[Roanoke-River]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=98-26; 1:47:27]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The investigation continues into a sewage leak in the Roanoke River.
Meanwhile, a local fisherman says he told officials about the leak months ago.
Tina Tenret spoke to him and has this report.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Michael Tabor was]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=07-Michael Tabor; :10]
[SUPER=01-Reginald Campbell/Fisherman; 1:10]
[SUPER=@Tina1; 1:34]
[RUNS=1:55]
[OUT Q=Tina Tenret News7 Roanoke]
((Michael Tabor was on a father-son canoe trip down the Roanoke River -- when he spotted raw sewage gushing from a pipe into the water.
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[SOT 11:02:38]
[IN Q=You couldn't miss]
((MICHAEL TABOR: YOU COULDN'T MISS IT. IT WAS SO BIG. IT WAS A BIG GRAY SPILL, AT LEAST A THOUSAND GALLONS A MINUTE DUMPING IN THERE. YOU COULDN'T MISS IT. YOU COULD SEE IT FOR 100 FEET AND YOU COULD SMELL IT FOR A QUARTER MILE.))
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=QUARTER MILE]
He reported the leak to city officials, who put a red marker at the site.
That was at Easter time.
A month later, on Memorial Day, more sewage was overflowing from the same hole.
This time Tabor called the health department.
Investigators say they have since found additional sewage spills.
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[NAT SOT]
((nat sound construction))
[RUNS=:03]
Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem are building a 30-million-dollar sewer replacement facility.
Officials say the current system has too many customers, and that's what caused the overflow.
Now -- Tabor drives an hour and a half out of Roanoke, to fish in the James River instead.
But others hike down to the exact site of the sewage spill, unafraid.
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[SOT 11:08:54]
[SOT 11:09:07]
[IN Q=I'm trying to get a couple]
((I'M TRYING TO GET A COUPLE. GOTTA EAT. GET MY DINNER.
IT DON'T BOTHER THE FISH NONE SO IT SHOULDN'T BOTHER ME EITHER IF IT DON'T BOTHER THE FISH.))
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=bother the fish]
The health department says fishermen should stay on the bank and avoid touching this water -- although cooking the fish should kill bacteria.
The danger lies in someone swallowing the water directly -- when swimming or wading, for example.
Ingesting the water could cause e.coli infections, diarrhea or fevers.
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[SOT 12:51:58]
[IN Q=Roanoke County]
((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: ROANOKE COUNTY AND SALEM USE THIS RIVER FOR DRINKING WATER. BUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT IS SAFE, SINCE DRINKING WATER IS FILTERED AND SANITIZED.))
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=SANITIZED]
The health department says this river ranks well below swimming standards -- and even if the sewage pipe is fixed -- rain will still carry waste into this water.
Tina Tenret News7 Roanoke.))
[Accident-Roanoke]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-42; 14:09]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
A traffic accident earlier this afternoon sent two people to the hospital.
Police say speed may be to blame.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
It happened at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Grandy Road.
Authorities say a Jeep sped into the intersection and slammed into two stopped vehicles.
The driver of the Jeep was ejected.
Rescuers took him and the driver of the car to a nearby hospital.
Police say their injuries do not appear to be serious but charges are pending.
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[Ceparano]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-31; 1:13:27]
[GRAPHIC=Louis Ceparano]
He plea-bargained to avoid the death penalty--but Louis Ceperano may have more legal battles ahead.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Ceparano is one of two white men accused of killing Garnett Johnson-- who is black.
Some civil rights organizations are apparently angry about Ceparano's deal.
They've vowed to urge U-S- Attorney General Janet Reno to launch an investigation to determine if the killing was a hate crime.
They're hoping the investigation will prompt a federal trial focusing on the role race played in the murder.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=Cressell]
The other defendent in the case-- Emmitt Cressell Junior is in jail and if convicted could get the death penalty.
[Tornado]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Tornado]
A tornado in South Dakota killed six people last night and nearly destroyed an entire town.
Maureen Maher has details...
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Residents of this]
[SUPER=03-Spencer, SD; :00]
[SUPER=01-Lorraine Spildener/Spencer Resident; :24]
[SUPER=01-Gov. Bill Janklow/South Dakota; 1:01]
[SUPER=01-Bill Thurman/Victim's Fiance; 1:23]
[SUPER=01-Maureen Maher/Reporting; 1:38]
[RUNS=1:58]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
(( RESIDENTS OF THIS SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY.. RETURNED TO FIND TWO-THIRDS OF
THEIR TOWN GONE.
THE TORNADO RIPPED THE TOWN'S WATER TOWER FROM THE GROUND, UPROOTED TREES
AND LEFT PILES OF DEBRIS WHERE HOUSES ONCE STOOD.
SUPER: HOME VIDEO
SOME WITNESSES SAY THE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS UP TO A QUARTER-MILE WIDE.
SOT
SUPER: Lorraine Spildener/Spencer Resident
it didn't look like the normal tornado. it didn't have the tail. it was
just a huge, huge big ball just swirling. just swirling. it was completelly
in the ground.
glass and windows fell on the roof, then i finally got out. when the wind
went down. what was going through your mind? lots of things. are you going
to die?
VO
SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR BILL JANKLOW HAS CALLED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.
DOGS AND PRISON INMATES ARE BEING USED TO COMB THROUGH THE WRECKAGE FOR
VICTIMS.
SOT
SUPER: GOV. BILL JANKLOW/SOUTH DAKOTA
people that were in their basements were killed and teribbly injured. the
town's gone.
VO
THE SAME WEATHER SYSTEM ALSO TRIGGERED OTHER VIOLENT STORMS ACROSS THE
MIDWEST.. KILLING SEVERAL PEOPLE.
WINDS OF MORE THAN 100 MILES PER HOUR.. KNOCKED OUT POWER TO HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA
THIS MAN'S FIANCEE WAS KILLED WHEN A TREE CRASHED INTO HER BEDROOM.
SOT
SUPER: BILL THURMAN/VICTIM'S FIANCE
she layed there for.. etc
Maureen Maher, CBS News.))
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Straight ahead--a group of Crystal Spring students place high in an international competition.
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[VO-NAT]
And, Mrs. Russell County takes the crown at the Mrs. Virginia competition.
More when the news continues.
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[Pay-Raise]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=98-32; 47:38]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Two U-S Representatives from western Virginia say it's too soon for another congressional pay raise.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Thursday]
Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte and Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode were in Roanoke last week for a forum on the future of Social Security.
During interviews, both Goodlatte and Goode said they would not support the move to increase Congressional pay on January 1st.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Absolutely opposed]
((REP. VIRGIL GOODE/D- 5TH DISTRICT: ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED. DID NOT SUPPORT THE PAST ONE, AND I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS ONE. IT IS ABSURD AND SHOULD NOT BE DONE.))
((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/R- 6TH DISTRICT: THERE WAS JUST A PAY INCREASE PUT INTO EFFECT, AND I DON'T THINK THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR ANOTHER PAY INCREASE. DO YOU THINK THERE'S MUCH SUPPORT AMONG YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? I HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM. I'M SURE THERE'S ALWAYS INTEREST IN GETTING A PAY RAISE, BUT QUITE FRANKLY I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.))
[SUPER=@Goode; :00]
[SUPER=@Goodlatte; :08]
[RUNS=22]
[OUT Q=the time to do it.]
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The cost of living increase would amount to about three thousand dollars, and would give lawmakers an annual salary of just over 140- thousand dollars.
[Boys&Girls-club]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=98-37; 49:21]
[GRAPHIC=none]
In a few months Roanoke teens will be able to hang out at a new Boy's and Girls Club.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The group's board of directors will buy the building in July and begin renovations.
The building has about 12 thousand square feet, plenty of space for recreation and other activities.
Organizers say while there are many afterschool opportunities for young children, middle and high school students are left out... this club will be designed to fill that void.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The boys and girls]
((JOHN DYER/BOARD CHAIRMAN; THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICAN FOCUSES ON URBAN AREAS SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ROANOKE PROPER ITSELF AS FAR AS A CLUB TO PROVIDE AFTERNOON AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND WHILE WE'RE GIVING THEM A LITTLE FUN AND RECREATION, WE WANT TO ALSO IMPART SOME VALUES IN THE KIDS.))
[SUPER=01-John Dyer/Board Chairman;]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=in the kids]
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[VO-NAT]
The club should be ready by the end of the year.
The group's long term goal is to develop another club site in Northwest Roanoke, and possibly in other areas of the valley.
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[Odyssey]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=98-43]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Some local students came home to a heroes' welcome after placing in the top 10 at an international competition.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Crystal Spring Elementary School students competed at the international Odyssey of the Mind Competition in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
The annual event has kids solving mainly scientific problems while developing theatrical skits.
A total of 52 teams competed.
Crystal Spring students finished sixth.
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[Mrs-Virginia]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=98-40; 42:48]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The new Mrs. Virginia was crowned in Roanoke today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The Mrs. Virginia International pageant was held at the Roanoke Civic Center this weekend.
This year's winner is Krista Price, Mrs. Russell County.
She plans to use her new title to help children.
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[SOT 04:27:04]
[IN Q=my goal is]
((KRISTA PRICE/MRS. VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL; MY GOAL IS TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE TO EDUCATION EVERYONE ABOUT THE BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM. AND I PLAN TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, OTHER BIG BROTHER-BIG SISTER AGENCIES TO PROMOTE THE PLATFORM TO HELP THE CHILDREN OF THE STATE.))
[SUPER=01-Krista Price/Mrs. Virginia International]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=children of the state]
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[VO-NAT]
Price will represent Virginia in the national pageant.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Roy Stanley will be here in a few minutes with highlights from the Pacers and Bulls.
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[VO-NAT]
And, pastels, paintings, sculptures--you could find it all in downtown Roanoke today as artists displayed their finest.
More when the news continues.
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[Road-Report]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=Road Report]
[GRAPHIC=Road Report]
Traffic back-ups are likely along a bridge over Back Creek in Roanoke County.
And, changes are on the way for people who drive near construction of the Moneta Bypass.
Stacey Martin has more in this week's edition of Road Report.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=VDOT crews in]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :08]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :20]
[RUNS=:40]
[OUT Q=I'm SM.]
((VDOT crews in Roanoke County will be working on the Route 7-35 bridge over Back Creek this week.
And, traffic will be squeezed down to one lane as workers replace beams along the bridge.
In Bedford County, traffic is being re-routed onto the newest part of Route 1-22--as construction of the Moneta Bypass continues in that area.
[PRE PRO]
And, over in Franklin County part of Route 8-34 will be shut down this week.
Crews are making repairs to the Brooks Mill Bridge.
That's it for this week's edition of Road Report.
I'm Stacey Martin.))
[Art-Show]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=98-39;]
[GRAPHIC=none]
About 200 local artists displayed their work -- and competed -- in Roanoke's annual sidewalk art show earlier today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Bursts of color greeted pedestrians strolling through the city market--
A showcase of art from watercolors to masks.
Local landmarks covered canvases, including a creative map of Smith Mountain Lake.
One woman wrapped fruit in paper and plaster to create this sculpture.
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[SOT 14:29:36]
[IN Q=It's three dimensional]
((SHEILA WILEY/ARTIST: IT'S THREE DIMENSIONAL. IT STANDS OUT A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THESE OUT BECAUSE WITH ALL THE TWO DIMENSIONAL PAINTINGS I THOUGHT THESE WOULD STAND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.))
[SUPER=01-Sheila Wiley/Artist;]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=a little bit more]
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[VO-NAT]
Wiley is selling this work for almost two thousand dollars -- it took her a year plus 500 dollars in materials to create.
And, even buyers from yesterday came back for more.
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[SOT 14:46:30]
[IN Q=We liked]
((WE LIKED THE COLOR ... MORE COLOR.))
[SUPER=07-Heman Marshall;]
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q=more color]
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[VO-NAT]
The top artists received from 200 to 15-hundred dollars for their winning works.
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[Forecasts]
[SUPER=X5000;]
[SUPER=330-Showers &/Storms Possible/64-66/Mostly Sunny/Less Humid/75-80;]
[SUPER=331-Increasing Clouds/Storms Possible/64-66/Mostly Sunny/& Pleasant/78-80;]
[SUPER=332-Thunderstorms/Possible/58-60/Morning Clouds/Afternoon Sun/68-75;]
[SUPER=333-Showers &/Storms Possible/62-64/Mostly/Sunny/73-78;]
[SUPER=334-Storms/Possible/56-59/Partly/Sunny/67-73;]
[SUPER=X5001;][S-Bulls]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-4]
[GRAPHIC=NBA Playoffs]
The Chicago Bulls are going back to defend their N-B-A title. The Bulls pulled away in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to beat Indiana 88 to 83.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/NBC SPORTS; :]
Luc Longle and Rik Smits guarding each other in the third quarter.
Tony Kukoc got hot in the period he was 5 for 5 and had 15 points as the Bulls led 69 to 64 at the end of the quarter.
Smits then took over for the Pacers this jumper drawing the foul and the Pacers led by 3.
But Jordan takes it to the hoop drawing the foul and the Pacer lead was 1, 74 to 73.
The Bulls took a two point lead with 3 minutes left
[SUPER=32-Chicago/88/Indiana/83/;]
then Scottie Pippen scores on the hook and the Bulls advance to the finals against Utah with the 88 to 83 win.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="It was...]
[SUPER=01-Michael Jordan/31 Points; :]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q...front of us."]
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[S-Avalanche]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-11]
[GRAPHIC=Salem Avalanche]
The Salem Avalanche still remains one game short of tieing Winston-Salem for first place in the Southern Division.
Yesterday afternoon at Memorial Stadium the Warthogs beat the Avalanche 5 to 3.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Avalanche vs Warthogs; :00]
The fans showed up for the game to cheer the Avalanche as they challenged for the top spot in the Southern Division.
The Avalanche gets on the board first Blake Barthol belts the Warthog pitch to the left field corner for a triple scoring Doug Livingston from first and Salem led 1 to nothing.
The Warthogs would tie it up a couple of innings later when Greg Shepherd hits into the would be double play but the Avalanche short stop throws the ball away allowing Chris Hines to score making it 1 to 1.
Then in the bottom of the fifth, Bartol hits the
[SUPER=37-Salem/3/Winston-Salem/5/;]
hot shot to third baseman Joe Crede he makes the diving stop but Brian Keck scores Salem led 2 to 1 but Winston salem wins it 5 to 3.
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Dale Jarrett wins at Dover Downs. That's coming up later on Mornin'.
[S-Orioles]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-14]
[GRAPHIC=Orioles/Rangers]
For the second day in a row, Juan Gonzazlez hit two home runs against Baltimore and Texas leaves Camden Yard with a 9 to 5 win over the Orioles.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/FOX SPORTS; :]
Righthander Scott Erickson was on the mound for the Orioles.
He gets in trouble in the top of the first Rusty Greer doubles down the left field line in the corner scoring Mark Mclemore from first to make it 1 to nothing Rangers.
Baltimore answered in the bottom of the second Jeffery Hammonds hits the hot grounder to short he's thrown out at first but Cal Ripken scores to tie it at 1 to 1.
Then the Rangers get four in the top of the third.
[SUPER=35-Baltimore/5/Texas/9/;]
With the bases loaded Juan Gonzalez takes this pitch over the left field wall for a Grand slam and a 5 to 1 lead and Texas wins it 9 to 5.
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[S-MLB]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-3]
[GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO]
The Boston Red Sox scored 11 runs in the third inning and then held on to beat The Yankees 13 to 7.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/MSG; :]
Joe Torre watch the action from the dugout.
Leading 4 to nothing, Boston's Lou Merloni hits a fly to short centerfield Bernie Williams gets a late jump the ball drops in for a single scoring a run to make it 5 to nothing.
The Red Sox continued to attack the Yankee Pitching Jason Varitek hits this shot to the wall in right field and Boston was up on top by a score of 8 to nothing.
It was all Boston the rest of the way. Mo Vaughn sends this grounder into right field for a single
[SUPER=35-Boston/13/New York/7/;]
scoring two more runs to make it 11 to nothing and Boston wins it 13 to 7.
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[S-Scores]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-12]
[GRAPHIC=NHL Logo]
The Detroit Red Wings are one game away from their second straight Stanley Cup Finals and the third in four years.
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[VO NAT]
[SUPER=03-Detroit, MI/FOX SPORTS; :]
The Stars came out of the locker room ready to play the Red Wings.
Dallas tied it at 2 to 2 in the third but Detroit's Slava Kozlov scores on this deflection to give the Red Wings the 3 to 2 win and a three games to one lead in the series.
Now, Here's the rest of the scores.
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[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5011;]
[SUPER=0093-/Salem/3/j/Winston-Salem/5///j/Lynchburg/5//Danville/2///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0093-j/Lynchburg/6//Danville/4///;]
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[SUPER=0091-j/Boston/13//New York/7///j/Cleveland/8//Toronto/3///;]
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[SUPER=X5031;]
[SUPER=0103-/Dallas/2/j/Detroit/3//Wings Lead 3-1/;]
[SUPER=X5028;]
[SUPER=0096-j/Chicago/88//Indiana/83//Bulls Win 4-3/;]
[RUNS=1:00]
[OUT Q=....LAST SCORE."]
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[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Tease]
[GRAPHIC=None]
And coming up, Dale Jarrett gambles on gas and wins the MBNA Platinum 400 at Dover Downs.
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[VO-NAT]
And Fred Couples erases the memories of his loss at the Masters and Byron Nelson Classic by winning the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio.
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[S-Race]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-5]
[GRAPHIC=Dover Downs]
Jeff Gordon played it safe taking on a splash of gas with 8 laps to go. But Dale Jarrett who was running second at the time stayed on the track and earned his first win at Dover taking the checkered flag in the MNBA Platinum 400 at Dover.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dover, DE/TNN SPORTS; :]
Jeff Gordon took off like a bullet at the beginning of the race and he would lead 151 of 165 laps around the concrete oval and Gordon picked up the bonus for leading at the halfway point.
Dale Jarrett made a move past Mark Martin to take over second place but he couldn't catch up with Gordon.
South Boston's Jeff Burton had a very fast car and he was in third place just behind Gordon and Jarrett.
Rick Mast was in the chase too. He passed Jeremy Mayfield to take over the sixth place Mast was as high as 5-th place early in the race.
Gordon was running away with the race but he was forced to the pits for gas with less than 10 laps to go.
Jarrett took over the second spot and he stayed on the track taking the checkered flag for his first win at Dover. His car went 103 laps on a tank of gas.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I ran...]
[SUPER=01-Dale Jarrett/MBNA Platinum 400 Winner; :]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Gordon/Finished Third; :12]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=....get there."]
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[TALENT=ROY]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD LOGO]
Jeff Burton was second, Gordon third, Bobby Labonte fourth and Jeremy Mayfield fifth and Mast finished eleventh.
[S-Golf]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-2]
[GRAPHIC=Billy King]
Billy King finished yesterday's final round of the Pittsburgh Senior Classic shooting a 78. King finishes at 223 7 over par. Larry Nelson won the event at 204, 12 under par.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dublin, OH/ABC SPORTS; :]
Play was suspended a couple of times at the Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio.
But it didn't bother Fred Couples. Couples shot a final round 69 for a total of 271 17 under par. That was good enough for a four shot win over Andrew Magee who finished second at 13 under.
It's his second win of the season joining David Duval as multiple winners on the tour.
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That's it for sports. Have great day everybody.[Video]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Finally --if you're already in bed
for the night, here's something to think about before you doze off.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=X5052 (loads FX)]
[Super=X5045 (starts FX)]
[SUPER=75-Chicago, IL;]
You may be hurting your heart--depending on what position you're in.
A new study in the American Journal of Cardiologists reported that sleeping on your back or stomach is no good.
That's because those positions increase your chance of having an irregular heartbeat-- especially if you're a heart patient.
Scientists say the best way to reduce your risk is by sleeping on your right side.
[Super=X5043 (clears FX)]
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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