WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/19/98

[Blacksburg-Accident]

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An accident involving two 18 year old students, may be Virginia Tech's first alcohol-related incident of the school year.
This, in spite of efforts by officials to crack down on binge and underage drinking.
David Johnson has more.
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[SUPER=01-Derek Figg/Virginia Tech Freshman; :28]
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[OUT Q=DJO, News 7. Blacksburg.]
((The accident happened on Yellow Sulfur Road near South Main Street in Blacksburg. Police say Richard M-Keister, a Virginia Tech freshman, apparently lost control of his S-U-V.
Keister and his passenger Natalie R-Weir, a Radford University freshman, were thrown from the vehicle. Investigators say they found alcohol on the scene and consider it to be a factor in the accident. Students who live in Keister's dormitory were surprised to learn of the accident.
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((DEREK FIGG/VT FRESHMAN; YOU'RE LIKE, WHOA ON OUR CAMPUS, IT HAPPENED RIGHT OVER HERE TO SOMEONE EVERYONE KNOWS. SO IT'S GOING TO HIT HOME TO A FEW PEOPLE.)) [RUNS07]
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The accident comes just three weeks after Attorney General Mark Earley visited Tech, asking freshmen to help reduce underage and binge drinking at the state's colleges. Some students say the warning signs about underage and binge drinking are posted on and off campus. But they insist that some of their classmates will never learn.
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((FIGG; YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE STOP IT. IT'S SOMETHING IN COLLEGE LIFE AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU HAVE THESE PEOPLE THAT JUST TAKE IT TOO FAR. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.)) [RUNS11]
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((LESLIE KEARNS/VT SOPHOMORE; I THINK IT COULD HELP SOME PEOPLE BUT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.))

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The accident may prove to be a costly one for Keister and his passenger. [STAND-UP] ((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; NOT ONLY IS HIS VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS, BUT BOTH STUDENTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. WEIR IS IN STABLE CONDITION, BUT KEISTER IS IN VERY SERIOUS CONDITION AND OFFICIALS SAY HE HAS INTERNAL INJURIES.)) [RUNS10] And police say charges are pending. David Johnson, News7, Blacksburg. ))
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said the university plans to continue its efforts to spread the word about the dangers of binge and underage drinking.

[Clinton]

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More Americans want President Clinton to step down.
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A Newsweek poll found 46 percent of those who responded want the president to resign, up 7 points over a week ago.

41 percent back impeachment hearings, but more than half still say they don't want the video tape of his grand jury testimony released..
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One member of the House Judiciary Committee questioned the results of that poll.
Republican Bob Barr spoke at a campaign appearance with former Vice President Dan Quayle.
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[IN Q=The majority of]
((BOB BARR/(R) GEORGIA; THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY, MAY NOT BE THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY. I REPRESENT THIS GREAT 7TH DISTRICT HERE AND WE HEAR THAT 98 TO 2 THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING FOR THEMSELVES WHETHER THERE IS IN FACT EVIDENCE OF PERJURY DAN QUAYLE/FORMER VICE PRESIDENT THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS IS GOING TO GO FORWARD. THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS DOING THE RIGHT THING IN RELEASING THESE DOCUMENTS))
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[SUPER=01-Dan Quayle/Former Vice President; :16]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Palo Alto, CA;]

Meanwhile, Independent Counsel Ken Starr is far from the conflict in Washington.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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He is in California, helping his daughter settle into her first year at Stanford University.
Chelsea Clinton is starting her sophmore year at Stanford.

[VA-Democrats]

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The state Democratic Party committee won't denounce the President's behavior.
The steering committee rejected two resolutions last night.
Party chairman and Delegate Kevin Plum of Fairfax, says Virginia Democrats won't be pushed into a position just to appease critics.

[Congress-Votes]

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The Lewinsky affair wasn't the only matter on the agenda for officials on Capitol Hill--
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[take pinnacle board #1008]

The Senate this week tried to override President Clinton's veto of a ban on certain types of abortion.
[take pinnacle board # 1007]

The measure got 64 votes, but that was three fewer than the two-thirds majority needed.
[take pinnacle board # 1006]

Democrat Chuck Robb voted against overriding the veto.
Republican John Warner wanted the veto overturned.
[take pinnacle board # 1011]

Over in the House, a major foreign aid bill was approved 255-161.
[take pinnacle board # 1010]

It included less money for the International Monetary than the Clinton Administration wanted.
[take pinnacle board # 1009]

Republican Bob Goodlatte voted for the bill.
Democrats Rick Boucher and Virgil Goode voted against it.
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[Rudolph]

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Gunpowder reportedly links fugitive Eric Rudloph to the Olympic Park bombing.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says Rudolph bought 50 pounds of smokeless gunpowder from a Tennessee gun dealer four years ago.
The gunpowder reportedly ties Rudolph to the 1996 Olympic bombing.
Rudolph disappeared in the Western North Carolina mountains just after an explosion at an Alabama abortion clinic killed an off duty policeman.
He's also wanted for questioning in two other Atlanta bombings in 1997.
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[Ferry-sinking]

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More than 100 people are still missing after a ferry boat accident in the Phillipines.
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The Princess of The Orient capsized and sank in heavy seas during a storm.
23 people are confirmed dead, 300 were rescued, many by passing fishing boats.
Officials were puzzled by the sinking. The boat is the largest of its kind on the islands, and is supposed to be able to handle rough weather.
Survivors say 75 mile an hour winds, and three powerful waves in a row forced the ship under.
They say many people were asleep when the storm hit, and there was no warning from the ship's crew.
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[Tease1]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Still ahead--the Virginia Lottery marks a milestone..
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[VO-NAT]

And, a landmark in the star city closes down.
More when the news continues.
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[Stewart]

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In a final attempt to save their client's life--lawyers for Kenneth Manuel Stewart are asking the governor for clemency.
The U-S Supreme Court recently rejected Stewart's appeals--clearing the way for his execution, scheduled for Wednesday.
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[SUPER=03-Bedford Co./File Tape]

Stewart killed his wife and five-month old son on Mother's Day, 1991.
[SUPER=03-Jarratt]

Earlier this week, Stewart chose to be executed in the electric chair rather than by lethal injection.
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[Rushton]

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Former Roanoke School Superintendent Ed Rushton has died.
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Rushton was in charge of Roanoke schools from 1953 to 1966 during a period of enrollment growth and major building projects.
According to published reports, he died Sunday in Orangeburg South Carolina.
Ed Rushton was 92.
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[Virginia-Lottery]

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Today state officials celebrated the Virginia Lottery's 10th anniversary.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The state lottery began with only one scratch game--now there are several including pick-three and pick-four.
Lottery officials say the variety of games has added billions of dollars to the state's economy.
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((PENELOPE KYLE/VA. LOTTERY SPOKESWOMAN; IN THE PAST TEN YEARS, WE HAVE TURNED OVER CLOSE TO THREE BILLION DOLLARS TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND THE GENERAL FUND. WE'VE TURNED OVER EIGHTY MILLION DOLLARS IN UNCLAIMED PRIZES OVER TEN YEARS. OUR PLAYERS HAVE GOTTEN MORE THAN FOUR BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PRIZES IN TEN YEARS. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY GOING TO GOOD SOURCES.))
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Roanoke resident Ed Bergendahl is one of the many lottery winners from past years.
He said he and his wife first took a dream vacation to Hawaii with his winnings.
Now, they're spending the money on their children's college education.
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((ED BERGENDAHL/PAST LOTTO WINNER; RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING IT FOR EDUCATION. OUR DAUGHTER JUST FINISHED UP AT TECH, NOW SHE'S WORKING FOR PHILLIP MORRIS IN RICHMOND. OUR SON IS JUST STARTING SCHOOL IN ORLANDO FLORIDA, SO OUT OF ONE AND RIGHT INTO THE NEXT.))
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Lottery officials say the month-long anniversary celebration will include an "Employee Appreciation Week".

[Grandin-Store]

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A grocery store in Southwest Roanoke is shutting down after more than 10 years in operation.
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The "Thriftway" grocery store has been a mainstay in the Grandin Road area for decades.
But next year, the building will become the new home of the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op.
Even though the co-op only sells natural foods, management says they plan to stock items that will tempt the tastebuds of all local shoppers.
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((BRUCE PHLEGAR/CO-OP MANAGER; WE CANNOT, ACCORDING TO OUR BY-LAWS, SELL ANYTHING WITH ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS, ADDITIVES, PRESERVATIVES, THAT SORT OF THING. SO WE'RE SOMEWHAT LIMITED IN THAT RESPECT. BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PICK UP AS MUCH OF THE COMMERCIAL GROCERY PRODUCT AS WE CAN AND STILL NOT RUPTURE THOSE GUIDANCES.))
[SUPER=01-Bruce Phlegar/Co-op Manager;]
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Management plans to renovate the building starting in November, before moving in around February 19-99.
The new facility will have a small cafe, a deli and a juice bar along with meeting rooms for demonstrations and classes.
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[Tease2]

[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Up next--thinking of becoming a lawyer? If you have a computer, your only a few clicks away..
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[VO-NAT]

And, children in the area turned out to celebrate a day set aside in their honor.
We'll explain when the news continues.
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[Roanoke-Ax]

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Another accident has happened at the intersection of BackCreek Road and 220 in Roanoke County.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

It happened around 11 o'clock tonight.
Officials say the car was headed northbound along 220 when the driver reached to turn the radio station and lost control.
Witnesses say she crossed 220, and flipped over several times.
The car ended upside down in a ditch.
Two people were taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Officials say it's the third accident at that intersection in recent weeks.

[WebWatch]

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Congress takes aim at internet pornography again... And your modem may soon kick into high gear.
More in this week's webwatch.
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[intro]
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((Sponsors say the Child Online Protection Act is more reasonable than the ill-fated Communications Decency Act.
It requires commercial web site operators to restrict children's access to what it calls "harmful" material online.

If passed, the bill still has to make it past the Supreme Court.

Your 56-k modem may soon operate at its full potential. Current rules restrict modem speed to 53 kilobites per second to keep from overloading the phone system. But the FCC says technology has improved the system, it's considering eliminating the restriction.

You can now earn your law degree on the web. Concord University School of Law is offering its entire curriculum on the internet. You can study on-line on your own time... the downside... the school is NOT accredited by the American Bar Association, so you may have a tough time passing the bar exam.

The story of Princess Diana is back on the web, from a new perspective. Dodi-Al Fayed's father launched a new website that includes photographs of his son and Diana. The site describes itself as a database of newspaper articles relevant to Mohamed Al Fayed's interesting life.

For links and more information about these sites and stories, click on WebWatch on the WDBJ website at WDBJ-7-dot-com.))

[Kids-Day]

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There's Mother's Day and Father's Day of course.
But, today was Kid's Day.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

It's celebrated all over the world and today many children in Roanoke County took part in local festivities.
It's a special day dedicated to teaching children about health, safety and the environment.
Lifestyle Chiropractic organized the event which included health screenings, safety tips from state police and of course games.
All the donations collected go to the Sanctuary Crisis Intervention Center.
The 12-bed facility offeres shelter and counseling to children in need.
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Todd Braverman booted a 30 yard field goal late in the fourth quarter as the 10-th ranked Virginia Cavaliers beat Clemson 20 to 18.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/ABC SPORTS; :]

The Cavaliers scored early in the first quarter-- Thomas Jones takes the hand off and scoots 30 yards for the touchdown giving Virginia a 7 to nothing lead.
Still in the first quarter, Aaron Brooks drops back and hits a wide open Kevin Coffey for the 20 yard touchdown pass and the Cavaliers took a 17 to 3 lead at the half.
Clemson scored on recovered fumble then in the fourth quarter Brandon Streeter puts it in the air and hooks up with Brian Wofford on the 54 yard touchdown and the Tigers took the lead 18 to 17.
But U-V-A moved the ball into Clemson's side of
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field and Braverman nailed the 30 yard field goal the Cavaliers beat the Tigers 20 to 18.
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[S-Tech]

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The Virginia Tech Hokies opened their conference schedule last night with a visit Florida to take on the Hurricanes of Miami.
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[SUPER=03-Miami, FL/ESPN; :]

The Canes came out throwing in the first quarter Scott Covington hits Santana Moss on this 47 yard touchdown pass to make the score 7 to nothing Miami in the quarter.
The Hokies added a field goal in the second quarter then Covington puts it up again this time he hits Reggie Wayne on the 15 yard touchdown pass to make the score 13 to 3 Canes.
Tech would get on the board again just before the half Al Clark throws over the middle to fullback Cullen Hawkins for the score and it was 13 to 10 Miami at the half.
The Hokies took advantage of a Miami Hurricane turnover in the third quarter Clark drops back to pass
[SUPER=36-Miami/20/Virginia Tech/27/;]
but he runs it up the middle and scores from 14 yards out to make it 17 to 13 Tech and Tech wins it 27 to 20.
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[S-Ferrum]

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The Ferrum Panthers improved their record to 2 and 0 yesterday afternoon with a 42 to 10 win over Greensboro.
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[SUPER=03-Ferrum/Ferrum vs Greensboro; :]

A good size crowd came out for the Panthers homecoming.
Greensboro led 3 to nothing but on the kickoff after the field goal Kodi Smith takes the ball on the three yard line cuts to the left side of the field and he is off to the end zone on a 97 yard touchdown run to make it 7 to 3 Panthers.
Then in the second quarter on second and goal Randy Jackson takes it up the middle powering his way in to make it 14 to 3 Panthers.
The Panthers would score again before the half
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Smith takes the handoff and goes over the right side for the 19 yard touchdown run and the Panthers win it 42 to 10.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

The Orioles beat the Yankees and Mike Tyson meets with the Nevada Athletic Commission. More when we return.

[S-College]

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Tennessee beats Florida in overtime, Emory and Henry wins a close one against Bridgewater this afternoon.
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[VO NAT]
[SUPER=03-Syracuse, NY/ESPN; :]

In Syracuse, The Orangemen improved to 2 and 1.
Rob Konrad rushed for three touchdowns in a 70 to 14 rout of Rutgers. Donovan McNabb was 8 for 12 for 119 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Now, here's the rest of the scores.
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[S-Orioles]

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David Cone failed in his second try at his 20-th win yesterday-- the Baltimore Orioles beating New York 5 to 3.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/FOX SPORTS; :]

Yankee manager Joe Torre in the dugout before the game.
Leading 2 to nothing, Baltimore's Eric Davis hits this shot off the scoreboard in right centerfield the double scoring Brady Anderson and the Orioles led 3 to nothing in the fifth.
The Orioles would add to that score in the seventh
[SUPER=35-Baltimore/5/New York/3/;]
when Calvin Pickering sends this pitch over the wall for a solo homer and the Orioles win it 5 to 3.
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[Sports Tease]

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And coming up, The Orioles beat the Yankees the United States has a comfortable lead in the Solhiem Cup.
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[VO-NAT]

And the Nevada Athletic Commission meets with Mike Tyson who is seeking a boxing liscense to fight again.
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[S-Scores]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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Sammy Sosa went 0 for 4 in Chicago today and Mark McGwire....
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/WUAB; :]

But in Cleveland, Manny Ramirez tied a major league record for most home runs in five games.
Ramirez hit two more homers today giving him 8 homers in his last five games. That ties the mark reached twice by Washington's Frank Howard in 1968.
Lets check the rest of the baseball scores.
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[S-Tyson]

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The Nevada Athletic Commission says Mike Tyson must be examined by a psychiatrist before he'll be allowed back in the ring.
Tyson made a plea to the Commission yesterday to regain his boxing license.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Las Vegas, NV; :]

Tyson sat at a table in front of the commissioners and again apologized for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.
Tyson claims he's running out of money and needs to fight in order to take care of his kids.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
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If Tyson gets his liscense back he could fight before the end of the year.

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Billy King shot 73 yesterday giving him a total of 143 after two rounds of the Kroger Senior Classic. King is tied for 51-st place and four golfers are tied for the lead at 133.
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The United States has a five point lead over Europe after two days of the Solheim Cup.
Donna Andrews and Sherri Steinhauer led the way winning their match 3 and 2. The tournament ends later today with 12 singles matches.
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And, also later today, don't forget to catch NFL Today featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers squaring-off against the Miami Dolphins at 1 followed by the Denver Broncos against the Oakland Raiders at 4:15.
NFL back on CBS -- the way it should be.
That's it for sports. Have a great day everybody.

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The Busch cars were in Dover this afternoon for the MBNA Gold 200.
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And Matt Kenseth, who will drive for Bill Elliott in the Winston Cup race tomorrow, Dominated the event leading 158 of 200 laps and taking the checkered flag for his third win this season.
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The Roanoke Express and the Rising Star Sports Camp united to teach area children hockey today.
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Rising Star holds weekend camps to help children polish their skills.
This weekend roller hockey was on the agenda.
Express Right Winger, Tim Christian, was on hand to teach the young athletes the finer points.
Next week, the game is basketball and former Hokie and NBA star Bimbo Coles visits the Rising Star Camp.
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The camps continue in October with men's and women's lacrosse taught by world team lacrosse players.

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Finally tonight--thousands of people crammed into Roanoke today--
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for the 1998 Taste of the Blue Ridge Blues and Jazz Festival at Elmwood Park.
The event started at 11 this morning and featured live entertainment from blues and jazz bands including Long John Hunter and Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers.
Area chefs were also on hand offering samples of their best dishes.
Your Hometown station was one of the event's major sponsors.
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