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As soon as I can get in the water I'll be back in there.
AFTER AN ALLIGATOR TOOK HIS ARM --
THE TEEN WHO CAPTIVATED THE NATION IS SET TO SOON RETURN HOME -- AND SAYS HIS ORDEAL WON'T KEEP HIM OUT OF THE WATER.
THAT AND MUCH MORE -- COMING UP IN 60 SECONDS.
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GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WON A VICTORY TODAY IN HIS VOTER PURGE EFFORTS.
AFTER A LONG BATTLE - THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE THE STATE OF FLORIDA ACCESS TO A DATABASE THAT KEEPS TRACK OF NON U-S CITIZENS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES - PEOPLE WHO CAN'T VOTE.
THIS LETS FLORIDA USE THE DATABASE TO CHALLENGE PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO VOTE IF THEY ARE SUSPECTED OF NOT BEING A U-S CITIZEN.
NINA MOINI IS HERE TO BREAK DOWN WHAT THIS MEANS FOR FLORIDA AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
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THE LIST IS CALLED THE "SAVE" DATABASE AND GOVERNOR SCOTT CAN NOW USE THAT INFORMATION TO RESTART A SUSPENDED VOTER REGISTRATION PURGE THAT CAME TO A HAULT EARLIER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF FAULTY DATA.
BEFORE THIS DECISION - THE STATE WAS USING DRIVER'S LICENSES TO REVIEW WHO COULD VOTE.
HERE'S THE STATEMENT HE RELEASED THIS EVENING-
"Access to the SAVE database will ensure that non-citizens do not vote in future Florida elections. I'm appreciative that the federal government is working with us cooperatively. This is a step in the right direction."
GOVERNOR SCOTT REQUESTED THIS ACCESS BEFORE - BUT VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS AND THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROTESTED - SAYING A VOTER PURGE LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DOESN'T LEAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CORRECT MISTAKES THAT COULD BE MADE - LIKE IF AN ACTUAL CITIZEN WHO CAN VOTE IS ACCIDENTALLY COUNTED AMONG THOSE WHO CANNOT.
REPUBLICANS ACROSS STATES COUNT THIS DECISION AS A VICTORY IN THEIR BROAD-BASED FIGHT OVER VOTER ELIGIBILITY - A BIG ISSUE IN THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECITON.
THE HOMELAND SECURITY DECISION MAY ALSO AFFECT PLACES BEYOND FLORIDA, BECAUSE COLORADO AND OTHER STATES HAVE ASKED FOR SIMILAR ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL DATABASE.
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NEW DETAILS INTO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S VISIT TO FORT MYERS NEXT WEEK.
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN STAFF IS LOOKING AT HOLDING AN EVENT AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER ON FRIDAY.
ACCORDING TO MAYOR RANDY HENDERSON.
IT'S PART OF A 2 DAY TOUR ACROSS THE STATE.
THE LAST TIME PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS IN FORT MYERS.
WAS IN 2009.
HE TOUTED HIS STUMULUS PACKAGE *ALSO AT HARBORSIDE.
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45/Sandra McClinton/Lee County Demcratic Chairperson
""it's just really exciting he's visiting Fort Myers a second time. it just shows how important Southwest Florida and Lee County voters are in his campaign."
THE LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY SAYS THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE FUNDRAISER WHILE THE PRESIDENT'S HERE.
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MITT ROMNEY'S FORMER RIVAL IS STUMPING FOR HIM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
FORMER SENATOR RICK SANTORUM CAMPAIGNED ON ROMNEY'S BEHALF FOR THE FIRST TIME EARLIER TODAY.
POLLS SHOW MISTER OBAMA HAS A SLIGHT LEAD OVER ROMNEY IN VIRGINIA.
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LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR AN ELDERLY ESTERO MAN WHO WENT MISSING TODAY.
83-YEAR-OLD ROBERT MOES WAS REPORTED MISSING BY HIS WIFE.
DEPUTIES SAY HE SUFFERS FROM DEMENTIA AND HAS A HEART CONDITION THAT REQUIRES MEDICATION.
HE LEFT THIS MORNING AROUND 9-A-M
HE MAY BE DRIVING A 4-DOOR WHITE TOYOTA AVALON WITH THE TAG NUMBER N-6-0-1-D-E.
HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A YELLOW SHIRT AND KHAKI CARGO SHORTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
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FLAMES ERUPT ON A POPULAR NEW YORK TOURIST PIER THIS AFTERNOON.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE ON THE PIER WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT.
THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN BY ONE OF THE PEOPLE ATTENDING A MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT WAS TAKING PLACE NEARBY.
PRIVATE BOATS TRIED TO CONTAIN THE BLAZE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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A MOORE HAVEN TEEN WHO LOST PART OF HIS ARM TO AN ALLIGATOR COULD BE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
17-YEAR OLD KALEB 'FRED' LANGDALE WAS SWIMMING IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER ON MONDAY WHEN THE GATOR BIT HIM.
HE LOST HALF OF HIS RIGHT ARM.
RIGHT NOW, FRED'S IN GOOD CONDITION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SLEEPING IN HIS OWN BED SOON.
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I've been seeing the hospital room day after day after day do its gonna be nice to have done change.
I'm loving it because he can't stand to be inside anyway so I'm sure I'll have to keep him inside as much as possible but it's a big, big relief.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE RAISING MONEY FOR A PROSTHETIC ARM.
WE'VE PUT A LINK TO THEIR WEBSITE ON *OUR WEBSITE.ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.
SO FAR, THEY'VE RAISED MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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FULL WX
Heavy downpours and storms will be at play again Sunday. Don't count the sun completely out, it will be there at times!
Our sky will stay mainly clear and sunny through the morning, and then we'll see some patchy, fair-weather clouds developing by noon with a stray shower possible. The early to mid afternoon will be partly sunny, hot, and with afternoon heating combined with the west coast sea breeze will help to spark some isolated storms starting around 3 PM.
These storms will be accompanied by blinding rain, intense lightning, and gusty winds. Rain chances will be close to 60% Sunday, and the storms that develop will move from east to west.
The storms will fade by sunset tonight, and our overnight will be partly cloudy to mostly clear with lows in the middle 70s.
On Monday and Tuesday, our rain chances will continue to run above average with a scattering of showers and storms primarily in the afternoon.
By the second half of the work week, rain chances will drop dramatically as some dry, stable air overtakes Southwest Florida.
Beach and boating forecast calls for winds from the southeast at 10 knots, seas 2 feet, and a light chop for the inland waterways.
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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A MIAMI CARGO SHIP HAS SAILED INTO HISTORY.
THE ANA CECILIA ARRIVED BACK IN PORT SATURDAY, AFTER BECOMING THE FIRST CARGO SHIP TO SAIL FROM AMERICA TO CUBA IN 50 YEARS.
THE SHIP DOCKED IN HAVANA EARLIER IN THE WEEK, CARRYING HUMANITARIAN AID FROM THE U-S, AS WELL AS GIFTS FROM RELATIVES IN THE U-S TO PEOPLE LIVING IN CUBA.
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A UNIQUE LISTENING EXPERIENCE TOOK PLACE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.
ABOUT 300 DIVERS AND SNORKELERS TOOK PART IN "THE QUIRKY LOWER KEYS UNDERWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL" TODAY.
THE EVENT FEATURED FOUR HOURS OF MUSIC ESPECIALLY PROGRAMMED FOR THE SUBSEA LISTENING EXPERIENCE.
PARTICIPANTS LISTENING TO MUSIC UNDERWATER SAID THEY COULD FEEL THE SOUND WITHIN THEIR BODIES.
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SOT Becker: "Music underwater has a real ethereal feel to it. You don't just hear it through your ears, you hear it through your whole body -- through your jawbone, through your skull. 7
THE QUIRKY UNDERWATER CONCERT WAS STAGED BY A RADIO STATION IN THE KEYS.
THE FESTIVAL IS MEANT TO CONVEY THE IMPORTANCE OF REEF PRESERVATION.
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NEW AT 11 -
THE MISS FLORIDA USA PAGEANT JUST WRAPPED UP -- AND A NEW WINNER HAS BEEN CROWNED.
MICHELLE AGUIRRE - MISS BROWARD COUNTY FAIR USA -- TOOK THE TOP SPOT.
SHE'LL REPRESENT FLORIDA IN THE MISS USA COMPETITION.NEXT JUNE.
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ANOTHER TRAGIC REMINDER OF THE DANGERS OF LEAVING GUNS AROUND THE HOUSE
AFTER A TODDLER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS ONE OF HIS PARENTS.
AND TALK ABOUT A UNIQUE SALES APPROACH!
WHY ONE WOMAN IS USING HER HUSBAND'S AFFAIR AS A SELLING TOOL.
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AN INDIANA MAN IS DEAD TONIGHT,
AFTER HIS 3-YEAR-OLD SON ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIM.
33-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BAYLESS AND HIS FAMILY WERE WATCHING TV,
WHEN POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED A LOADED HANDGUN, KILLING HIS FATHER.
THE FAMILY SAID THE GUN WAS LOADED BECAUSE BAYLESS HAS BEEN DOING RENOVATIONS.
NO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE INJURED.
THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
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POLICE SAY A NAKED MAN CRASHED A PICKUP TRUCK INTO A DALLAS MALL,
THEN DROVE INTO A STORE BEFORE STOPPING TO TRY ON CLOTHES.
POLICE IDENTIFIED THE NUDE MAN AS ARTHUR WALKER.
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE DROVE OVER A SEVERAL KIOSKS BEFORE CRASHING THROUGH A CHAMPS SPORTS STORE.
HE THEN REPORTEDLY GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND STARTED DRESSING HIMSELF IN CLOTHES FROM THE STORE.
OFFICERS ARRESTED HIM INSIDE THE STORE BEFORE PARAMEDICS WHEELED HIM TO AN AMBULANCE.
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A WOMAN IN OREGON HAS AN UNUSUAL APPROACH TO SELLING HER HOME.
SHE'S TELLING POTENTIAL BUYERS THAT HER HUSBAND CHEATED ON HER AND BAILED!
ELLE ZOBER'S SIGN SAYS "HUSBAND LEFT US FOR A 22 YEAR OLD" AND GOES ON TO READ, "FOR SALE BY SCORNED, SLIGHTLY BITTER, NEWLY SINGLE OWNER."
BEFORE YOU THINK THIS IS AN ACT OF REVENGE, ZOBER SAYS HER EX-HUSBAND WAS ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA AND HELPED HER WITH THE SIGN.
SHE SAYS THEY BOTH NEED TO MOVE ON AND TO DO THAT, THEY HAVE TO SELL THE HOUSE.
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I'm certainly not the first person to be cheated on and I won't be the last. A lot of people relate, a lot of people see the sign and you know, a lot of women, 'oh I wish I'd done that' or 'I'd do worse.'"
ZOBER SAYS SHE NEEDS EVERY COMPETITIVE EDGE SHE CAN GET IN THIS HOUSING MARKET.
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IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT- YOU CAN DO IT!
2 OREGON MEN ARE TAKING A CHILDROOM DREAM AND MAKING IT A REALITY.
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HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST.
IT'S 11:15 AND TIME FOR TONIGHT'S FLORIDA LOTTERY DRAWING.
GOOD LUCK. FROM ALL OF US HERE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S OFFICIAL LOTTERY STATION - ABC7!
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THE FAMILY OF A BOSTON PASTOR KIDNAPPED IN EGYPT IS BEGGING FOR HIS RELEASE -- SAYING THE 61-YEAR-OLD MAN IS A DIABETIC AND THE FAMILY FEARS FOR HIS HEALTH.
A 39-YEAR-OLD BOSTON WOMAN AND A TOUR GUIDE ALSO WERE KIDNAPPED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
LIAM MARTIN HAS THE DETAILS.
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PKG SCRIPT:
"We are all in good spirits because we know that the God that we serve is in control of the matter."
THE FAMILY OF DORCHESTER MAN MICHEL LOUIS STILL SHAKEN AFTER THE 61-YEAR-OLD
-- ON A MISSIONARY TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST -- WAS ABDUCTED BY AN EGYPTIAN
BEDOUIN.
"The only concern that we have at the moment is that he is diabetic. The longer they hold him -- I have to assume that's not going to work in his favor."
LOUIS HAS BEEN A PASTOR OF TWO LOCAL PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES FOR MORE THAN 30
YEARS.
HE AND OTHER CHURCH MEMBERS TAKE A TRIP TO ISRAEL EVERY YEAR. THIS TIME --
HIS TOUR BUS CROSSED INTO EGYPT. HE, AN EVERETT WOMAN AND A TOUR GUIDE WERE
TAKEN HOSTAGE.
"He was looking forward to it. This is something that he does every year."
AS THEY AWAIT WORD FROM THE U.S. EMBASSY IN CAIRO
MEMBERS AT LOUIS' HAITIAN CHURCH IN MATTAPAN -- URGING AMERICAN OFFICIALS TO
HELP BRING HIM HOME.
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THE PENN STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM IS FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE IN THE N-C-DOUBLE-A FROM THE FALLOUT SURROUNDING THE CHILD SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.
CALLS FOR THE N-C--DOUBLE-A TO ACT HAVE BEEN MOUNTING EVER SINCE FORMER F-B-I DIRECTOR LOUIS FREEH'S INDICTMENT OF PENN STATE LEADERS,
INCLUDING THE LATE COACH JOE PATERNO.
THE N-C-A-A SAYS IT NOW EXPECTS ANSWERS TO TOUGH QUESTIONS IT POSED TO PENN STATE LAST NOVEMBER AFTER JERRY SANDUSKY'S ARREST.
AMONG THEM- DID THE INDIVIDUALS COMPLY WITH ALL BYLAWS?
INCLUDING ONE REQUIRING COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS TO HAVE "MORAL VALUES?"
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"You've got the very significant possibility that the NCAA will step in and deliver its own version of the death penalty, which is to suspend penn state's football for a year of possibly more."
SOURCES SAY THE SCHOOL IS PREPARING A FORMAL RESPONSE AND IS HIRING A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO DEAL WITH THE N-C--DOUBLE-A.
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A MURAL OF PENN STATE FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO NO LONGER HAS A HALO ABOVE IT.
THE ARTIST -- MICHAEL PILATO PUT THE HALO OVER PATERNO'S IMAGE AFTER HE DIED IN JANUARY.
BUT PILATO SAID HE FELT HE HAD TO REMOVE IT AFTER THE REPORT SURFACED THIS WEEK OVER THE SANDUSKY SEX SCANDAL.
INSTEAD -- A BLUE RIBBON WAS ADDED TO PATERNO'S LAPEL IN THE PAINTING -- WHICH SYMBOLIZES SUPPORT FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS.
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FLORIDA LEADS THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDREN DROWNING.
AND RIGHT NOW, 2012 IS ON TRACK TO BE AN EVEN DEADLIER YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.
TODAY CAPE CORAL FIRST RESPONDERS SPENT THE EDUCATING PARENTS AND CHILDREN ON HOW TO PREVENT TRAGEDY.
THEY HELD A WATER SAFETY SEMINAR AT THE CAPE CORAL YACHT CLUB.
IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THREE CHILDREN HAVE DROWNED SINCE JANUARY.
THERE WAS JUST ONE DEATH DURING THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
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MARY BETH PAROGGI 31:24 you have to have adult supervision at all times. You can't just leave your child swimming in the backyard or in the canal or at the beach and not watching them.
HERE ARE SOME MORE TIPS TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE:
- POOLS SHOULD BE SURROUNDED BY FENCE THAT'S AT LEAST FIVE FEET HIGH.
- DON'T LEAVE TOYS IN OR NEAR THE POOL WHERE THEY COULD ATTRACT KIDS
- ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN SWIMMING LESSONS.AND LEARN C-P-R YOURSELF.
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MARK IS IN NOW WITH SPORTS. LOOKS LIKE THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE FINALLY GETTING HEALTHY?
YEOP. JACOBY ELLSBURY IS BACK. AND FINALLY CARL CRAWFORD IS SET TO MAKE HIS 2012 DEBUT AT FENWAY. DETAILS ON THAT.
PLUS GET OUT YOUR ROD AND REEL. WE GO CELEBRITY FISHING WITH SOME FLORIDA STATE ATHLETES. INCLUDING GEORGE MCNEILL. FIND OUT WHY NEXT IN SPORTS.
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READY OR NOT.GOOD EVENING.
CARL CRAWFORD IS NOT 100%. THE RED SOX OUTFIELDER HAS BEEN HAMPERED ALL SEASON BY INJURIES AND HASN'T EVEN PLAYED A MAJOR LEAGUE GAME IN 2012. THAT SHOULD CHANGE ON MONDAY. WHEN THE SOX PLAN TO ACTIVATE HIM AND START HIM IN LEFT FIELD. CRAWFORD WENT 2 FOR 5 IN A REHAB GAME TONIGHT AT TRIPLE-A PAWTUCKET.
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CRAWFORD'S CURRENT TEAM VISITING HIS OLD TEAM. THE RAYS TONIGHT.
BOSOX UP TILL LATE. WHEN MATT ALBERS WALKS IN THE TYING RUN. NOT GOOD.
RAYS WOULD BE UP A RUN WHEN B-J UPTON HITS ONE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. A LITTLE INSURANCE.
RAYS COMEBACK TO WIN 5-3.
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TWINS TRYING TO SNAP A 3 GAME LOSING STREAK. OAKLAND NOT HELPING.
CHRIS CARTER HITS ONE TO JUPITER. A 3-RUN BLAST. A'S WITH A NICE LEAD
MORE LONG BALL. YOENIS CESPEDIS GOES DEEP.
TWINS GET CRUSHED 9-3 THE FINAL.
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MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD. MIRACLE LOSE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH TO CLEARWATER.
AND THE STONE CRABS TRYING TO PLAY A DOUBLEHEADER WITH LAKELAND. THEY GOT SHUTOUT IN GAME 1 7-ZIP.
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TODAY WAS THE FINAL EVENT OF THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLE BOOSTER CLUBS. BUT INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD CELEBRITY GOLF OUTING. THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHAPTER OPTED FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE. FISHY?
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WE HEAR YA WILLIAM FLOYD. IT'S THE FIRST EVER SEMINOLE CELEBRITY FISHING TOURNAMENT HELD AT THE TWEEN WATERS INN ON CAPTIVA.
A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES HIT THE BOATS TODAY TRYING TO WIN THE COMPETITION. INCLUDING PGA GOLFER GEORGE MCNEILL. AND FORMER FSU DEFENSIVE END JAMAL REYNOLDS. JUDGING BY THE REACTION FROM THOSE INVOLVED. THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS A SUCCESS. AND COULD MAKE A RETURN IN 2013.
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GEORGE MCNEILL SKIPPING THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC. STEVE STRICKER IS NOT. BECAUSE HE'S WON IT 3 TIMES IN A ROW. GOING FOR A 4TH.HERE AT 14. STRICKER'S APPROACH. RIGHT ON THE MONEY. SETS UP ONE OF FOUR STRAIGHT BIRDIES TO PULL WITHIN ONE.
BUT HE BOGIED 18. MEANWHILE. TROY MATTESON. PLAYING OUT OF HIS MIND. THIS ONE OF SEVEN BIRDIE PUTTS ON THE DAY. MATTESON TRYING TO EARN HIS WAY INTO NEXT WEEK'S BRITISH OPEN. HE HAS A 3 SHOT LEAD FOR SUNDAY.
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3RD ROUND OF THE U-S SENIOR OPEN. AND IF YOU LET BERHARD LANGER GET A LEAD ON THE WEEKEND. EVERYONE ELSE IS PROBABLY TOAST.
LANGER. THE FORMER ACE GROUP CLASSIC CHAMP.SHOT A 64 TODAY TO VAULT INTO THE LEAD. 10 UNDER PAR. 4 SHOTS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. GOOD LUCK TO HIS OPPONENTS ON SUNDAY.
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KYLE BUSCH WILL BE ON THE POLE FOR TOMORROW'S SPRINT CUP RACE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE. MEANTIME IT WAS BRAD KESELOWSKI WINNING THE NATIONWIDE RACE.
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THE NASCAR TRUCK SERIES IN IOWA.
ALVA'S ROSS CHASTAIN TAKING PART. HE STARTED OFF 20TH. IMPROVED ON THAT A LITTLE. WINDS UP 16TH. BUT IT'S TIMOTHY PETERS THAT WON THE RACE.
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NICE MOMENT FOR JENNIFER CAPRIATI TODAY. THE FORMER NUMBER ONE PLAYER IN THE WORLD WAS INDUCTED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME.
CAPRIATI HAD A PROMISING CAREER DERAILED BY ARRESTS FOR SHOPLIFTING AND DRUG USE. BUT REBOUNDED TO WIN 3 GRAND SLAM TITLES.
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STAGE 13 OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE. UNLUCKY FOR SOME RIDERS. CAUGHT UP IN A WRECK EARLY ON. EVERYONE WOULD BE OK.
WE HAD A PHOTO FINISH TO WIN THE STAGE. ANDRE GREIPEL IS THE GUY. BUT BRADLEY WIGGINS STILL HAS THE OVERALL LEAD.
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ALMOST EVERY CHILD DREAMS ABOUT IT -- BUT NO ONE REALLY DOES IT.
TONIGHT, TWO MEN, ONE FROM OREGON -- THE OTHER FROM IRAQ -- ARE FLOATING HIGH ABOVE THE UNITED STATES IN LAWN CHAIRS TIED TO 100S OF HELIUM OF BALLOONS!
CHEERED BY HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS -- KENT COUCH AND FAREED LAFTA LIFTED OFF THIS MORNING FROM BEND, OREGON.
THE PAIR HOPE TO FLY THROUGH THE NIGHT AND TOUCH DOWN TOMORROW MORNING SOMEWHERE IN MONTANA.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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