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OUR CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A BREAKING SITUATION ON FORT MYERS BEACH --
TWO MEN ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING NEAR A POWER LINE.
WE HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION.
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NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF A HEINOUS CRIME IN ACTION.
TWO PEOPLE CAUGHT STEALING FROM A RONALD MCDONALD CHARITY BOX.
BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CASH FOR LONG -- YOU HAVE TO HEAR HOW THEY WERE CAUGHT.
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36:52 ill always see her smile, she's so full of life 09
A RARE DISEASE CLAIMS A LOCAL CHEERLEADERS LIFE --
TONIGHT SEE HOW HER COMMUNITY IS COMING TOGETHER TO REMEMBER HER LIFE.
THE NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW.
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A-B-C SEVEN CONTINUES TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT SIX.
TWO MEN WERE FOUND DEAD THIS AFTERNOON WORKING ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
IT HAPPENED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND.
ACCORDING TO L-C-S-O -- THE TWO MEN WERE FOUND DEAD IN THE BUCKET OF A LIFT TRUCK -- THEY WERE GOING UP ON THE LIFT WHEN IT HIT A POWER LINE.
THEY WERE ELECTROCUTED.
THE MEN ARE 30 YEAR OLD DUSTIN MANNING, FROM BRADENTON, AND 37 YEAR OLD JUAN BOCENEGRA FROM FORT MYERS.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF BOCENEGRA.
A WITNESS TOLD OUR CREW THEY WERE THERE TO WORK ON A WOODPECKER PROBLEM.
OSHA WILL INVESTIGATE.
L-C-S-O SAYS IT APPEARS TO BE AN ACCIDENT.
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OVERNIGHT AND INTO TODAY LEE COUNTY LEEDERS INBOXES HAVE BEEN FLOODED WITH HUNDREDS OF PETITIONS FROM A CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE COUNTY'S MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.
THEY ALSO WANT A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO HOW MEDSTAR IMPROPERLY BILLED PATIENTS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO THE TUNE OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
A-B-C SEVEN'S JOE ROETZ BRINGS US THE LATEST.
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FRANK MANN HAS SEEN A LOT IN HIS 6 PLUS YEARS IN LEE COUNTY'S COMMISSION.
BUT HE'S NEVER BEEN THIS ANGRY.
I haven't been this upset over something since I got here.
HUNDREDS OF PETITIONS ARE FLOODING HIS OFFICE AND OTHERS -
FROM AN ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM.
IT WAS ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN LAST MONTH
THE PILOTS FIRED.
we have millions invested in this program. And the solution is to shut it down? Thar makes no sense - There better be good answers from staff.
EMS MANAGEMENT SAYS IT WAS FOR A VOLUNTARY NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.
BUT THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED THE PROGRAM IMPROPERLY BILLED PATIENTS - AND THE GOVERNMENT - NEARLY 3 MILLION DOLLARS.
COLLECTING MORE THAN 3 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS - IT WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY BACK.
What is the staff going to recommend to get out of this? It's a disaster
I TOOK THE ISSUE STRAIGHT TO THE TOP -
TO ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER HOLLY SCHWARTZ
SHE DIDN'T SPEAK WITH ME ON CAMERA -
BUT TELLS US HER OFFICE HAS ORDERED AN AUDIT OF THE MEDICAL AIRFLIGHT PROGRAM.
TO PINPOINT WHO LET THIS GO UNNOTICED.
it shouldn't have been allowed to fester and get to this point.
JOE ROETZ ABC 7.
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CONVICTED KILLER BRIAN CASEY PLED *NO CONTEST TODAY TO KILLING A SECOND MAN.
BRIAN CASEY WAS ALREADY CONVICTED OF MURDERING RYAN VANDERSON BACK IN THE SPRING.
HE RECIEVED TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR KILLING VANDERSON IN HIS SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME AND THEN SETTING IT ON FIRE.
TODAY CASEY PLEADED NO CONTEST TODAY TO MANSLAUGHTER FOR HIS ROLE IN THE OCTOBER 20-10 DEATH OF LARRICK SIKES.
SIKES WAS KILLED FIVE DAYS AFTER VANDERSON.
FOR THIS, CASEY WILL SERVE 14 YEARS IN PRISON.
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A SHOCKING CRIME,
TWO PEOPLE ARE ACCUSED OF WALKING INTO A MCDONALD'S AND SWIPING THE RONALD MCDONALD CHARITY BOX.
THESE TWO BLAKE ALBRITTON AND KAYLA CORTEZ WERE ARRESTED JUST A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE RESTAURANT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE WHOLE THING WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
A-B-C SEVEN'S MEAGHAN SMITH REPORTS.
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A DISGUSTING CASE OF CHILD ABUSE IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION IN POLK COUNTY NEAR LAKELAND.
DEPUTIES SAY A WOMAN KEPT A FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY IN SICKENING CONDITIONS.
LORI HAMILTON WAS ARRESTED TODAY.
DEPUTIES SAY SHE FREQUENTLY LOCKED THE CHILD IN A KITCHEN CABINET.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE KITCHEN DETECTIVES SAY THE BOY WAS KEPT.
IT'S FILLED WITH TRASH AND ROACHES.
HAMILTON ADMITTED TO LOCKING THE CHILD IN THE CABINET --
BUT SHE SAYS IT ONLY HAPPENED FOUR TIMES, FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES EACH TIME.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IS LOOKING INTO THE CLAIMS.
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A GROVE CITY MAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AFTER DEPUTIES SAY HE FILED A CLAIM WITH HIS BANK OVER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS MISSING FROM HIS ACCOUNT --
AND THEN TRIED TO PIN IT ON HIS SON.
THIS IS SCOTT JURY --
BACK IN JUNE HE TOLD HIS BANK MORE THAN 15 HUNDRED DOLLARS WERE MISSING FROM HIS BANK ACCOUNT.
DETECTIVES SAY HE TOLD THEM HIS SON HAD HIS PIN NUMBER AND *HE TOOK THE MONEY.
DEPUTIES SAY SECURITY VIDEO AT AN A-T-M PROVE JURY TOOK THE MONEY FROM HIS OWN ACCOUNT -- AND HE ADMITTED TO USING THE MONEY TO PAY BILLS AND BUY ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION PILLS.
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NEW JOBS NUMBERS CAME OUT TODAY --
THE ECONOMY ADDED 96-THOUSAND JOBS IN AUGUST --
THAT'S DOWN FROM 141 THOUSAND IN JULY.
THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOR DEPARTMENT SURVEY.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO EIGHT-POINT-ONE PERCENT FROM EIGHT POINT THREE PERCENT IN JULY.
THE BIGGEST REASON FOR THE DROP?
NEARLY 370 THOUSAND UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE *STOPPED LOOKING FOR WORK.
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VOTE CLIP
WITH JUST TWO MONTHS UNTIL THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
THE REPORT WAS NOT GOOD NEW FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
BUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN NEW HAMPSIRE,
THE PRESIDENT SAID WHILE THE NUMBERS AREN'T THE BEST, THEY DO SHOW AN IMPROVEMENT.
We know it's not good enough. We need to create more jobs faster. We need to fill the hole left by this recession faster. We need to come out of the crisis stronger and there's a lot more that we can do."
TOMORROW PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BEGIN A TWO DAY BUS TOUR OF FLORIDA.
HE WILL START IN SEMINOLE ON SATURDAY -- AND ON SUNDAY WILL END WITH A CAMPAIGN EVENT AT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER.
WITH HIM ON THIS TOUR, FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST WHO ENDORSED THE PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT.
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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY HAD PLENTY TO SAY ABOUT THE JOBS REPORT WHILE CAMPAIGNING TODAY IN IOWA.
The president said that by this time we'd be at 5.4% unemployment, 5.4%. Instead we are at about eight percent. And you know the difference that makes in how many people would be working in America? Nine million people.
ROMNEY TOLD THE CROWD PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION WAS DISAPPOINTING,
ADDING THE PRESIDENT WAS UNABLE TO MEET ANY GOALS HE OUTLINED FOUR YEARS AGO.
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A PROPOSED LANDFILL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS RAISING CONCERNS BEFORE A SINGLE PIECE OF TRASH IS EVEN IN IT.
ABC 7'S CHARLIE KEEGAN HAS MORE ON HOW THE LANDFILL WILL BE USED AND WHY SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S NOT NEEDED IN THE COUNTY.
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" i will not support it." bob starr, county commissioner
CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOB STARR ISN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEING A LANDFILL JUST A FEW MILES DOWN THIS DIRT ROAD, BEHIND THE ORANGE TREES IN RURAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
"My reaction was there is no need for it in charlotte county." bob starr, county commissioner
DEVELOPPER CALUSA GREEN SAYS IT'S DONE ITS RESEARCH WHEN IT COMES TO SETTING UP SHOP ON 550 ACRES EAST OF 31 AND NORTH OF BERMONT ROAD.
"we know we have selected a location that will not impact charlotte county home and land owners." Geri Waksler, Calusa Green Investor
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SAY IT'S COME AS A SURPRISE TO THEM. THEY SAY THIS SIGN ADVERTISING A PULIC HEARING JUST SRPOUTED UP ALONG BERMONT ROAD.
AT A PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY, THE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD WILL LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WHICH WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON WHETHER OR NOT THE LAND WILL BE RE-ZONED.
"We're not asking for any incentives, we'll be paying them a tipping fee." Geri Waksler, Calusa Green Investor
THE SITE WOULD COLLECT EVERYDAY GARBAGE AND LARGER ITEMS LIKE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS.
STARR HAS CONCERNS OVER WHO WILL USE THE LANDFILL, MOST OF THE TRASH WON'T COME FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
"Charlotte county could become the dump for the rest of the state and that's not in the besnt interest of the state of florida." bob starr, county commissioner
INVESTORS POINT OUT CHARLOTTE COUNTY'S SPACE IS A RESOURCE FOR THE REST OF THE STATE.
"We have land that can be used for a landfuill in an area where it will never be seen and never impact the surrounding property or homeowners." Geri Waksler, Calusa Green Investor
WAKSLER THE PROJECT WILL CREATE 25 JOBS AND BRING 60 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE ECONOMY OVER FIVE YEARS.
IT WOULD OPEN IN 2016.
IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY CHARLIE KEEGAN ABC 7
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A RARE VIRUS --- SO RARE THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE CASE THIS YEAR -- CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER.
HOW HER FRIENDS, CLASSMATES AND HER COMMUNITY ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HONOR HER LIFE,.
"I have songs that I write sex to.
THE AUTHOR OF THE STEAMY HIT "50 SHADES OF GREY" WALKS US THROUGH HER WRITING PROCESS.
YOU HAVE TO HEAR WHAT SEXY SONGS INSPIRE HER.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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A COMMUNITY IN MOURING.
A RARE VIRUS -- ONLY ONE CASE THIS YEAR -- TOOK THE LIFE OF A GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL TEEN.
A SPECIAL CEREMONY IS SET IN HER HONOR AT TONIGHT'S FOOTBALL GAME.
A-B-C SEVEN'S GABY FLEISHMAN HAS HER STORY.
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THESE FLASH CARDS HOLD WORDS AND MEMORIES THAT WILL FOREVER REPRESENT THE SPIRIT OF 16-YEAR-OLD DIANA ZULIAN.
THE THOUGHFUL TEENAGER WROTE THE NOTES TO HER YOUTH LEADER AT THE VANDERBILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
"that she's really greatful that I came here and that she's really excited and looking forward to the year."
ZULIAN GREW UP AT THE CHURCH--
SHE'S DESCRIBED AS A BEACON OF LIGHT--
KIDS WERE DRAWN TO HER.
"If anyone had a bad day they went to diana and she would cheer them up she always had something enlightening to say."
SHE ALSO ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE--
A smile shana Dublan will always remember.
36:54 I grabbed a hold of her and she danced with me on the bowling alley floor and ill always see her smile, she's so full of life 09
THAT WAS THE LAST TIME DUBLAN SAW ZULIAN.
TWO MONTHS AGO THE 16-YEAR-OLD GOT SICK-- RIGHT BEFORE STARTING HER JUNIOR YEAR AT GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK FROM WHAT DOCTORS THINK IS A VIRAL CASE OF ENCEPHALITIS.
32:34 great sorrow everybody here 42 something had been taken from 33:05 the feeling here was that something had been taken from the youth, from our community, from our home."
A LIFE GONE TOO SOON--
A SMILE AND SPIRIT THAT WILL LIVE ON FOREVER.
"Diana will be missed in a lot of ways she will live forever in our hearts and in our memories."
IN COLLIER COUNTY GABY FLEISCHMAN NBC2.
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ZULIAN WAS A CHEERLEADER AT GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL.
BEFORE TONIGHT'S FOOTBALL GAME THE SCHOOL IS HOLDING A MEMORIAL IN HER HONOR.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL DRESS IN PURPLE, HER FAVORITE COLOR, AND THE CHEERLEADING SQUAD WILL RELEASE PURPLE BALLOONS.
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HUNDREDS OF FANS LINED UP TO MEET "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" AUTHOR E-L JAMES AT HER FIRST BOOK SIGNING IN THE U-K.
AND THE RACY AUTHOR GAVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO WHERE SHE GETS HER INSPIRATION.
"FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" TOPPED BOOK CHARTS WORLDWIDE AFTER ITS RELEASE IN 2011.
THE TRILOGY NOW HAS MULTIPLE SPOTS ON THE AMAZON-DOT-COM TOP TEN LIST.
TALKING TO FANS AT A U-K BOOK STORE JAMES TOLD THEM WHAT SONGS SHE FOUND INSPIRATION FOR RIGHTING HER STEAMIEST SCENES.
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"I have songs that I write sex to. One of them is the Black Eyed Peas - 'Sexy' - it's a very sexy song, and that's all I'm prepared to tell you because if I told you the other one, you wouldn't believe it.. No, no, no."
AFTER WEEKS AS THE BEST SELLING BOOK IN THE WORLS,
"50 SHADES" WAS BUMPED FROM THE TOP SLOT BY A BOOK CHRONICLING THE MISSION TO KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN.
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VETERAN NEWS ANCHOR KATIE COURIC NOW HAS HER OWN DAYTIME TALK SHOW --
IT'S SET TO DEBUT NEXT WEEK RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN,
HERE'S A PREVIEW.
I asked wendy if I could put on her wig and she acted like I wanted to put on her underwear.
KATIE"S FIRST GUEST WILL BE SINGER JESSICA SIMPSON.
THEY'LL TALK MOTHERHOOD AND BABY WEIGHT.
AND LATER IN THE WEEK SHE WILL TALK TO AIMEE COPELAND, THE GEORGIA WOMAN BATTLING FLESH EATING BACTERIA.
"KATIE" WILL DEBUT MONDAY AT THREE, JUST BEFORE ELLEN.
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IT'S TIGER AND RORY BATTLING IT OUT IN THE FEDEX CUP PLAYOFFS. AGAIN. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
AND IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND A WHOPPER IN COLLIER COUNTY BETWEEN IMMOKALEE AND NAPLES. A PREVIEW NEXT IN SPORTS.
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WORLD NEWS TEASE
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TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN
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NEXT AT SEVEN -- CITY LEADERS IN THE CAPE QUIETLY CELEBRATE A LAWSUIT OVER VITAL UTILITIES.
PLUS.
THE DEATH OF A SMALL CHILD PROMPTS A MAJOR RECALL -- WE'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.
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SPORTS OPEN
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THE SUSPENSIONS OF FOUR PLAYERS IN THE NFL'S BOUNTY INVESTIGATION HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
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IT'S BEEN A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE 4 SUSPENDED PLAYERS AND NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL EVER SINCE THE PUNISHMENTS WERE HANDED DOWN. THE PLAYERS CLAIMED THE COMMISH ABUSED HIS AUTHORITY. TONIGHT A 3-MEMBER APPEALS PANEL AGREED WITH THEM.
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THAT RULING OVERTURNS THE SUSPENSIONS FOR LINEBACKERS SCOTT FUJITA. WILL SMITH. JONATHAN VILMA AND FORMER PORT CHARLOTTE GRAD ANTHONY HARGROVE. THOSE PLAYERS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IMMEDIATELY. IT'S A HUGE VICTORY FOR VILMA WHO IS A TEAM CAPTAIN FOR THE SAINTS AND WOULD HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR A FULL SEASON. HARGROVE HAD A 6-GAME PENALTY WHILE THE OTHERS FACED 4-GAMES. AS OF RIGHT NOW. HARGROVE IS NOT ON AN NFL ROSTER AFTER BEING CUT BY THE PACKERS 2 WEEKS AGO.
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WHILE IT'S A MAJOR LEGAL VICTORY FOR THE PLAYERS. THEIR SUSPENSIONS ARE NOT PERMENANTLY VOIDED. THE COMMISSIONER CAN STILL IMPOSE A NEW PUNISHMENT MOVING FORWARD. THE 3 SAINTS COACHES SUSPENDED IN THE BOUNTY SCANDAL ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE RULING.
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WEEK 2 OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CRANKS UP TONIGHT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AND SAFE TO SAY ALL EYES WILL BE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NAPLES BETWEEN IMMOKALEE AND THE GOLDEN EAGLES. IT'S THE PRIME MATCHUP OF THE SEASON TO THIS POINT.
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THE INDIANS OF COURSE ARE RANKED 2ND IN THE STATE IN CLASS 5-A. DIVISION ONE TALENT IS POURING OUT OF THEIR EARS. BUT THIS IS A RIVALRY GAME. AND IF ANYONE HAS THE ATHLETES TO RUN WITH IMMOKALEE. IT'S NAPLES. LED BY TALENTED TAILBACK MANNY MORGAN.
THE PROBLEM FOR HEAD COACH BILL KRAMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO PREPARE HIS TEAM FOR THE SPEED AND SHEER PLAYMAKING ABILITY OF THE INDIANS.
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HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OTHER INTERESTING MATCHUPS TONIGHT. YOU'LL ALSO SEE OUR CAMERAS OUT THERE AS WELL.
EAST LEE COUNTY GOT THUMPED LAST WEEK. DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER WITH SOUTH FORT MYERS.
THE ANNUAL MATCHUP BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND RIVERDALE. ESTERO TRYING FOR A SURPRISING 2-0 START.
GOOD ONE IN THE CAPE BETWEEN IDA BAKER AND THE SEAHAWKS. MARINER TRYING FOR 2-0 START. PLUS PALMETTO RIDGE VISITING GULF COAST.
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PGA EXECUTIVES MUST BE SITTING IN THEIR OFFICES. SMILING AS THE T-V RATINGS COME ROLLING IN. A FEW DAYS AFTER TIGER AND RORY MCILROY BATTLED IT OUT AT THE DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP. THE SPORT'S MOST POPULAR NAMES ARE AT IT AGAIN THIS WEEK. IN THE 3RD ROUND OF THE FEDEX CUP PLAYOFFS.
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OUT TO CROOKED STICK AND THE B-M-W CHAMPIONSHIP.
MCILROY STILL PLAYING HIS A-GAME. SHOT A 68. CURRENTLY TIED FOR 2ND PLACE.
ALONG WITH TIGER. WHO WAS KIND OF COOL EARLY ON. BUT THEN RALLIED TO BIRDIE 3 OF THE FINAL 4 HOLES FOR A 67.
BUT THEY ARE ALL CHASING AN OLD TIMER. VIJAY SINGH HAS A ONE SHOT LEAD WITH ALL THESE YOUNG STARS BREATHING DOWN HIS NECK. HE HASN'T WON A PGA TITLE IN 4 YEARS. GONNA HAVE TO EARN IT THIS WEEKEND.
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U-S OPEN. WOMEN'S SEMIFINAL. GOOD ONE BETWEEN TOP SEED VICTORIA AZARENKA AND 3-SEED MARIA SHARAPOVA.
AFTER SHARAPOVA WINS THE FIRST SET. Azarenka storms back to win the 2nd. And OUTLASTS SHARAPOVA TO ADVANCE TO HER FIRST U-S OPEN FINAL. SHE GETS EITHER SERENA WILLIAMS OR SARAH ERRANI.
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4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE
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