[News-Head]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=Heads]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Up next on News 7 at 11...
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[VO-NAT]
The mourning continues in Colorado, as police make a discovery involving one of the suspects.
A candlelight vigil was also held in Southwestern Virginia tonight...
And teachers throughout the Commonwealth say they want more protection in public schools.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=none]
News 7 at 11 is next.
[School-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=none]
As memorial services continue in Littleton Colorado, police are still uncovering more information about the deadly high school attack, including a diary written by one of the suspects.
Andrew Coulton is in Littleton with the latest.
[Live=Andrew Full/Newspath]
[SUPER=01-Andrew Coulton;]
[SUPER=05-Littleton, Colorado;]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It is a simple]
[SUPER=03-Littleton, CO;]
[SUPER=01-Steve Davis/Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Dept.]
[RUNS=1:38]
[OUT Q=a better please]
((IT IS A SIMPLE SIGN THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO SO MANY-- "WE ARE STILL
COLUMBINE." AS NIGHT FELL ON COLUMBINE HIGH SO MANY STAYED.. LEAVING
FLOWERS, LIGHTING CANDLES, TRYING TO FIGHT BACK TEARS.
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17 YEAR-OLD RACHEL SCOTT WAS BURIED EARLIER. BEFORE HER FUNERAL HER
FRIENDS WROTE MESSAGES ON HER WHITE COFFIN.
(NATS)
THE WELL-LIKED GIRL WAS ONE OF 15 PEOPLE KILLED TUESDAY WHEN STUDENTS
DYLAND KLEBOLD AND ERIC HARRIS LAUNCHED AN ASSAULT ON THEIR SCHOOL AND
THEN KILLED THEMSELVES.
INVESTIGATORS NOW SAY A DIARY FROM OF THE KILLERS.. FULL OF SCHOOL
MAPS.. PROVES THE ATTACK WAS CAREFULY PLANNED OUT. THEY ALSO CALL A
LETTER ALLEGEDLY E-MAILED BY HARRIS.. WARNING OF MORE VIOLENCE.. A FAKE.
(SOT) Steve Davis/Spokesman, Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Dept.
15:16:51 "we done a lot of research on it. we've been working with
several people and at this time, we have little reason to believe that
either one of our suspects sent that note or authored it."
AROUND RACHEL'S CAR.. LEFT EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS PARKED TUESDAY MORNING..
THOUSANDS QUIETLY STOOD LIKELY SHARING THE SAME THOUGHT.. THAT DESPITE
THE HORROr OF WHAT HAPPENED HERe, THAT HEAVEN IS A BETTER PLACE.))
[Live=Andrew Full/Newspath]
[SUPER=05-Littleton, CO;]
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[Shooting-Vigil]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=99-8; 1:39:45]
[GRAPHIC=School Shooting]
The mourning continued in Rocky Mount as people came together to remember the victims..
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mt.;]
Parishoners gathered at Furnace Creek Baptist Church for a candlelight prayer vigil this evening.
They lined the sidewalk with small bags that included the names of the victims--even one of the suspected gunmen.
They also prayed for the victim's family members, school faculty, and teachers across the country.
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[Teachers-Vote]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-5; 1:26:55]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Meanwhile, several teachers from across Virginia were calling for tougher security in schools following the shooting.
Joy Sutton has more on that story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=At the Virginia Education]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Linda Wyatt/Teacher; :15]
[SUPER=01-Sue Davis/Teacher; :30]
[SUPER=01-Charlotte Riddick/Teacher; :54]
[SUPER=@Joy2; 1:06]
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[OUT Q=JSU, News 7, Roanoke.]
((At the Virginia Education Association convention teachers voted to have police officers placed in schools throughout Virginia.
Now the Association must pursuade the school board and state legislature to adopt the plan.
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[SOT 16:35:54]
[IN Q=We will now]
((LINDA WYATT/ROANOKE TEACHER: WE WILL NOW LOBBY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND SCHOOL BOARDS AND THE POWERS THAT BE TO SEE THAT THAT HAPPENS..OF COURSE IT WILL TAKE FUNDING.))
Sue Davis is a teacher in South Hampton County...in her district there are no police officers in the schools...but she says officers are necessary.
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[SOT 16:44:00]
[IN Q=I think in the state]
((SUE DAVIS/SOUTH HAMPTON CTY TEACHER: I THINK IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA IT IS NEEDED. IN SOUTH HAMPTON COUNTY WE DON'T EMPLOY THE POLICE OFFICERS AS OF YET..WE HAVE INCIDENTS OF BOMB THREATS AND SIMILAR THINGS LIKE THAT.))
Charlotte Riddick is a teacher at Petersburg High School...her school has had 30 bomb threats within the last 3 weeks...she says officers would make schools safer.
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[SOT 16:46:44]
[IN Q=it serves as a deterent]
((CHARLOTTE RIDDICK/PETERSBURG TEACHER: IT SERVES AS A DETERENT...IT ALSO GIVES A CONTINUATION OF COMFORT AND SECURITY FOR THE CHILDREN WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.))
[OUT Q=which is really important]
Roanoke schools already have police officers in their buildings, most of whom work with the DARE program ....but unless all Virginia schools follow this model..the Virginia Education Association plans to continue its struggle to ensure the safety of all students.
Joy Sutton, News-7, Roanoke. ))
[Kosovo]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Serbia/Kosovo Under Fire]
NATO is sending in more troops, AND trying to close off one of Yugoslavia's vital resources.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Aviano, Italy;]
Air strikes continued overnight, as planes pounded Novi Sad, Yugoslavia's second largest city.
2000 more U.S. troops will be sent in to guard attack helicopters based in Albania.
And NATO officials announced an oil embargo.
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[SOT 20:10:10]
[IN Q=without oil]
((JAMIE SHEA/NATO SPOKESPERSON; WITHOUT OIL, THE YUGLSLAVE MILITARY MACHINE WILL COME TO A HALT VERY QUICKLY.))
[SUPER=01-Jamie Shea/NATO Spokesperson;]
[RUNS=06]
[OUT Q=very quickly]
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[VO-NAT]
Meanwhile anti-war demonstrations continue-- a thousand protestors, many of them Serbian Nationals, marched in front of the White House today.
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[Tech-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Here at home-- a fire on Virginia Tech's campus led firemen to evacuate dozens of students last night.
The blaze started around 11-30 at a storage room in Rasche Hall.
Blacksburg firefighters evacuated the dorm and put out the fire a short time later.
No one was injured but the storage room and an adjacent dorm room were damaged.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Still ahead --for most drivers parking meters are an unwelcome site..especially if you don't have any change..
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[VO-NAT]
but some people in Roanoke were out bidding to take a few of them home today.
We'll explain when the news continues.
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[Roanoke-Auction]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-6; 1:31:45]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Parking meters taken from Downtown Roanoke were a hot commodity today at an auction.
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[VO-NAT]
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[SOT 15:25:05]
[IN Q=]
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[OUT Q=]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Dozens of people turned out to bid for the meters.
Everyone wanting to take home a piece of history.
But why a parking meter you might ask?
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[SOT 15:04:27]
[IN Q=just to be a collector]
((TERRY THOMAS: JUST TO BE A COLLECTOR..IT'S A HOBBY OF MINE AND I COLLECT DIFFERENT THINGS..THIS IS JUST ONE OF THEM))
[SUPER=07-Terry Thomas;]
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q=THIS IS JUST ONE OF THEM]
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[VO-NAT]
The meters were sold in groups of about eight to ten and went for around 200 dollars a batch.
But, they weren't the only interesting items up for grabs.
Nora Sarver got this fire engine for 2-thousand dollars.
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[SOT 15:15:47]
[IN Q=we going to use]
((NORA SARVER: WE'RE GOING TO USE IT AS A PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR OUR DAY CARE.))
[SUPER=07-Nora Sarver;]
[RUNS=03]
[OUT Q=our day care]
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[VO-NAT]
Proceeds from the auction will go into the general fund for Roanoke City.
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[xmas-april]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-7; 1:20:03]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A few homes in Roanoke got a face-lift--and it didn't cost the owners anything.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;]
This is how Myrtle Craft's home looked just yesterday...
The paint was chipped, the roof over the porch was caving in, and the lattice was falling apart.
But not today...take a look at Myrtle's home now..
The renovations are thanks to a program called "Christmas in April" which helps out the elderly, veterans and the poor.
31 volunteers worked on the project.
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[SOT 15:29:43]
[IN Q=I Think it]
((MYRTLE CRAFT/HOMEOWNER: I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD..IT LOOKS REAL GOOD..I'M SO THANKFUL TO GET IT PAINTED.))
[SUPER=01-Myrtle Craft/Homeowner]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=get it painted]
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[VO-NAT]
"Christmas in April" is being held today around the country, but this is the first year Roanoke has participated.
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[Virginia-Maps]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=99-11; 31:41]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia State Seal]
Some of the first maps of Virginia are actually the earliest European maps of the New World.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
And the superstars in the map world are now on exhibit in Richmond.
"Mapping Virginia" shows off some of the Library of Virginia's 65-thousand map collection.
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[SOT 14:48:22 ]
[IN Q=I think]
((BARBARA BATSON/LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA: I THINK MAPS SPEAK TO US ON A VERY FUNDAMENTAL BASIS, BECAUSE WE ALL-- AND IT WAS REALLY FUNNY-- WHEN PEOPLE WERE COMING INTO THE GALLERY WHEN WE WERE DOING THE INSTALLATION, THE FIRST THING THEY'D DO IS THEY'D GO TO THE MAP AND THEY'D GO "WE ARE HERE," AND "YOU ARE THERE," OR "THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP." SO MAPS REALLY HELP US ORIENT WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN.))
[SUPER=01-Barbara Batson/Library of Virginia;]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=where we have been.]
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[VO-NAT]
Some are prints, made from painstakingly carved copper plates, also preserved in the archives of the Library.
Amazingly accurate for its era, a 1587 map of the Americas is also the Library's oldest holding.
The Library will produce an atlas of four centuries of Virginia maps, that will be available in the fall.
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[Downtown-Ambassadors]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=99-12; 46:20]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Imagine getting paid for walking the streets, saying "hello" and talking with people passing by.
That's just what's happening in Richmond where you'll find the "downtown ambassadors".
Ellen Qualls has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=How ya]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=@Ellen2; :15]
[SUPER=01-Mary Alexander/Downtown Employee; :22]
[SUPER=01-Alison Patrick/Downtown Employee; :33]
[SUPER=01-Julius Richardson, Sr./Clean & Safe Program; :48]
[SUPER=01-Julius Richardson, Jr./Clean & Safe Program; :57]
[RUNS=1:19]
[OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.]
(([SOT 12:50:54 ]
((HOW YA DOIN? HELLO.))
[RUNS03]
Julius Richardson, Junior is NOT slacking on the job.
This is his job.
[SOT 12:57:48 ]
((JUST KEEP ON GOING...JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS OR SO.))
[RUNS05]
Six downtown ambassadors roam Richmond's central city each day...
Along with street cleaning efforts, is it worth 1-point-1 million dollars a year?
[SOT 13:02:19]
((MARY ALEXANDER: UM-- I THINK I'LL GIVE MY OPINION IN A MONTH AFTER I CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE.))
[RUNS08]
[SOT 12:49:47 ]
((HELLO.))
[RUNS01]
[SOT 13:04:32 ]
((ALLISON PATRICK: I THINK IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE... THREE IN THE AFTERNOON. laughs))
[RUNS17]
[SOT 12:37:35 ]
((JULIUS RICHARDSON, SR.: MATTER OF FACT, I WILL APPEAR IN COURT ON MAY 13TH FOR AN APPREHENSION...BRIEF CASE UNDER HIS ARM.))
[RUNS10]
[SOT 12:32:54]
((JULIUS RICHARDSON, JR.: WE ALSO ...STREET LIGHTS... THAT SORT OF STUFF.))
[RUNS12 ]
[SOT 12:46:09 ]
((LET ME SEE. FIRST UNION. FIRST UNION. GOOD QUESTION.))
[RUNS04]
The Clean and Safe Program is the norm now for big cities... but the first of its kind in Virginia.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
If you're tired of too many predictable plots and stale storylines..
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[VO-NAT]
we may have just the movie for you.
Find out why one critic thinks "Pushing Tin" is so original --when the news continues.
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[Pushing-Tin]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[edit - 06:14:49]
The movie "Pushing Tin" opens in theatres this weekend and it's already getting some attention for its originality.
Dennis Cunningham offers his thoughts in this movie review.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Well here's a movie I'll]
[SUPER=01-Dennis Cunningham/Reporting; 1:39]
[SUPER=04-20th Century Fox; :30]
[RUNS=2:03]
[OUT Q=for CBS News.]
((WELL, HERE'S A MOVIE I'LL BET WAS NEVER ON YOUR WISH LIST: A COMEDY
ABOUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS! WHO CALL THEIR DIRECTING TO THE GROUND,
OF THE HEAVY AIR TRAFFIC ABOVE, "PUSHING TIN". THE TIN BEING THE
AIRPLANES. THE AIR RIGHT ABOVE OUR HEADS IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA;
MOST CHALLENGING: NEWARD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AND MAYBE THE MOVIE
SHOULD BE ON YOUR LIST AFTER ALL. ONE OF A KIND; A HIGH-FLYING,
FREE-SPIRITED, WILDLY FUNNY BLAST OF ORIGINALITY:
(SOT)
VT=SOT
RUNS1:10
OUTCUE="not to you! not to you!/swish and freeze
(Dennis)
ONCAM=DENNIS
THE ENDING DOES FLATTEN OUT ... A BIT, BUT DOESN'T AT ALL HURT THE
REFRESHINGLY ORIGINAL, BEAUTIFULLY ACTED, FUN THAT HAS GONE BEFORE.
DIRECTED BY MIKE NEWELL. WRITTEN BY GLEN CHARLES AND LES CHARLES.
BASED ON A NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE ARTICLE FROM MARCH 1996. SPEAKING OF
NUMBERS, A FINAL "8" FOR THE MOST ENTERTAINING TIN IN TOWN. I'M DENNIS
CUNNINGHAM FOR CBS NEWS.))
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[GRAPHIC=Express/Chesapeake]
The Roanoke Express has advanced to the Northern Conference finals for the first time in franchise history.
Tim Christian scored a goal in the second period and the Express beats Chesapeake 1 to nothing to win the series 3 games to 1.
Daniel Berthuime gets the shutout in goal.
Roanoke and Richmond will hook up in the conference finals scheduled to begin next Friday night at the Roundhouse.
[S-NHL]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-35 (48:01)]
[GRAPHIC=NHL LOGO]
Pittsburgh and New Jersey hooked up in game two of their National Hockey League playoff series.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ/FOX-NY; :]
The Devils led the series 1 games to none.
But Pittsburgh rallied in the first period. Alexi Morozov is in front of the net and he would score on the rebound shot and the Penguins would take a 1 to nothing lead.
[SUPER=31-Pittsburgh/4/New Jersey/1/;]
The Penguins would score twice in the second period to make it 3 to nothing and Pittsburgh wins it 4 to 1 to tie the series at one game each.
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[S-Orioles]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-31 (1:17:45)]
[GRAPHIC=Orioles/A's]
Matt Stairs homered to account for all of Oakland's run as the A's beat the Baltimore Orioles 3 to nothing, breaking an 8 game losing streak to the O's.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/FOX SPORTS; :]
The Oriole fans out at The Yard on a beautiful Day.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the sixth. That's when Oaklands
[SUPER=35-Oakland/3/Baltimore/0/;]
Matt Stairs gets all of this pitch sending it over the right field wall for a three run homer and Oakland beats the Orioles yesterday 3 to Nothing.
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[S-MLB]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-32 (1:16:06)]
[GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO]
The Yankees won their fourth straight yesterday. Chili Davis hit a three run homer in the 8-th as Yankees beat Toronto 7 to 4.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/WNYW; :]
Joe Torre watching from the box.
Trailing 2 to nothing in the bottom of the fourth, Chuck Knolbauch hits this single scoring two runs and the Yankees would tie the game at 2 to 2.
[SUPER=35-New York/7/Toronto/4/;]
New York took the lead in the fourth Derek Jeter hits a single to the opposite field scoring two more runners to make it 4 to 2 and the Yankees win it 7 to 4.
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[S-Straw]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-27 (1:47:33)]
[GRAPHIC=MLB Logo]
Yankee outfielder Darryl Strawberry has been benched by Commissioner Bud Selig.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tampa, FL/WSPA; :]
Yesterday Selig placed Strawberry on Administrative leave pending a review of his latest arrest.
While on a rehabilitation assisgnment in Florida 10 days ago, Strawberryy was arrested for solicitation and possession of Cocaine.
Selig's decision means Strawberry can't play or workout with the Yankees or their farm teams during the leave.
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[TALENT=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]
Strawberry was in Florida trying to get back into major league game shape after undergoing cancer surgery two months ago.
Jesper Parniver leads the Greater Chrysler Classic. More later when we return.
[S-Cubs]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-33 (1:16:03)]
[GRAPHIC=None]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-MLB;]
In Chicago, The Cubs hosted the Mets at Wrigley Field.
And in the bottom of the sixth, Sammy Sosa would lead off the inning with this shot to right centerfield for a solo homer and the Cubs blank the Mets 2 to nothing.
For all of the scores lets check the boards.
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[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
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[GRAPHIC=None]
And coming up, John Elway may announce his retirement as early as Monday a Photo finish in the Busch race at Talladega.
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[VO-NAT]
And Jesper Parnevik is the leader after three rounds of the Greater Greensboro Classic.
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[S-Race]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-34 (43:29)]
[GRAPHIC=Talladega Logo]
Buckshot Jones led second round qualifying for the Diehard 500 at Talladega yesterday. He will start 26-th and Terry Labonte will start 27.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Talladega, AL/ABC SPORTS; :]
Speaking of Labonte, He and Joe Nemechek would run side by side on the final lap of the Touchtone Energy 300. And a photo finish would show that Labonte would beat Nemechek to the line by 2 one hundreths of a second to win the Busch Race.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I been in...]
[SUPER=01-Terry Labonte/Touchtone Energy 300 Winner; :00]
[SUPER=01-Joe Nemechek/Finished Second; :10]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=....that was close."]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]
Purvis was third, Matt Kenseth fourth and Lyndon Amick fifth.
[S-Elway]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-26 (1:48:40)]
[GRAPHIC=NFL Logo]
It's been over 2 months since the Denver Broncos won the Superbowl and John Elway may join Wayne Gretzky and retire before this month is over.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NFL; :]
Elway has told friends that he intends to retire from the N-F-L after a Hall of Fame 16 year career.
After the superbowl victory in which he was the M-V-P Elway said he would take a hard look at retirement.
The 38 year old Elway has led the Broncos to back to back Super Bowl victories.
Elway could make his decision as early as Monday.
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[S-Golf]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-38 4025TC]
[GRAPHIC=GREENSBORO CLASSIC]
While many big names like David Duval and Tiger Woods decided to skip this week's Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, many other big names wish they had skipped it after missing the cut.
Sandy Lyle, Tom Kite, Peter Jacobsen and Fuzzy Zoeller are just a few who weren't good enough to play this weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Greensboro, NC; :00]
Fuzzy has been on tour since 1975 and he has won 10 tournaments and nearly $6 million dollars in that time, but he says it's getting harder and harder to stay competitive on the Tour.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Every year it...]
[SUPER=01-Fuzzy Zoeller/Missed the Cut in Greensboro; :00]
[RUNS=:29]
[OUT Q=...A YOUNGER AGE."]
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[S-PGA]
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Jesper Parnevik is eating up the course at the Forest Oaks Country Club and he's the leader after three rounds of the Greater Greensboro Classic.
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The Golfers were greeted with another dry day of golf in Round three.
Jim Furyk had a good round yesterday too. He makes this birdie putt on the 15-th green to go to 18 under par. Furyk is in second place after shooting 68.
But Parnevik shot a 67 yesterday including this birdie putt at 15. Parkevik is at 195, 21 under par the lowest 54 hole score in tournament history.
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That's it for sports. Have a great day everybody.
by SS