WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 11/16/99

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Coming up-
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We'll have a live report as nearly 800 acres burn in Roanoke County-
An explosion in Blacksburg tonight leaves one man severely burned.
And a packed house as people speak out about the unexpected retirement of Vinton's police chief.
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Plus the latest on the Meteor showers-
News 7 is next.
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Firefighters on Fort Lewis Mountain have contained the fire but it is still not under control.
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[Brush-Fire]

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When it's all said and done, 780 acres will be destroyed.
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Tonight firefighters were able to get lines around the blaze to contain it and keep nearby homes out of harm's way.

Tomorrow fire crews will be cutting back and the forest service will start a cleanup process.
Officials expect the fire to burn for several days or weeks depending on how much rain we get.
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[Firefighters]

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The men and women working to corral the fire have been out there for long hours. long hours.
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Kate Weidaw is at the command post tonight- Kate what's going on there now?
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(rollcue... and their hard work is paying off.)
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Q & A Jean: Is this fire disrupting traffic at all on Interstate 81?

[State-Fires]

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Experts say the dry summer and a long period without soaking rain are making conditions ripe for brush fires across the state.
Since September 138 fires have burned nearly 25-hundred acres.
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Right now, brush fires are burning in Page, Shenandoah, and Madison Counties - as well as the fire in Roanoke County.
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[Toss-2-Robin]
Wind is not helping fireifhgters. Let's talk to Robin Reed about that- Is that wind dying down at all?

[WX1] [11:00pm] [11/16/1999] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE
[WXPRO/FULL]WIND MAP
Meanwhile, speaking of wind, Preparations are underway in Puerto Rico amid fears that Hurricane Lenny's unusual west-to-east course will wreck havoc on the island.
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The Caribbean islands narrowly escaped Hurricane Jose last month but residents aren't taking any chances. Amid warnings of serious flooding, locals headed to the hardware store and to the market to stock up on emergency necessities. American Airlines canceled some flights on its American Eagle commuter airline from San Juan to Santo Domingo, leaving several tourists stranded.
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[WXPRO/FULL]HURRICANE TRACKING MAP

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Vinton town council tonight picked a veteran lawman to run the police department, until a new chief is hired.
But dozens of angry people said the former chief should NEVER have been let go.
Joe McKean reports.
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(( They wore homemade badges, for the former chief who took his off last week amid a special grand jury investigation of his department.
And friends and relatives spent more than an hour telling council members that the town's treatment of Ricky Foutz is unfair.
They believe he quit under pressure...facing no formal charges...and could at the very least have been suspended with pay.
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((TERRY OBENCHAIN/FOUTZ SUPPORTER: IF YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION'S OVER, THEN SOMEBODY JUMPED THE GUN ON THIS BECAUSE YOU SHOULD HAVE WAITED BEFORE YOU GAVE THEM THIS OPTION.))
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The town's attorney and town manager were singled out, too.
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((JOHN SUTPHIN/FOUTZ SUPPORTER: THOSE TWO OVER THERE DIDN'T HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DEAL WITH THE CHIEF. THEY TOOK IT ON THEIR OWN. THOSE TWO OVER THERE SHOULD BE FIRED.))
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Council and town officials said it was Foutz's decision to quit...that he got a severance package...and that they've acted in the best interest of the town.
And they said there's a lot they can't talk about, until the special grand jury completes its work.
But two councilmen said if the report clears Foutz and former lieutenant Bill Brown, they'll fight to get them just compensation.
The interim chief, hired at a thousand dollars a week, knows he's going to earn his pay.
And right now, he doesn't know what state police have found so far.
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((DAVE EDWARDS/FORMER MARTINSVILLE CHIEF: WILL YOU WANT TO BE BRIEFED ON THAT? YES. HOW COME? I NEED TO KNOW. IF THEY SAY THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS.))
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So do the people who know...and love Ricky Foutz...and were wearing those black and white badges.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

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A Blacksburg man suffered severe burns tonight when an explosion blew the windows out of his house.
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It happened around 5:45 at this home on Dehart Street.
A neighbor heard glass breaking and ran outside to see what happened.
That's when she realized Johnnie Layman was trapped inside with severe burns.
After calling 9-1-1, Lisa Hurst grabbed a blanket and helped him out a broken window.
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((LISA HURST/NEIGHBOR: HE WAS HYSTERICAL ABOUT HIS FACE AND HANDS THAT HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT ALL THAT AND FINALLY WHEN THE EMT WALKED UP HE GOT HIM CALMED DOWN ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN IT WAS A PROPANE TANK AND HE WAS LIGHTING A BUNSEN BURNER OF SOME SORT AND HE KEPT SAYING THE MISTAKE HE MADE WAS OPENING A WINDOW.))
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Layman's wife and children were NOT at home at the time.
Police say he was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center.
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[Bassett-Fire]

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In Bassett tonight- a house burned to the ground while the family was out.
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Firefighters say when they got to the house on Sunset Drive, it was already fully engulfed-
55 firefighters worked to keep the two neighboring houses and nearby brush from going up in flames.
No one was hurt.
Firefighters say the cause of the fire is under investigation, but that it looks suspicious.
They say it's the second fire at that house in two years.
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Structural engineers are still assessing the damage from Monday's roof collapse at the Roanoke County Health Department office in Vinton.
Today, town officials also took steps to stabilize the building and move forward with repairs.
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A powerful vaccum truck was called in to remove stone ballast from the roof and relieve pressure on the building.

Crews will shore up the structure, so the engineers can take a closer look at damage.
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((WHAT THEY'LL DO IS LOOK AT WHAT'S UP ON TOP OF THE ROOF RIGHT NOW AND DO SOME CALCULATIONS TO GET THE POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT OF PRESSURE THAT'S BEEN PUT ON THAT ROOF AND THEY'LL TRY TO DETERMINE WHERE THE WEAK POINT WAS AND WHAT CAUSED THAT TO HAPPEN.))
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Some clinics could be back in business in alternate locations by week's end.
Pollard Street MAY reopen to traffic sometime tomorrow.

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The Egypt Air crash investigation will not be turned over to the FBI - at least not yet.
U-S investigators delayed the transfer- at Egypt's request.
Bob Orr has the latest.
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(( Possible evidence of a crime was captured on the cockpit voice recorder... a cryptic comment from one of the pilots...made just BEFORE the jet plunged in a fatal dive. Sources say a voice...believed to be that of the co-pilot...can be heard on the tape saying a prayer -- words to the effect of "I have made my decision. I put my fate in God's hands". But interpreters can't agree on what THAT means. Some see it as benign -- part of a daily prayer routine. Others suggest it was a deliberate prelude to the crash that followed.
Officials believe the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit at the time, but THERE IS YET ANOTHER MYSTERY...investigators aren't entirely certain WHO WAS IN THE CO-PILOTS SEAT. EgyptAir says it should have been Adel Anwar. But sources say those who've reviewed the tape believe they hear the voice of Gamal El-Batoty... the co-pilot scheduled to fly the second half of the New York to Cairo trip.
Whoever said the prayer...the timing is troublesome. Just afterwards the jet began a steep high speed dive. The recording then picked up what sounds like the captain returning to the cockpit. He urges the co-pilot to "pull with me" -- a command directed at trying to save the plane. Instead the flight data recorder suggests the pilots may have worked against each other. The elevators on the tail... used to move the jet up and down...split in OPPOSITE directions -- perhaps a subtle sign of a cockpit struggle. BOB ORR/CBS NEWS: Investigators haven't reached any final conclusions...but they strongly suspect the crash was caused by the deliberate actions of the co-pilot.
And administration officials say it's most likely he acted alone. There is no evidence pointing to a broader plot...and no evidence of terrorism.))
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Jesse Jackson's fight for some expelled students lands him in handcuffs.
We'll have the story.
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Plus he's too young to even drive a car, but today a verdict in the murder trial of a 13 year old.
Details ahead.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Hey everyone, Steve Mason in da house with highlights from three regional girls basketball tournament tilts for ya. We will also reminisce and celebrate the incredible life of NASCAR pioneer Clay Earles, will the Owls be hooting and hollering like they were last year, the Hokies doubt it. Frank Beamer offers some thoughts and Pedro Martinez wins the Cy Young, what's next, the MVP award, fins out in sports.))
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[Juvenile-Justice]

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An emotional surprise today for the people who run Virginia's juvenile prison system.
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Director Gerald Glenn resigned after 19 months at the helm of one of the Commonwealth's most troubled agencies.
Despite criticism of Glenn from the Governor's own appointed board, the Gilmore administration praised Glenn for his "great dedication and selfless commitment."
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((GARY ARONHOLT/SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY: I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU THE GOVERNOR'S DIRECTOR...FRIEND OF MINE.))
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((REV. GERALD GLENN/JUVENILE JUSTICE DIRECTOR: DAY IN AND DAY OUT, UNDER OFTENTIMES BARRAGES OF CONSTANT CRITICISM AND OSTRACISM, YOU GO OUT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. AND I AM PROUD OF YOU.))
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Last week, the Board of Juvenile Justice "de-certified" the state's largest teen prison in Powhatan County.
Last month, it voted to disapprove Glenn's controversial offensive discipline techniques.
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[Young-Defendant]

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He is one of the youngest ever to go on trial for murder-
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Today a Michigan jury found 13-year old Nathaniel Abraham guilty of second degree murder but NOT guilty of the more serious first degree murder charge.
Abraham was just eleven when he shot and killed 18 year old Ronnie Green-
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((DAN STOLZ/JURY FOREMAN: IT DIDN'T MAKE THE JOB ANY EASIER THAT HE WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD . WE DID GET DOWN TO THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO US.)) [BUTT TO 15:10:22] ((TARA LIPINSKI/JUROR: THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS WHICH BROUGHT HIM TO THE SITUATION IS AT NOW AND I THINK WE ARE ALL EXTREMELY EXTREMELY SAD.))
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The judge has leeway in sentencing. He could sentence Abraham to life in prison- or lock him up just until his 21st birthday.
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[Students-Expelled]

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Jesse Jackson said he would face arrest to make his point- and that's exactly what happened today.
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The Reverend and several other people were cuffed for civil disobedience- and led away from an Illinois High school.

Jackson is fighting to get several expelled students back in class- The students were kicked out of school for a fight at a high school football game.
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((SAVE THE CHILDREN. SAVE THE CHILDREN. SAVE THE CHILDREN.))
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Jackson is out on bail tonight.
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Coming up - get ready to pay more to borrow money.
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Plus - did you know it isn't illegal to hunt near some local subdivisions?
Some folks are trying to change that.
We'll have the story.
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[lotto]
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NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
6-9-8

(six, nine, eight)

Pick 4:
4-2-7-9

(four, two, seven, nine)

Cash 5:
4-16-31-33-34

(four, sixteen, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-four)

The Big Game:
10-27-29-37-46. Big Money Ball: 31

(ten, twenty-seven, twenty-nine, thirty-seven, forty-six. Big
Money Ball: thirty-one)

[Boty-Hunting]

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Botetourt County may make it illegal to hunt in subdivisions.
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Jerry Payne's neighbor built a tree stand 180 feet from Payne's home. Since then, Payne has been trying to outlaw hunting in subdivisions.
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((I'M A HUNTER AND I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A RESPONSIBLE HUNTER. MANY HUNTERS ARE. BUT IT'S THAT INSTANT WHEN A DEER GOES ACROSS IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT'S BEHIND WHERE YOUR BULLET'S GOING.))
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Try telling that to Dennis Crowder. He just shot two buck on his 75-acre plot in the middle of a subdivision. He says as long as hunters watch where they aim, they do NOT need more laws.
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((YOU CAN'T PREVENT ACCIDENTS. MY BOY THIS YEAR ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, A GUY HIT HIM AND BROKE HIS ARM. THERE'S GOING TO BE NO MORE HITTING ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD?))
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A county-appointed group meets Friday to discuss whether hunting should be illegal in subdivisions.
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[Interest-Rates]

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Expect to spend more if you're taking out a loan-
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Interest rates are going up again- for the third time this year.
The Federal Reserve is raising rates by a quarter of a point-
Despite the hike- a rally on Wall Street today-
Policy makers indicated they won't raise rates again in the near future.
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Highlights from three high school girls basketball tournament games for ya but first
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our extra point. This Week's edition of Sports Illustrated tips off the college basketball season with Auburn's Chris Porter going up for a slam. Roanoke native K.J. Hippensteel is dunking his tennis competition as well. He makes an appearance this week in the faces in the crowd section. The Stanford sophomore is recognized for winning the Reebok/ITA All-American Championships.
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[S-Clay]

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A true NASCAR king passed away yesterday, at the age of 86. Mike Stevens looks back on the life of Martinsville Speedway founder H. Clay Earles.
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((BYE BYE))

[S-Salem]

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The Double A, Region III girls basketball tournament tipped off in Naruna last night in a first round showdown.
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Tracey Driscoll and her Salem team seemed focussed before their game against Appomattox in the opener.
In the third quarter, the Lady Spartans would break the Lady Raiders press as Michelle Hamilton takes it straight down the middle for two of her 19 points. Salem up 48-22.
Then, Jessica Heffner grabs the rebound, goes up again and scores and gets the foul.
[SUPER=34-Salem/80/Appomattox/42;]

Appomattox's Heather Williams finds Leigh Ann Jones who buries the three pointer, but it was not enough.
Salem's Raven Stovall ices the win with this shot, Salem wins 80 to 42.
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[S-Hoops]

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[VO-NAT WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[SUPER=04-Liberty vs. Alleghany; :00]

Give me Liberty...or give me Alleghany...you thought I was gonna say death. Sorry.
Anyway, in the first quarter, the Lady Mountaineers strike first when Jennifer Carpenter misses the three but Brittany Williams collects the rock and scores.
Liberty fights back. Megan Camden would pump fake, drive baseline and rips rope from 10 feet away. Alleghany up by two.
[SUPER=33-Alleghany/55/Liberty/41;]

Then Alleghany's Shannon Brown goes coast to coast for the easy lay up to put her Lady Mounties up by 7.
Alleghany can execute the inbounds also, Williams for two and two Blue Ridge team make the Region III final four.

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[S-Shawnees]

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In the Region C Tournament, James River traveled to Shawsville in hopes of an upset.
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[SUPER=03-Shawsville/Knights vs. Shawnees;]

Edna Wood leads the packed house in a cheer for the Shawnees.
James River jumped out to the early lead as Kelly Thompson sinks the jumper from the foul line.
The Lady Knights dominated most of the first half, they get the steal here and Amy Wheeler finishes the play with the bucket at the top of the key. River led 27-25 at the break.
The next two periods were all Shawsville. The Lady Shawnees go to T'Neese Ford underneath for two of her game high 22 points.
[super=33-James River/35/Shawsville/53;]

Shawsville's Kate Childress is left all alone and drives to the hoop for the deuce and the Lady Shawnees win 53-to-35. Shawsville and Fort Chiswell meet tomorrow night.
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((BYE BYE))

[S-NBA]

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On to the NBA and the Philadelphia-Washington Game.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, D.C./76ers vs. Wizards; :00]

The 76ers Allen Iverson would commit a ton of capitol offenses as he tickles the twine to the tune of 39 points, a game high in leading Philadelphia to a 95-73 win over the Wizards.
[SUPER=32-Philadelphia/95/Washington/73;]His counterpart, Rod Strickland answers Iverson with this J,

But Iverson came right back at the other end with a trey. Washington is now 1 and 7.
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Still to come in sports, Pedro Martinez runs away with the A-L Cy Young award
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and The Owls ran away from the Hokies last year on homecoming, a memory that is still fresh in the minds of Tech fans.
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[S-Tech]

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Last year's homecoming loss to Temple has not been forgotten by Virginia Tech.
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The Owls knocked Tech from the ranks of the unbeaten and out of the top 10 with a 28-to-24 upset win at Lane Stadium.

And just to make things a little more interesting this year. This 1999 Temple team is much better than the one that shocked the Hokies last year.
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[S-Pedro]

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Boston's Pedro Martinez is the Baseball Writers of America's choice for the American League Cy Young award.
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Martinez was 23 and 4 this past season with a two point .07 ERA. He joins Randy Johnson and Gaylord Perry as the only three pitchers to win the award in both leagues. He lead the AL with 313 strike outs and is a good guess for the MVP award which should be announced shortly.
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