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TONIGHT ON NBC-2 NEWS AT SIX.

A DISTURBING STORY OUT OF FORT MYERS.

POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY A MAN TURNED A GUN ON HIMSELF AT A GUN RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.

PLUS.

PRESERVING HISTORY.

IN ESTERO -- SEE WHAT ONE GROUP WANTS TO DO, TO SPRUCE UP A PART OF U-S 41.

AND.

PUSHING THE LIMITS.

TEAM RED BULL AND SKYDIVER FELIX BAUMGARTNER MADE THE JUMP TODAY THAT PUT THEM INTO THE RECORD BOOKS -- NOT ONLY JUMPING FROM MORE THAN 128 THOUSAND FEET, **FELIX IS THE FIRST *SUPERSONIC SKYDIVER.

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hdz2) ESTERO HISTORIC DISTRICT-TRX VOTOPS

hdz3) RED BULL SKYDIVE-TRX VOTOPS

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FOWLER FIREARMS SUICIDE-VO

GOOD EVENING, I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT IN FORT MYERS --

WHERE POLICE SAY SOMEONE COMMITTED SUICIDE AT THE FOWLER FIRE ARMS AND GUN RANGE.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 12:30 THIS AFTERNOON -- WHILE THE SHOP WAS OPEN.

USUALLY - IT'S OUR POLICY NOT TO REPORT ON SUICIDES, BUT BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED IN A PUBLIC PLACE WE WANTED TO PASS ALONG THE INFORMATION.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INSIDE THE GUN RANGE AT THE TIME.

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THERE'S A PUSH TO HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY OF ESTERO.

VILLAGE PLANNERS WANT TO ADD UPGRADES TO A STRETCH OF U-S 41 TO GIVE THE AREA CHARACTER.

ESTERO HISTORIC DISTRICT-PLASMA

THIS IS ALL THE VISION OF THE VILLAGES' COMMUNITY PLANNING PANEL.

WITH THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE AND THE KORESHAN STATE PARK ALL IN A CLOSE AREA.

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RIGHT NOW, THAT AREA IS GOING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.

WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING. ESTERO PLANNERS THOUGHT NOW WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO GIVE THE VILLAGE A UNIQUE FEEL.

THE IDEA IS TO ADD UNIQUE STREET LIGHTING, SIDEWALKS AND PAVERS.

KIND IF LIKE HOW DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS LOOKS.

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ESTERO HISTORIC DISTRICT-PLASMA

THEY HAVEN'T WORKED OUT ALL THE DETAILS YET LIKE COST.

TOMORROW, THERE WILL BE A MONTHLY MEETING TO SHOW A DRAFT OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY PLAN WHICH INCLUDES THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IDEA.

SWAMP BUGGY DEATH-ONCAM

A FLORIDA MAN DIED AFTER HIS HOMEMADE SWAMP BUGGY SANK IN A MANATEE COUNTY POND.

ACCORDING TO THE MANATEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -- 34-YEAR-OLD JAMES DIXON WAS RIDING THE SWAMP BUGGY LAST NIGHT WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE, WHEN THE DRIVER WENT INTO THE POND.

THE BUGGY CAPSIZED -- ALL OF THE PASSENGERS GOT OUT, EXCEPT DIXON.

TAMPA PHOENIX FLIGHT EMERGENCY LAND-ONCAM

A CRACK IN A PLANE'S WINDSHIELD FORCED PILOTS TO MAKE AN EARLY LANDING THIS MORNING.

THE U-S AIRWAYS FLIGHT WAS HEADING FROM TAMPA TO PHOENIX.BUT HAD TO STOP IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

AN AIRLINE SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE PLANE DID NOT LOSE CABIN PRESSURE AND THE PILOTS DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

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DEBATE PREPS-ONCAM

THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TOOK A BREAK FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THEIR SECOND DEBATE.

BOTH CAMPAIGNS EXPECT TUESDAY NIGHT'S SHOWDOWN TO BE MUCH MORE CONFRONTATIONAL THAN THE FIRST. WHICH WAS WIDELY SEEN AS A VICTORY FOR MITT ROMNEY.

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"HELLO HELLO!"

TAKING A BREAK FROM HIS DEBATE PRACTICE IN WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA.

PRESIDENT OBAMA DROPPED BY A CAMPAIGN OFFICE TO PEP-TALK A FEW OF HIS VOLUNTEERS.

"Just keep it going for the next three weeks"

BUT THIS WEEK COULD PROVE CRITICAL FOR A PRESIDENT LOOKING TO REBOUND FROM A LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST DEBATE.

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"I think he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country."

REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY MADE ONLY A FLEETING APPEARANCE ON SUNDAY - ATTENDING CHURCH WITH HIS WIFE, ANN - AS HE PREPARES FOR TUESDAY'S BIG SHOWDOWN AT NEW YORK'S HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.

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"The president can change his style. He can change his tactics. He can't change his record. And he can't change his policies. And that's what this election is about.

ROMNEY'S STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST DEBATE LED TO A BUMP IN THE POLLS.

BUT HE'S STILL TRAILING IN THEY KEY BATTLEGROUND OF OHIO.

EIGHTEEN ELECTORAL VOTES THAT COULD SWING THE RACE.

Ohio / Romney Campaign adviser :55-1:00

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"Look, he can probably win the presidency without Ohio, but I wouldn't want to

take the risk. No Republican has."

WITH THE CAMPAIGN CLOCK TICKING DOWN TO THE THREE-WEEK MARK.

THIS WEEK'S DEBATE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH CAMPAIGNS TO SHAKE UP A CLOSE RACE.

ARLEN SPECTER DEATH-VO

ALSO IN POLITICAL NEWS --

ARLEN SPECTER -- A G-O-P SENATE MODERATE TURNED DEMOCRAT, HAS DIED.

SPECTER DIED AT HIS HOME IN PHILADELPHIA, FROM COMPLICATIONS OF NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA.

SPECTER WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. AND HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN MANY SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS.

IN APRIL 2009, HE MADE THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WAS SWITCHING TO THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE.

ENDEAVOR STILL MOVING-VO

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR WHICH ONCE TRAVERSED THE SKIES, IS NOW SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD ITS NEW HOME

THE SHUTTLE IS CRAWLING THROUGH THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES, HEADING TO THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE MUSEUM.

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'TIS THE SEASON.ALREADY?

10:56 the strange this is - we never know when it's going to get here or why."

MANY PEOPLE AROUND TOWN SAY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS ALREADY SEEING A BOOST FROM SEASONAL RESIDENTS.

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STARTING THIS WEEKEND -- THE CHURCH SCENE IS SHIFTING.

"10:47 we're starting to do the Presbyterian squeeze, we call it, where everyone has to scoot in and get closer together in the pews."

JULIE BORDEN SAYS THE CONGREGATION IS LITERALLY COMING TOGETHER -- BUT THAT USUALLY HAPPENS AT THE *END OF OCTOBER.

WHEN VANDERBILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NAPLES FILLS UP WITH SEASONAL RESIDENTS.

JULIE

10:34 but it seems like it's earlier than normal.

ACCORDING TO COLLIER COUNTY'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE -- THE POPULATION GROWS BY ONE-THIRD IN THE WINTER.

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"the biggest place many people have noticed a change is on the roadways"

DRIVERS TELL US THEY ARE NOTICING MORE OUT OF STATE LICENSE PLATES.

sarah ferrero / bonita springs

16:41 it's beginning to pick up. There are transports delivering cars everyday on my way to work. There's more people in the grocery stores, there are more people on the roads everyday.

SO HOW EARLY ARE OUR SEASONAL RESIDENTS?

--- I think about 2-3 weeks

AT JOE'S DINER IN NAPLES-

nat - 12:28 sort of just hit us overnight

SUNDAY BRUNCH IS FULL OF RETURING FRIENDLY FACES.

13:07 joe dibernardo/owner/joe's diner

13:07 "I think people are getting a grip on their money situation, trying to put the recession behind them and I hear it's getting chilly up north too."

PERHAPS -- A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S TO COME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WINTER.

11:10 maybe that's a good sign for the economy

MURDERED GIRL VIGIL-VO

MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE REMEMBERED TEN-YEAR OLD JESSICA RIDGEWAY AT TWO SEPARATE EVENTS.IN HER HOMETOWN.

SATURDAY NIGHT, HUNDREDS TOOK PART IN A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN A WESTMINSTER, COLORADO PARK.

MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE GATHERED EARLIER IN THE DAY.

JESSICA'S BODY WAS FOUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT A FEW MILES FROM WHERE SHE LIVED -- SHE WAS ABDUCTED DAYS BEFORE ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL.

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THE DEATH TOLL FROM AN OUTBREAK OF A RARE FUNGAL MENINGITIS CONTINUES TO CLIMB.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT 15 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND 197 OTHERS ARE INFECTED.

THE OUTBREAK COVERS 14 STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA.

FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS HAVE LINKED THE OUTBREAK TO STEROID SHOTS FOR BACK PAIN.

THE SHOTS WERE MADE AT THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER IN MASSACHUSETTS.

BIKERS FOR BABIES-VO

TODAY -- NEARLY 15 HUNDRED BIKERS PUT ON THEIR HELMETS AND HIT THE ROAD FOR THE ANNUAL "BIKERS FOR BABIES" EVENT.

THE 35 MILE RIDE FROM NAPLES TO FORT MYERS --

IS THE LONGEST POLICE ESCORTED RIDE IN THE COUNTRY.

THE EVENT HELPS THE NON PROFIT GROUP, MARCH OF DIMES.

MONEY RAISED GOES TOWARDS IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PREMATURE BABIES --

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MARCELLA BROWN/ PUNTA GORDA

:04 I didn't learn to walk until I was 18 months old. So I was a bit motor delayed. But I am just very lucky the March of Dimes helped me have a better life without them, I wouldn't be alive today."

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX-CLIP

TEASE ONE

PAUSE FOR NATS - FIREWORKS

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION --

BUT THIS FIREWORKS SHOW WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.

WE'LL EXPLAIN THE DISASTER THAT UNFOLDED.

PLUS -- IF YOU OWN A *KINDLE* YOU MAY BE GETTING SOME MONEY BACK.

WHAT'S THE DEAL -- AND WHY PRICES COULD GO *DOWN IN THE FUTURE.

A) CHINA FIREWORKS-NATVOTOPS

B) AMAZON OWNERS REFUNDS-VOTOPS

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PAKISTANI ACTIVIST-ONCAM

THE 14-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI GIRL SHOT BY TALIBAN GUNMEN CONTINUES TO RECOVER AS DOCTORS CONSIDER SENDING HER ABROAD FOR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT.

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FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY'VE SAID HER CONDITION REMAINS QUOTE "SATISFACTORY," THAT HER VITALS ARE NORMAL, HER BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEARTRATE.

AND YESTERDAY THE FIRST CONCRETE SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT, WHEN SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE HER HANDS AND FEET IN RESPONSE TO A PAIN STIMULUS TEST.

HOWEVER, PRIVATELY SOME SOURCES CLOSE TO HER TREATMENT ARE EXPRESSING A BIT MORE CONCERN THAT MALALA HAS NOT SHOWN PERHAPS THE KIND OF IMPROVEMENT THEY'D HOPED TO SEE FOUR DAYS AFTER THAT BRUTAL ATTACK.

REMEMBER ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS MALALA WAS LEAVING SCHOOL SHE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AND NECK BY TALIBAN GUNMEN ALONG WITH TWO OF HER CLASSMATES WHO ARE STILL RECOVERING.

DOCTORS WE'RE TOLD ARE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING HER CASE, CONSTANTALY RE-EVALUATING HER TREATMENT AND ARE KEEPING ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE INCLUDING POSSIBLY SENDING HER ABROAD FOR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT.

WE ARE TOLD THERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS UNDER DISCUSSION INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

HOWEVER, DOCTORS WARN THAT THEY WILL NOT MOVE HER AND WILL NOT MAKE A DECISION TO MOVE HER UNTIL THEY DEEM HER STABLE ENOUGH TO BE MOVED.

AFGHAN DRUG BURN-NATVO

MORE THAN 26-TONS OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES WENT UP IN FLAMES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF AFGHANISTAN'S CAPITAL.

PAUSE FOR NATS

A MEMBER OF THE AFGHANISTAN GOVERNMENT LIT A FUSE -- SPARKING THE MASSIVE PILE OF NARCOTICS, DRUG MAKING CHEMICALS AND ALCOHOL.

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PAUSE FOR NATS

LISTEN TO THAT.

THIS IS A FIREWORKS SHOW IN CHINA LAST NIGHT -- IT WAS A CELEBRATION FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL EXPO.

BUT ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE SHOW, FIREWORKS STARTED LANDING IN A SECTION OF THE CROWD.

AMATEUR VIDEO SHOWS THE PANIC.

NUMEROUS SPECTATORS WERE INJURED.

AMAZON OWNERS REFUNDS-TRX VO

DO YOU HAVE A KINDLE E-READER FROM AMAZON?

KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?

THEY MIGHT BE GETTING SOME MONEY BACK.

THREE PUBLISHERS ARE ACCUSED OF FIXING PRICES --

SO IF A JUDGE APPROVES SETTLEMENTS, KINDLE OWNERS WILL RECEIVE REFUNDS ON SOME PREVIOUS PURCHASES.

THEY'LL ALSO SEE PRICES GO DOWN FOR FUTURE E-BOOK PURCHASES.

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TEASE TWO

SUPERSONIC SKYDIVER --

A) SUPERSONIC SKYDIVER-VOTOPS

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SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AHEAD

Yes! We did see a few showers Sunday, but if you checked in with us yesterday. You expected it, right? Right.

Remember the brief Tropical Storm Patty? Well it's not a remnant low heading into the Florida Straits. It's the reason we saw the shower activity. Our winds were from the east, and those winds esstentially pulled some of the moisture left over from Patty into Southwest Florida.

There will still be some moisture hanging around on Monday. As a result we will see a few showers and storms. I anticipate that they'll arrive after 3:30 PM and clear out by 8 PM. By the late evening on Monday we will see our winds shift to the north.

That's a dry wind direction.

Thus, I have rain free and sunny conditions for midweek, and then fleeting showers return on Thursday and Friday.

Good news, it's gone again by this weekend. Saturday and Sunday look spectacular.

Now on to the temperatures. Monday will be the norm with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. However, after Monday we see slightly cooler temperatures as a very comfortable air mass settles over the state of Florida. The numbers will hover around 87 degrees, and they'll eventually get as low as 85 degrees for an afternoon high on Saturday!

What a change from two weeks ago.

Morning lows will continue to be mild and remain in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

Winds will be a touch breezy on Monday, too. So if you hit the waters be aware there will be a moderate chop and seas of 2 to 3 feet. The actual wind speed will get up to 15 knots by the afternoon, and the direction will be from the north.

Hurricane season continues, and yes, I do have a system of interest, and no it will not effect the United States. Its name is Tropical Storm Rafael. It's pushing to the north at 12 knots, and all forecast tracks keep it in the Atlantic. The only land mass it'll come close to is Bermuda.

WX RUNDOWN:

BOATERS

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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

SUPERSONIC SKYDIVER-oncam

WEARING A SPACE SUIT, HELMET AND PARACHUTE, DAREDEVIL SKYDIVER FELIX BAUMGARTNER ATTEMPTED A RECORD-BREAKING FREE FALL FROM THE STRATOSPHERE TODAY.

HE LANDED SAFELY AFTER JUMPING OUT OF A GIANT HELIUM BALLOON.

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS ONE!

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IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, SKYDIVER FELIX BAUMGARTNER MADE HIS ASCENT TO THE EDGE OF SPACE -- FOR THE RECORD-BREAKING STRATOSPHERE FREE FALL.

Actually I'm not scared and I'm not nervous because we did so much preparation. We've rehearsed everything. I mean just getting out of the capsule is a procedure which includes 43 steps. And we have been properly trained every step.

BAUMGARTNER ASCENDED IN A CAPSULE HANGING FROM A HELIUM BALLOON TO 120 THOUSAND FEET - ABOUT 23 MILES.

AND MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE CRUISING ALTITUDE OF THE AVERAGE AIRLINER.

THE PREVIOUS RECORD-HOLDER FOR SUCH A JUMP? AMERICAN RETIRED COLONEL JOE KITTINGER.

Reporter: Are you jealous of Felix, that he's going to break your record?

Joe: "Oh no. I'm delighted. I'm delighted he's going to do it. He's advancing science - and he'll do a great job.

RISKS INCLUDED LOW TEMPERATURES, THIN ATMOSPHERE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

BUT STILL, BAUMGARTNER SAID DEATH DID NOT SCARE HIM.

Well dying has always been part of my life- because as a base-jumper you always face death on every base-jump. Therefore it is important that you do your homework. Because you need to be confident. You have to have confidence in the team, in your skills and yourself. And- you always hope that you're not gonna die. It might happen, but I'm gonna put everything out there and make sure it's not gonna happen

BAUMGARTNER ALMOST MADE AN ATTEMPT LAST TUESDAY FROM THE LAUNCH SITE IN ROSWELL -- BUT A GUST OF WIND RUINED THOSE PLANS.

CHUCK YEAGER SOUND BARRIER ANNIVERSARY-VOTOPS

AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS -- TODAY IS THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST MAN TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER.

LEGENDARY PILOT CHUCK YEAGER PILOTED THE BELL X-1 ON OCTOBER 14TH, 1947.

COSTA CONCORDIA-VO

CREWS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO TRY TO REFLOAT THE COSTA CONCORDIA CRUISE SHIP.

TODAY, HUNDREDS OF WORKERS WERE ON-SITE IN ITALY.

THE HOPE IS TO GET THE CRUISE SHIP UPRIGHT WITHIN 260 DAYS, IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES.

DIVERS ARE TRYING TO STABILIZE THE SHIP AND PREPARE IT FOR THE ROLLOVER.

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DOLPHINS GETTING HOT-ONCAM

THERE WEREN'T MANY SO-CALLED EXPERTS WHO PUT THE NAME "MIAMI DOLPHINS" AND THE WORD "PLAYOFFS" IN THE SAME SENTENCE BEFORE THIS SEASON STARTED.

THE YOUNG DOLPHINS ARE LEARNING QUICKLY, THOUGH. HEATING UP AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES.

DOLPHINS RAMS-VOTOPS

DOLPHINS TRYING TO EVEN THEIR RECORD AT 3-3 AT HOME AGAINST THE RAMS.

DOWN 6-0 IN THE SECOND. HERE COMES MIAMI. RYAN TANNEHILL 29 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO MARLON MOORE. 7-6 PHINS.

DOLPHINS LED 17-6 IN THE FOURTH. 4TH AND GOAL RAMS. SAM BRADFORD SNEAKS IT IN. ADD THE TWO-POINT CONVERSION. AND ST. LOUIS IS WITHIN THREE.

STILL 17-14. FINAL MINUTE. RAMS DRIVING. BUT OLIVIER VERNON GETS THE HUGE SACK FOR MIAMI.

BUCCANEERS CHIEFS-VOTOPS

THE BUCS. LOOKING FOR WIN NUMBER TWO AGAINST A K-C TEAM THAT HADN'T LED A GAME IN REGULATION TIME YET THIS SEASON.

BUCS KEEPING THAT TREND IN LINE. LATE FIRST QUARTER. JOSH FREEMAN 62 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO MIKE WILLIAMS. 7-0 BUCS.

TAMPA. CLICKING ON ALL CYLINDERS. THIRD QUARTER. RONDE BARBER WITH THE UNIQUE INTERCEPTION. GOES BACK 78 YARDS FOR HIS 14TH CAREER REGULAR SEASON T-D.

NBC2 FANTASY PHENOM-VOTOPS

THIS WEEK'S N-B-C TWO FANTASY FOOTBALL PHENOM. A GUY WHO PROBABLY HASN'T DONE MUCH FOR YOUR TEAM UNTIL TODAY.

BCS RANKINGS TONIGHT-ONCAM

THE FIRST SET OF RANKINGS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S B-C-S WILL BE REVEALED LATER TONIGHT.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE THE FLORIDA GATORS FALL IN.

AP TOP 25 POLL-CGTOPS

THE GATORS ARE THIRD IN THE NEW A-P TOP 25 POLL. ALTHOUGH FLORIDA FOURTH BEHIND KANSAS STATE IN THE COACHES' POLL.

NOTRE DAME. INTO THE TOP FIVE.

EVERBLADES WIN OPENER-VO IN PLASMA

THE FLORIDA EVERBLADES OPENED THEIR SEASON WITH A PAIR OF WINS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND OVER ORLANDO.

IT WAS THE FIRST STEP FOR THE BLADES IN DEFENDING THEIR KELLY CUP TITLE.

BLADES CUP MEMORIES-SOTVO

FGCU MSOCCER UNF-VOTOPS

THE F-G-C-U MEN'S SOCCER TEAM. 14-0-1 AT HOME IN THEIR A-SUN HISTORY. HOSTING NORTH FLORIDA.

SANTIAGO ECHEVERRI HAD SEVERAL CHANCES TO SCORE IN THE FIRST HALF. 15 MINUTES IN. U-N-F'S BRAD SIENKIEWICZ STOPS HIM POINT BLANK HERE.

THEN LATE IN THE HALF. SIENKIEWICZ DIVES TO STOP ECHEVERRI AGAIN.

MLB PLAYOFFS-ONCAM

THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AND ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WILL START THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TONIGHT.

IT WILL BE TOUGH TO MATCH THE DRAMA THAT THE A-L-C-S ALREADY PROVIDED.

THE YANKEES CAME BACK FROM 4 RUNS DOWN IN THE NINTH LAST NIGHT. THEN LOST BOTH DEREK JETER FOR THE YEAR. AND THE GAME TO DETROIT.

YANKEES TIGERS SCORE-CGTOPS

GAME TWO. GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE BRONX.

TIGERS JUST TOOK THE LEAD ON A ROBINSON CANO ERROR IN THE 7TH.

THEY LEAD, 1-0.

CLIPPERS HEAT CHINA AGAIN-VOTOPS

NBA EXHIBITION HOOOPS FROM SHANGHAI. THE HEAT AND CLIPPERS GOING AT IT AGAIN. FIRST QUARTER. LEBRON JAMES ALLEY OOP TO DWAYNE WADE. WADE HAD 7 POINTS IN 8 MINUTES.

FRYS.COM GOLF FINAL ROUND-CGTOPS

THE FRYS.COM OPEN ON THE P-G-A TOUR WINDING DOWN.

TIM PETROVIC. TRYING TO HOLD ONTO A LEAD IN THE CLUBHOUSE.

HE'S 15-UNDER.

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