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DON'T GO TO BED YET --
THERE'S STILL A PARTY ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
YOU JUST SAW THE THIS YEAR'S DANCING WITH THE STARS CHAMPION CROWNED.
THROUGHOUT OUR NEWSCAST, WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH THE STARS AS THEY MAKE THEIR VICTORY LAP.
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IN EXACTLY 24 HOURS --
SOMEONE WATCHING COULD BE 500-*MILLION DOLLARS RICHER.
POWERBALL FEVER HAS HIT THE NATION -- HOW LOCAL PLAYERS PLAN TO SPEND THEIR POTENTIAL FORTUNES.
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BUT A WARNING --
NOT EVERYONE WHO WINS THE LOTTERY HAS A HAPPY ENDING.
MURDER, DRUGS, JAIL.
IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA --
HOW LOTTO DREAMS SOMETIMES TURN INTO NIGHTMARES.
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AND, THE MILITARY USES DRONES TO HUNT DOWN TERRORISTS --
BUT DOES T-M-Z WANT TO USE THEM TO HUNT DOWN CELEBRITIES?
THE CONTROVERY -- AND WHY A DRONE BOOM COULD HELP SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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11PM SHOW OPEN
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MONEY TALKS!
AND TONIGHT *EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THE RECORD-SHATTERING POWERBALL JACKPOT.
AMERICANS HAVE SPENT MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS BUYING UP TICKETS.
THAT'S 105-THOUSAND TICKETS EVERY MINUTE!
FLORIDA SELLS THE MOST.
AND IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN FOUR POWERBALL WINNERS FROM FLORIDA.
DESPITE THAT, EVERYONE WE TALKED TONIGHT TOLD US. THEY PLAN TO WIN.
A-B-C SEVEN'S JULIAN JOHNSON REPORTS.
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JULIAN: the buzz around this $500 million jackpot is definitely building and you can feel it here inside this Citgo in Ft. Myers people have been coming in all night and filling out their ticket in hopes of becoming the next multi-millionaire
HALF A BILLION DOLLARS UP FOR GRABS.
TICKET BUYER: child I'll spend every bit of it
THE STATE LOTTERY REPORTS MORE THAN 4 THOUSAND FLORIDIANS COLORED IN THEIR LUCKY NUMBERS EVERY MINUTE.
AND THAT WAS JUST DURING LUNCH HOUR.
BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS PLAYING FOR THEMSELVES.
TICKET BUYER: my wife was watching the news and she made me come but one
FLORIDA LEADS THE NATION IN POWERBALL TICKET SALES AND NUMBER OF LOTTERY WINNERS AT ALL LEVELS.
AND MANY LOCAL PLAYERS ARE HOPING LADY LUCK WILL CONTINUE HER HOT STREAK.
AND SHINE ON THEM.
TICKET BUYER: I'm quitting work I'm telling you right now
TICKET BUYER: can't be picky anytime you're making a profit it's better than nothing
AND THERE'S A LOT OF PROFIT TO BE MADE.
THE 500 MILLION DOLLAR POWERBALL IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST JACKPOT IN THE WORLD-- AND THE SECOND LARGEST JACKPOT IN U-S HISTORY.
TICKET BUYER: hope I'm lucky
THAT'S ENOUGH TO STUFF ANY HOLIDAY STALKING.
TICKET BUYER: Hope I get a piece I'm wiling to share
BUT WHAT'S WINNING BIG WITHOUT A PLAN.
NOT SURPRISINGLY MOST TICKET BUYERS ALREADY HAVE THE POTENTIAL POWERBALL PAYDAY SPENT.
TICKET BUYER: a new house a new car
TICKET BUYER: make sure all my family have a home to stay and make it work for me
JULIAN: you can see from the number of winning lottery scratch offs and tickets sold just how lucky this store is and don't forget the powerball drawing is set for tomorrow night at 11.In FM JJ ABC-7
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THE CHANCE OF STRIKING IT RICH IS SLIM.
1 IN 175 MILLION.
STATISTICIANS SAY YOU'RE 33 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE ATTACKED BY KILLER BEES.
50 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE STUCK BY LIGHTNING
STILL AHEAD IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA --
BEWARE THE DARK SIDE OF WINNING THE LOTTO.
MURDER -- ADDICTION -- LAWSUITS.
HOW WINNING THE JACKPOT HAS WRECKED LIVES.
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AFTER NEARLY FIVE YEARS --
JUSTICE TONIGHT FOR THE FAMILY OF A WOMAN MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE.
14:59:41:00 "the defendant is guilty of 1st degree murder."
TOM LOZIER SAYS -- AT THAT MOMENT TODAY -- HE GOT CLOSURE.
A JURY FOUND ROBERT DUNN *GUILTY* OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS DAUGHTER, CHRISTINE, IN FRONT OF HIS THEN TWO-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AND OTHER CHILDREN AT A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE IN 2008.
TOM LOZIER NOW TAKES CARE OF SIX-YEAR-OLD ALLISON.
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15:51:18:00 "allison will not understand. She knows her mother is in heaven, she knows her father is in jail."
AND HER FATHER NOW FACES THE DEATH PENALTY.
HE'LL LEARN HIS SENTENCE FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER NEXT WEEK.
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TONIGHT --
FORT MYERS POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A MURDER CASE FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR.
DETECTIVES ARE NOW LOOKING FOR 24-YEAR OLD JONATHAN ESPINOSA.
THEY SAY HE LAST LIVED IN THE PINE MANOR AREA OF LEE COUNTY.
THEY WANT TO QUESTION HIM.
THEY'RE HUNTING INFORMATION ABOUT SHIRLEY ZERNA'S MURDER.
THE 28-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE AN APARTMENT IN GULFSTREAM ISLES BACK IN JUNE.
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NEW AT 11,
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US DRUG USE IS ON A DECLINE IN OUR AREA.
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
DEPUTIES TELL US PREVENTION METHODS ARE HELPING TO KEEP THE NUMBER DOWN.
ONE GROUP MAKING A DIFFERENCE,
"NOPE," OR NARCOTICS OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.
TONIGHT -- THEY MADE A PLEA TO STUDENTS AT F-G-C-U TO STOP SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
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THE MEDICAL EXAMINER REPORTED 50 OVERDOSE DEATHS IN LEE COUNTY LAST YEAR.
ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO USING A COMBINATION OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
NOPE TELLS US LEAST ONE IN FIVE COLLEGE-AGED PEOPLE HAVE USED ILLICIT DRUGS.
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COLLIER DEPUTIES ARE CRACKING DOWN ON ROWDY CROWDS OUTSIDE A NAPLES NIGHTCLUB.
THEY'VE ARRESTED SEVEN PEOPLE THE LAST TWO MONTHS OUTSIDE "DIMENSION NIGHTCLUB."
DEPUTIES SAY AFTER-HOURS BRAWLS ARE SO BAD THERE --
THEY'RE NOW DEPLOYING THE GANG-UNIT TO SQUASH THEM.
AS MANY AS 20 DEPUTIES PATROL THAT AREA ON BIG NIGHTS.
THE CLUBS MANAGERS WON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE SECURITY ISSUES.
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST TALKERS ON THE INTERNET TODAY --
IS T-M-Z PLANNING TO USE ROBOTIC DRONES TO TRACK DOWN CELEBRITIES?
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE RAN A STORY SAYING THE THE CELEBRITY NEWS WEBSITE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT TO FLY DRONES.
BUT THE SITE PUT AN END TO THOSE RUMORS THIS AFTERNOON.
ON THEIR FRONT PAGE THEY WROTE THEY ARE NOT GETTING IN THE DRONE BUSINESS..
THE F-A-A EVEN RESPONDED SAYING TMZ "DOES NOT HAVE A PERMIT" TO FLY DRONES.
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THERE *IS A BOOM IN THE DRONE BUSINESS.
THE F-A-A LAID OUT A 20-15 DEADLINE TO OPEN AIRSPACE TO COMMERCIAL DRONES.
THE AGENCY PREDICTS 30-THOUSAND DRONES COULD BE ACTIVE IN THE U-S BY THEN.
UNITED DRONES IN NAPLES SEES DOLLARS SIGNS ONCE THAT HAPPENS.
THEY BUILD DRONES FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
THE COMPANY TELLS US THEY EVEN HAVE SOME INTEREST FROM THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE,.
THEY DID SAY THEY WOULD NOT SELL TO A GROUP LIKE T-M-Z.
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DRONES AREN"T JUST THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CELEBRITY STALKERS.
THEY ALSO HAVE A FUTURE IN OUR BUSINESS, THE NEWS.
AN N-P-R AFFILIATE IN MISSOURI ALREADY HAS PERMISSION TO USE THEM -- THERE IS EVEN A DRONE JOURNALISM LAB IN NEBRASKA.
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FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BOB DOLE IS DOING WELL TONIGHT --
AFTER WHAT HIS SPOKESMAN CALLED A ROUTINE PROCEDURE.
THE FORMER SENATOR CHECKED HIMSELF HIMSELF WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER TODAY.
NO WORD ON WHAT THAT PROCEDURE WAS.
HE HAS BEEN IN-AND-OUT OF THE HOSPITAL FIGHTING A LEG INFECTION SINCE 2009.
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A THIRD MAN HAS COME FORWARD WITH DISTURBING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FORMER ELMO PUPPETEER KEVIN CLASH.
A LAWSUIT FILED TODAY ALLEGES CLASH HAD SEX WITH A TEENAGE BOY HE MET ON A GAY CHAT LINE IN 2000.
THE LATEST ACCUSER SAYS THE TWO HAD A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP UNTIL HE WAS 18.
CLASH DENIES ANY WRONG DOING.
HE RESIGNED FROM SESAME STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH.
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BREAKING NEWS FROM THE BALLROOM.
??? AND PARTNER ???? -- THIS YEAR'S WINNERS OF THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY ARE SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE BIG REVEAL.
LET"S LISTEN IN.
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NEXT AT 11 OPEN
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HOLLYWOOD IS TAKING ON THE CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL.
WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE NEW MOVIE --
AND WHICH ACTORS WILL PORTRAY THE MAIN PLAYERS.
PLUS --
A NEW WARNING ABOUT HAM AND BACON.
THE PROBLEM RESEARCHERS JUST DISCOVERED ABOUT PORK.
AD-LIB WEATHER TEASE
BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LIVE LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE DANCING WITH THE STARS BALLRROOM.???
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STORMWARN OPEN
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WINNING THE LOTTO --
HAS WRECKED LIVES.
HOW IT TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE FOR THREE PEOPLE --
AND WHY MANY ARE SIMPLY NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR MILLIONS.
PLUS --
THE ONE THING YOU SHOULD WRITE DOWN --
IF YOU HAVE A POWERBALL POOL AT WORK.
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LEGAL HASSLES --
60 SECONDS AWAY AFTER TONIGHT'S LOTTO NUMBERS.
STAY THERE!
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500 MILLION DOLLARS BEFORE TAXES.
THAT'S HOW MUCH YOU CAN WIN IN THE POWERBALL JACKPOT.
IT"S THE STUFF OF DREAMS -- BUT FOR A LOT OF WINNERS,
WINNING THE LOTTERY CAN BE NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE.
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IF YOU WIN THE LOTTO,
YOU CAN BUY A LOT OF STUFF.
SOTS
I'd probably buy my wife a new car.
I'd be able to pay off my student loan.
Retire most definitely.
BUT WHAT ABOUT HAPPINESS?
IT TURNS OUT THAT OLD CLICHE,
"A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE EASILY PARTED".
THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO IT.
SOT "I think Henry Ford said money doesn't change a person, it simply unmasks them."
MICHAEL BOONE'S SEATTLE FIRM ADVISES BIG LOTTO WINNERS.
HE SAYS ONLY ABOUT HALF ARE HAPPIER THREE YEARS LATER.
SOT "people have an opportunity to do all the things they dreamed about, sometimes those are good things and sometimes not.
TAKE THIS CASE,
DORIS "DEE DEE" MOORE ACCUSED OF KILLING FLORIDA LOTTERY WINNER ABRAHAM SHAKESPEARE.
SHAKESPEARE WON 17 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2006.
BUY BY 2009 HE BLEW THROUGH MOST OF IT.
MOORE SAID SHE'D MANAGE HIS MONEY FOR HIM,
BUT PROSECUTORS SAY SHE SWINDLED HIM AND THEN KILLED HIM.
JURY SELECTION BEGAN TODAY.
THEN THERE'S JACK WHITTAKER,
CHRISTMAS 2002 JACK WHITTAKER OF WEST VIRGINIA HAD THE ONLY WINNING TICKET IN THE 314 MILLION DOLLAR LOTTERY JACKPOT.
THEN TWO YEARS LATER HIS LIFE IN SHAMBLES. AND HIS 17 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER *DEAD- AFTER STRUGGLING WITH A DRUG ADDICTION.
AND DON'T FORGET AMANDA CLAYTON - A YOUNG MOTHER WHO WON A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE MICHIGAN LOTTERY.
SHE MADE HEADLINES WHEN SHE CONTINUED TO COLLECT FOOD STAMPS.
SHE WAS FOUND DEAD OF APPARENT DRUG OVERDOSE.
PSYCHOLOGIST ALDUAN TARTT EXPLAINS - BIG PAYOUTS CAN ISOLATE PEOPLE.
SOT "You win the lottery and spend a lot of money. What happens is, you get used to having a lot of money and spending a lot of money. So what happens is, you actually have to spend more money to get the same level of happiness. "
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IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO GO INTO AN OFFICE LOTTERY POOL --
BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOUR CUBE-MATE DOESN'T TAKE ALL THE MONEY AND LEAVE YOU IN THE DUST?
FIRST --
IT MIGHT BE OBVIOUS, BUT WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN.
CREATE A DOCUMENT WITH WHO CONTRIBUTED MONEY AND HOW MUCH.
AND HAVE EVERYONE WRITE DOWN THEIR OWN NAME.
LEGAL EXPERTS SAY A SIMPLE DOCUMENT LIKE THAT *WILL HOLD UP IN COURT.
ALSO - BEFORE THE DRAWING…MAKE SURE EACH PERSON IN THE GROUP HAS A PHOTOCOPY OF ALL THE TICKETS THE GROUP IS SHARING.
YOU CAN WATCH THE LIVE POWERBALL DRAWING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 11 RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN -- YOUR OFFICIAL LOCAL LOTTERY STATION.
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IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR --
LARGE MYSTERY DONATIONS DROPPING INTO RED KETTLES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
TONIGHT, WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE FIRST AFTER THANKSGIVING.
A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS DISCOVERY WAS MADE IN ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA, THAT'S JUST NORTHEAST OF MINNEAPOLIS.
TWO OTHER ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS DONATIONS WERE DROPPED IN OTHER RED KETTLES IN MINNESOTA *BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
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THE LIFETIME CHANNEL IS TURNING THE CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL --
INTO A MADE FOR T-V MOVIE.
WE FOUND OUT TODAY --
THEY'LL PREMIERE "PROSECUTING CASEY ANTHONY" IN JANUARY.
THE MOVIE FOCUSES ON THE ATTORNEYS IN THE CASE.
ROB LOWE PLAYS LEAD PROSECUTOR JEFF ASHTON.
AND OSCAR NUNEZ FROM "THE OFFICE" WILL PORTRAY DEFENSE ATTORNEY JOSE BAEZ.
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A NEW WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT PORK.
A CONSUMBER REPORTS STUDY FOUND PORK PRODUCTS PURCHASED IN GROCERY AND SPECIALTY STORES CONTAINED HIGH LEVELS OF THE BACTERIUM THAT CAUSES FOOD POISONING.
70 PERCENT CAME BACK POSITIVE.
THEY FOUND GROUND PORK WAS RISKIER THAN PORK CHOPS.
EVEN SCARIER -- MOST OF THE BACTERIA SAMPLES WERE RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS.
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AD-LIB SPORTS TOSS
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WE ARE DOWN TO 3 LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAMS. FIRST BAPTIST GETTING READY FOR THE STATE SEMI-FINALS. TALKING SEMINOLES FOOTBALL AND HOOPS
PLUS WHAT'S UP WITH BARRY BONDS. AND WHY IS HE BACK IN THE NEWS. WE'LL EXPLAIN.
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NIGHTLINE TEASE
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SPORTS OPEN
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HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A HALL OF FAME BALLOT.
ROGER CLEMENS. SAMMY SOSA. BARRY BONDS.
ALL THREE HAD SOME OF BIGGEST NUMBERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY.
BUT ALL THREE HAVE BEEN ACCUSSED OF USING PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS.
WE'LL SEE IF THAT KEEPS THEM OUT. CLEMENS SOSA AND BONDS. ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE BALLOT. WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCE ON WEDNESDAY.
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FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY SAYS LAST WEEKS WIN. WAS THE BIGGEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY. BUT WHEN YOU'RE ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. THE NEXT WIN ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST. THAT WILL CERTAINLY BE THE CASE THIS FRIDAY. WHEN THE LION VENTURE INTO UNCHARTERED TERRITORY ONCE AGAIN. THE STATE SEMI-FINALS
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FIRST BAPTIST WILL TRAVEL TO MIAMI THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. TO FACE DADE-CHRISTIAN.
THE CRUSADERS ARE 12-0 ON THE YEAR. AND ARE RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE.
BUT THE LIONS SAY IT'S NOT ABOUT DADE CHRISTIAN. IT'S ABOUT THEM.
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FANS LIKE TO CALL GEORGIA TECH. THE RAMBLING WRECK. WELL LAST WEEK THEY WERE JUST A WRECK. LOSING TO GEORGIA. BY 32. AND IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO GET ANY BETTER THIS WEEKEND AGAINST FLORIDA STATE IN THE ACC TITLE GAME. RIGHT NOW THE NOLES ARE FAVORED BY 2 TOUCHDOWNS.
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THE SEMINOLES. DON'T CARE WHAT THE SPREAD IS.
THEY WANT A TRIP TO THE ORANGE BOWL. SO WHETHER THEY WIN BY 2 TOUCHDOWNS OR TWO POINTS. AND ACC TITLE HAS BEEN THE MAIN FOCUS SINCE DAY ONE.
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YESTERDAY. JIMBO FISHER TOLD REPORTERS HE WAS STAYING PUT AT FLORIDA STATE
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR MARK STOOPS IS NOT.
TODAY STOOPS ACCEPTED THE HEAD COACHING JOB AT KENTUCKY.
UNDER STOOPS. FLORIDA STATE HAS THE SECOND RANKED DEFENSE IN THE NATION
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LET'S KEEP IT IN TALLAHASSEE. SEMINOLES HOSTING MINNESOTA.
FIRST HALF. NOLES ON THE RUN. BORIS BOJANOVSKY. BOJO WITH A LITTLE MOJO. THE JAM. FSU DOWN. 2
GOPHERS HAD AN ANSWER ALL NIGHT. RODNEY WILLIAMS GETS LOOSE IN THE PAINT. HAMMERS THAT.
MINNESOTA WITH THE WIN. 77-68
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MEANWHILE THE EAGLE MEN HIT THE BRICKS ONCE AGAIN. THEY WILL FACE SAMFORD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE FELLAS ARE 4-3 ON THE YEAR. AND. ACCORDING TO THE PLAYERS. HAVE MADE BIG STRIDES OVER THE LAST TWO SEASONS.
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THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE IS SUING THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FOR 50-MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT IS THE EXIT FEE FOR LEAVING THE ACC FOR THE BIG TEN CONFERNCE.
SPEAKING OF CONFERNCE MOVEMENT. TULANE AND EAST CAROLINA WILL BE JOINING THE BIG EAST CONFERNCE. IN 2014.
EAST CAROLINA. WILL BE FOOTBALL ONLY
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TIGER WOODS WAS THINKING ABOUT JOINING THE EUROPEAN TOUR.
SO MUCH FOR THAT. TIGER SAYS ADDING A FEW EXTRA TOURNAMENTS A YEAR WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
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BY THE WAY. 3 YEARS AGO TODAY. TIGER BACKED HIS SUV IN TO A TREE. AND HIS LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. MORE AFTER THE BREAK. STAY RIGHT THERE
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HASHTAG JAMESON.
THAT'S THIS BABY'S NAME.
A COUPLE NAMED THEIR BOUNCING BABY GIRL AFTER THE POPULAR TWITTER TERM.
THEY APPROPRIATELY ANNOUNCED HER BIRTH ON FACEBOOK.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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