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NEW MANAGEMENT--
NEW POSSIBILITES.
WHAT CHANGE IS HEADED TO LEE COUNTY'S LARGEST FORECLOSURED HOTEL AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE.
THE STAGE IS SET FOR A HISTORIC HEARING IN WASHINGTON OVER SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAWS.
HOW THE LOCAL GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY IS GEARING UP FOR THE CONTROVERSY.
AND SANTA TAKES ON SANDY.
HOW THE STORM IS IMPACTING THIS YEAR'S LETTERS TO SAINT NICK.
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GOOD EVENING, I'M ALEX BOYER.
LEE COUNTY'S LARGEST FORECLOSURE CASE --
IS NOW LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE.
30:27 for them, business wise, it's definitely going to put them on the map. This is like a best kept secret
THURSDAY - CAPE CORAL'S BIGGEST AND MOST LUXURIOUS HOTEL - CHANGES HANDS AND TURNS INTO A WESTIN.
AS ABC-7'S LEIGH DANA EXPLAINS, VISITORS HOPE THE TURNOVER AT THE TARPON POINT RESORT AT MARINA VILLAGE BRINGS MORE LIFE TO IT.
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FOR HIS FIRST TIME VISITING THE RESORT AT MARINA VILLAGE'S WATERFRONT IN CAPE CORAL --
JULIO SAAVEDRA'S STAY WAS SHORT.
25:20 julio saavedra/cape coral
there is not much tourist life. I don't see too much going on. It's disappointing."
BUT STARTING THURSDAY - A NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY HOPES TO CHANGE THAT.
STARWOOD HOTELS AND RESORTS IS TAKING OVER.
THE SIGNS DON'T SAY IT YET --
BUT THIS HIGH RISE
WILL BECOME A WESTIN.
26:05 I hope that will bring some life to it.
HOTEL MANAGERS HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THE RESORT WHEN IT OPENED IN 2009.
BUT ONE MONTH LATER - THINGS HIT ROCK BOTTOM.
THE HOTEL BECAME LEE COUNTY'S LARGEST FORECLOSURE CASE.
THEN IN 2011, A DEVELOPMENT GROUP FROM ARKANSAS BOUGHT IT.
THIS YEAR - THE HOTEL'S OPERATIONAL DIRECTOR SAYS OCCUPANCY WAS LOWER THAN HE WOULD LIKE.
HE WOULDN'T GIVE SPECIFIC NUMBERS.
IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR BECAUSE OF THE NEW TRANSITION.
leigh dana
moving forward, starwood hopes to attract more visitors by expanding its meeting rooms, adding new shops and another restaurant.
JULIO SAAVEDRA
26:37 it's a nice area. I believe the only thing they have to do is develop it more and do a little more marketing
ray henley/ hotel guest
29:50 I can see both sides, but my initial knee jerk reaction is not it's not going to be peaceful and will be crowded."
SAAVEDRA HOPES ON HIS NEXT VISIT --
HE WON'T HAVE JUST THE STUNNING VIEW TO TAKE IN --
BUT ALSO MORE TO DO.
julio
27:06 I don't know how it's going to look but I'll have to wait and see.
IN CAPE CORAL, LEIGH DANA, ABC7
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SAME-SEX COUPLES IN WASHINGTON STATE BEGAN RECITING WEDDING VOWS EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE STATE'S GAY MARRIAGE LAW TOOK EFFECT THURSDAY -- AND WITH THE WAITING PERIOD OF THREE DAYS, COUPLES LINED UP TO TIE THE KNOT.
MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLES WILL STILL BE DENIED ACCESS TO FEDERAL PENSIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO HETEROSEXUAL COUPLES BECAUSE OF THE 1996 FEDERAL DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT.
BUT -- ON FRIDAY, THE SUPREME COURT SAID IT WOULD TAKE UP GAY MARRIAGE SOMETIME THIS TERM.
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THE SUPREME COURTS ANSWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LEGAL LANDMARKS FOR OUR GENERATION.
ABC 7'S KIM BROWN CAUGHT UP WITH A LOCAL SAME SEX COUPLE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE ISSUE.
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THE YEAR-
2008.
Our friends and neighbors in St. Louis were going to California to get married and they were longtime couples like we were and we thought, 'Hey, why not.
SARAH SPALDING AND LORI DEROSEAR WED IN CALIFORNIA DURING A SHORT WINDOW WHEN IT WAS LEGAL.
THE CAPE CORAL COUPLE HAS BEEN TOGETHER NOW. 33 YEARS.
It hasn't done anything really, except for we can say we did.
JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THEY EXCHANGED VOWS.
PROPOSITION EIGHT PASSED, ENDING SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN CALIFORNIA.
Now it's a gray area for us who are married.
NOW THE SUPREME COURT IS SET TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT SAME-SEX MARRIAGES.
Once it hits the supreme court it doesn't get bigger than that.
JUSTICES WILL CONSIDER TWO QUESTIONS:
CAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE THEM IN STATES WHERE THEY'RE LEGAL, AND WHAT'S TO BECOME OF THEM IN CALIFORNIA?
If the Supreme Court rules against us then we go backwards again. I'm hopeful. I don't see it happening. But I also read a lot about it and I know it's not gonna be a slam dunk. They're not gonna bless gay marriage.
AFTER FIRST SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CONCLUDED LAST YEAR THAT IT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE NOW DEFENDING THE LAW IN COURT.
SUPPORTERS SAY IT HELPS PRESERVE TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE.
SOT Brian Brown / National Organization For Marriage Unions of two men or two women are not the same thing as a marriage between a man and a woman. And only marriage between a man and a woman can connect children to their mother and father and their parents to the children.
BUT WITH NINE STATES ALLOWING SAME SEX PARTNERS TO MARRY, OR SOON WILL.
SPALDING THINKS IT THE TIMING IS RIGHT.
It's our best shot. It's a good time to try.
KIM BROWN ABC7.
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ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO A PARK IN LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA.
A CESSNA CRASHED INTO JOHN PRINCE PARK SATURDAY AFTERNOON.KILLING THE PILOT.
THE PLANE BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER HITTING THE GROUND.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE PLANE LOST POWER MINUTES BEFORE CRASHING.
NO ONE IN THE PARK WAS INJURED.
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.
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IN LAKE MARY, ONE MAN IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IS IN THE HOSPITAL -- BOTH WERE HIT IN A SHOOTOUT OVER A CRAIGSLIST DEAL GONE BAD.
SEMINOLE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY TWO MEN TRYING TO SELL AN A-T-V THROUGH CRAIGSLIST, WERE CONFRONTED BY TWO ARMED MEN SATURDAY AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
ONE OF THE SELLERS HAD A GUN AND EXCHANGED FIRE WITH THE ATTACKERS.
ONE ATTACKER WAS KILLED -- THE OTHER WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AND RAN TO A NEARBY HOME.
HE WAS LATER ARRESTED.
DEPUTIES SAY DUE TO WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF WHAT HAPPENED, THE VICTIMS APPEARED TO HAVE GOOD REASON TO BRING OUT A WEAPON.
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A MARCO ISLAND WEDDING CRASHER ENDED UP IN JAIL THIS WEEKEND.
WEDDING GUESTS SAY 22-YEAR-OLD BRADLEY STINER RAN BACK AND FORTH ALONG THE SHORELINE DURING THE BEACH CEREMONY FRIDAY NIGHT.
ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT.HE STARTED COMING CLOSER TO THE ALTER YELLING "HEY TOURISTS, GET OFF MY BEACH. I'M LOCAL."
THE DISRUPTION TOOK A SERIOUS TURN WHEN HE THREW FULL BEER CANS AT THE WEDDING PARTY.
ACCORDING TO MARCO POLICE, STINER HIT THE BEST MAN.
NOW, HE'S PRESSING CHARGES.
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IN BRITAIN, PRINCE WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE KATE ARE SPENDING THE EVENING IN PRIVATE AS SHE RECOVERS FROM SEVERE NAUSEA RELATED TO HER PREGNANCY.
MEANWHILE, THE AFTERSHOCKS ARE STILL BEING FELT FROM THAT RADIO STUNT THAT BACKFIRED -- TURNING COMEDY INTO CALAMITY.
ABC'S RICHARD CANTU HAS THE LATEST.
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PRINCE WILLIAM CANCELLED A PUBLIC APPEARANCE SUNDAY NIGHT TO BE AT HIS WIFE
KATE'S SIDE.
NATS "WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO COME AND VISIT HER, 'CAUSE I'M THE QUEEN?"
IT'S THE CALL HEARD ROUND THE WORLD.
THESE TWO AUSTRALIAN RADIO D-J'S PLACED A PRANK PHONE CALL TO THE HOSPITAL,
PRETENDING TO BE QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE CHARLES.
NURSE JACINTHA SALDANHA PUT THEM THROUGH TO KATE
'S ROOM -- AND THEY WERE GIVEN PERSONAL DETAILS OF HER MEDICAL CONDITION.
THE EMBARRASSMENT SEEMS TO HAVE DRIVEN SALDANHA TO SUICIDE.
ON FACEBOOK, HER GRIEVING HUSBAND SAID:
"I am devastated with the tragic loss of of my beloved wife Jacintha in
tragic circumstances."
AND FROM HER 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER:
"I miss you, I loveeee you."
nats up from radio show
THE TWO D-J'S -- MEL GRIEG AND MICHAEL CHRISTIAN HAVE BEEN
SUSPENDED BUT NOT FIRED. THEY ARE IN SECLUSION AND SAID TO BE SEEKING
COUNSELING. THEIR STATION BOSS SAYS THEY BROKE NO LAW.
sot
Rhys Holleran
CEO Southern Cross Austereo
"We're very confident that we haven't done anything illegal."
AND THESE AUSTRALIANS WHO SPOKE TO ABC'S CECILIA VEGA SEEMED PUZZLED BY ALL
THE FUSS.
MOS: woman: "Australians have a very dry sense of humor. it was only meant
as just a joke."
MOS: woman: "They didn't mean to hurt anybody"
EVEN SO, AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER ANY CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
RICHARD CANTU, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK.
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FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH REMAINS IN STABLE CONDITION AT A HOUSTON, TEXAS HOSPITAL.
HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WITH A BRONCHITIS RELATED COUGH.
HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY THE 88-YEAR-OLD'S HEALTH IS IMPROVING.
THERE'S STILL NO WORD WHEN THE FORMER PRESIDENT MAY BE DISCHARGED.
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BIG CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR THE BIGGEST SHOW ON EARTH.
THE PARENT COMPANY OF THE RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS SAYS THEY WILL CONSOLIDATE OPERATIONS -- MOVING FROM THE FLORIDA STATE FAIR GROUNDS TO A 47-ACRE FACILITY IN ELLENTON.
FELD ENTERTAINMENT SPOKESMAN STEPHEN PAYNE SAYS THEY ALSO PLAN TO MOVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS FROM VIRGINIA TO MANATEE COUNTY -- *AND* ADD 235 JOBS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
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HOW LOW WILL THEY GO? GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE THIRD WEEK IN A ROW. HOW LONG WILL THIS DOWNWARD TREND CONTINUE? PLUS,
IT ATTRACTED THE LIKES OF MUSIC LEGENDS. BUT AFTER MORE THAN 40-YEARS IN BUSINESS, A LEGENDARY LOUNGE IS CLOSING ITS DOORS. WHY THE OWNER SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
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THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS DROPPED ABOUT 10 CENTS OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS.
ACCORDING TO THE LUNDBERG SURVEY, REGULAR IS GOING FOR $3.37 A GALLON ON AVERAGE NATIONWIDE.
THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS DROPPED 46 CENTS OVER THE PAST NINE WEEKS.
LUNDBERG SAYS SUPPLY PROBLEMS AT U-S REFINERIES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, AND WE'RE IN THE SEASON OF TYPICALLY LOWER DEMAND FOR GASOLINE.
THE SURVEY SAYS THOSE FACTORS MAKE IT LIKELY WE'LL SEE MORE PRICE CUTS.
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A MUSICAL MECCA PREPARES TO CLOSE ITS DOORS FOR GOOD IN NEW YORK CITY.
HARLEM'S "LENOX LOUNGE" HAS ATTRACTED JAZZ GREATS FOR DECADES, INCLUDING BILLIE HOLIDAY, MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE.
BUT THE LONGTIME LANDMARK WILL CLOSE UP SHOP ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, WITH THE OWNER BLAMING A RENT INCREASE.
FANS OF THE "LENOX LOUNGE" SAY IT'S A LOSS FOR THE WORLD OF MUSIC.
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HUNDREDS OF BARGAIN HUNTERS DESCENDED ON BOB HOPE'S ESTATE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND TO BUY A PIECE OF HOLLYWOOD HISTORY.
THAT'S BECAUSE HIS FAMILY OPENED UP HIS HOME FOR A GARAGE SALE.
ADMIRERS OF THE COMEDIAN BOUGHT ALL THE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, OLD MOVIES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT HOPE COLLECTED AFTER THEY BUILT THE HOME IN 1939.
HOPE DIED IN 2003 AT THE AGE OF 100.
HIS FAMILY IS CLEANING OUT THE HOME TO PUT IT ON THE MARKET.
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A HAPPY HOMECOMING FOR HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS STATIONED IN AFGHANASTAN.
THE TEARFUL REUNION AFTER SPENDING NEARLY ONE YEAR APART. PLUS,
ALL IN A ROW.
SOME FEATHERED FRIENDS CAUSING ALL SORTS OF ON LOOKER DELAYS.
WHY THESE DUCKS ARE HITTING THE ROAD.
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FULL WX
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.
After a round of rain on Saturday, we ended the weekend on a sunny and dry note as some slightly drier air moved in across the peninsula and made our atmosphere a bit more stable. As we head into the evening hours, temperatures will be slow to fall as they settle into the middle 70s under mostly clear skies.
Overnight, temperatures will stay rather warm in the upper 60s with areas of late night fog developing once again across Southwest Florida. In some spots the fog could become quite dense at times limiting visibilities on area roadways to less than 1/4 of a mile by sunrise.
Early in the week, our weather pattern will become more unsettled as an onshore flow from the Gulf of Mexico transports plenty of tropical moisture across the area ahead of an approaching cold front. With this moist air flow in place, a couple of showers will be possible along the coast and urban corridor through the mid day hours, before any rain activity gets pushed deeper inland. A mix of sun and clouds will remain in the forecast for Monday with afternoon highs running in the lower to middle 80s.
Our skies will turn mostly cloudy both Tuesday and Wednesday as a cold front makes its way down the state and gives our rain prospects quite a boost. With no cold air in sight, our streak of warm weather days will continue, however a slight drop in the humidity may be felt by the end of the week with highs in the upper 70s, while temperatures cool into the upper 50s along with more sunshine.
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IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE CHILDREN ARE PUTTING PENCIL TO PAPER AND WRITING TO SANTA.
BUT THIS TIME AROUND, MANY OF THE LETTERS ARE COMING FROM HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS.
JENNA WOLFE REPORTS.
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THE LETTERS BEGIN WITH A PASSIONATE 'DEAR SANTA'.
"My name is Alfe and I'm 11 years old and I've been really good this year."
WHAT FOLLOWS ARE OFTEN EMOTIONAL REQUESTS FOR EVERYTHING FROM MODEL CARS TO MIRACLES WISHES.
"What I really want this year is that you return my mom's health so she won't be sick anymore."
EACH HOLIDAY SEASON, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LETTERS ARE SENT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO, WELL. TO SANTA CLAUS.
AND FOR A HUNDRED YEARS NOW, FULFILLING SOME OF THOSE WISHES HAS BEEN A TRADITION OF THE U-S POST OFFICE.
PETE FONTANA IS "CHIEF ELF" OF "OPERATION SANTA" AT NEW YORK'S MAIN POST OFFICE. WHERE LAST YEAR SOME 500-THOUSAND LETTERS TO OLE' SAINT NICK CAME THROUGH.
"There are thousands of letters here. "roughly 7-800 a tray"
"And so these are all letters to Santa Claus. Santa Claus, Santa Claus.
EACH LETTER IS OPENED. READ. CATALOGED. THEN PHOTOCOPIED AND OFFERED TO A WILLING "VOLUNTEER ELF".
FOR MORE THAN 25-YEARS FRIENDS BETH AND NANCY HAVE BEEN BUYING GIFTS FOR "OPERATION SANTA".
"it's the spirit of christmas. I think kids deserve to have santa come on christmas morning and leave them something."
BUT IN THIS YEAR'S BATCH OF LETTERS. THE DEVASTATION OF HURRICANE SANDY HAS SOME WISHING TO FIND JUST BASIC NEEDS UNDER THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE.
"Dear Santa Clause, my name is Kenya and I'm 8 years old. this year has been really difficult for our family and then hurricane came."
Dear Santa, my name is justin. I'm 10 years old. I love to go to school Santa. I would like for you to get me a coat size 14.
Dear Santa, i am really sad because the hurricane made my mom and dad wasted a lot of money so they are not going to be able to buying me a gift for christmas.
"I mean that kid can't be older than 6 or 7."
"Yeah, just the way it's written, you can see it's a very young kid."
LETTERS CLEARLY TELLING THE STRUGGLE OF LIVING IN THE DISASTER ZONE.
"Santa we have 3 weeks with no gas, light, water, heat."
PARENTS, TRYING TO KEEP THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ALIVE IN A PLACE WHERE SIMPLY SURVIVE HAS BECOME THE PRIORITY.
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THERE ARE 26 POST OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT TAKE PART IN "OPERATION SANTA".
INCLUDING TWO IN CAPE CORAL.
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
SOLDIERS FROM FORT STEWART REUNITED WITH FAMILY MEMBERS SATURDAY IN SAVANNAH.
THE 300 MEMBERS OF THE 1ST BATALLION-64TH ARMOR REGIMENT RETURNED AFTER A NINE MONTH DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN.
THIS IS THE THIRD FLIGHT OF SOLDIERS FROM THE UNIT TO RETURN THIS MONTH.
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THIS STORY OUT OF MELBOURNE -- GET THIS,
A SHARK-FISHING KAYAKER HAD A BRUSH WITH DANGER.
F-W-C OFFICERS SAY STAMATIS STOMOULI HAD JUST REELED IN A 7-FOOT LONG BLACKTIP SHARK WHEN A WAVE KNOCKED HIM INTO THE WATER.
THE SHARK SWAM AWAY BUT STOMOULI WAS BATTERED IN THE ROCKY JETTIES NEAR THE SEBASTIAN INLET.
GOOD SEMARITANS PULLED HIM FROM THE WATER.
WILDLIFE OFFICERS SAY THE LIFE PRESERVER HE WAS WEARING DID ITS JOB.
HE ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
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AN UNUSUAL ANIMAL ENCOUNTER FOR DRIVERS ON A HIGHWAY IN EASTERN CHINA.
TAKE A LOOK.
HERDSMEN TOLD CHINESE STATE T-V THEY WERE ON A WALK TO A LOCAL POND WITH HUNDREDS OF DUCKS.
IT APPARENTLY ONLY HAPPENS TWICE A YEAR.
MEN USING LONG POLES HELPED THE DUCKS NAVIGATE THE HIGHWAY AS THEY VENTURE TO THE POND AND BACK.
DESPITE THE ASSISTANCE, SOME OF THE DUCKS STILL WANDERED TOWARD THE TRAFFIC, AND DRIVERS HAD TO SLOW DOWN.
ONE OF THE HERDSMEN SAID IT TOOK THE GROUP MORE THAN TWO HOURS TO REACH THE POND.
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GOOD CHOICE. GOOD EVENING.
WHEN THEY WERE PAIRING UP PLAYERS FOR THE FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT. SEAN O'HAIR ACTUALLY HAD A CHOICE BETWEEN 4 DIFFERENT GUYS. HE ULTIMATELY WENT WITH KENNY PERRY. A CHAMPIONS TOUR STANDOUT AND 2-TIME WINNER AT THIS EVENT. O'HAIR MADE A VERY SMART DECISION.
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RICKY FOWLER FANS IN ORANGE.
STEVE STRICKER AND JERRY KELLY RED HOT TODAY. THE BIRDIE ON 9 FOR STRICKER PART OF AN IMPRESSIVE 14 UNDER PAR ROUND. THEY TIED FOR 4TH.
JASON DUFNER AND VIJAY SINGH. THEIR FIRST PAIRING AT THE SHOOTOUT. WENT WELL. DUFNER DROPS A BIRDIE ON 9. FINISHED 28 UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. 3RD PLACE.
CHARLES HOWELL 3RD AND RORY SABBATINI QUIETLY SNEAKING UP ON EVERYONE THE LAST TWO ROUNDS. HOWELL CHIPPING FOR EAGLE ON 17. RIGHT NEXT TO THE PIN. TAP IN BIRDIE. THEY ALSO BIRDIED 18 TO GET TO 30 UNDER PAR. TIED FOR THE LEAD.
WITH KENNY PERRY AND SEAN O'HAIR. BUT THEY ALSO HAD AN EAGLE CHANCE ON 17. IT'S O'HAIR. PUTTING OFF THE FRINGE. BEAUTIFULLY DONE. TAP IN BIRDIE TO GET TO -31.
AND THAT PROVED TO BE THE DIFFERENCE. ALL THE DUO NEEDS IS A PAR ON 18. AND IN THIS FORMAT. NO PROBLEM. THEY ARE YOUR FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT CHAMPS. POCKETING 375,000 DOLLARS EACH. AND FOR PERRY IT'S HIS 3RD TITLE AT THE SHOOTOUT. AND HIS 2ND WIN IN NAPLES THIS YEAR FOLLOWING THE ACE CLASSIC.
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HERE IS THE FINAL TALLY. AND YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE IT WAS BECAUSE THE SCRAMBLE FORMAT LED TO SOME INCREDIBLY LOW NUMBERS.
DEFENDING CHAMPS KEEGAN BRADLEY AND BRENDAN STEELE END UP TIED FOR 7TH. WHILE FIRST ROUND LEADERS DAVIS LOVE AND BRANDT SNEDEKER SETTLE FOR 4TH.
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FOR WHATEVER REASON. THE NFC EAST HAS TAMPA'S NUMBER THIS YEAR. COMING IN TO SUNDAY..THE BUCS LOST CLOSE GAMES TO THE GIANTS. COWBOYS. AND REDSKINS. SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE EAGLES? TAKE A GUESS.
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SHOULD BE A BUCS WIN. PHILLY IS HAPLESS RIGHT NOW AT 3-9.
BUT NICK FOLES AT Q-B. DOING A MICHAEL VICK IMPERSONATION. BADLY. BUT HE STILL GETS IN. 10-0 PHILLY.WAAA.
LET'S GO TO THE 4TH. FINALLY BUCS ON TRACK OFFENSIVELY. JOSH FREEMAN TO VINCENT JACKSON. TAMPA WOULD LEAD 21-10.
NOT OVER YET. FOLES TO CLAY HARBOR IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE. 21-16.
FINAL DRIVE. 2 SECONDS LEFT. LAST PLAY OF THE GAME. FOLES TO JEREMY MACLIN!
GAME WINNER AS TIME EXPIRES. A GUT WRENCHING LOSS. 21-16.
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DOLPHINS TOUGH ROAD GAME OUT WEST AGAINST THE NINERS. TRYING TO GET BACK IN IT. A RYAN TANNEHILL TO ANTHONY FASONO TOUCHDOWN MAKES IT 20-13 IN THE FINAL QUARTER
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CRAZY FINISH BETWEEN THE REDKINS AND RAVENS.
ROBERT GRIFFIN THE THIRD. LIKES TO RUN. BUT ON THIS SCRAMBLE A WEIRD INJURY. HIS KNEE GETS WHIPLASH. HE'D LEAVE THE GAME.
SO DOWN 8. MINUTES TO GO. IT'S KIRK COUSINS OFF THE BENCH. CONNECTS WITH PIERRE GARCON. 2-PTER GOOD. WE GO TO OVERTIME.
AND THE SKINS. AFTER A NICE PUNT RETURN. WIN IT ON THIS FIELD GOAL.
31-28 WASHINGTON PULLS IT OUT.
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AND THERE WAS NO DOUBT WHO WON THE LATEST MANNY PACQUIAO/JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ FIGHT.
AFTER THE TWO EXCHANGED KNOCKDOWNS. MARQUEZ ENDED LAST NIGHT'S FIGHT AT THE M-G-M GRAND WITH A BIG RIGHT HAND BLOW. KNOCKING OUT THE PAC-MAN IN THE 6TH ROUND.
IT WAS A SHOCKING FINISH. AND PAQUIAO'S FIRST LOSS BY KNOCKOUT SINCE 1999.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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