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THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN -- TRYING TO HIT IT HARD IN SWING STATES.

TODAY -- A REGISTRATION DRIVE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HOPES TO PULL IN KEY VOTERS.

PLUS.

CASES OF THE DEADLY HANTAVIRUS ARE REPORTED AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK -- RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT PARK OFFICIALS KNOW ABOUT THE OUTBREAK AND HOW THEY'RE HANDLING VISITORS' CONCERNS.

AND.

BRAZEN BANDITS SLIP AWAY WITH A SUPER SWEET COMMODITY.

IT'S A ONE-OF-A-KIND HEIST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.

HDZ1) OBAMA FOR AMERICA-TRX VOTOPS

HDZ2) HANTA VIRUS-TRX VOTOPS

HDZ3) SYRUP HEIST-TRX VOTOPS

DECISION 2012-CLIP

OBAMA FOR AMERICA FL-ONCAM

WE START TONIGHT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY IS JUST WRAPPING UP A CAMPAIGN STOP HERE IN FLORIDA.

HIS CAMPAIGN IS CALLING THE JACKSONVILLE EVENT WITH RUNNING MATE PAUL RYAN A "VICTORY RALLY."

AND ON THE DEMOCRATS' SIDE --

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN IS MAKING A PUSH FOR VOTES IN IMMOKALEE.

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IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF IMMOKALEE.

POLITICS BRINGS THEM TOGETHER TODAY.

Meet new people, old people, to have a good fellowship. That's what we doing today for the democrats.

SYLVESTER WILLIAMS IS A VOLUNTEER FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

THAT CAMPIGN.

HOSTING THIS BAR-B-QUE TO PUSH VOTER REGISTRATION.

AND THESE KINDS OF EVENTS ARE SOMETHING EDISON STATE COLLEGE POLITICAL PROFESSOR LAURA WEIR SAYS IS PART OF STRATEGY TO GET MORE VOTES.

This is a core group of constituent voters they're going to need on order to have the vote for Florida which is an important swing state for both democrats and republicans.

WITH JUST 5 WEEKS UNTIL THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE.

SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERS WANT TO BUILD ENTHUSIASM.

WEIR SAYS THIS KIND OF GRASSROOTS EVENT IS WHAT PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN GETTING HIM ELECTED IN 2008.

Every vote they get is going to be one more vote for the president and that's what they're focus on.

COLLIER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN DR. FRANK SCHWERIN SAYS TODAYS EVENT IS TO GET VOTES THEY CAN COUNT ON.

My expectation is that there's going to be a huge turnout for republicans and a tepid turnout amongst the base of the democrats.

ALL-AS ELECTION DAY IS JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS AWAY.

OBAMA IN FLORIDA-ONCAM

LATE THIS AFTERNOON --

WE GOT NEWS FROM THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA PLANS TO BE IN FLORIDA RIGHT AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

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THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A MISSING FORT MYERS MAN.

THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO FIND BRENDAN MC-GON-IGLE.

THE 35-YEAR OLD SUFFERS FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND NEEDS MEDICATION.

HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A RED SHIRT, BLUE PAJAMA PANTS, AND GREY SNEAKERS WITH NO SHOELACES.

HE'S 5-FOOT 10-INCHES TALL, WEIGHS 160-POUNDS.

WEEKEND TRAVEL STUFF-ONCAM

IT'S LABOR DAY WEEKEND -- AND TRIPLE "A" EXPECTS THREE PERCENT MORE FLORIDIANS TO TRAVEL THAN LAST YEAR.

EVEN THOUGH GAS PRICES ARE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE *EVER* BEEN FOR A LABOR DAY WEEKENED HERE IN THE U-S.

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SUNNY AND SURENE --

COVER @ 59:22 the water's great

MANY WOULD CALL IT THE PERFECT BEACH DAY ON BAREFOOT BEACH IN BONITA SPRINGS.

A COMPLETE 180 AFTER LAST WEEKEND'S TROPICAL STORM.

nicole jenkins, north carolina / 52:18

" we're very thankful we came this weekend and not last weekend."

2:12/leigh

"now I called around to many hotels along Estero Island who tell me they were fully booked for this weekend even before Tropical Storm Isaac came through this area. Other businesses, though were hurt by the storm. And are hoping to recoup this weekend."

heidi hanson/ bonita jet ski and parasail

59:05" last weekend the storm was causing a lot of problems.we just started renting the other day."

BONITA JET SKI AND PARASAIL --

WANTS TO KEEP ALL ITS JET SKIS IN THE WATER THIS WEEKEND.

BUT WITH THE HIGH COST OF GASOLINE --

:17 it definitely cuts into the profit.

GAS PRICES ARE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN ON A LABOR DAY WEEKEND -

ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA YOU'RE PAYING ABOUT 3.79 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR.

THAT'S 3 CENTS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 3.82.

HURRICANE ISAAC TAKES MOST OF THE BLAME FOR THE HIKE.

IT *ALMOST STOPPED FELIX GARCIA'S FAMILY IN MIAMI.

FROM GETTING SANDY.

felix garcia @ 47:56

"we thought about it at the beginning but we noticed the prices are hire in Miami than here. We came anyway."

SO DID *THIS TEACHER FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.

55:45 / molly grossholz

"I was getting away no matter what. We school teachers we have to get away."

A HOLIDAY GET-A-WAY, NOT WORTH MISSING, DESPITE THE PRICE.

NAPLES FUNDRAISER FOOTBALL-VO

A COLLIER COUNTY SPORTS LEAGUE IS ASKING FOR THE COMMUNITY'S HELP - AFTER MORE THAN 17-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS STOLEN FROM THE TEAM'S BANK ACCOUNT.

NBC2 FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY EARLIER THIS WEEK.

THERE IS A SUSPECT IN THE CASE BUT NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

TODAY --- KIDS FROM THE SOUTH NAPLES PIRATES FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADER LEAGUE

SOLD RAFFLE TICKETS OUTSIDE SPORTS AUTHORITY ON PINE RIDGE ROAD IN NAPLES.

NAPLES FUNDRAISER FOOTBALL-SOT VO

, SARAE ADDISON / TEAM MEMBER @ 3:23

"knowing that everyone wants to help put it back together again is a really nice feeling and knowing people want to help,"

HANTA VIRUS-VOTOPS OC

PART OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO AN OUTBREAK OF THE DEADLY MOUSE-BORNE HANTAVIRUS.

.AND WITH A THREE-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, THE CLOSING COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME.

OFFICIALS SAY UP TO 10-THOUSAND PARK VISITORS MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS.

.SO RANGERS ARE DOING MORE OUTREACH.

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IT'S A BUSY WEEKEND FOR YOSEMITE.

OVER 75 THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL VISIT THE PARK BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY.

EVEN IF VISITORS HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE, THEY'RE ALL HEARING SOMETHING NEW.

"We've really really upped our education and our outreach within the last two weeks."

"When we entered Yosemite National Park a ranger asked us if we needed any information. We said no, but they insisted that we take these. Information on hantavirus."

THERE ARE NOW SIX PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH HANTAVIRUS AT YOSEMITE.

TWO OF THEM HAVE DIED.

"We have had some cancellations, especially here at Curry Village."

AND THERE ARE 91 TENT CABINS LIKE THESE THAT ARE CLOSED INDEFINITELY.

THEY USUALLY GO FOR MORE THAN 100 DOLLARS A NIGHT.

THAT'S ABOUT 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LOST REVENUE EVERYDAY.

ALTHOUGH MOST OF THAT MONEY GOES TO A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE CAMPSITE.

"Of course, there's always a loss if you're not filling cabins."

SOME PEOPLE WE TALKED TO AT YOSEMITE HAD BIGGER CONCERNS.

"Well. I was a little nervous about the bears, but I haven't seen any yet."

AND OTHER PEOPLE HAD NO CONCERNS AT ALL.

HANTA VIRUS-ONCAM

ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT GOT SICK AT YOSEMITE THIS YEAR WERE STAYING IN THE SAME TYPE OF TENT CABIN.

CAMPAIGN TODAY-ONCAM

JUST DAYS BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, MITT ROMNEY LIKENED BARACK OBAMA TO A FAILED FOOTBALL COACH. WITH A RECORD ON JOBS, OF ZERO AND 23 MILLION.

BUT THE PRESIDENT FIRED BACK.AS THE CONTEST MOVED THRU BIG BATTLEGROUND STATES.

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STARTING A PRE-CONVENTION TOUR OF SWING STATES, PRESIDENT OBAMA WENT TO IOWA, HIS FIRST WIN IN '08, ON HIS WAY TO THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

SO, HE ASKED, DID YOU WATCH THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION??

"don't boo. vote!"

MR. OBAMA CHARGED: MITT ROMNEY AND PAUL RYAN OFFERED AN OBSOLETE MESSAGE THAT LACKED SPECIFICS ON PURPOSE.

"There was a lot of talk about hard truths - and bold choices - but nobody

actually bothered to tell you what they were!"

"They KNOW their economic plan isn't popular.

ON THIS FOOTBALL SATURDAY, PAUL RYAN WAS AT OHIO STATE. AFTER ADMITTING HE EXAGGERATED HIS BEST MARATHON TIME BY MORE THAN AN HOUR.

MITT ROMNEY WAS IN CINCINNATI, SLAMMING THE PRESIDENT'S PROMISE OF JOBS

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"Today 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or are underemployed.

Let me tell you, if you have a coach that 's zero in 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach!"

BUT THE CURRENT COACH CLAIMS A WINNING SEASON AND BETTER ONES AHEAD.

"We got more good jobs to create. We've got more home grown energy to generate!"

THE PRESIDENT HEADED TO COLORADO

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ROMNEY AND RYAN WENT TO FLORIDA.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION DELEGATES ARE ARRIVING IN CHARLOTTE FOR A WEEK OF MAKING THEIR CASE TO THE NATION.

audio outcue: Steve Handelsman - NBC News - Charlotte.

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HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, IN FLORIDA, COLORADO, OHIO AND IOWA. POLLS SHOW THIS RACE ABOUT TIED, AND SHOW ROMNEY GOT JUST A SMALL BOOST FROM HIS CONVENTION.

THALIDOMIDE APOLOGY-VO

AN ATTORNEY FROM A LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THALIDOMIDE VICTIMS CALLED AN APOLOGY BY THE DRUG MAKER QUOTE, "PATHETIC."

THE DRUG TAKEN BY WOMEN IN THE 1950S AND 1960S TO TREAT MORNING SICKNESS CAUSED THOUSANDS OF BABIES TO BE BORN WITH DISABILITIES.

THALIDOMIDE APOLOGY-SOT VO

"I have read his speech and so-called apology. It's the sort of apology you give when you're not WAITreally sorry."

"In our view, it's not an apology. It's not even half an apology. In fact, it's just pathetic."

NJ BUS ACCIDENT-VO

A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT KILLS A TEENAGER IN NEW JERSEY.

THIS IS THE SCENE FROM EARLIER TODAY.

POLICE SAY THE 16-YEAR OLD STUCK HIS HEAD THROUGH THE HATCH OF THE DOUBLE DECKER BUS HE WAS ON AND HIT A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THERE WERE 65 TEENAGERS ON THE BUS HEADING TO A SWEET 16 PARTY.

A CHAPERONE WAS ON BOARD, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT CLEAR WHERE THAT PERSON WAS.

ISAAC POWER CREWS-VO

NEARLY 400-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER IN LOUISIANA TODAY AFTER HURRICANE ISAAC PUSHED THROUGH.

BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY.

THIS MORNING DOZENS OF UTILITY TRUCKS ROLLED OUT OF LAPLACE. WHICH IS JUST WEST OF NEW ORLEANS.

DRAGON CON-VO

AN INTERESTING CAST OF CHARACTERS FILLED THE STREETS OF ATLANTA TODAY -- AS THE ANNUAL DRAGON CON CONVENTION BEGAN.

THE EVENT IS FOR FANS OF SCIENCE FICTION, COMIC BOOKS AND FANTASY.

A PARADE THIS MORNING FEATURED COMIC BOOK WRITER STAN LEE AND ACTOR DEAN CAIN.

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TEASE ONE

A NEVADA TEEN IS KIDNAPPED FROM HER HOME --

NOW THE SUSPECTS ARE DEMANDING MONEY.

HOW POLICE PIECED TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED.

PLUS -- A FOOTBALL FAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM THE UPPER DECK AT A COLLEGE GAME.

NBC2 HAS THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION.

A) TEEN RANSOM-VOTOPS

B) FATAL FAN FALL-VOTOPS

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NV TEEN RANSOM-VO

POLICE IN HENDERSON, NEVADA SAY TWO MEN KIDNAPPED A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FROM HER HOME ON FRIDAY AND ARE HOLDING HER FOR RANSOM.

THEY SAY THE MEN KNOCKED ON THE 17-YEAR OLD'S DOOR AND PUT HER IN A CAR.

A NEIGHBOR'S SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CAPTURED THE VEHICLE ON VIDEO.

POLICE SAY THE MEN CALLED THE TEENAGER'S MOTHER DEMANDING MONEY.

FATAL FAN FALL-VOTOPS

A MAN IS DEAD AFTER FALLING FROM THE UPPER DECK DURING A FOOTBALL GAME AT THE GEORGIA DOME.

20-YEAR-OLD ISAAC GRUBB OF TENNESSEE WAS WATCHING NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLAY TENNESSEE WHEN HE FELL ABOUT 35-FEET AND LANDED ON ANOTHER FAN.

BOTH MEN WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE GRUBB LATER DIED.

PHILIPINES QUAKE-VOTOPS

COMMUNITIES ARE CLEANING UP AFTER A SEVEN-POINT-SIX MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THE QUAKE STRUCK 22 MILES BELOW THE EARTH'S SURFACE AND ABOUT 66 MILES OFF THE EASTERN COAST -- THIS PROMPTED A TSUNAMI WARNING, IT WAS LATER CANCELLED.

LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE REPORTS OF MINOR DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND SOME LANDSLIDES.

SYRIA RELEASES DETAINEES-VOTOPS

SYRIAN AUTHORITIES RELEASED MORE THAN 200 DETAINEES TODAY.

STATE MEDIA SAID THE DETAINEES WERE FROM DAMASCUS AND ITS SUBURBS AND HADN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN THE VIOLENCE.

FIGHTING CONTINUES, HOWEVER, BETWEEN GOVERNMENT TROOPS AND REBELS.

IRAN NUCLEAR-VOTOPS

SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN IRAN SAY THEIR FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR HAS REACHED FULL GENERATING CAPACITY.

LEADERS ALSO SAID THE PLANT HAD SUPPLIED MORE THAN A BILLION KILOWATT-HOURS TO IRAN'S NATIONAL GRID SINCE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION STARTED LAST YEAR.

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX-CLIP

TEASE TWO

A COUPLE CLAIMS THEY WERE ATTACKED IN A BUSY AREA BECAUSE OF HOW THEY *LOOK.

WE EXPLAIN WHY SOMEONE DIDN'T LIKE IT.

PLUS -- THIEVES WITH AN APPARENT "SWEET TOOTH" BREAK INTO A WAREHOUSE.

A) INTERRACIAL COUPLE-VOTOPS

B) STOLEN SYRUP-VOTOPS

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-WXWALL

MORE SUNSHINE, LESS RAIN THIS WEEKEND

This will go down as one of the best Labor Day weekends we've had in quite a while.

Many are planning cookouts, going to the beach, or going out on the boat. No matter what your plans may be - the weather will cooperate.

Sunday will be sunny and mostly dry. Our winds are coming from the northeast which is helping drive a weak cold front in our direction. Behind that front lies very dry air which will greatly reduce our rain chances.

For you boaters expect winds to be at 10 knots and from the northeast. This will cause the seas to be up to 2 feet, and inland water ways will have a light chop. Gulf waters are beginning to warm up, too, as they sit at 86 degrees.

Monday moisture begins to creep back into the area, but the chance for rain is still low, around 20%. So, Labor Day itself calls for mostly sunny skies with a few stray downpours. They will be very brief in nature lasting up to 30 minutes.

Dry air tends to warm up quicker than moist air, and for that reason we'll see cooler overnight temperatures and warmer afternoon temperatures for a couple days. For instance, morning lows will be around 75 both Sunday and Monday, and come 3 PM in the afternoon highs will be near 94 to 95 degrees. With humidity levels being low I expect the heat index to only rise to 100.

The tropics are still going strong. We have Kirk and Leslie, but neither are of concern to us. They're going to stay in the open waters of the Atlantic and will not effect southwest Florida or the U.S.

WX RUNDOWN:

BOATERS

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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

INTERRACIAL COUPLE ATTACKED-ONCAM

A COUPLE SAYS THEY WERE ATTACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE BUSIEST SQUARES IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

THEY SAY IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ARE AN INTERRACIAL UNION.

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THE PICTURES ARE HARD TO LOOK AT.

TWENTY THREE YEAR OLD ANDREW QUADE'S EYE IS SWOLLEN SHUT. AND HE'S GOT GASHES ALL OVER HIS FACE.

"He was basically left for dead. I don't want to go into all the gory details but they could have stopped and they kept going."

ANDREW'S GIRLFRIEND OLUFISAYO BAKRE SAYS THE COUPLE WAS WALKING THROUGH ELLIS SQUARE JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY WHEN THEY SAY THEY SPOTTED THREE BLACK MEN.

"One of them was making racial comments at us and one of them was blowing kisses. so it was a very aggravating situation to be in."

"I didn't want to freak out on them because I thought they were saying something about me because I wanted to gain a little more knowledge about the situation. but before we could it was bam bam."

ANDREW DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW HIS FACE BECAUSE IT LOOKS WORSE THAN THESE PICTURES.

HE SAYS THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS IS WAKING UP IN AN AMBULANCE.

HIS GIRLFRIEND SAYS THE MEN ATTACKED HIM -- AND WOULDN'T STOP.

"I was trying to pry them off but before that happened he was on the floor. It happened all so quickly."

"So you think these guys had a problem with Andrew because he was dating an African American woman?"

"Yes. definitely. That simple."

THE COUPLE SAYS THEY'VE FELT DISCRIMINATION BEFORE -- BUT NEVER ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

"The worse we'll get is a stare or a snicker here or there. But it didn't gotten to the level of physical contact."

"I can't really wrap my mind around what logical reason they would have to go all out like that."

POLICE SAY THEY'RE REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AND TALKING TO WITNESSES.

THE COUPLE INSISTS THEY DID NOTHING TO SPARK THE ATTACK.

INTERRACIAL COUPLE ATTACKED-ONCAM

THAT WAS BRIAN ENTIN REPORTING.

STOLEN SYRUP-VO

THIEVES PULL OFF A GRAND HEIST -- NOT OF JEWELRY -- NOT OF CASH -- BUT 30 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF MAPLE SYRUP.

POLICE SAY THE THIEVES BROKE INTO A WAREHOUSE IN QUEBEC AND RAIDED A LARGE PORTION OF THE INVENTORY.

STOLEN SYRUP-SOT VO

"Of course those people they had a motive and they will probably find a market for the maple syrup and this could be very harmful."

SPORTS NEXT-2-SHOT VO

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL OPENERS-ONCAM

AND SO IT BEGINS. THE 20-12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON FOR THE BIG THREE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.

OF THE THREE. THE FLORIDA GATORS. STILL THE BIGGEST ENIGMA.

SURE. THEY'RE RANKED IN THE TOP 25. AND COULD BE A SLEEPER IN THE S-E-C.

FLORIDA SCHOOL SCORES-CGTOPS

SO FAR. NOT LOOKING ALL THAT GREAT.

THE GATORS. WITH JUST A THREE-POINT LEAD OVER MIGHTY BOWLING GREEN IN THE FOURTH.

MIAMI UP ELEVEN ON BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE FOURTH.

CARLOS HYDE 2 TDS VS MIAMI OH-VOTOPS

SOLID OPENING DAY FOR NAPLES HIGH GRAD CARLOS HYDE IN URBAN MEYER'S OHIO STATE DEBUT AGAINST MIAMI OF OHIO.

HYDE'S THE BUCKEYES' STARTING RUNNING BACK. SECOND QUARTER. RUNS IT IN FROM FOUR YARDS OUT. 21-3 BUCKEYES.

THE ROUT WAS ON. FOURTH QUARTER NOW. HYDE ADDS AN EIGHT-YARD SCORING ROMP.

JD WOODS TD VS MARSHALL-VOTOPS

ELEVENTH-RANKED WEST VIRGINIA. EVEN MORE EXPLOSIVE ON OFFENSE AGAINST MARSHALL.

GOLDEN GATE ALUM J.D. WOODS. GETTING INTO THE ACT JUST BEFORE THE HALF. GRABS THE NINE-YARD TD FROM GENO SMITH.

NOTRE DAME NAVY IN IRELAND-VOTOPS

HOW CAN YOU BEAT THIS FOR OPENING DAY. THE NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH. PLAYING IN IRELAND. AGAINST NAVY.

OHIO PENN STATE-VOTOPS

AFTER A YEAR OF TURMOIL. NEW-LOOK PENN STATE HOSTING OHIO. WITH BILL O'BRIEN MAKING HIS HEAD COACHING DEBUT.

NITTANY LIONS LED BY ELEVEN AT THE HALF. BUT THE BOBCATS ROAR BACK. OHIO Q-B TYLER TETTLETON WITH THREE TOTAL SECOND HALF TOUCHDOWNS. THIS RUSHING ONE GAVE OHIO THE LEAD FOR GOOD.

GRIDIRON PLAYS OF THE WEEK-VO IN PLASMA

WE'RE DOING SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COVERAGE.

GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THE BEST PLAY OF EACH WEEK.

OUR NOMINEES FOR WEEK ONE: PLAYS FROM MARINER'S DARWIN AUGUSTIN, IDA BAKER'S BRIAN TIRADO, AND DUNBAR'S DANIEL COBB

TO VOTE. JUST HEAD TO N-B-C DASH TWO DOT COM. PUT YOUR CURSOR OVER THE SPORTS TAB. AND CLICK ON "GRIDIRON 2DAY PLAY OF THE WEEK".

YOU CAN SEE THE PLAYS THERE TO VOTE ON.

MARINER GRIDIRON SPECIAL GUEST-VOTOPS

WE HAD OUR FIRST 20-12 EDITION OF GRIDIRON 2DAY THIS MORNING.

OUR SPECIAL IN-STUDIO GUESTS. THE MARINER FIGHTIN' TRITONS. WHO WERE STILL ENJOYING A 38-20 OPENING NIGHT WIN OVER BISHOP VEROT.

SINER REAX-SOTVO

GRIDIRON 2-DAY WILL AIR MOST WEEKS AROUND TEN OHH-FIVE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS.

NFL NEWS-ONCAM

DOLPHINS COACH JOE PHILBIN SAYS HE EXPECTS LEFT TACKLE JAKE LONG TO BE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO PLAY THIS UPCOMING WEEK. AS MIAMI PREPS FOR NEXT SUNDAY'S SEASON OPENER AGAINST HOUSTON.

LONG SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON MONDAY.

IMMOKALEE GRAD JAVARRIS JAMES HAS BEEN PLACED ON ARIZONA'S INJURED RESERVE AFTER TEARING HIS A-C-L ON THURSDAY.

DEUTSCHE BANK RD 2-VOTOPS

RORY MCILROY. MAKING A HUGE RUN IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP. THE SECOND EVENT OF THE FED EX CUP PLAYOFFS.

STARTED ON THE BACK NINE. THIS BIRDIE AT THE FIRST GETS HIM TO SIX-UNDER FOR THE DAY.

DEUTSCHE LEADERS-CGTOPS

MCILROY ON TOP BY ONE.

RAYS BLUE JAYS-VOTOPS

IN BASEBALL. THE RAYS TRYING TO INCH CLOSER TO THE ORIOLES IN THE WILDCARD RACE WITH A WIN IN TORONTO.

THIS WILL HELP. MATT JOYCE. HOMERS FOR A THREE-RUN LEAD IN THE EIGHTH.

SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM

SERENA WILLIAMS, ROGER FEDERER, AND ANDY MURRAY ALL ADVANCE AT THE U-S OPEN.

THE FORT MYERS MIRACLE. PLAYING THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE SEASON TONIGHT IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGAINST THE CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS AT HAMMOND STADIUM.

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