WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 11/19/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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Is the dazzle doing its job? A new season gives the team a new opportunity to draw in fans. Plus, the President heads to South America to talk about nuclear arms. And, see a penny, pick it up and 30-years later you could be loaded.
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News 7 is next.

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As the Roanoke Dazzle enters its fourth season, many wonder where are all the fans?
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((DENNIS ROBARGE/TEAM PRESIDENT: YEAH I THINK PEOPLE KNOW WHO WE ARE FOR MOST PART. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SAY I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A GAME I'VE BEEN MEANING TO COME TO A GAME.))
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[Dazzle]

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Basketball fans say it's now or never.
They're afraid a lack of support will force the Roanoke Dazzle to fold like the Roanoke Express.
Justin McLeod asked team officials if that's a possibility.
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[SUPER=01-Dennis Robarge/Team President; :51]
[SUPER=01-Kent Davison/Dazzle Coach; 1:06]
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((((NAT SOUND OF THE GAME))
If you are one of those who say there's nothing to do in Roanoke, then you've probably never heard of the Roanoke Dazzle.
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((SUSAN LARKIN/DAZZLE FAN: I WOULD SAY IT'S ONE OF ROANOKE'S BEST KEPT SECRETS.)) ((RICK INGRAHAM/DAZZLE FAN: I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE IN ROANOKE ARE NOT COMING DOWN AND WATCHING THIS STUFF.)) [Runs06]
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It's not for lack of trying.
Just about every game, the Dazzle has free giveaways, entertainment for kids, and performances by local groups. ((NAT SOUND OF GROUP SINGING NATIONAL ANTHEMN))
But all this hoopla has failed to attract large crowds.
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[IN Q=The Dazzle had]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE DAZZLE HAD HOPED TO ATTRACT 25-HUNDRED FANS PER GAME LAST YEAR BUT IN REALITY ONLY HAD ABOUT 18-HUNDRED. AND ALTHOUGH THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED BY THOSE NUMBERS, TEAM OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING EVERY YEAR.)) [Runs12]
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((NAT SOUND OF COACH GOING OVER GAME PLAN AROUND 42:53))
But the team admits its orginal game plan was wrong.
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((DENNIS ROBARGE/TEAM PRESIDENT: WE ASSUMED THAT PEOPLE WOULD COME, THAT WE WERE IN THE NBA AND PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT.)) [Runs05]
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So the Dazzle reduced ticket prices and put a lot of focus on bringing in groups.
Team leaders hope the fourth season really takes off.
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((KENT DAVISON/DAZZLE COACH: THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR US. I THINK WE NEED TO SHOW THE NBA, THE NDBL THAT ROANOKE IS A VIABLE PLACE TO HAVE A MINOR LEAGUE TEAM.)) [Runs10]
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It is a team that will stick around at least through next season, beyond that is unclear. ((QUICK NAT SOUND OF CHEERING))
Fans hope it stays believing the Dazzle is well worth the price of admission.
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((RICK INGRAHAM: I JUST BROUGHT SEVEN KIDS IN HERE AND TWO ADULTS IT COST ME FIFTY BUCKS, AND I AM SITTING RIGHT HERE AT THE MAIN COURT, SOME OF THESE GUYS ARE HALF DECENT BASKETBALL PLAYERS.)) [Runs06]
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Now all the Dazzle needs is decent crowds and hopefully a winning season.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke.))

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A train hit a dump truck in Montgomery County this afternoon.
Sheriff's deputies say it happened at a private crossing in the Ironto area around 4:15.
The Norfolk Southern train was pulling 150 cars loaded with coal toward Roanoke when it hit a six-wheel excavation dump truck.
The driver of the truck was treated for minor injuries and released.

[Mad-Cow]

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A possible case of mad cow disease has the beef industry on edge, but producers say their safeguards are working, and the nation's food supply remains safe.
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Virginia cattlemen felt the effects a year ago, following a confirmed case of B- S- E in Washington State.
This week's report of an inconclusive test somewhere in the country hasn't affected the market here, and producers are hopeful it won't shake consumer confidence.
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((BILL MCKINNON/VA. CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION: IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE INDUSTRY NEEDS TO DEAL WITH AGGRESSIVELY. WE HAVE, BUT AGAIN, WE THINK WE HAVE THOSE FIREWALLS IN TO PROTECT CONSUMERS.))
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[OUT Q=to protect consumers.]
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The Virginia Cattlemen's Association has six thousand members, but there are more than 25- thousand cattle operations in the state.
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[Giles-Arson]

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Still no sign of a missing man and woman from the New River Valley. The case has authorities in Giles County baffled. A fire on Spruce Run Road near Newport yesterday morning sparked an even larger investigation. As New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel DePompa found out, police fear for the couple's safety and cannot rule out foul play.
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((It all started early Thursday morning. A neighbor saw flames shooting out of what's left of this cabin on Spruce Run Road in Giles County. The fire... now suspected to be arson... unraveled a story that has police searching for two missing people.
[INSERT JOINT PICTURE ON THE MOUNTAIN OF THE PAIR for 7 seconds] 44 year old Susan Jean Daniels and the man believed to be her boyfriend, 40 year old Niklan Matt Jones have not been seen since Wednesday. [INSERT PICTURE OF DANIELS (THE WOMAN) for 5 seconds] Daniels is a Biology student at Virginia Tech and was last spotted on campus. [INSERT PICTURE OF JONES for 8 seconds.] Jones worked at Virginia Tech at one point and was last seen by his wife leaving his Blacksburg home for a protest at the School of Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia. [INSERT PICTURE OF THE TWO PROTESTING WITH CROSS for 10 seconds.] The two are well known political activists in NRV. The pair often attend protests and were even arrested and sentenced to jail time last year for a protest at Fort Benning. [END PICTURE]
Police say the pair have not shown up to the protest, her burnt home the only clue.

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((RACHEL DEPOMPA: POLICE SAY THEY FIND SIGNS OF STRUGGLE IN THE DEBRIS LEFT OF THE HOME THEY ALSO SAY THEY FOUND A NOTE IN JONES' CAR INDICATING TROUBLE.)) [RUNS:07]
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Police are now going over those cars looking for evidence. They are also talking to friends and trying to follow up on leads. At this point they still don't have any idea what happened to Sue Daniels or Niklan Jones. The protest in Georgia where they may have been headed starts tomorrow.
Rachel DePompa, news 7, Giles County))
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Investigators believe a curling iron left on a bed caused a fire in Roanoke County today.
The home on Maywood Avenue was heavily damaged by flames.
No one was home when the fire started and no one was injured.
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[Majeed]

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A convicted killer got a break on his sentence today.
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At the same time, the judge imposed a new restriction on Mohammed Majeed once he gets out. After hearing testimony from the victim's wife about how the shooting at their home last year traumatized the couple's children, Judge Robert Doherty (DOE-her-tee) ordered Majeed to stay away from Christopher Hanes' kids.
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((JUDGE ROBERT DOHERTY/ROANOKE CO. CIRCUIT COURT; YOU WILL BE TOLD ROUGHLY WHAT TOWN THEY'RE IN, YOU CAN'T EVEN DRIVE A CAR WITHIN 100 MILES OF WHERE THEY ARE.))
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Majeed rented an apartment from Chris Hanes
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and had gone to his landlord's home to try to get a security deposit back. Majeed shot and killed Hanes in front of the children after Hanes refused to return the 575 dollars.
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[Crematory]

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A crematory operator who left hundreds of corpses unburied is headed to jail.
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Ray Brent Marsh pled guilty to 787 criminal charges including theft, burial service fraud and abuse of a corpse.

Marsh is believed to have stopped performing cremations shortly after he took over the family business in 1990.
A tip in February 2002, led police to search the grounds of the Tri-State Crematory in Georgia, where they found hundreds of corpses.
In a plea agreement, Marsh was sentenced to 12 years in prison but he could be out of jail in less than 41 months.

Dozens of relatives voiced opposition to the sentence.
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Is the Hill City becoming a hotbed of economic-development?
Still ahead on News 7, why leaders say the city's status is looking up.
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((FACING GROWING NUCLEAR THREATS, PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH WORLD LEADERS. I'M JENNIFER DONELAN IN WASHINGTON. I'LL HAVE MORE ON THE APEC SUMMIT COMING UP.))
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[Nukes]

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More than a decade after the end of the Cold War .. the nuclear threat is back at the top of the worry-list, this time for the Bush administration.
This weekend, the President will focus on the nuclear programs of NORTH KOREA and IRAN as he meets with foreign leaders at an economic summit in Chile. Jennifer Donelan reports.
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[IN Q=In the darkness of night, President Bush arrived in Santiago, Chile...]
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[SUPER=01-Joseph Cirincione/Carnegie Endowment; :26]
[SUPER=01-Gen. Joseph Laporte/U. S. Commander in South Korea; :48]
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((IN THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT PRESIDENT BUSH ARRIVED IN SANTIAGO CHILE. WHEN THE SUN RISES, THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC SUMMIT WILL BEGIN, BUT THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS WILL BE ON GROWING NUCLEAR THREATS - NOT ECONOMICS.
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AHEAD OF THE MEETING, LOCAL STREETS ERUPTED IN PROTEST. IN THE MIDST OF THIS ANGER AT AMERICA'S ROLE IN IRAQ, THE PRESIDENT WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE NUCLEAR AMBITIONS OF NORTH KOREA AND IRAN:
SOT: Joseph Cirincione/Carnegie Endowment
Both of them are either going to be solved - or get worse in the next few months time to waste. SATURDAY THE PRESIDENT WILL ASK THE LEADERS OF CHINA SOUTH KOREA, RUSSIA AND JAPAN TO HELP PERSUADE NORTH KOREA TO RETURN TO DISARMAMENT TALKS. THERE ARE SIGNS THE COUNTRY MIGHT BE GETTING DESPERATE:
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there is a concern that North Korea in its desire for hard currency, would sell weapons- grade plutonium to some terrorist organizations and that would be disastrous for the world.
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AS FOR IRAN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES IT IS TRYING TO MAKE NUCLEAR WEAPONS EVEN THOUGH IRAN AGREED TO SUSPEND URANIUM ENRICHMENT AS OF NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN HOWEVER, EXPERTS CLAIM IT IS PROCESSING LARGE QUANTITIES OF A GAS THAT CAN BE USED TO MAKE WEAPONS-GRADE URANIUM THE DEBATE IN WASHINGTON...HOW TO THE HANDLE THE SITUATION. Super: Joe Cirincione Sot: you get tough and you do what? Is it sanctions? Is it military action? Its not clear to our allies, its not clear to the American public what we have now is just this heightened sense of fear and anxiety. Standup: Jennifer Donelan
Also at the summit, on the economic front, U.S. officials will be push for a global trade treaty they claim will lower tariff barriers and boost the economy around the world. Jennifer Donelan, CBS News, Washington.))

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Hundreds of new jobs are headed to Lynchburg as one company moves in and two existing businesses expand.
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C-D-G Management will put a new outbound call center in this old postal building on Fifth Street.
The move will create about 200 new jobs and require *no* financial incentives from the city.
Officials say Lynchburg has been getting a lot more interest lately.
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((MARY JANE RUSSELL/LYNCHBURG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: I DON'T KNOW WHETHER ANYBODY WAS KIND OF WAITING TO GET THE ELECTION BEHIND THEM AND WERE A LITTLE HESITANT TO MAKE INVESTMENTS. WE'VE HAD THE SAME COMMENTS FROM SOME OF OUR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS THAT THAT'S THE TREND THAT THEY SEE. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THINGS ARE STARTING TO BREAK LOOSE AND WE'RE JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO BE INVOLVED IN IT.))
[SUPER=01-Mary Jane Russell/Lynchburg Economic Development]
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[OUT Q=involved in it.]
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Boxley Block and RiversEdge Furniture also announced today they will spend millions of dollars expanding their Hill City operations.
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[Foods-International]

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A new grocery store just outside of Lexington is hoping to attract food lovers from across the region.
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Foods International is scheduled to open early next week. It features a wide variety of common and obscure items, at prices set to compete with the national chains, and discount stores.
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((ERIK KING/FOODS INTERNATIONAL MANAGING PARTNER; I DON'T PICK THE BEST OF THE BEST, I BRING OUT EVERYTHING. JUST LIKE WE SELL PAM AND SO DOES EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I'VE GOT CANOLA SPRAY, SUPER CANOLA SPRAY, AND GRAPE SEED SPRAY. THESE ITEMS YOU'LL NEVER FIND IN A SUPERMARKET.))
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[OUTQ=never find in a supermarket.]
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When the market does open, it will feature a Japanese restaurant, a cafe, and free wireless internet access.
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Robin says a warm weekend's ahead. The forecast when News 7 returns.
Plus some folks are happy with one lucky penny.
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This guy is cashing in more than a million of them.
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[Seinfeld-Shirt]

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When it comes to the Smithsonians newest addition, you might say "What is the deal with that?"
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Jerry Seinfeld this week donated his infamous "puffy shirt" which will be added to the American popular culture exhibit.
The shirt was worn by the comedian during an episode of the "Seinfeld" series.
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((JERRY SEINFELD/COMEDIAN: YOU MEAN SHE WAS ASKING ME TO WEAR THIS RIDICULOUS SHIRT ON NATIONAL TV AND I SAID YEAH. YES, YEAH YOU SAID IT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT I COULDN'T HEAR HER.))
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The promotional move coincides with the release of the sitcom's first three seasons on DVD.
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Early Regional semifinal action on Friday Football Extra, qualifying from Homestead, and Tech and UVa open the basketball season
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[SUPER=03-Homestead, FL/SPEED; :00]

but first our extra point. The Craftsman Truck Series warmed up the Homestead today with the Ford 200. Jon Wood received a chilly reception at the track when he crashed on the first lap, he was out and finished last and completed the season 15th in points.
Casey Kahne would win the Ford 200 on a sunny day in Miami,
But the brightest day was had by Bobby Hamilton who won the truck series championship. He had 4 wins and 12 top five's this season.
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[S-Gretna]

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We start with the Region Three Division Three semi finals between Cave Spring and Gretna in the Hawks nest.
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In the second quarter, the Knights made all the big plays in the first half. Bo Austin airs it out to David Reddick and Reddick hauls it in and then does the rest with his feat, going 86 yards for the touchdown. Cave Spring led 14 to 12 at the half.
[SUPER=34-Gretna/49/Cave Spring/28;]But the second half was all Gretna. Vic Hall takes off down the right sideline, f
inds plenty of daylight and scoots 80 yards for the TD. He had 493 yards of offense and 5 TD's as Gretna wins 49 to 28. The Hawks will meet Christiansburg in the regional finals.
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[S-Salem]

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Over in Bedford, Liberty and Salem would meet in the Region III division four semifinal heated up between two teams a combined 19 and 1.
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We pick it up in the fourth quarter, 16-7 Salem and Minutemen quarterback O.B. Blake throws deep down the left sideline hitting Barry Flood in stride for the touchdown.
[SUPER=34-Salem/22/Liberty/14;]But Salem scores last. On third down, Matt Shawver connects with Tony Spradlin. He pu
lls in the rock and then scampers 69 yards for the game winner, Salem wins 22-14.
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[S-McCluer]

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Up in Buena Vista, Parry McCluer played host to Narrows in the Region C Division one semis.
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In the first quarter, the Fighting Blues take the opening drive all the way for a touchdown. Barrett Downs hands off to Dustin Hamm, he goes left and finds the zone with a dive and reach.
[SUPER=34-Parry McCluer/28/Narrows/7;]In the second quarter, Parry McCluer's Downs pitches it to Devin Huck who goes
off the right end and takes it in, and Parry McCluer wins 28 to 7.
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Highlights from 8 more Regional final four games later on Friday Football Extra, lets show you the numbers.
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[FFE Scores]

[SUPER=55-Harrisonburg/28/Liberty/27/Salem/22/Liberty/14/Cave Spring/28/Gretna/49;]

[SUPER=55-Woodbridge/28/Hylton/24/Rural Retreat/18/Bath Co./14/Handley/31/Rockbridge Co./28;]

[SUPER=55-George Washington/23/Stonewall Jackson/44/Monticello/Sat./Broadway/1:30/Louisa/Sat/Stonebridge/1:30;]

[SUPER=55-Hidden Valley/14/Christiansburg/21/Giles/12/Floyd/8/Magna Vista/20/Richlands/24;]

[SUPER=55-Carroll Co./14/Bassett/35/Virginia/6/Grundy/0/Stonewall Jackson/22/Strasburg/20;]

[SUPER=55-Graham/Sat./Tazewell/1:00/Buffalo Gap/7/William Campbell/32/Goochland/21/Central L./0;]

[SUPER=55-Grayson Co./Sat./Lebanon/1:30/Hurley/Sat./J.I. Burton/1:30/Twin Valley/Sat./Twin Springs/1:30;]

[SUPER=55-Honaker/Sat./Gate City/1:30;]

[S-UVA]

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The Virginia men's basketball team opend the season tonight with an 88-55 win over Robert Morris. J. R. Reynolds from Roanoke Catholic tallied 15 points.

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The Beth Dunkenberger era opened with a 64-57 win over Valparaiso tonight as the Lady Hokies got a career high 25 points from Carroll County star Erin Gibson.
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[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Greyhounds vs. Hokies; :00]

On the men's side, 8,772 fans turned out at the Cassell to watch Seth Greenberg's team outrun the Greyhounds of Loyola.
Tech jumped out to a 15 to 1 lead thanks in part to Deron Washington who goes baseline for the slam, he had 20 points and was 9 of 11 from the field.
[SUPER=33-Virginia Tech/81/Loyola/58;]Carlos Dixon gift wraps another basket for Washington with this perfect ally oop
ball that finds the bottom of the net.
Dixon was one point better and hit a game high 21 points for Tech, here he nails the three pointer. Tech wins its first game of the season for the 12 time in the last 13 openers 81 to 58.
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[S-Dazzle]

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The Roanoke Dazzle opened its fourth season tonight at home against the Fayetteville Patriots.
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High school students from youth groups in Alleghany and Covington gave fans a real treat by singing the national anthem before the game.
In the first quarter, former Texas standout and now Dazzle center James Thomas goes hard to the basket and finishes with the monster slam. He had 17 points and 18 rebounds.
Then, Roanoke's Mike King is money on the jump shot and then he puts himself in position to make another [SUPER=33-R
oanoke/114/Fayetteville/90;]deposit at the Dazzle bank as the Patriots miss, King runs down court, takes the long pass and registers two of his 18.
Roanoke's international star Song Yoon Bang shows his touch with the fade away jumper. Two of his 13 and the Dazzle cruises to the season opening win 114 to 90.
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[S-Qualify]

[ANCHOR=STEVE]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-180 1:50:40 ]
[GRAPHIC=nextel cup chase]
[ENG#=2]

The Nextel Cup season points champion will be decided Sometime Sunday after the final race of the season, the Ford 400. Today, the last Bud Pole qualifying round turned and burned the 1.5 mile Homestead Speedway.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Homestead, FL/Speed; :00]
Kurt Busch, the man who enters this final race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship with an 18 point lead over Jimmie Johnson won the pole with a lap 179 point 319 mile an hour. Here's a look at the top 10 drivers with their points standing on the left and their qualifying position on the right.

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[wipe to qualifying boards]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5013;]
[SUPER=0107-1. Kurt Busch/1st/2. Jimmy Johnson/39th/3. Jeff Gordon/12th/4. Dale Earnhardt, Jr./16th/5. Mark Martin/11th
/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-6. Tony Stewart/8th/7. Ryan Newman/3rd/8. Matt Kenseth/30th/9. Elliott Sadler/36th/10. Jeremy Mayfield/20th
/;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=...last driver]
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[S-Imoh]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-181 1:35:51]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
[ENG#=3]

A dominating 55-6 win over Maryland and the Hokies find themselves in sole possession of the ACC's top spot for another week.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Last Night; :00]
The win also means needed rest for tailback Mike Imoh. After scoring the first two touchdowns of the game, Imoh injured his left hamstring and had to leave the game. Today, head trainer Mike Goforth told us that the injury will be treated cautiously and that they really won't make any decisions on his availability until next Monday. Also, tonight the Hokies have admitted that they committed a secondary NCAA rules violation for providing athletes with a way to purchase creatine. Several athletes said strength coach Mike Gentry helped them obtain the muscle supplement at discounted prices. Tech's review confirmed that the violations were inadvertent and no major sanctions are expected from the NCAA.
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[S-Cavs]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-185 1:25:16]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
[ENG#=4]

6 and 3 Georgia Tech will look to end UVa's hopes of a piece of the ACC title tomorrow at one PM at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]

Rambling Wreck coach Chan Gailey is worried about UVa's multi threat 3-4 defense.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Chan Gailey/Georgia Tech Head Football Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=......so good defensiely"]
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[VO-NAT]

UVa's concern is dual threat yellow Jackets quarterback Reggie Ball.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Marquis Weeks/UVa Safety; :04]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Football Coach; :18]
[SUPER=01-Dennis Haley/UVa Senior Linebacker; :32]
[RUNS=:38]
[OUT Q=.....up the middle"]
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[3 SHOT TOSS]

[Pennies]

[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]

Saving pennies really does pay off.
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[VO-NAT :22]
[SUPER=03-Lyndhurst, OH;]
Just ask Eugene Sukie. The 78-year old Ohio man started collecting pennies 34-years ago and just recently decided to cash them in. His 575 cigar boxes contain 28-thousand rolls or 1-point-four million coins. The pennies weigh more than three-and-a-half tons -- and are worth about 11-thousand dollars. Sukie says he's had help building up his collection.
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[SOT 2:23 - 2:42]
[IN Q=people at work knew I saved them...]
((EUGENE SUKIE/PENNY COLLECTOR: PEOPLE AT WORK KNEW I SAVED THEM. THEY'D BRING IN COFFEE CANS. SOME GUYS WOULD HAVE 'EM IN THEIR POCKETS AND PUT 'EM ON MY DESK AND I HAD 'EM THAT WAY.))
[SUPER=01-Eugene Sukie/Penny Collector;]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=at work and I had 'em that way.]
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[VO-NAT :14]
Sukie's collection is expected to set a new world record. He says he guesses his collecting could be considered a hobby. He adds that he also has more than 2-thousand Hot Wheels cars, all still in their original packaging.
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