WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/03/04

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An arrest in a five year old murder case
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A man sentenced to ten years is free tonight after 14 months.. We'll tell you why.
Plus a new diagnosis for female sexual troubles and a possible new treatment to help.
And Salem goes to bat on a chilly evening. Highlights still ahead.
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[Talent=Jean]

News 7 at Eleven is next.

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Police have cracked an old murder case and say more arrests are on the way.
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[M'Ville-Murder]

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Authorities will tell you the first seventy two hours of a murder investigation are crucial to solving the case.
So you can imagine the relief one Martinsville woman felt when police informed her they had finally made an arrest in her son's murder. [***News 7 @ 11 in Monitor***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /BAM;]

Justin McLeod is here now with details. So Justin how far back does this case go?
Jean, 19 year old Dion Hairston was gunned down nearly five years ago.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]
[SUPER=@justin1]

Police early on had several suspects but never had enough evidence to make an arrest.
That changed when officers re-opened the investigation and finally put this cold case to rest.
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Martinsville's Police chief announced the break in the case late Monday afternoon.
But before he took the podium, he made a call to the victim's mother.
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((MIKE ROGERS/MARTINSVILLE POLICE CHIEF: SHE WAS ECSTATIC TO HEAR TO THIS NEWS. SHE'S WAITED FOUR AND HALF YEARS.)) [Runs05]
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Since August 23, 1999 to be exact.
That is when her teenage son was shot at the corner of Smith Road and Swanson Street in front of Albert Harris School.
Dion Hairston later died at the hospital. No arrests were made and until recently the case file was collecting dust.
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((MIKE ROGERS: YOU NEVER FORGET ANY MAJOR CASE ESPECIALLY A MURDER BECAUSE THAT IS THE MOST HEINOUS CRIME YOU HAVE.))

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So two investigators re-opened the case in January and reviewed all the evidence.
Their work has led to charges against 27 year old Steven Turner and 24 year Marquise Grant.
Investigators won't say what led to the shooting, only that all three were friends at one time.
Police will say this case is far from over.
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((MIKE ROGERS: IT IS STILL AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AND WE ANTICIPATE AS WE CONTINUE THIS INVESTIGATION WE WILL BE ISSUING CHARGES AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE.)) [Runs08]
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]

Police won't say who those other people may be.
The two men who have been charged are already in prison serving time for a drug conviction.
[DOUBLE BOXES=JEan & Justin /BAM;]

Jean, investigators won't say what the break in the case was, just that it was several things that led to today's charges.

[Tillman-Memorial]

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Friends, family and fans honored Corporal Pat Tillman today at a memorial service in his hometown.
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Tillman, a pro-football player turned soldier was killed in Afghanistan while trying to rescue some of his ambushed comdrades.
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((MARIA SHRIVER/FIRST LADY OF CA; PAT TILLMAN WAS ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S GOLDEN SONS. HE WAS A GLORIUS AND SHINING EXAMPLE OF HONOR SERVICE DEVOTION TO A CAUSE AND A POWER MUCH GREATER THAN HIMSELF.))
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Tillman was the first NFL player killed in combat since Buffalo offensive tackle Bob Kalsu died in Vietnam.
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[Iraq]

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Seven American officers have been reprimanded in the alleged abuse of Iraqi inmates at a Baghdad prison.
Two of the officers have been relieved of their duties- and President BUsh has urged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to make sure those guilty of abuses are punished.
Stacy Case has more on that and the condition of American Thomas Hamill who escaped his Iraqi captors over the weekend.
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((TRACK: SHIITE MILITIAMEN LAUNCHED THEIR MOST INTENSE ATTACK YET AGAINST U-S FORCES IN NAJAF. AS SOLDIERS SLEPT, FIGHTERS FOR RADICAL CLERIC MUQTADA AL SADR, FIRED AT THEIR BASE. NAT: .. from najaf-- helicopter sounds TRACK: APACHE HELICOPTERS CIRCLED OVERHEAD AS U-S TROOPS CLASHED WITH THE MILITIA, KILLING NEARLY 2 DOZEN IRAQIS. U-S FORCES AVOIDED AN ALL OUT FIGHT UPON ORDERS THAT TOO MUCH FORCE IN THIS HOLIEST OF CITIES, COULD SPAWN A COUNTRYWIDE SHIITE REVOLT. file-baghdad TRACK: IN THE CAPITOL, U-S FORCES BATTLED REBEL FIGHTERS WHO FIRED ON U-S SOLDIERS GUARDING A WEAPONS DEPOT. ONE SOLDIER WAS KILLED. SUPER: COLIN POWELL/SECRETARY OF STATE we're not going to be stopped by a bunch of thugs and gangsters. NAT: fallujah TRACK: PATROL HELP HAS ARRIVED IN FALLUJAH. THE NEW FALLUJAH BRIGADE TOOK OVER FOR U-S MARINES. THE ALL IRAQI ARMY WILL ULTIMATELY ANSWER TO U-S COMMANDERS AND STILL MUST TURN OVER INSURGENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRUTAL DEATH OF FOUR AMERICAN CONTRACTORS.
TRACK: AS POW ESCAPEE THOMAS HAMMIL AWAITS A REUNION WITH HIS WIFE--- CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER PAID T
HE MISSISSIPPI MAN A VISIT IN A GERMAN HOSPITAL. HAMMIL IS BEING TREATED FOR A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS ARM. HIS WIFE ARRIVES IN GERMANY TUESDAY. SUPER: KELLIE HAMMIL/THOMAS HAMMIL'S WIFE he just told me that he heard a convoy come by and he pried a door open and ran half a mile down the road to catch the convoy.
TRACK: BUT HAMMIL'S GOOD NEWS--- USHERED IN DISAPPOINTING DEVELOPMENTS ELSEWHERE--- MONDAY, SEVEN MORE SOLDIERS WERE R
EPRIMANDED FOR ALLEGED MISTREATMENT OF IMPRISONED IRAQIS. SO FAR, SIX SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED. THE FORMER U.S. COMMANDER OF PRISONS IN IRAQ SAYS THE SOLDIERS WERE FOLLOWING THE ORDERS OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS.
(SOT: BRIG. GEN. JANIS KARPINSKI)
"They are trying to make it look like this was typical of our operations, and I think there is a shared responsibility that's not being mentioned." STAND UP CLOSE: PRESIDENT BUSH INSTRUCTED THE DEFENSE DEPTARTMENT TO MAKE CERTAIN THE SOLDIERS ARE PUNISHED, AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PUSHED FOR SWIFT ACTION. STACY CASE/CBS NEWS/WASHINGTON.))

[VA-Budget]

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It could be a matter of hours. It could be a matter of days.
That's the word from the General Assembly budget negotiators.
The five delegates and four senators ordered takeout Chinese food as they worked late into the night, trying to figure out how the state money will be spent.
Budget conferees said tentative agreements are already in place for some areas of the budget, including health and human services and higher education.
They originally hoped to have a handshake deal ready by tomorrow.

[Voting]

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Montgomery County election officials are expecting a high voter turnout in Blacksburg tomorrow.
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The Toms creek sewer issue is the staple of the election. Three candidates are "for" the current plan to extend a sewer line to Toms Creek, while three candidates favor a different type of sewer system. Two of those candidates are not on the ballot and have to be written in.
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((RANDALL WERTZ: ITS A PRETTY SIMPLY PROCESS IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE IT COULD BE DAUNTING. AND SO FORTH FOR THE VOTERS. SO IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HAVE THEM GET IN TOUCH WITH THE ELECTION OFFICIALS.))
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Election officials also say they may not be able to name the winners of the Blacksburg race until later this week. On election night they will only have vote TOTALS for the "write-ins." Those votes have to be individually certified on Wednesday by the electoral board.
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[Election-Promo]

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News 7 will bring you election news and returns from key races throughout the region tomorrow evening.
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[Take Election Web FS] And you can find continuously-updated results for all contested races at wdbj7-dot-com.
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[Sasser-Virus]

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A computer virus could attack your computer while you're sleeping.
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((SASSER IS WHAT WE CALL AN AUTOMATIC NETWORK WORM, SO IT DOESN'T ARRIVE IN E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS LIKE MOST VIRUSES. INSTEAD IT JUST SCANS RANDOM ADDRESSES TRYING TO FIND MACHINES IT CAN INFECT, AND WHEN IT INFECTS A MACHINE, THE USER DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. IN FACT THE USER CAN BE SLEEPING, AND STILL GET THE VIRUS INFECT HIS PC.))
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[OUT Q=INFECT HIS PC.]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The Sasser virus and it is spreading worldwide infecting computers with the microsoft operating system.
One symptom of the virus is that the computer may try to restart every time the user tries to go online.
Microsoft did issue a patch or fix last week for the virus.
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Police seach for suspects in a Roanoke Valley bank robbery.
The latest when News 7 returns.
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Plus a teenager who faced ten years in prison for child abuse is reunited with his family.
Why he's out of jail after a year when News 7 returns.
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[Sports-Preview]

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(( Hey, folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office as the Avalanche throws the big Chill on the Pelicans and picks up a win. Kevin Garnett takes the MVP honor. While Hidden Valley and Blacksburg are getting set for a soccer showdown. And Vijay has the competition singing the blues - again tonight on the Big 7.))
[Marcus-Dixon]

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A Georgia high school student athlete and honors student- who had sex with a 15 year old- has his conviction overturned and his ten year prison sentence dismissed.
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After spending nearly 14 months in prison today Marcus Dixon who is now 19 was released from prison a free man.
The 15 year old girl claimed the sex in a school classroom was rape.
Last year, the girl talked to Oprah about the belief that Marcus was only sent to prison because he's black and she's white
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((IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT COLOR HE IS. IT'S NOT HIS COLOR THAT HAS TO DO WITH ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S HIS ACTIONS THAT MAKE IT WRONG.))
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Marcus said the sex was consensual and the jury believed him.. but it still convicted him of aggravated child molestation- meaning ten years in prison.
The Georgia Supreme Court overturned the conviction saying sex between teens less than three years apart should be punished as misdemeanor statutory rape and not felony child molestation.
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[Cracker-Barrel]

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It's a case that the justice department says tramples on civil rights- alleged discrimination of black customers at Cracker Barrel restaurants.
Today a settlement is reached in the case.
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The company has been the target of several lawsuits from black customers who complained of poor service compared to white patrons.
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((ALEX ACOSTA/ASSISTANT U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL; OUR LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT WHITE SERVERS EMPLOYED BY CRACKER BARREL REFUSED TO WAIT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN CUSTOMERS. OUR INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED EVIDENCE OF MISBEHAVIOR IN AT LEAST 30 RESTAURANTS.))
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Cracker Barrel officials deny any wrongdoing and will not pay fines under the settlement.
The chain will provide sensitivity training for its workers and improve procedures for investigating customer complaints. Cracker Barrel will also have to hire an outside firm to send undercover customers into the restaurants to check on the service.
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[Salem-Robbery]

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Still no word of arrests in today's bank robbery in Salem.
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The hold up occurred after one o'clock at the Lakeside Branch of B-B-and-T. Investigators say a man told one of the tellers he had a gun and demanded money. The suspect was described as a five foot nine, heavy set white man in his mid to late 40s. Police say he was wearing a black suit with a cream-colored fedora- style hat. He was last seen on foot headed toward East Main street and Electric Road. Anyone with information is asked to call the Salem Police Department.
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[Trains-Collide]

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Cleanup is underway tonight after two freight train collided in Texas.
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The Union Pacific trains crashed... near downtown San Antonio, hurting three people slightly, including a homeless man who was living near the tracks.
Two locomotive and five cars fell into the San Antonio river.
Haz mat crews are now working to clean up some 56 hundred gallons of diesel fuel that spilled into the river.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Plenty of men use Viagra, now there's a new drug to treat female sexual dysfuntion.
We'll tell you about it when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]

And the clock's ticking. Just a few more minutes to file your Virginia taxes. Some last minute tips coming up.

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[Commercial]

[Female-Sexd]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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For decades women have quietly kept their sexual problems to themselves- but when Viagra made its debut that all changed.
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While Viagra doesn't work for women, it did shed light on the fact that 40 percent of American women have some kind of sexual problem
It's known as Female Sexual Dysfunction or FSD- the symptoms include lack of desire, lack of pleasure, painful intercourse.
The causes could be menopause, surgery, chlildbirth and sometimes no reason at all.
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((LILLIAN ARLEQUE/PATIENT; CLEARLY IT WAS A PHYSICAL ISSUE FOR ME BUT I COULDN'T GET ANYONE TO DIAGNOSE IT.))
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[OUT Q=to diagnose it..]
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For some women it is low testosterone levels- doctors are now prescribing a gel women can rub on the back of their leg everyday.
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((IT WAS VERY REASSURING THAT SOMEONE HAD A MEDICAL REASON FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME.))
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[OUT Q=was happening to me.]
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But the subject of FDS is controversial. Skeptics say female sexuality is too complicated to brand with a catch all diagnosis.
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[Taxes]

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The clock is ticking for Virginians who waited to file their state taxes. You now have just under an hour to file.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Today folks in Roanoke County trickled into the local office to get forms, last minute help and file extensions. Even if you file an extension you still have pay what you owe or you can face a six-percent filing penalty.
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[IN Q=If you have a...]
((DORIS SALYER, ROANOKE CO. STATE INCOME TAX COORDINATOR: IF YOU HAVE A BALANCE DUE YOU REALLY NEED TO GET IT POSTMARKED BY TONIGHT BECAUSE IF YOU FILE AN EXTENSION THEN YOU'VE GOT FOUR-EXTRA MONTHS TO FILE THAT, BUT IF YOU OWE YOU HAVE TO SEND MONEY WITH THAT EXTENSION, OR THAT EXTENSIONS NO GOOD.))
[SUPER=01-Doris Salyer/Roanoke Co. State Income Tax Coordinator;]
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[OUT Q=extensions no good.]
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The Department of Taxation suggests filing electronically, but you can also drop off returns or extensions at the post office or at boxes set up outside some local tax offices.
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[S-Extra]

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The Avs cool off Myrtle Beach, soccer is in the air tonight, along with Kevin Garnett. But first tonight's Extra point -
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It was a one run game in the 6th when Greg Maddux got some great defense from Sammy Sosa in right as he comes on quickly robs the Cardinals Scott Rolen on the extra base hit. Sammy then gave the Cubs some insurance in the top of the 9th as he rips a two run shot out of the park in left. It's his 6th of the season. The Cubs win it 7-to-3.
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[S-Avs]

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The Salem Avalanche opened up the second leg of their current 7 games home stand tonight as Myrtle Beach came calling at Salem Memorial.
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[SUPER=03-Salem/Pelicans vs. Avalanche; :00]
The Avalanche has NOT been blessed with good weather at home all season long, and tonight was no exception. Not exactly your idea of a typical May wardrobe. The Avs would break on top in the second inning. Ryan Kocochen (COACH-EN) will lift a sacrifice fly into left field that scores Mark Saccomanno to make it 1-to-nothing. The Pelicans would tie things up in the fourth inning with Brian McCann hitting one just past the shortstop. Jeff Francoeur scores on the play. The Avs would come alive with some defense as Pat Peavey comes up with the ball and guns down the runner at homer to keep it tied.
[SUPER=37-Myrtle Beach/1/Salem/2;]
That was a big play as Salem opens the four game series with a 2-to-1 win.
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[S-Soccer]

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The Hidden Valley boys' soccer team is ranked 8th in the state and will face its biggest test of the year tomorrow night as the Titans take on the Blacksburg Bruins at Bill Brown Stadium.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
So far this year - Hidden Valley is 9-and-1 thanks largely to the leadership of a dozen seniors on the team.
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[SUPER=01-Phil Hartman/Hidden Valley Senior; :00]
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[OUT Q=...this season."]
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[VO-NAT con't]
The loss that Hartman spoke of is not the one that came on the field earlier this year, but the one that came in the off-season when coach Bruce Mahan died of complications of a brain aneurysm. The Titans have dedicated every game to his memory.
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[SUPER=01-Sal Puzzo/Hidden Valley Senior; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ashton Wilson/Hidden Valley Senior; :19]
[SUPER=01-Andy Clapper/Hidden Valley Head Coach; :43]
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[OUT Q=...brought out."]
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[S-Bruins]

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While the Titans are on a mission of sorts with a veteran team - Blacksburg is as young as it's been in years having lost more than a dozen players to graduation.
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[OUT Q=...HAVE TO OUTWORK PEOPLE."]
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[S-MVP]

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On the same day that Duke high school recruit Shaun Livingston announced that he's entering his name in the June draft
- one of the players who made the jump from the playground to the pros look easy was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player.
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Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett won in a landslide receiving 120 of a possible 123 votes cast by the Pro Bas
ketball Writer's Association to beat Tim Duncan . Garnett averaged 24 points and a league best 14 rebounds a game this season. He and Larry Bird are the only players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for five straight years.
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[S-Golf]

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For the second straight week the PGA Tour crowned its weekly winner on a Monday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA/Golf Channel; :00]
And for the second straight week that winner was Vijay Singh. The 41 year old from Fiji torched the back nine at the HP Classic in New Orleans by playing the final eight holes in 7 under par. He shot a 29 on the back side and finished with a 63 and won it with this 25 foot birdie putt on the 18th holes. But little-known Joe Ogilvie almost forced a playoff. He needed to make this shot out of the bunker and he does everything, but knock it in the hole. Ogilvie finished tied for second with Phil Mickelson, while Singh pocketed $918 thousand dollars today, and now has a tour best $4 point 25 million this season.
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[Center-Fundraising]

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In an effort to think outside the box, a Roanoke arts organization is mailing a box to potential donors.
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Employees are stuffing what look like mini-pizza boxes with carpet samples and information. The kit is part of the Center in the Square's attempt to grab the public's attention and raise some money. Over the next two months Center needs to bring in 240-thousand dollars. Center bought the boxes and paid for the printing but everything else was donated. President Jim Sears says future mailers may include small gifts, like candy or cookies. The boxes will be mailed by Friday.
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