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Next on News 7 at 11...
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A burning building sends a Roanoke firefighter to the hospital.
A pipeline break floods a street and knocked out water service for hundreds of homes.
And Sir Elton will perform before a packed house in Roanoke... selling out in less than an hour...
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=none]
Those stories and your weekend forecast next on News 7.
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Hundreds of households in Roanoke went without water for most of the day.
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[VO-NAT]
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This after a water main burst near the corner of Brandon Avenue and Brighton Avenue around seven this morning.
It took crews almost 12 hours to repair the broken pipe.
There's no word yet on what caused it to break.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[WRITER=djo]
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Two people were injured following an accident in Vinton this afternoon.
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It happened around two o'clock at the intersection of Hardy Road and Clearbrook Drive.
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((RODNEY PETERS/WITNESS; I SEEN A WOMAN TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO CLEARVIEW. THE WHITE VAN WAS GOING EASTBOUND ON HARDY ROAD. IT LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS TRYING TO BEAT HIM TO MAKE THE TURN. HE SAID HE HIT HIS BRAKES AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. SO THEY JUST COLLIDED.))
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Rescue workers say the people involved did not suffer life-threatening injuries.
Police are still investigating the accident.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Another traffic accident yesterday left one person dead and another injured.
It happened in Campbell County along Route 29.
Authorities say the driver, Russell Lee Vanord, hit a patch of ice, lost control, then slammed into a tree.
He died later at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Vanord's wife Joan was also injured and taken to the hospital.
She's in serious but stable condition.
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[WRITER=djo]
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[GRAPHIC=Fire Investigation]
A Roanoke firefighter was taken to the hospital following a fire last night that took about three hours to put out.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;]
The blaze broke out at an abandoned house near the corner of Elm Avenue and Second Street.
It started in the basement but officials do not know the cause.
Firefighter Larry Spraker was injured when some plaster fell on him while fighting the fire.
No other injuries were reported.
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[Elton-John]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-81; 25:58]
[GRAPHIC=Elton John]
Tickets for the upcoming Elton John concert sold out in just 46-minutes today.
David Johnson checked out the long waiting lines this morning and has this report.
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((Joe Ann Breaux was one of the hundreds who packed into the Roanoke Civic Center--hoping for a chance to get her hands on a ticket to the Elton John concert.
A wrist band lottery system determined who would be the first in line to purchase tickets to the show.
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((THE FIRST WRIST BAND IS NUMBER TWO, ONE, ONE. Cheering))
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Breaux's was the winning band.
She strutted to the front of the line as the crowd cheered.
The New Orleans native had waited 90-minutes to get the winning wrist band, which she seemed destined to have.
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((JOE ANN BREAUX/CONCERT TICKET LOTTERY WINNER; THEY PUT THE FIRST WRIST BAND ON TOO TIGHT AND MY WRIST STARTED SWELLING UP. AND I HAD TO COME BACK AND GET ANOTHER ONE.))
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Ken Luper got the first wrist band, but was more than 900 off the mark.
Still he was able to circumvent the system and get eight tickets, two of which will go to a worthy cause.
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((KEN LUPER/ELTON JOHN FAN; THE OTHER TWO, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RAFFLE THEM OFF FOR THE HARLEY OWNER'S GROUP TO MAKE SOME EXTRA MONEY FOR THE MDA AND OUR SPONSORSHIP.))
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It was a cash only operation with a limit of eight tickets per person.
And, all the tickets at the Roanoke Civic Center were gone in record time.
Moments later Ticket Master outlets around the area also sold out.
The only chance of getting a ticket now may be through local radio station contests.
Officials say it's been hectic., but consider this the storm before the calm.
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((ROBYN SCHON/ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER; IT'S THE ANTICIPATION OF PEOPLE NOT KNOWING WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO GET TICKETS AND IF THEY DO, WHERE THEY WILL BE SITTING. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE ORGANIZED THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A CALMNESS ABOUT THEM. RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY'S PRETTY ANXIOUS.))
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((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; OFFICIALS SAY THIS CONCERT IS THE BIGGEST THING TO HIT THE ROANOKE VALLEY SINCE THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CONCERT LAST YEAR. THAT FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER'S PLANS TO ATTRACT FOUR MAJOR PERFORMANCES TO THE AREA EACH YEAR. DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.))
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Airline flights in the northeast were grounded again today... not by snow or ice this time, but fog.
The snow WAS back in other parts of the U.S.
Paul James takes a look around.
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((
RESIDENTS IN PARTS OF THE MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST SPENT THE DAY DIGGING
OUT OF WINTER STORMS.
AFTER BEING PELTED WITH SNOW AND ICE, RISING TEMPERATURES FOGGED IN
SEVERAL AIRPORTS IN THE NORTHEAST.
IN WASHINGTON AND PHILADELPHIA, FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED, CANCELLED OR HAD
TO BE RE-ROUTED TO OTHER CITIES.
IN CONNECTICUT, THE ICY WEATHER STRANDED MANY TRAVELERS AT BRADLEY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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(TRACK) IN WESTERN NEW YORK, FRIGID TEMPERATURES CREATED AN ICE BRIDGE
OVER PARTS OF NIAGARA FALLS.
A FRESH BLANKET OF SNOW AND ICE COVERED AREAS OF OHIO AND INDIANA FRIDAY
NIGHT. PRIVATE CONTRACTORS AND CITY CREWS WORKED THROUGH THE DAY
CLEARING ROADS.
CHICAGO IS IN A DEEP FREEZE WHERE RESIDENTS ARE STILL CLEANING UP AFTER
LAST WEEK'S MIDWEST BLIZZARD.
THE CITY HAS ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN 30-MILLION DOLLARS SO FAR ON SNOW
REMOVAL.
PAUL JAMES, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
[Toss-2-Robin]
Eric tosses to Robin in the Chromakey
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Still ahead--members of the Doomsday cult come back to the U-S and go into hiding.
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[VO-NAT]
And, trekkies will like this one.. a new lottery game featuring familiar scenes from the classic TV series Star Trek.
More when we return.
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[Doomsday]
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Members of a so-called "doomsday" cult, detained in Israel, are back in the U.S. tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
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The group of eight adults and six children were detained by Israeli police, who suspected they were planning to instigate violence to hasten the second coming of Christ.
[SUPER=03-Denver, CO;]
After flying back to Denver today, the group refused to meet with family members waiting for them, and requested a police escort to an undisclosed location.
The group has denied any wrongdoing... and no charges were filed against them in Israel.
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[Child-Abuse]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[WRITER=dse]
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A judge has found a Franklin County woman and her former boyfriend guilty of abusing the woman's 19-month old son.
Last summer Rebecca Deal and William Roy Ingram took the boy's bruised boy to an area hospital.
Deal was convicted of child neglect and Ingram of maliciously causing bodily injury.
Deal faces up to five years in jail while Ingram could get 20.
They'll be sentenced on February 19-th.
[Star-Trek]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-74; 37:50]
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Winning the state's newest lottery scratch ticket game could help someone to "live long and prosper".
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That's because the new "Star Trek" game offers four different tickets with prizes ranging from two to 25-thousand dollars.
Lottery officials say these tickets are designed to take scratch ticket players where no lottery game has taken them before.
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((MARK MERRITT/REGIONAL LOTTERY MANAGER; WITH THE STAR TREK TICKET ITSELF, EVEN IF IT IS A NONE WINNER, IT HAS A PART THAT YOU CAN MAIL IN AND WIN SOME STAR TREK JACKETS AND WATCHES AND SOME NEAT THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IT'S A LOT OF FUN.))
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[VO-NAT]
Merritt (Merit) and others were at Tanglewood Mall today promoting the new scratch game.
People were able to purchase tickets or get them free by shooting the bullseye on an alien.
There was also a costume contest today for cash prizes.
Later this month officials plan to give away free trips to a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas.
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[Business-Review]
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The apparel industry is hit once again by heavy layoffs.
And Danville ushers in the new year with lots of new business.
Scott Goldberg has those stories and more in this week's News-7 Business Review.
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((This week on the Review, the apparel industry starts 19-99 the way it ended 98: with layoffs.
First, in Rocky Mount, where activewear maker Pluma is closing its sewing plant.
Two hundred-25 people are losing their jobs.
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((AT MY AGE IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO FIND A JOB AND I JUST THINK THAT NAFTA AND MEXICO HAVE WON AGAIN.))
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In Roanoke, Halmode is laying off another 60 people.
Its workforce has shrunk to 170 from more than 400 since last August.
Halmode also is closing its Covington plant, putting 25-more people out of work.
[sg stock 2]
Bell Atlantic is one of at least two companies making a bid to buy AirTouch Communications.
AirTouch is a valuable cellular phone company.
Acquiring it would boost Bell Atlantic's expansion into the realm of wireless communications.
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Botetourt County has Coke AND a smile.
A judge ruled against Coca Cola after the beverage maker sued the county, trying to get out of paying property taxes on vending machines.
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Danville's retail scene is growing big time.
Kmart's turning into Big-K.
Office Max and I-hop are opening.
Goody's and Marshalls are coming to town, too.
The stores are trying to cash in on Danville's growing population.
More people means more customers.
[DOW JONES PRE PRO]
Wall Street celebrated the new year by ringing in record highs.
The Dow shot up 462 points, closing above 96-hundred.
The Nasdaq climbed 152 points.
That's this week's Review.
I'm Scott Goldberg.))
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Up next--we'll go ringside to the rodeo and catch the action..
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[VO-NAT]
as some of the country's top cowboys
go head-to-head for thousands of dollars in cash.
We'll have a video round-up coming up next..
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[Lotto]
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A local rodeo attracted top-rate talent to the Salem Civic Center today.
News-7 Photographer Ken Kilinski was at the Kroger-Valleydale Stampede World Championship Rodeo and has this photo essay.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Hometown cowboy Brock Walker of Rocky Mount scored the highest points today.
The event kicks off its last day of competition tomorrow at 2 p-m.
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The Maroons of Roanoke College made a trip up I-81 for a game with Washington and Lee.
Paris Butler scored 16 as the Maroons beat the Generals 72 to 63.
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[VO-NAT]
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Even the littelist General was hungry for a win.
W & L's Ryan Ricketts with the great inside pass to Scott Hudson for two of his 14 points in the game.
The Maroons come back Alex Phillips puts it on the floor and scores the tough reverse layup for the score cutting into the General lead.
The Generals would take it down low as Rich Peterson gets the lay in to keep the game close in the second half.
But the Maroons would fight back using the skip
[SUPER=33-Roanoke/72/Washington & Lee/63/;]
pass to hit Kyle Murphy open on the wing he hits the three and Roanoke wins it 72 to 63.
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[S-ACC]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-26]
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Robert O'Kelley scored 166 of his 18 points in the second half and 4 straight Craig Dawson free throws led Wake Forest to a 64 to 61 win over Clemson.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Clemson, SC/JP-RAYCOM; :]
The Tigers entered the game ranked 21-st in the college poll.
Clemson works the inside as Harold Jamison goes in for the jam and foul and the game was tied at 14 to 14 in the first half.
The Tigers led by six O'Kelly drives to the hoop and passes to Dawson who nails the three pointer cutting the lead to 3 at the half.
O'Kelly would take control of the game in the second
[SUPER=33-Wake Forest/64/Clemson/61/;]
half here he goes inside to Darius Songaila for the snowbird and Wake wins it 64 to 61.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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Michigan State won the battle of the state yesterday beating Michigan by 20 points 72 to 52.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-East Lansing, MI/SPCH; :]
Magic Johnson and the rest of the 1979 National Championship team was honored at the game.
Michigan fell behind early but when Brandon Smith pulled up and hit this three pointer the Wolverines trailed 26 to 25.
But the Spartans came out hot in the second half Mateen Cleaves connects from three point range the Michigan State led 43 to 34.
And watch this play Antonio Smith has inside
[SUPER=33-Michigan St./72/Michigan/52/;]
position and gets the jam off the miss and the Spartans win it 72 to 52.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
[SS=none]
Denver and Atlanta win N-F-L playoff games. More later when we return.
[S-Scores]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-21]
[GRAPHIC=Atlantic 10]
Virginia Tech was in Philadelphia for an Atlantic 10 game against St. Joseph's. Rolan Roberts scored 17 but it was not enough as the Hokies lose the game 78 to 66.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Providence, RI; :]
In Providence a day after John Thompson resigns the Hoyas get their first win in the Big East.
Georgetown took the early lead and held on to beat Providence 75 to 70. And here's the rest of the scores.
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[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports-Tease]
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And coming up, The Broncos are headed back to the A-F-C championship game.
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[VO-NAT]
And the Atlanta Falcons backed up their 14 and 2 record with a big win over the San Francisco 49-ers.
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[S-Broncos]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-27]
[GRAPHIC=Broncos/Dolphins]
Denver running back Terrell Davis is the N-F-L's most valuable player. Davis, who became the fourth player to rush for 2-thousand yards in a season, received the honor moments before his team's game against Miami.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Denver, CO/CBS SPORTS; :]
In the game, Davis would rush for 199 yards and two touchdowns.
In the first quarter, Davis scored his second T-D of the game when he makes a nice move and scores on the 20 yard run giving the Broncos a 14 to nothing lead.
The Broncos added to that lead in the second quarter when Derek Loville enters the game scores on the 11 yard run to make the score 21 to 3 Broncos.
John Elway's 28 yard T-D pass to Rod Smith made it 28 to 3 then defensive lineman Neil Smith would scoop
[SUPER=32-Denver/38/Miami/3/;]
up this fumble and take it to the zone on the 79 yard touchdown run and the Broncos win it 38 to 3.
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[TALENT=Roy]
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The Broncos will face the winner of the Jacksonville New York Jets game.
[S-Falcons]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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The Atlanta Falcons backed up their 14 and 2 regular season record yesterday afternoon beating San Francisco 20 to 18 and earning a spot in the N-F-C championship game.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/FOX SPORTS; :]
Falcon coach Dan Reeves returned to the sideline for the game.
The Falcons scored on their first possession Jamal Anderson gets hit and makes the nice spin move to score from the 2 and the Falcons led 7 to nothing.
Anderson gets the call again this time in the second quarter. He gets outside and rolls down the sideline diving over for the 43 yard T-D run and the Falcons led 14 to nothing.
San Francisco would close the gap in the second quarter when Steve Young puts it into the air and
[SUPER=32-Atlanta/20/San Francisco/18/;]
he hits Jerry Rice on the 17 yard T-D pass but the Falcons hold on for the 20 to 18 win.
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[TALENTT=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]
The win sends the Falcons into the N-F-C championship game against either Minnesota or Arizona.
That's it for sports. Have a great day everybody.
[S-NHL]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
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The Roanoke Express was on the road this evening at charlotte and ___ wins the game __ to ___.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Detroit, MI/KCNC; :]
In the National Hockey League, Detroit won for just the third time in 11 games when Nicklas Lidstrom scored this goal on the power play Detroit beats Colorado 3 to 2.
And here's the rest of the Numbers.
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An old American past time is now rolling with the changes..
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In the 50's and 60's it was called Roller Derby and it took the nation by storm.
Now it's the same old game going by a new name--Roller Jam.
The old roller skates have been replaced with the newer roller blades to bring the sport more up to date.
The founder of Roller Jam says the stamina of today's athletes along with TV special effects help make it a far more exciting sport.
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