WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/29/03

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Coming up on News 7-
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Two people are hurt after a minor traffic accident results in the need for major home repairs. Plus, rain is washing profits down the drain at Roanoke's Festival in the Park. And, the Roanoke Civic Center's battle over booze bubbles up in the state capitol.
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News 7 is next.

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A car slams into a porch in Roanoke.
Two people are caught underneath when it collapses.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Good evening, I'm Shannon Young. Jean is off tonight.

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The accident happened about 8:30 tonight on Ferdinand Avenue.
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Firefighters say a 14-year-old put a car in gear and ran into the side porch of a home.
The roof collapsed on top of two adults.
They were taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital with apparently minor injuries.
The porch was destroyed but firefighters say the house itself appears to be in good condition.
Building inspectors will check it out to be sure.
A battalion chief says the teenager ran from the accident, and officials have not been able to find him.
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[Festival-Park]

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You could say the weather's put a damper on this year's Roanoke's Festival in the Park.
The constant rain has prompted many changes which are coming with a hefty price tag. [***NEWS 7 @ 11 IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Justin /Pulpit;]

Justin McLeod is here to tell us all about it. Justin?
Shannon, festival organizers had hoped to make a profit this year, now they'll be happy to break even.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL]
[SUPER=@justin1]

That is why they're trying to make the best of a bad situation.
But it happened again tonight, the rain arrived and people left.
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[SUPER=01-Stu Israel/Festival Director; :57]
[SUPER=01-David Lapierre/Concession Owner; 1:22]
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There was plenty of music and food at Thursday night's Festival in the Park concert here at Elmwood Park.
The only thing missing?
A lot of people.
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((JEANNE JOHNSON/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I DON'T BLAME THEM. IT'S WET.)) [Runs03]
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It's been wet for just about everyday of Festival in the Park.
That has forced organizers to move many of the events indoors.
Take last week's Doobie Brothers concert.
It took place at the Roanoke Civic Center rather than Victory Stadium.
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((STU ISRAEL/FESTIVAL DIRECTOR: THE CIVIC CENTER WHILE IT'S A GREAT VENUE, IT IS AN EXPENSIVE VENUE TO USE.)) [Runs03]
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A use that is costing the festival more than 15-thousand dollars in rental fees.
Festival in the Park is also losing money in button sales.
The Doobie Brothers concert for example only attracted about 10-thousand people.
That is considerably less than 25 thousand for last year's main concert.
The festival also took a hit in concession sales.
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((STU ISRAEL: AT THE STADIUM WE SELL FOOD OURSELVES, WE SELL BEER OURSELVES, WE SELL SOFT DRINK OURSELVES. PLUS WE BRING FOOD VENDORS IN, THEY PAY US A FEE PLUS WE GET A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THEY SELL, GOING INTO THE CIVIC CENTER WE LOST ALL THAT.)) [Runs11]
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That's because the Civic Center actually sold the concessions.
For the festival, that could mean a loss of more than fifty thousand dollars.
Food vendors at other festival events are also hurting.
They say sales are half of what they were last year.
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((DAVID LAPIERRE/CONCESSION OWNER: IT'S LIKE A GHOST TOWN AROUND HERE WHEN IT STARTS RAINING. WHAT CAN YOU DO? YOU WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK, THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.)) [Runs07]
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL Pulpit]

Festival Organizers say if they end up in the red this year, that could affect next year's event.
They may have fewer events and it may be harder to book that big act.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Justin /Pulpit;]

Shannon, we should mention that tomorrow night's Crystal Lewis concert has been moved from Victory Stadium to the Roanoke Civic Center.

[Mowing]

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Wet weather is having a devastating effect on landscapers in our area.
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It's too wet and muddy for employees at Horticultural Services Inc. to work outside. Owner Ed Staley says they stay busy by getting equipment ready for when the ground dries but that they're down to part-time hours. Staley says he's at least two to three weeks behind schedule and that people's his clients are going to suffer.
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((ED STALEY/OWNER HORTICULTURAL SERVICES INC.; AT HIS POINT IF THE ROOT SYSTEMS DON'T START TRYING UP THEN YOU GET A LOT OF MOLD AND FUNGUS AND STUFF SOME THE GRASSES ARE STARTING THE SEEDS ARE ROTTING ON THE GROUND THAT WE PUT DOWN IN APRIL SO THEY WON'T GERMINATE THEY'RE ACTUALLY STARTING TO ROT SO THE SUN HAS TO COME OUT AND DRY THEM OUT ))
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Meantime, V-DOT officials say crews will start mowing in the rain to catch up with growth. They need to work on overgrown brush and medians that could become a safety hazard by affecting a driver's sight.
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[Trout-Stocking]

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Many fishermen and state wildlife personnel are happy with some effects of the rain.. Today the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries stocked the Roanoke River with rainbow trout for the last time this spring Officials say the excess water in the river has made for a good fishing season so far.
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((GEORGE DUCKWALL/VDGIF COLD WATER HATCHERIES MANAGER; WITH MORE FLOW IN THE STREAMS, THERE'S LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR PREDATION, AND FOR OVERHARVESTING AFTER THEY ARE STOCKED, THAT WAY THEY ARE MORE AVAILABLE FOR ANGLERS BETWEEN STOCKINGS.))
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Trout thrive in cooler water, and the Roanoke River is about 15-to-20 degrees colder than normal for this time of year. Experts expect the good fishing conditions to continue well into July.
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[Conchita-Arrest]

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The ex-wife of photographer O. Winston Link may be headed back to familiar surroundings: prison.
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Conchita Mendoza Link was arrested in Millerton, New York today, and charged with conspiracy to sell stolen property.
Prosecutors say she was trying to sell photographs -- on e-Bay -- that she stole from Link.
The former Mrs. Link served five years in a New York state prison for stealing prints, cameras and audio tape from her husband.
She was released in the fall of 2001, and was still on parole when she was arrested on the new charges.
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Before his death two years ago, Winston Link said his ex-wife was waiting for him to die, so that she could sell off the stolen prints.
Most of the items she took are still missing. However, Link managed to save his most valuable work: the negatives he shot of Norfolk and Western steam trains in the 1950s.
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((O. WINSTON LINK/PHOTOGRAPHER/OCTOBER, 1996; I HAVE ALL MY NORFOLK AND WESTERN NEGATIVES. ALL OF THOSE I TOOK OUT. THAT'S WHAT STARTED THE BIG WAR, THE MAJOR WAR. ONCE SHE SAW THOSE WERE GONE SHE STARTED STEALING EVERYTHING SHE COULD STEAL.))
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Conchita Mendoza Link was arrested with an alleged accomplice, Edward Hayes. The Associated Press reports they live together.
If convicted on the conspiracy charges, she and Hayes could be sentenced to up to four years behind bars.

[Civic-center]

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The fight over the Roanoke Civic Center's ABC license moved to Richmond today.
And according to opponents of the license, the battle is far from over.
Meghan Muldoon was at today's hearing.
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((The meeting opened with an exit.
The state's ABC Board Chairman, Vern Danielsen, who is also the former chair of the Roanoke Civic Center Commission, recused himself due to the conflict of interest.
[insert civic center b-roll here to bite]In March the Civic Center received approval to sell beer and wine at more of its events.
But opponents appealed the decision.
They told the board it is an issue of public safety.
They also claimed they didn't get a fair shake at the initial hearing in Roanoke.
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((BARNEY ARTHUR/REPRESENTS LICENSE OPPONENTS: AS EVERYONE KNOWS WHEN YOU GO AGAINST A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, YOU GOT AN UPHILL BATTLE. IT'S HARD TO GO AGAINST THAT.)) [RUNS:10]
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About 20 church members made the 3 hour trip from Roanoke to show their opposition to the license.
There were no similar signs of support for Roanoke official Chip Snead but he says the decision has the backing of many.
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[IN Q=MANY, MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS]
((CHIP SNEAD/ACTING CIVIC FACILITIES DIRECTOR: MANY, MANY MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION.)) [RUNS:11]
[OUT Q=IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION.]

The board's decision is expected in a few days.
Both sides say they are confident they will prevail.
But opponents say even if they lose this decision, they plan to continue fighting.
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[IN Q=IT IS TIME FOR GOOD PEOPLE]
((BARNEY ARTHUR/SPOKESPERSON: IT IS TIME FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED INSTEAD OF JUST ACCEPTING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO SAY NO THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.)) [RUNS:16]
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They say, in a way, they have already won.
Meghan Muldoon, News 7, Richmond.))

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A major employer in the New River Valley is shutting down.
Find out why when News 7 returns.
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And 57-hundred sailors returned to Norfolk today from the war in Iraq.
But many of their peers will be staying overseas longer than they thought.
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[Sports-preview]

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[Iraq]

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Another American soldier was killed in Iraq today, bringing the total this week to nine.
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In response to the recent outbreak of violence against American troops, the military may soon send more forces into combat operations. Some U-S troops have received orders to stay in Iraq even longer. The Army's third infantry division was scheduled to return home next month but those plans are now on hold. Instead, the group will be sent to the violence prone city of Fallujah. Democratic lawmakers are accusing the Bush administration of rushing to war, saying no weapons of mass destruction have been found.
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[IN Q=WE ALWAYS BELEVIED ]
((DONALD RUMSFELD/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE-WE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT HE WAS SO SUCCESSFUL AT HIDING THINGS AND DENIAL AND DECEPTION, THAT THE WAY WE WOULD ULTIMATELY FIND THEM WOULD BE THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE TELLING US WHERE THEY WERE.))
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair became the first foreign leader to visit the post war nation when he visited troops and a school.
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Meantime, the Theodore Roosevelt strike group returned to Norfolk today. 57-hundred men and women serve on the aircraft carrier and several support vessels.
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[Radford-Foundry]

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The city of Radford is losing one of its biggest employers.
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Intermet Corporation announced today it will shut-down its RADFORD Foundry in late September. The plant manufactures iron castings for automotive parts and employs 374 people. The facility is the oldest shell-molding plant in the company, which is why officials say it has to shut down.
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((ALAN MILLER/INTERMET CORP. V.P.: THE DEMAND HAS BEEN MOVING AWAY. THE MARKET HAS BEEN MOVING AWAY FROM THE PROCESSES WE USE HERE AND THE MATERIALS WE USE HERE TO OTHER NEWER PROCESSERS THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT.))
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The Radford Foundry lost a million dollars during its fourth quarter earnings this year, and has been operating at less than half of its capacity. Officials say they hope to transfer some of the jobs to the company's New River Foundry next door.
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[Gaskins-Gangs]

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From Spotsylvania County to Roanoke, the Attorney General says gang violence affects communities statewide, but Roanoke Police disagree.
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Roanoke City Police Chief Joe Gaskins says he doesn't think Roanoke has a specific gang problem.
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday;]
Yesterday, Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced the creation of a task force to look into tougher punishments for gang activity. He wants to include anti- gang messages in school curriculums, and impose tougher punishments for gang involvement. Chief Gaskins says he welcomes help from the state when it comes to keeping streets safe, but chooses not to categorize crime.
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((JOE GASKINS/ROANOKE POLICE CHIEF: I TEND TO THINK THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO COME TOGETHER IN GROUPS WHO COMMIT CRIME, BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THEY'RE CRIMINALS, WE TREAT THEM JUST AS WE DO ANYBODY ELSE.))
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Gaskins says people who commit crimes are arrested and prosecuted as criminals whether they act alone or in a group.
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[Donkey-Clone]

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Researchers have cloned the first member of the horse family.
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This mule, named Idaho Gem, was born on May fourth. Scientists hope the cloned mule will help them understand how cancers spread in humans... and how to control them. The key may be in the amount of calcium in cells. The low calcium in horses causes cancers to spread more slowly than in humans. Researchers say horses don't get prostate cancer, and that the skin cancers they develop spread slowly. Idaho Gem's mother is expecting another cloned mule next week.
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Can you spell pococurante (Po-co-cure-ahn-tee)?
One 13 year old can and won the National Spelling Bee by doing it.
More on that when News 7 returns.
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And first the kiss, then cuffs at one baseball game.
We'll explain.
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[Bob-Hope]

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His son says entertainer Bob Hope can't believe he made it to one hundred.
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Hope is frail and ailing, but is said to be alert and happy as he celebrates the century mark. In Hollywood, the intersection of Hollywood and Vine is being renamed Bob Hope Square. And a street in Cleveland, where he was raised, was renamed in his honor.
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((LINDA HOPE/DAUGHTER: NOT MANY PEOPLE GET TO BE 100 AND HAVE THIS KIND OF LIFE.)) ((PHYLLIS DILLER/COMEDIAN: HE DIDN'T SMOKE, HE DIDN'T DRINK, I MEAN, HE MAY LIVE ANOTHER HUNDRED.))
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A spokesman says the comic's wife joked that his birthday party would feature a cake with 100 candles ``and a fireman with an extinguisher standing by.'' In reaching today's milestone Hope achieved a goal to outlive his grandfather who died shortly before HIS 100th birthday.
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[Local-Hope]

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Bob Hope performed in Lynchburg early in his career, and fifty years later, returned to help Virginia Baptist Hospital raise money for a new building.
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/September 14, 1977]

On September 14th, 1977, Hope appeared in a variety show at E.C. Glass High School.
The benefit raised 25- thousand dollars for the construction of a multi- purpose building at Virginia Baptist.
Hope also spent part of the day on the Ivy Hill Golf Course, where he teed up for an exhibition round at the Virginia PGA Open.
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Hope told the Daily Advance that he first played Lynchburg in 1924, when he was getting his start in vaudeville. And it was in the Hill City that he met the legendary humorist, Will Rogers.

[Spelling-Bee]

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It was a letter perfect performance at the national spelling bee. An eighth grader from Dallas won the competition with the word, (po-co-cure-ahn-tee) "pococurante." Think you can spell it? Teri Okita got the dictionary out for this competition.
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((TRACK: IT CAME DOWN TO THE LETTER FOR 13-YEAR-OLD SAI GUNTURI. AFTER REPEAT TRIPS TO THE CONTEST, THE FOURTH TIME WAS A CHARM.
(NATSD OF WINNER SPELLING OUT WORD)
TRACK: "POCOCURANTE" MEANS "CARING LITTLE" OR "INDIFFERENT". WORD FOR WORD, SAI OUTSPELLED 250-OTHERS IN THIS DOG-EAT-DOG CONTEST TO EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF VICTORY.
(NATSD OF BELL RINGING)
TRACK: BUT THERES ALSO THE AGONY OF DEFEAT. THE PRESSURE IS INTENSE NOT ONLY IN SO MANY WORDS, BUT ALSO, IN THEIR FACES. AND, AS THEY SWEAT IT OUT BY SOUNDING IT OUT.
(NATSD OF AIR SPELLING)
(Super: Teri Okita/Reporting)
STANDUP BRIDGE: Most of the words are so difficult pratincolous, quatorzain, suggillation that we couldn't even find them in our common desktop dictionary. We had to go to the big, unabridged book! TRACK: THIS YEARS COMPETITION IS THE LARGEST EVER SPELLERS RANGE IN AGE FROM EIGHT TO 15-YEARS AND ARE EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS.
(MORE NATSD OF SPELLERS)
TRACK: AND TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS. SAI WINS 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS, A CHAMPIONSHIP CUP, AND WHAT ELSE? A SET OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

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But first tonight's Extra Point -Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati were American winners today on the women's side as the second round of the French Open tennis tournament was completed. Andre Agassi (AG'-uh-see) reached round three.
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[SUPER=03-Roland Garros, France; :00]

Also on the men's side today, Lleyton Hewitt would advance. he wins in four sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and 7-6 over Nikolay Davydenko in second round action at the French Open.
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[S-NHL]

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The Stanley Cup playoffs featured the New Jersey Devils and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in game two of the series. The Devils would get back to back shut outs thanks to the play of goalie Martin Brodeur who becomes the first goalie in 58 years to open the Stanley Cup's first two games with goose eggs.
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[SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ/ESPN; :00]

This one was all New Jersey in all facets of the game. The Devils Patrick Elias scores his third goal of these playoffs to make it 1-nothing and then seven minutes later, Scott Gomez makes the count two nothing.
[SUPER=31-Anaheim/0/New Jersey/3;]Jeff Friesen would score his third goal in two games right here and New Jersey never
looked back.
Bordeur was simply awesome, even though he was only forced to make 16 saves. Jersey wins 3-nothing.
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[S-Wythe]

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The rain showers in the area today couldn't slow down the Region C soccer semifinals over at Glenvar.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Maroons vs. Maroon Tide; :00]

In the opener, George Wythe butted heads with unbeaten favorite Galax.
The Maroons led 2-nothing at halftime, but the Maroon Tide got right back into it thanks to some fancy footwork from Rudy Gomez who fires the shot off the left post and into the corner of the net to make it a 2-1 game.
But Shane Williams took over from there for George Wythe. The keeper made several tough saves in the
[SUPER=34-George Wythe/2/Galax/1/;]
closing minutes as Wythe upset Galax by a 2 to 1 final.
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[S-River]

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[WIPE to ENG!!]

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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Knights vs. Bobcats; :00]

In the nightcap, it was Radford and James River for the right to join the Maroons in the state tournament.
The Knights broke on top in the opening minutes. Jamie Tharpe makes the most of a bad angle with this tally just two minutes in to put the River on top 1-nil.
A few minutes later, Tharpe misfires off the post, but Andrew Deppensmith is there for the rebound goal and James River led 2-zip with just 13 minutes gone.
Radford rallied to tie things though before the half. Jay Tucker beats three James River defenders and
[SUPER=34-James River/3/Radford/4/;]
puts home this tally. The Bobcats came back to win it 4-3.
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[S-AVS]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-144 1:16:58]
[GRAPHIC=Avalanche]

The Avalanche won for the seventh time in eight games tonight, downing Wilmington 4-1.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Blue Rocks vs. Avalanche; :00]
To Salem Memorial Stadium we go for a rare night of baseball in the last month, rain free.
In the Bottom of the second, Reinaldo Ruiz flies out to left field but Brooks Conrad is gonna tag up and come on down from third. 1-nothing Salem.
[SUPER=37-Wilmington/1/Salem/4;]On to the bottom of the fifth. Brandon Caraway connects on this shot to right and th
at plates Mike Rodriquez to put the Avs up by two runs.
Then, Fehlandt Lentini grounds to short, but the throw to first, misses and Caraway scores. Salem wins by 3.
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[S-Brooks]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-136 2:01:23]
[GRAPHIC=UVa]

Virginia's top football recruit Ahmad Brooks has been charged with possession of marijuana. He faces a court date July 29th in Prince William general district court.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]

Brooks, a freshman linebacker for the Cavaliers, was charged with possession of marijuana May 17th. This is a misdemeanor charge. A misdemeanor drug charge carries a sentence of up to 12 months in jail but it is highly unlikely that Brooks will serve any jail time. The University of Virginia could not be reached for comment today.
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[S-Miami]

[ANCHOR=stvee]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-145 1:35:35]
[GRAPHIC=Big East/ACC]

ACC commissioner John Swofford is heading a delegation that has begun touring the University of Miami.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL; :00]

Swofford was joined today by Florida State athletic director Dave Hart and North Carolina State athletic director Lee Fowler. Miami has scheduled a news conference for tomorrow afternoon to include Swofford and Hurricanes A-D Paul Dee. The visit to Miami is the first of three to Big East schools. Different groups are expected at Boston College and Syracuse next week. The site visits are mandatory based on A-C-C bylaws. They could be critical steps in the conference's bid to lure three of the Big East's top programs.
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[S-Chip]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-139 TC14535]
[GRAPHIC=Chip Sullivan]

Ashley Plantation golf professional Chip Sullivan is preparing for the most hectic week of this year for the former PGA player.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daleville; :00]

On Tuesday, Sullivan will try to qualify for the U.S. Open in Rockville, Maryland. 156 golfers will compete for 38 spots. And several big names are not exempt, including Stewart Cink, Steve Elkington, and Tom Lehman.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Chip Sullivan/Ashley Plantation Pro; :00]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=about who I'm playing against."]
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[VO-NAT]

Following the qualifier, Chip will head over to the TPC at Avenel, just outside the nation's capital to play in the PGA's Capital Open, formerly called the Kemper Open, for the third time.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=a course brand new."]
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