WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 11/08/99

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Coming up-
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The fire is still not OUT at a Patrick County Paper plant.
The BCS ratings are out- and Tech fans make plans to travel.
Did you know there was no local radar tracking planes in and out of Lynchburg? That's changing.
And high tech toys- that bring out kid in anyone.
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News 7 is next.
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((IN THE LAST 18 YEARS, THIS IS THE WORST THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE COUNTY AND IN THE TOWN OF STUART.))
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[VO-NAT]

A weekend fire that killed two people at a paper plant is STILL smoldering tonight ...
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Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.

[Stuart-Fire]

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Firefighters say it could be days before the fire at the International Paper plant in Stuart is out.
Tonight,
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emergency personnel say the two men who were killed most likely sparked the fire while dismantling a wood silo - with a cutting torch.
Volunteer firefighters have been battling heavy smoke and exhaustion from working around the clock to contain the fires.
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((CHRIS CORBETT/FIREFIGHTER: WE HOPE THE WIND DOESN'T PICK UP ANY MORE OR THAT COULD CAUSE US SOME PROBLEMS.))
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34-year-old William Walls from Greensboro and 38-year old Gene Gobble Junior from High Point were killed in the fire.
Both were contractors for a Greensboro company.
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[IP-OSHA]

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This fire marks the second time this year that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has investigated the plant.
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[VO-NAT]

Last April an explosion sent four men to the hospital with severe burns.
International Paper was cited and fined in connection with that incident.
OSHA found two safety violations and fined the company 67-hundred-50 dollars in fines.
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[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

[WX1] [11:00pm] [11/08/1999] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE
Our forecast will feature temperatures near record levels for the next couple of days.
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[VO-NAT]
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But one area that got the jump on us is the upper midwest. Usually by this time of year, they've already had a taste of Winter...but not this November. Temperatures are forecast for the mid-70's throughout most parts of Illinois. Folks are taking advantage of the warm weather by getting outdoors at lunch and making whatever excuse they can muster to get outdoors. This warm weather is expected through most of this week.
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[WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][Tech-President]

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With a unanimous vote- Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors has named a new leader for the new millenium.
Today the board chose Charles (Stee-ger) Steger as the university's 15-th President.
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The 52-year old is a familiar face around campus.
Steger received his undergraduate, masters and P-H-D at Virginia Tech and is currently the school's Vice President for Development and University Relations.
He also led the university's recently-completed fundraising campaign, in which more than 337- million dollars was raised... An amount that exceeded the school's goal by 35- percent.
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((TOM RUST/BOARD OF VISITORS MEMBER: WE FELT THAT HE WOULD TRULY, HE HAD THE VISION FOR THE UNIVERSITY THAT WE SHARE AND THAT HE WILL HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND THERE WOULD BE, TO USE A FOOTBALL TERM, NO FUMBLE AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE A CONTINUED MOVE TOWARDS THE GOAL LINE. ))
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Steger is taking over for Paul Torgerson-- who is retiring at the end of the year.
He already has a game plan.
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((I WILL WORK TO ADVANCE THIS FINE INSTITUTION WITH SKILL AND DETERMINATION.))
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[Tech-Bowl]

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Steger is taking the helm of the university at a time when Hokie fans are in football Heaven.
But many were disappointed with the Bowl Championship Series rankings out today: the Hokies are number three.
But fans are still planning a trip to the National Championship- Sugar Bowl- with high hopes that Tech will be there.
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Kate Weidaw is at the Brambleton Deli where some football fans hang out.
Kate- Are people already buying travel packages?
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Jean despite the number 3 bowl ranking - Tech is still ranked second in both national polls.
That's reason enough for many Hokie fans to make their New Orleans reservations - even though the Sugar Bowl is still two months away.
(rollcue...two months away.)
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((If you think waiting to make your travel plans to the Sugar Bowl is a good idea, some travel agents say - think again. Adventure Travel in Roanoke has already sold a fourth of their New Orleans package to Hokie fans not wanting to be left at home this year.

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((DAVID BARNHART/TRAVEL CONSULTANT: THE MORE TECH KEEPS WINNING THE MORE WE KEEP SELLING AND WE EXPECT TO BE FULLY SOLD OUT.))
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That's exactly what happened when the Hokies went to the Sugar Bowl in 1995. And with the team's last-minute win over West Virginia Saturday, fans are preparing just in case the team goes to New Orleans. But there are some things to keep in mind when you're looking for the best package deal that includes airline tickets, hotel, and of course Sugar Bowl tickets.

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((JOYCE BRADFORD/AAA BRANCH MANAGER:I THINK WHAT YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR IS, IS THIS A REPUTABLE TOUR COMPANY THAT HAS PUT THIS TOGETHER. THERE ARE A ZILLION DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT WITH THESE KINDS OF PACKAGES.))
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And while fans are making reservations they're also buying tee-shirts, hats, --almost anything with the Virginia Tech logo on it.

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((CARLY GAGEN-CHEENEY/VT FAN: DEFINITELY MORE SALES I CAN SEE A LOT MORE PEOPLE COMING IN HERE AND BEING BIGGER SUPPORTERS.))
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Even though the Hokies are still only contenders for the Sugar Bowl one thing is for sure -- Hokie fans don't want to miss a minute of the team's success this year.))
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Packages to New Orleans are running between one thousand and 15-hundred dollars. Travel agencies across the area are creating their own packages with charter flights since many airlines are booked because of the millennium celebration.
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[Keith]

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Montgomery County's Commonwealth's Attorney is petitioning the circuit court for an election recount.
Incumbent Phil Keith lost the election to Christiansburg Attorney Joey Showalter by 50-votes.
Keith says he feels he owes it to the voters to ask for the recount.

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Authorities may know about where the Egypt Air black boxes are from sonar devices, but actually finding them underwater is proving to be a tough task.
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Today more high tech water reinforcements moved in at the crash site-
The Magnun R-O-V is designed to work specifically in deep, strong currents.
Authorities fear both boxes could be hidden in debris or buried under layers of silt- all more than 250 feet below the surface.
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[Microsoft]

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If you have money in the stock market, you were probably watching Microsoft today.
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A number of local investors own stock in the company, either directly or through a mutual fund.
And since a federal judge called Microsoft a monopoly ... many were concerned about what the preliminary ruling might mean for their money.
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((BILL MERCER/MICROSOFT INVESTOR: IT'S A CONCERN, OBVIOUSLY. BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE PART OF WHAT I'M GOING TO HAVE WHEN I RETIRE.///////1:32:09 -- GEORGE BRAMMER/AG EDWARDS: MANY PEOPLE, THROUGH THEIR 401 (K), HAVE POSITIONS IN MICROSOFT, WHETHER THEY KNOW IT OR NOT.))
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Microsoft makes up a significant part of some of the most popular funds.
So if the stock falls, it could have at least a small impact on many people. [microsoft file]
So far, the stock is holding ground.
And many experts say if regulators break up Microsoft ... investors would cash in.
They would own stock in a number of smaller high-tech companies with the potential to make more money.
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One of the nation's largest H-M-Os is handing off some key decisions to doctors.
We'll have the story.
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If you've got kids - you know Pokemon trading cards are hard to come by.
But did you know the latest shipment is so sought after - it comes in an armored truck?
Stick around.
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[Sports-Preview]

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(( Hey guys this is Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office where the Hokies have to be content with being third behind the Rocky Top boys. The final high school polls of the season are out tonight. Steve Mason checks in with the rejuvenated Cavaliers. And Goldberg takes on Sting tonight on the Big 7.))
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[Healthcare]

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Imagine a doctor tells you you need a procedure, but your health insurance company says no.
That scenario could change - Today the nation's second-largest H-M-O confirmed it is shifting responsibility from managers to DOCTORS in decisions about patient care.
Jim Axelrod has more.
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(( IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.. ONLY I-R-S HAS RIVALED H-M-O AS AMERICA'S MOST HATED 3-LETTER ABBREVIATION. WHILE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS HAVE FUELED H-M-O REFORM MEASURES ON CAPITOL HILL... UNITED HEALTH NEW POLICY MAY END UP CHANGING THE HEALTH CARE BUSINESS MORE THAN ANY NEW LAW. BLENDON/: I think if they are able to show that they are able to do this and average premiums don't just rise next year. I think the industry is going to have to follow this. ))

[Bunting]

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As the word works its way down the Chain of Command at V-M-I, the buck has two stops along the way named Bunting.

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There's General Josiah Bunting, the College President.
And then there's his son, Charlie, President of the Class of 2001.
CADET Bunting says it's not much of a problem for him, because he doesn't answer to the Superintendent.
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((IF HE WERE THE COMMANDANT, IT WOULD BE A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY. BUT HE'S THE SUPERINTENDENT, SO HE'S FAR UP ENOUGH TO WHERE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO HAVE ANY CONFLICTS. AND MY FATHER AND I ARE GREAT FRIENDS ANYWAY. SO IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY NICE.))
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AT Friday's class ring ceremony, CHARLIE Bunting thanked his parents for caring for him when he was "too young to crawl, too young to walk and far too young to march."
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Just how hot are Pokemon trading cards are these days?
Coming up, we've got one example that might surprise you.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus - plenty of toys that are making the grown-ups swoon.
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We'll show you the hi-tech and luxurious toys at a different kind of convention.
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[lotto]
[SUPER=135-0 8 7/0 1 6 2/3 6 25 30 32]

NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
0-8-7

(zero, eight, seven)

Pick 4:
0-1-6-2

(zero, one, six, two)

Cash 5:
3-6-25-30-32

(three, six, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-two)

[Airport-Radar]

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If you've ever flown in or out of the Lynchburg airport, you might be surprised to know there was "no" local radar tracking your plane through central Virginia.
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That all changed today when the Federal Aviation Administration dedicated a new terminal radar tower for the Lynchburg Regional Airport.
Previously, controllers in Washington D.C. and Roanoke kept track of air traffic around Lynchburg.
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((MARK COURTNEY/LYNCHBURG AIRPORT MANAGER: THIS RADAR COVERS A 60- MILE RADIUS AND JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF ENHANCED COVERAGE, ABSOLUTELY ALL- WEATHER COVERAGE IN THIS PART OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA, IS REALLY VERY IMPORTANT FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT AS WELL AS A RELIABILITY STANDPOINT.))
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[VO-NAT]

The F-A-A is in the midst of a major overhaul of the nation's airport radar systems.
Lynchburg's tower has actually been in operation since August.
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[Pokemon]

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It's cargo under tight security- brought in from Tokyo and transported by armored truck.
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These are not international secrets in transit though- but special (Pok-huh-man) Pokemon limited edition trading cards.
The cards were flown to this country from Tokyo aboard a jumbo jet painted with characters from the popular game and television show.
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((SHANNON O'NEIL-NINTENDO SPOKESMAN: THESE CARDS ARE A HOT ITEM. WE HAVE TO PROTECT THEM. WE DON'T WANT TO CUT KIDS OUT THERE YOU KNOW, RUNNING AROUND RAMPANT. WE HAVE TO KEEP THESE CARDS UNDER CONTROL.))
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[VO-NAT]

The limited edition trading cards are available only at Warner Brother Studio Stores or to people who buy a ticket to the new Pokemon movie which opens this week.
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[Weather] [11/08/1999] [WXPRO/FULL] Current Statistics Weather Statistics [MUSIC UNDER] [COMMERCIAL] [CK/CHYRON/VIEWERNET] [CK/WXPRO]WEATHER MAPS [CK/CHYRON/5 PAGES] FORECASTS [ESS/FULL] EXTENDED FORECAST [Forecasts]
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To Indianapolis, Indiana - for some of last night's WCW Mayhem. Goldberg's back. Last night he took out Sting with the spear and then his patented jackhammer. Goldberg gets the one, two, three and the win over Sting.
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((BYE BYE))

[S-BCS]

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Frank Beamer spent part of last night on ESPN radio trying to explain it. Folks all over the country are trying to figure it out. "It" is the fact that Tech, despite being unbeaten, is still third in the brand new Bowl Championship Series Rankings that were released yesterday afternoon.
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Despite escaping West Virginia with a 22-to-20 win - the Hokies failed to move up and grab the two spot behind Florida State. The Hokies are still third behind Tennessee and they can ill afford another poor outing like the one they had this past Saturday.
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The strength of schedule again killed Tech. The Hokies schedule ranks 60th, while Tennessee is ninth.
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[S-Hoops]

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Post season play began last night in girls basketball as Floyd County and Giles squared off in the first game of a double header in the Three Rivers District Tournament.
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Floyd's Nicole Hylton makes the drive to hoop and cashes in for two. The Lady Buffs lead 58 to 21.
Giles keeps up the fight. The ball finally ends up in Amy Merrick's hands. The jumper is good for two.
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Joanna Huff caps off the night for Floyd and the Lady Buffaloes beat Giles 80-to-29.
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Radford and Glenvar played in the nightcap and the Lady Bobcats were tough inside as Ashley Franklin gets the points.
The Lady Highlanders Meredith Shouse lead her team with 10 points and she gets two here with the long jumper.
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Radford's Sydni Day lead all scorers with 11 and the Bobcat 'D' stopped Glenvar for the 34 to 25 win.
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The tournament continues tomorrow.

[S-Girls]

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The final girls basketball poll of the season came out last night just before the tournaments began tipping off.

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[PINNACLE 1007] In Group Two A - Turner Ashby remains the top team , but Patrick County is a very solid 20-and-1. Heritage is 6th this week, while Bassett is ninth.
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[pinnacle 1009] In the Group A poll this time around, Ft. Chiswell is 8th and Rural Retreat is 9th. Rural Retreat opened up Hogoheegee district play tonight with an 81-to-45 win over Holston.
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[S-VHSL]

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The final high school football polls of the season are out. The regular season ended last Friday. Last night the Associated Press
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[pinnacle group aa football] voted the Salem Spartans the top team in the state on Group Two-A. The piedmont champs from Tunstall are third, with Amherst, Byrd and Martinsville 4th, 8th and 9th. Keep in mind, 3 of those five teams are in the same regional.
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[pinnacle group a football] In the group a ranks - New Kent finishes u on top while Riverheads is 2nd and Floyd County checks in 7th. The Buffs open the playoffs Friday night against PH Glade Spring.
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(BYE BYE)

[S-Petty]

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Reports today out of Level Cross and Randleman indicate that Richard Petty and the rest of the King's family - Kyle and Adam will all be part of the Dodge invasion into NASCAR in 2001.
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[SUPER=03-Martinsville/1969; :00]
Richard got 175 of his 200 career wins in Chrysler products, but did you know that in 1969 the King swept both races at Martinsville driving a Ford Torino. That year he won 10 races but lost the driving title to David Pearson.
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[Sports Tease]

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Still to come tonight - the Cavaliers were the Cadavers before Saturday's
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upset of Ga. Tech. But now they're talking bowls and possibly a quarterback controversy.
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[S-Cavs]

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Thomas Jones was named the ACC player of the week today for his effort against Ga. Tech. But Steve Mason says Goliath got some help from David in the big upset.
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((They shouted David Rivers for Heisman. While not to be taken seriously, he did lead UVa to the upset over the nation's seventh ranked team throwing, running, and snapping, in fact his blocks were the only thing missing. ((:)) All joking aside, River did outshine the biggest Heisman hopeful in the pairs one night of head to head competition, a scenario that was almost day to day with three Georgia signal callers. ((:))
Rivers passed for three touchdowns but UVa has a rule that the starting quarterback, when coming back from an injury after missing a game, does not lose his starting job, which would mean Dan Ellis should start against Buffalo. ((:))
As far as post season chances, MicronPC.com bowl representative Keyna Cory has been following the Wahoos most of the season. ((:)) ((STEVE MASON:)) ((ISABELLE:))
The Cavaliers must beat Buffalo Saturday and Maryland to reach seven wins for a 13th straight season, Steve Mason News 7 sports.))

[Toy-Convention]

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The grownups turned out today for a toy expo in California.
Dave Clark has details.
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