WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 07/11/98

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[WRITER=eea]
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Up next on News 7 at 11...
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[VO-NAT]

A former police officer is in jail after a Botetourt County drug bust...
A Roanoke firefighter is hurt when part of a burning house falls on top of him...
And a man who once represented the unknown soldier, is buried with honors, and a name.
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News 7 at 11 is next.

[Parkway-Ax]

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Two people were taken to the hospital--one apparently critically injured, following a single-car accident tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

It happened along the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Roanoke Overlook around 9:30.
Park rangers say a car ran off the road and dropped about 25 feet down an embankment.
A man and a woman in the car were both taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
According to parkway officials one of them suffered critical injuries.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Parkway police say it appears speed was a factor in the accident.

[Drug-Bust]

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A suspected road rage problem turned into a major drug bust for state police today.
Officials received a complaint around 8:30 this morning from a truck driver along I-81 accusing two men in a car of harassing her.
Three hours later the two men were in jail on drug related charges.
David Johnson has more.
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[IN Q=29-year old]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
[SUPER=01-Sgt. R.A. Black/Va. State Police;]
[SUPER=01-Trooper David Albert/Va. State Police;]
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29-year old Victor Duane Helm and 18-year old Carlos Renaldo Ivy were traveling southbound on I-81 when they apparently began harassing a female truck driver. The woman called for help, and police caught up with the two men further down the road.
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[IN Q=THE TROOPER ORIGINALLY]
((SGT. R.A. BLACK/VA. STATE POLICE; THE TROOPER ORIGINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS OR THE DRIVER, I'M NOT SURE WHICH, PRODUCED A BADGE AND TOLD HIM HE WAS A POLICE OFFICER AT WHICH TIME, ACCORDING TO THE TROOPER, HE RAN A CHECK TO MAKE SURE HE WAS IN FACT A POLICE OFFICER.))
[SUPER=01-Sgt. R.A. Black/State Police;]
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[OUT Q=A POLICE OFFICER.]

Police were forced to let the pair go, after the truck driver refused to press any charges.
But, authorities continued checking the background of the man who said he was an officer.
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[IN Q=INVESTIGATION REVEALED]
((TROOPER DAVID ALBERT/VA. STATE POLICE; INVESTIGATION REVEALED HE HAD BEEN FIRED OR TERMINATED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO AND WAS NOT IN FACT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. BUT HE WAS STILL POSSESSING A BADGE AND PHOTO I-D THAT REPRESEBNTED HIM AS SUCH.))
[SUPER=01-Trooper David Albert/State Police;]
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[OUT Q=HIM AS SUCH.]
With the help of the Botetourt County Sheriff's Office, state police caught up with the two men again in Botetourt County.
Officers stopped them at a gas station, searched the car and found two zip lock bags full of crack cocaine and two smaller bags of marijuana. [STAND-UP/18:28:02] ((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; THE STREET VALUE ON THE CRACK COCAINE WAS ESTIMATED AT 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS. HELMS AND IVY HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE DRUGS. HELMS WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER. BOTH MEN ARE BEING HELD IN THE BOTETOURT COUNTY JAIL. THEIR BOND HAS NOT YET BEEN SET. DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS 7.))
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[OUTQ=DJO, News 7.]

[Roanoke-Fire]

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A house fire on Campbell Avenue this morning injured two Roanoke firefighters-- one seriously.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The fire broke out around 4:30.
When firefighters arrived the house was fully engulfed.
Roanoke Fire Chief Jim Grigsby said a fireman was seriously hurt after the home's porch collapsed and fell on him.
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((LIVINGSTON AKERS/WITNESS: IT WAS STARTING TO CAVE IN AND I HOLLERED AS LOUD AS I COULD, WATCH OUT!" BUT, WITH ALL THE MACHINERY AROUND HERE AND ALL THE HOSES--THEY COUDLN'T HEAR ME.))
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[VO-NAT]

The firefighter was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital and is expected to fully recover.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Another firefighter suffered minor injuries.
The fire gutted the home that was vacant at the time.
An investigation is underway.

[C'Burg-Abduction]

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A seven-and-a-half hour standoff last night involving Christiansburg police ended with one man arrested.
Police arrived at the Smokey Ridge Apartments around nine p-m after getting a call from a woman who said a man held her underwater in the bath tub.
When police arrived, the man, armed with a shotgun, barricaded himself inside the apartment.
After negotiations failed, the Montgomery County SWAT Team entered the building just after 4:30 this morning and arrested William Coleman.
He's charged with abduction, attempted malicious wounding and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

[Danville-Baby]

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Danville police claim an eight-month old baby boy died after being left in a parked car for about four hours.
Authorities say Pamela Susan Walton of Milton, North Carolina, left her son Zakary in the car while she went to work just after eight yesterday morning.
When she returned around noon, the infant wasn't responding.
The baby was prounounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Police are still investigating.

[Blassie]

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[WRITER=eea]
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A man whose body lay for years in the Tomb of the Unknowns, was laid to rest again today... under his OWN name.
Lee Cowan has more...
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[IN Q=air force Lt.]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC; :01]
[SUPER=01-Pat Blassie/Sister; 1:05]
[SUPER=01-Al Mount/Veteran; 1:15]
[SUPER=01-John Barnhill/Veteran; 1:39]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Charlotte]

[NAT SOUND OPEN]
((AIR FORCE LT.MICHAEL BLASSIE IS FINALLY RETURNING HOME - TO A HEROE'S WELCOME.
NAT 21 GUN SALUTE 14:33:31
IT HAS BEEN A LONG, WANDERING JOURNEY.

MAYBE OVER BLASSIE STILL PICTURE?? NAT 21 GUN SALUTE 14:33:36

FROM A JUNGLE NEAR CAMBODIA WHERE HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN --
TO A MILITARY LAB WHERE HE LOST HIS NAME --- HIS LONGEST STOP OVER WAS
BENEATH ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST HALLOWED WAR MEMORIALS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETARY.

NAT TOMB GUARD??
BUT EVEN THAT WOULDN'T LAST.

NAT MUSIC AT DISINTERNMENT
SOME 14 YEARS LATER, MICHAEL BLASSIE WAS ON THE MOVE AGAIN-- INTO ANOTHER HEARSE, TO ANOTHER LAB, FOR ANOTHER TEST, WHICH IN THE END, WOULD FINALLY PUNCH HIS TICKET HOME.

NAT TAPS 14:34:20

IT TOOK ALL THAT TO GET HERE --- SOME 26 YEARS AFTER HE HAD BEEN
KILLED IN ACTION IN VIETNAM, MICHAEL BLASSIE'S TRAVELS HAD ENDED. BURIED FOR THE LAST TIME, BENEATH HIS HOMETOWN SOIL - WITH A SIMPLE WHITE MARKER, AND A NAME ONCE AGAIN.

SUPER: PAT BLASSIE//SISTER
SOT 14:27:22
"Although Michael is our dear mother's son, and our brother, for many years he represented so many. This is not just the Blassie family's day. It's our day."

SUPER: AL MOUNT//VETERAN
SOT 14:42:22
"It brings it home that you are not forgotten, some 26 years later."

NAT FUNERAL LAST NIGHT
HUNDREDS BEGAN THEIR GOODBYES AT A FUNERAL MASS LAST NIGHT AT ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE NEAR ST. LOUIS. EVEN WITH HIS REMAINS NOW KNOWN - THERE WERE PLENTY HERE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HIM - NEVER DID. BUT THEY KNEW WHAT HE HAD COME TO REPRESENT. AND THAT WAS ENOUGH.

SUPER: JOHN BARNHILL//VIETNAM VETERAN SOT 14:40:14
"He gave all. Some of us only gave something, he gave everything he had."
THE D-N-A TESTING THAT FINALLY SOLVED THIS MYSTERY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE USED TO IDENTIFY MORE REMAINS - THERE ARE STILL PLENTY WITHOUT NAMES. BUT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN MAY FOREVER REST ONE SHORT. ONE LESS SOLIDIER `KNOWN BUT TO GOD,' AND ONE MORE, KNOWING THAT HE'S FINALLY HOME. LEE COWAN, CBS NEWS, CHARLOTTE.))

[Rogers-Funeral]

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The man known as King of the Cowboys was remembered in California today.
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[SUPER=03-Apple Valley, CA;]

Hundreds of people came out to show their love and respect for Roy Rogers at a memorial service in Apple Valley this afternoon.
Rogers, who was suffering from congestive heart failure, died in his sleep Monday.
His wife, Dale Evans, and his family were with him.
Roy Rogers was 86.
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[Tease1]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Up next, the Senate votes to change the way the I-R-S does business.
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[VO-NAT]

And, a Hollins University therapy center for people who stutter expands its operations.
We'll have more on those stories when the news continues.
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[Security-Assessment]

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[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=98-53 tc 17:12]
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Rural convenience stores are sometimes easy targets for robbers.
But, store owners are beginning to take simple steps to improve their safety, with the help of police.
Denise Allen has more.
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[SUPER=03-Boones Mill; :00]
[SUPER=01-Buddy Davis/State Police; :17]
[SUPER=01-Danny Fralin/Cannadays Manager; :48]
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The management of Cannaday's Convenience Store is getting a lesson in crime prevention.
Rural stores are often the target of criminals. Six people have died in robberies of convenience stores in the central Virginia, this year.
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[IN Q=14:04:01 what we're]
((BUDDY DAVIS/STATE POLICE: WHAT WE'RE DOING IS GOING AROUND TO ALL THE CONVENIENCE STORES IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AND MAKING SUGGESTIONS TO THE OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT ON HOW THEY CAN INCREASE THEIR SECURITY.))
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First the state police and local law enforcement case the area looking for trouble spots.
The suggestions maybe be as simple as adding more exterior lighting, making doors and windows more secure, or just cleaning up the trash.
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[IN Q=14:28:12 and we]
((TROOPER DAVIS: AND WE FOUND SIMILARITIES IN ALL THE VICTIMS, IT'S EERIE AND THE RURAL STORES SEEM MORE SUBJECT TO THE PROBLEM THAN THE NEWER MORE MODERN STORES.))
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[IN Q=24:25:23 THE STORES]
((DANNY FRALIN/CANNADAYS MANAGER: THE STORES WERE ALWAYS REALLY CLUTTERED, HIGH SHELVES AND IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THE ICE BOX ALWAYS CAME INTO PLAY AS A HIDING PLACE FOR SOMEONE TO JUMP OUT. THAT'S WHY WE MOVED OURS.))
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[IN Q=25:47 I've]
((I'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS IN THE WINDOW. A LOT OF IT WILL BE COMING DOWN.))
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DENISE ALLEN/NEWS7: STATE POLICE WILL ALSO REVIEW MANAGEMENT'S MONEY HANDLING POLICIES DURING THE SAFETY SURVEY.
TROOPER DAVIS SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP TABS ON THESE STORES TO SEE WHAT SUGGESTIONS WERE TAKEN AND IF THESE IMPROVEMENTS HELPED MAKE CONVENIENCE STORES SAFER.
DENISE ALLEN NEWS 7. ))

[Congress-Votes]

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[WRITER=jmc]
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Senators voted on a bill to reform the I-R-S this week and another one concerning Taiwan.
Here's how Virginia's lawmakers voted.
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[take pinnacle board 1001]
The Senate gave final approval to the new rules -- [take pinnacle board 1002] under which the Internal Revenue Service will have to operate. [take pinnacle board 1004]
The vote was 96 to two, with both Chuck Robb and John Warner endorsing the bill. [take pinnacle board 1006]
The Senate also approved a resolution-- [take pinnacle board 1007] that Taiwan's future be worked out by peaceful means. [take pinnacle board 1008]
That measure passed unanimously, with Robb's and Warner's approval.
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[Hollins-Institute]

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[WRITER=djo]
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For the past 25-years, Hollins University has offered therapy to help people who stutter.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Today, the university dedicated the "Hollins Communications Research Institute". The institute will still provide help for those with speech impediments. But now it will also conduct research.
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[IN Q=WE'RE WORKING NOW]
((WE'RE WORKING NOW WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ON THE GENETIC ANALYSIS OF STUTTERING. WE MAY BE ABLE TO FIND THE GENES THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. SO IF THAT TURNS OUT, WE'LL HAVE SOME LANDMARK WORK TO POINT TO.))
[SUPER=01-Dr. Ron Webster/Institute Founder; :00]
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One of the first 100-students to successfully complete the therapy course was the wife of space pioneer John Glenn.
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((ANNIE GLENN/SPEECH THERAPY RECIPIENT; I WAS AN 85-PERCENT STUTTERER, WHICH IS VERY, VERY SEVERE. I HAD LOTS OF FRIENDS, I WAS ACTIVE. BUT IF YOU HAD PLACED A MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF ME LIKE YOU'RE DOING NOW I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK.))
[SUPER=01-Annie Glenn/Institute Graduate; :00]
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[OUT Q=ABLE TO TALK.]
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[VO-NAT]

The program has a better than average success rate. Over the first six to 12 months, about 90-percent of the participants stop stuttering. In the long term, about 70 to 75 percent.
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[Tease2]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
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Straight ahead--we'll take a peek through the Koala Cam as it tracks one zoo's newest attraction.
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[VO-NAT]

And, some people got a history lesson on Pilot, Virginia's postal service today--as the region celebrated its 100th birthday.
More when we return.
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[Pilot-PostOffice]

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[TAPE#=98-55; 01:16]
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It was a hundred years ago today when Pilot, Virginia established its first postal service. Over the years, it has become one of the main stays in the community.
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[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]

The service was once handled by local grocers who were just a few blocks apart.
All that's left of the first pilot post office are these pictures.
The most recent facility was constructed nearly 40-years ago.
Part of Pilot's centennial celebration included dressing the part.
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[SOT=14:57:22 - 15:04:58]
[IN Q=THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING]
((GARY RIDDLE/PILOT POSTMASTER; THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING, BACK WHEN IT WAS A COUNTRY STORE WITH THE POST OFFICE HAVING THE BARS THAT YOU HAD TO GET YOUR MAIL THROUGH. AND WE ALSO HAD SOME OLD ANNTIQUE CARS HERE.)) ((WADE EANES/FORMER POSTAL CARRIER; I ONLY HAD A MILE AND A HALF OF HARD TOP THAT I TRAVELED TWICE. AND I HAD 13 OPEN STREAMS UP AND DOWN THE MOUNTAINS. AND I STARTED OUT WITH A JEEP AND EVEN WITH A JEEP I HAD TROUBLES SOMETIMES.))
[SUPER=01-Gary Riddle/Pilot Postmaster; :00]
[SUPER=01-Wade Eanes/Retired Postal Carrier; :12]
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[VO-NAT]
There are plans for a new post office that will be about three times as big. A groundbreaking ceremony should take place by the fall.
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[WebWatch]

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[WRITER=eea]
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You want information that's helpful, entertaining and sometimes a bit strange.
Then, check out the world wide web.
This week's webwatch has more.
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[IN Q=Whether you're new]
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[OUT Q=wdbj7-dot-com]
(( [intro] [RUNS05]

Whether you're new to diabetes, or not, you could find important information at the Joslin Diabetes center website.

For new patients, there's a list of basic things you need to know about, including a checklist of questions you should ask your doctor.
There are also discussion and support groups, Diabetes news and information about the latest research.

The award for the cuddliest website has to go to the San Diego Zoo, and it's Koala Cam... You can peek in on the only albino Koala in captivity, named Ghost Boy.
If you can't spot him on the cam... then click on the streaming video clip for an up close look at Ghost Boy and his mom...

This has to be one of the strangest sites we've ever seen... At findagrave-dot-com... you can locate and see photographs of your favorite celebrity's final resting place.
Elvis is here of course... so is Robert E. Lee's grave site in Lexington...
The author says he even collects dirt from famous gravesites... ok that's a little too weird....
For links to these sites, click on WebWatch, on the WDBJ website at WDBJ-7 dot com....)) [wx]
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[S-Wrath]

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The Roanoke Wrath had a key game in the Atlantic division last night as the Northern Virginia Royals came to town.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :]

The Wrath lined up on the field getting introduced before the start of the match.
The Wrath would get on the board in the first half Grayson Prillaman uses all of his body and rolls one home to make it 1 to nothing Wrath.
The Royals would then get a chance as Rachid Mahboub rips the shot that just goes over the goal.
Roanoke would keep the pressure on Patrick
[SUPER=34-Roanoke/1/Northern Virginia/2/;]
McSorley pulls it in but the Royals goalie makes the save and Northern Virginia wins it 2 to 1 in a shootout.
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[S-Braves]

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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-13]
[GRAPHIC=Marlins/Braves]

Atlanta's Greg Maddux lost his first road game in more than a year as Florida scored 3 in the bottom of the 8-th to beat the Braves last night evening 4 to 3.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL/SPORTSCHANNEL; :]

Marlins manager Jim Leyland kicking back in the dugout.
The Marlins would score in the bottom of the first Todd Zeile grounds out but a run scores to make it 1 to nothing Marlins.
The Braves rallied in the fourth Michael Tucker doubles down the left field line scoring Chipper Jones to tie the game at 1 to 1.
Atlanta would take its first lead in the fourth
[SUPER=35-Florida/4/Atlanta/3/;]
when Eddie Perez hits a line drive over third base scoring a run to make it 3 to 1 but Florida wins it 4 to 3.
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[S-MLB]

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[WRITER=rst]
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Mark McGwire's 38-th homer of the season yesterday gave St. Louis an 11 inning 4 to 3 win over Houston.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/FOX SPORTS; :]

Astros manager Larry Dierker with a field level view of the game.
In the top of the third, Jeff Bagwell gets all of this pitch sending it over the left field wall for a two run homer and the Astros took the 2 to nothing lead.
But the Cardinals answered in the bottom of the fourth Ron Gant sends this line drive over the left field wall to tie it at 2 to 2 in the bottom of the fourth.
McGwire's homer on an 0 and 2 pitch went into the
[SUPER=35-St. Louis/4/Houston/3/;] top deck at Busch Stadium an estimated 485 feet and it gave the Cardinals the 4 to 3
win over the Houston Astros in 11 innings.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

The Orioles win their third straight more on that when we return.

[S-Orioles]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-16]
[GRAPHIC=Orioles/Red Sox]

The Baltimore Orioles won their third straight game over Boston and picked up a little ground in the American League wild card race.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/FOX SPORTS; :]

This fan getting Jiggy with it at the Yard yesterday afternoon.
In the bottom of the fourth, Joe Carter sends this pitch over the left field wall for a solo homer and a 1 to nothing Orioles lead.
Baltimore led 2 to nothing until the top of the 8-th John Valentin smokes this pitch it goes over the wall for a solo homer to make it 2 to 1.
Scott Erickson threw four hit ball over 8 and two
[SUPER=35-Baltimore/2/Boston/1/;]
thirds inning striking out 8 the Orioles beat the Red Sox 2 to 1.
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[S-Scores]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Seattle, WA/FOX SPORTS; :]

Yesterday, Randy Johnson had a fight with teammate David Segui.
Today, He threw his first shoutout of the season a five hitter striking out 15 as the Mariners beat the Angels. For all the scores lets check the boards.
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[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Tease]
[GRAPHIC=NOne]

And coming up, Baseball and shooting were two events of the Commonwealth games this weekend.
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[VO-NAT]

And Jimmy Connors receives the highest honor in Tennis a spot in the Hall of Fame.
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[S-Games]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-9]
[GRAPHIC=Commonwealth Games]

Four baseball teams began play for the gold in the Commonwealth games today at Salem Memorial Stadium.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :]

Yesterday, 60 players from four regions of the state had a chance to meet kids who are equal are better.
And the kids are playing for more than just the gold.
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[IN Q="I think...]
[SUPER=01-Jim Thacker/Jefferson Forest Head Coach; :]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=....one day."]
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[VO-NAT]

The information gathered by the scouts and coaches are very important. And that makes the hour try out a little bit intense.
But the players seem to take it in stride.
[SOT]
[IN Q="You just........]
[SUPER=01-Matt McGuire/William Byrd; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mickey Russell/Jefferson Forest; :13]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=....get more looks."]
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[S-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-23 tc 07:43]
[GRAPHIC=Commonwealth Games]

Some athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games were aiming for the top spot in today's Bulls Eye Hand gun Shooting event.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The marksmen stand 25 yards from the target and can only use one hand.
The competition has three stages.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=consists of 90]
[SUPER=01-George Anderson/Match Director;]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q...222222=27-hundred match]
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[VO-NAT]

Small targets are used in slow fire rounds and the larger targets are used in timed shooting or rapid fire stages.

The competition continues tomorrow at the On Target Shooting range and more participants are welcome.
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[S-Tennis]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-15]
[GRAPHIC=Sports Logo]

A day for tennis star Jimmy Connors to remember.
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[VO NAT]
[SUPER=03-Newport, RI/FOX SPORTS; :]
Connors was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame yesterday afternoon in Newport, Rhode Island. Connors has won a men's record 109 tournament titles.
Also going into the Hall is former All England Club chairman Herman David.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I love...]
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Connors/Tennis Hall of Fame; :]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=...was my pleasure."]
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[S-Golf]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-19]
[GRAPHIC=Golf Logo]

South Korea's Se Ri Pak is running away with the L-P-A-A's Jamie Farr Classic.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Sylvania, OH/ESPN; :]

Pak followed yesterday's record setting 61 with an 8 under par 63 today. the U.S. Open champion is at 195, 18 under par through three rounds. She has a nine shot lead on Karrie Webb, who's in second place.
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[S-Qualify]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-14]
[GRAPHIC=New Hampshire logo]

The final 18 cars qualified yesterday afternoon for today's Jiffy Lube 300 at Loudon, New Hampshire. Ken Schrader would lead the way.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Loudon, NH/Speed Vision; :]

Schrader turned in a lap of 127 point 949 to capture the 26-th starting position. Ricky Rudd qualified 33-rd and South Boston's Ward Burton 34-th and here's the rest of the field.
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[WIPE TO MOTION]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5013; ]
[SUPER=0107-26. Ken Schrader/127.949/27. Ted Musgrave//28. Jeff Green//29. Derrike Cope//30. Jeremy Mayfield//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-31. Rich Bickle//32. Terry Labonte//33. Ricky Rudd//34. Ward Burton//35. Sterling Marlin//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-36. Lake Speed//37. Bobby Hamilton//38. Michael Waltrip//39. Johnny Benson//40. Steve Grissom//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-41. Robert Pressley//42. Geoff Bodine//43. Morgan Shepherd//;]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=...last driver."]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

And, that's it for sports. have a great day everybody.