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Coming up on News 7-
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U-S troops bomb the wrong target in Iraq, leaving at least five people dead. While a Roanoke Marine unit heads out for the war-torn country. Plus, a Connecticut priest looks to the slot machines to fill his collection plate. And an old football game gets its spark back.
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The tears were flowing this morning in Roanoke. Family members say goodbye to the men of B-Company, as they begin their long trek to Iraq.
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The marine reservists headed out early this morning. Their first destination is either California or North Carolina -- but from there, they will head to the war in Iraq.
For many, that is what makes the separation from their families even more difficult. Jeremy Butterfield has more.
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[SUPER=01-Captain John Knapp/USMC; :28]
[SUPER=01-Carey Fullmer/Father; :46]
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(( Saturday morning was the day the B-Company reserves and their families have been preparing for and dreading.
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((KRISTY ETHRIDGE:I'M PROUD OF HIM. I'M VERY PROUD THAT HE IS DOING THIS BUT I DON'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE.))
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[OUT Q=want him to leave.]

The 90 reservists that left are headed to either Camp Lejeune, North Carolina or Twentynine Palms, California for more training before they head to Iraq-- where the marines don't know who or what to expect.
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[SOT 02:37:39]
[IN Q=We told them to be]

((CAPTAIN JIM KNAPP:WE TOLD THEM TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING. OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO BE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND THE DRY CONDITIONS. WE'LL BE OVER THERE IN THE WORST OF IT IN THE SUMMER TIME.))
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[OUT Q=in the summer time.]

The morning was full of proud fathers and tearful mothers saying their good-byes and beginning their long wait for their sons to come home.
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((CAREY FULLMER:WELL WE ARE JUST GLAD THAT WE HAVE SOME GOOD MEN LIKE THIS THAT ARE OVER THERE TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY AND TO MAKE A REAL STATEMENT FOR AMERICA AND WE JUST TRUST THAT THEY CAN COME BACK SAFE AND COME BACK SOON.))
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[OUT Q=come back soon.]

Some marines, like Corporal Jeremy Smith will be missing important moments at home. Smith said good-bye to his two month old girl Madison and is already thinking of how much she will grow while he is gone.
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[IN Q=She'll hopefully be]

((LANCE CORPORAL JEREMY SMITH:SHE'LL HOPEFULLY BE SAYING DADDY AND HOPEFULLY BE TAKING A COUPLE OF STEPS.))
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The word of the day was support. The families vow to support their marines over seas, while the marines vow to support their fellow grunts. For a father and son duo in Company-B, it's one in the same.
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((GUNNERY SERGEANT DON HUNT:OH I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM AS A FATHER AND AS A MARINE, I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM.))
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((LANCE CORPORAL NATHAN HUNT:I FEEL GOOD ABOUT GOING TO IRAQ WITH MY FATHER BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS GOOD HAVING SOMEONE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU, ANOTHER MARINE, ESPECIALLY YOUR FATHER BEING THERE.))
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((JEREMY BUTTERFIELD:THE TWO GROUPS OF MARINES WILL MEET BACK UP IN IRAQ AFTER THEIR TRAINING. THE MARINES SAY THE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS THEY ARE SURE TO GET FROM HOME WILL KEEP THEM GOING OVERSEAS. B-COMPANY WILL BE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN IRAQ FOR UP TO ONE YEAR. JEREMY BUTTERFIELD, NEWS 7.))
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U-S officials say an American jet bombed the wrong target today in Iraq.
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A 500-pound bomb was dropped on a home. The man who owns the house near Mosul says 14-people were killed. There are reports that the victims included several children.
Military authorities could confirm only five deaths.
American troops have recently sent more troops to Mosul -- which has seen heavy clashes in recent weeks between insurgents and American forces.
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Two weeks after a tsunami swamped eleven south Asian countries, rescue workers are still finding thousands of bodies.
The dead now number more than 150-thousand.
Byron Pitts has the latest from Indonesia.
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(Today as men wore masks to relieve the stench of death, there was

no masking misery, in a boys eyes.
While there were nearly 3-thousand more bodies recovered today in Indonesia alone, people are still searching for thousands who are missing.

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'HOW MANY MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? SIX.
(ans:) ANAM...

Six, his wife and five boys.
We met Amri Hamid wondering in a field where he found pieces of his bedroom, kitchen... all 2 miles from where his house USED TO BE.

SOT

HAVE YOU ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT YOUR FAMLIY MIGHT BE GONE..'
"I ask God' he says.

(nat - weeping)

This mother got her answer this morning: Her 16-year old daughter - dead in a ditch. Neighbors dug her grave by hand.

(CBS / SOT(byron and woman)

'WHERE WILL YOU GO NOW? 'wherever the government will take me,' she says. 'I have no home no village.'

(CBS / STANDUP BRIDGE)

'THERE IS NO VILLAGE NO STREET NO HOUSE IN WHICH SOMEONE DIDN'T LOSE AT LEAST ONE RELATIVE. WE MET A WOMAN WHO LOST 40-PEOPLE. ALL OF HER LIVING RELATIVES GONE. BUT FOR MANY HERE TODAY THERE IS BOTH GRIEF AND GRATITUDE.

(APTN / nat - applause)

Gratitude for all the relief supplies pouring in from around the world. The U.S. Military is now delivering 62-TONS of aid everyday... To villages and remote places UNREACHABLE just a few days ago.

(APTN / SOT/JOHN BERNARD, US LT COMMANDER)

'EVERDAY THE HELICOPTER PILOTS AND AIRCREWS ARE FINDING THE LOCATIONS QUICKER AND QUICKER AND THEY ARE FLYING BETTER AND BETTER.

(CBS) But for the bereaved... And the broken... 'BETTER' is a word

without meaning.
YOU'RE HOPING GOD WILL GIVE YOU PATIENCE' Ans: Allah (and holds his hands up and looks to sky)
Patience, in a place that for now... only knows pain.
Bp. CBS NEWS, Banda Ache, Indonesia))
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A routine traffic stop in Covington last night is being credited for the discovery of a methamphetamine lab.
Police say they pulled a vehicle over for speeding around 8:15.
During the course of events, an officer called for help from a narcotics dog team at the Alleghany County Sheriff's office.
This led police to get a search warrant for a room at the *Townhouse Motel* on West Main Street, where they found several items used to make meth.
Charges in the case are pending.

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A memorial service was held today for former U-S Representative Shirley Chisholm.
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Chisholm died on New Year's Day at the age of 80. She had suffered a series of small strokes last summer -- and had declining health ever since. Today's service included a 21-gun salute and was attended by many of her admirers and loved ones.
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((VALERIE BRAITHWAITE NELSON: AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HER FOR HER COURAGE AND HER LEADERSHIP AND FOR WHAT SHE PASSED ON TO SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE TIME AND HOW WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO PASS ON TO OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE.))
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Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to Congress -- and the first to run for president. Her slogan for the presidential race was *Unbought and Unbossed.* Chisholm's body will be buried in New York, near where she was born.
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Up next on the newscast, the state wants to make sure area police departments have additional money to fight gang problems.
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Plus we'll tell you why police in Baltimore are finding it easier to locate SUSPECTS than witnesses.
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((Hey, everybody. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports office. Coming up later, both Tech and UVA struggle on away from home in the ACC, Radford scratches in the big south win column, while VMI tries to do the same against Charleston Southern. Plus, Roanoke College wins its fourth straight on the hardwood, and the NFL playoff party gets underway with the first day of wildcard weekend. all that and more on the way in sports.))

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The Gang problem in Baltimore has police officers spending extra hours on the streets.
A lot of time is spent trying to convince relunctant witnesses to testify.
Jim Stewart has more.
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(( This isn't what you think. It's not a drug raid. It's not a felony arrest. Instead, it's what Baltimore police thought they'd never find themselves doing....it's a witness roundup. Because in Baltimore witnesses to violent crimes have become so afraid to testify....they're often harder to find than the defendants themselves.
Prosecutors say the problem is rapidly getting out of control.

(SOT/ E. Wesley Adams, Assistant State's Attorney)


"I probably prosecute anywhere from 12 to 15 homicides in a given year. I would say about 90 percent of my cases involve intimidation in one form or another."
NARR:
And judges like John Glynn say when witnesses are found they're often scared speechless....literally speechless.

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"I've had several cases particularly in pre-trial motions where the witnesses will simply not say a word. They simply sit there."

(NARR OVER SOUND TRACK AND CD COVER GRAPHIC:)


There's even a popular CD out on the streets there called "Stop Snitching."

(NAT SOUND POP:)


"....give evidence to the pigs....I'll destroy your house."

(NARR OVER GRAPHIC:)


And in case you miss the point.....the photo on the back of the CD is of three dead bodies above the phrase: "Snitch Prevention."
NARR:
Gang members even carry their intimidation into the courtrooms. State's attorney Adams recalled one witness so traumatized her face swelled up.

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"What caused the stress wasn't simply sitting so close to the defendant, it was the 12 boys from the neighborhood who were sitting in the back two rows of the courtroom watching her testify."
NARR:
And they aren't just watching. Officials say some use cell phones to text-message witness testimony back to the street even as it happens...so gang members know instantly who ratted on them.

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Oddly enough, the reason for this boldness may be in the law itself. Drug and violent crime convictions frequently carry a 20-year to life sentence. But witness intimidation? In Maryland....that's just a five year crime. So what have the defendants got to lose?

SOT/Judge Glynn


"I have looked these kids in the face when they are there discussing pleas. They are utterly unafraid. These cases will always have to be tried. The defendants do not believe they will be convicted. They are unafraid."
NARR:
Only the witnesses and their families, police say...are truly afraid.

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"The perfect crime is one you get away with. The best way to get away with it is to keep people silent."
NARR:
And in Baltimore lately...the criminals seem to be doing just that.
Jim Stewart CBS News Washington))

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Virginia is giving some area police departments three-million dollars to help with the fight against gang violence.
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One of the biggest benefactors of the grant was the Radford Police department. The department received nearly 78-thousand dollars. Chief Gary Harman says the city does not have a major problem with gangs, but hopes the money will keep it that way.
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((CHIEF GARY HARMAN:I DON'T THINK THERE IS A LARGE GANG PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE HAD A FEW GANG MEMBERS THAT ARE TRICKLING IN HERE AND THERE AND WE WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND SLOW THAT TRICKLE DOWN AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ENTRENCHED IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY.))
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Last June, Radford police and federal investigators arrested 14-people involved in a gang-related drug ring.
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A gambler's loss could be one Connecticut church's gain. At least that is the hope of Father Edmund Nadolny (Nuh-dOLL-nee),
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who's decided to spread his message to a different flock. The priest is hoping his special billboard displays will encourage gamblers to give ten percent of what they lose to their churches or schools. He says by doing so, they will become "instant winners."
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((FATHER EDMUND NADOLNY/CT PRIEST: I AVERAGE ABOUT $6,000 A WEEK HERE. THE SAME TYPE OF CHURCH IN TOPEKA WOULD BE GETTING $25,000 DOLLARS A WEEK. PEOPLE TITHE.))
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Father Nadolny says as an inner city faith -- his church struggles to raise money. Nadolny says money that otherwise might be lost to gambling will help support the 300-students at the parish elementary school.
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Coming up next, we'll see how fans of the King of Rock and Roll marked what would have been his 70th birthday.


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Then a little bit later, we'll see how a children's game that shook up the seventies is making a comeback today.
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Great news for low-carb dieters, thanks to a new potato that fits the menu.
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After five years of testing University of Florida researchers and farmers will release a new low-carb potato to sell in grocery stores and restaurants. The new spud has thiry-percent fewer carbohydrates and twenty-five percent less calories. The potato also has high levels of potassium and vitamin-C. Growers hope to convince more carb counting consumers to eat potatoes.
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It's *70-candles* for the King of Rock and Roll.
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If he were still alive, Elvis Presley would have turned 70 today. Thousands of his loyal fans celebrated the special day by gathering at Graceland for a cake-cutting and birthday sing-along. For many, it's an annual pilgrimage.
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Elvis did get at least one birthday present. His 1954 hit, "Good Rockin' Tonight" recently went gold. The recording industry handed over the award to Graceland Enterprises during today's ceremony.
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Coming up, Tech and UVA find the going tough on the road in the ACC, plus hoops highlights from Radford, VMI and Roanoke College, and wildcard weekend in the NFL, but first our extra point,
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79 year old actor Paul Newman was testing a sports car in Daytona today for the upcoming Rolex 24 hour race, when the car caught fire as Newman tried to restart it. He escaped uninjured as the fire was contained to the engine compartment. The Academy Award winner owns four championships in Sports Car Club of America competition.
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The Virginia Tech Hokies were in Tallahassee last night to battle Florida State in a matchup that dates back to the old Metro days.
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Tech's hung around most of the night in their first ACC road game.
Von Wafer and the Noles lit things up from the outside shooting 10 of 14 from behind the arc.
Wafer also turned in a jam sandwich off the turnover as Florida State led by 7 at the break.
Carlos Dixon tried to lead a Hokie rally as he buries a three from the corner.
[SUPER=33-Virginia Tech/70/Florida State/77/;]


Zabian Dowdell then pulls the trigger on 2 more, but Tech came up on the short end of a 77 to 70 ballgame, falling to oh and 2 in ACC play.
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Virginia didn't fare much better in Atlanta against #9 Georgia Tech, especially without Devin Smith again.
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Roanoke's JR Reynolds did his best to help the Wahoos pull the upset. JR led UVA with 21 points, and Virginia was close at halftime down just 6.
But the Jackets opened the second twenty minutes by outscoring Pete Gillen's crew 38 to 11.
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Jarrett Jack tallied 22 for the Ramblin' Wreck as the home team beat up on the Cavs 92 to 69.
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Around the league today Rashad McCants scored 19 points to lead 7 North Carolina TarHeels in double figures against Maryland. Carolina won its 13th straight in a blowout 109-75.
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Down at Clemson, Wake Forest guard Justin Gray canned 25 first half points and finished the day with 31. Wake took care of the Tigers in impressive fashion 103 to 68.
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And Duke stayed unbeaten by holding off Temple 82 to 74. Roanoke's JJ Redick scored 22 for the Devils in the win.
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The Radford Highlanders were back on the hardwood last night at the Dedmon Center in search of their first win in nearly a month against Coastal Carolina.
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RU ended a 4 game losing skid last night against the Chanticleers, and have now won 14 of the last 15 from Coastal.
Early on, Andre Bynum dishes to Whit Holcomb Faye who rings up a trifecta from the wing to get the party started.


Chris Oliver tallied 28 points to lead the Highlanders, including these two that he rattles home on the turnaround jumper from the baseline.
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Reggie McIntyre did his part getting hacked in the act. Radford went on to win 93 to 82.
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Staying in the Big South--VMI played its first conference contest of the season yesterday against Charleston Southern in Lexington.
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The Keydets lost three straight over the holidays, and were anxious to get off on the right foot in the league.
Early in the second half, Matt Coward helps VMI cut into a 12 point halftime deficit with the long range bomb.
Later, VMI gets it done inside. Reggie Williams misses from in close, but Tim Almond cleans up the mess underneath for 2 of his 17 points.
But Terrell Brown and the Bucs were pretty tough. Brown goes downtown for a triple and the visitors started to pull away.
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Levar Joseph returned from a knee injury to play well for the Keydets. But Charleston Southern won it 78 to 67.
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Roanoke College renewed its ODAC rivalry with Washington & Lee at the Bast Center.
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Both teams came in at oh and 4 in the league, trying to get out of the ODAC cellar with a win.
Ben Schrader nailed 3 straight field goals during a late Roanoke run to help the Maroons win going away.
Jared Butler put the finishing touches on the win with another jumper. The Generals went the final 5 and a half minutes without a field goal
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as Roanoke won it 71 to 59.
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Beth Dunkenberger's Tech ladies head to Durham later today to square off with number 2 Duke. It will be the first ACC road game for the 25th ranked Hokies.
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Dunkenberger's team cracked the top 25 for the first time this week, and that's been a source of confidence for the players.
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The Saint Louis Rams were lucky to be in the playoffs with a record of 8 and 8, but now they're the first to make it in with that record and win in the first round, knocking off the Seahawks in the NFC Wildcard game.
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It all came down to Marc Bulger finding tight end Cam Cleeland on a 17 yard TD strike with just over 2 minutes left. That was the difference as Saint Louis moves on with a 27 to 20 win.
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In the AFC, the Jets and Chargers went to overtime knotted at 17, before Doug Brien knocked back this 27 yard field goal, propelling the Jets into the divisional round 20 to 17.
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Although there's a lot of buzz about the N-F-L playoffs, some enthusiasts are buzzing about a different kind of football.
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It's called electric football. A newer version of an old time classic. Every weekend a league of men in Texas plug into *the electrifying* game. The game is complete with a well designed field, painted players and old legends that come to life. The men say the game gives them a chance to have their own N-F-L team.
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