N.C. State.
[SUPER=33-N.C. State/60/Maryland/75;]Steve Blake kept Maryland close with his outside shooting. He buries some timely
threes in the first half.
And the Terps bench is also dangerous. Lamar Smith goes strong to the hoop. The Terps win 75-60 and hold strong at number one in the ACC
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[S-Cavs]

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UVa takes on Maryland a week form today. But first the Cavaliers must battle Gerogia Tech. The 12 and 6 Wahoos feel momentum is on their side.
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((After a three game skid, the Cavaliers have put together back to back wins against Wake Forest and Florida State. The Seminoles marked UVa's 18th opponent and Pete Gillen has used 10 different starting line ups already. ((PETE GILLEN/UVA HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH:))
The Cavaliers are shooting close to 50 percent for the three point line in the last two contests and UVa's has been tough on the inside as well which has forced opponents to pick their poison. ((TODD BILLETT/AVERAGING OVER 20 POINTS IN LAST FIVE ACC GAMES:)) ((STEVE MASON:)) ((JASON CLARK/UVA SOPHOMORE FORWARD:))
The Cavaliers hope the recent momentum will enable them to take on a new role as a better road team. UVa is 1 and 5 on opposing teams home courts and 9 and OH at home. UVa takes on a Yellow Jackets team that is also undefeated at home. Steve Mason news 7 sports.))

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The Roanoke Express gave Tony MacCaulay his second win as interim head coach last night. Roanoke edged Greensboro 2-1 on the road. Chad Mazurak opening the scopring in the first period and then the Generals evened the count at one all in the second. Roanoke's Frank Novok gets the game winer at the 9:32 mark of the second. The Express is 28-17 and 3.

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The Express obviously played last night without Perry Florio, who was fired yesterday. While the Express would rather play the next six at home, this three week road trip could not have come at a better time considering Florio's dismissal.
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[SUPER=01-Tony MacAulay/Express Interim Head Coach; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rick Kowalsky/Express Right Wing; :10]
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[OUT Q=......playing hockey"]
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[S-Dodge]

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Speedweeks 2003 at Daytona begins in a week for Winston Cup Drivers.
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[SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL/2001; :00]
This will mark Dodge's third trip back to Daytona since returning to Winston Cup racing. Two years ago - Dodge swept the front row with Bill Elliott and Stacy Compton, and last year Dodge won the 500 with Ward Burton. But despite those successes - the man who led Dodge back into racing at this level - says building teams from the ground up has been as tough as mastering a Rubik's Cube.
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[SUPER=01-Ray Evernham/Owner - Evernham Motorsports; :00]
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[OUT Q=...TO LINE UP."]
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[VO-NAT CON'T]
Evernham is not one to take short cuts to the top - but as for his veteran driver Bill Elliott - well that's a whole nother story.
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[SUPER=01-Bill Elliott/43 Career Wins; :02]
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[OUT Q=...I CAN DO THAT."]
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[SV-Athletics]

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Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista is fielding its first football team next season, but there are still a few
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[SUPER=03-Buena Vista;]
An athletic complex that the school is building will most likely not be ready for spring football or when the season starts in September. They could practice on the fields when they are ready, but the land is not zoned for athletic competition. So now the school is trying to work with Buena Vista to use one of the existing fields in the city.
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[IN Q=We have scheduled...]
((GARY BUER/SVU FOOTBALL COACH; WE HAVE SCHEDULED SPRING FOOTBALL TO BEGIN MARCH 24TH AND WE'RE STILL WROKING WITH THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA FOR A PRACTICE FACILITY. WE THINK WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT TO A HOME GAME FIELD.))

[SUPER=01-Gary Buer/SVU Football Coach;]
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[OUT Q=to a home game field.]
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Right now, Southern Virginia has 6 opponents on next season's schedule, and would like to add a few games. (------------)