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"chaos its just really sad."
OFFICERS JUST TOLD ABC7 THAT METH LABS WERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TONIGHT MORE PROOF.
A SECOND METH LAB BUSTED IN THE CAPE IN A THREE DAY SPAN.
ONLY ON 7. A MOTHER ACCUSED OF COOKING THE DEADLY DRUG. GETS CUFFED.
"The owners of the PG Speedway are moving to Manatee County. So what does that mean for the track in Charlotte County? I'm ABC-7's Charlie Keegan, why the answer is still up in the air, coming up."
Ted Steele/0:48 "I just thought what the heck was it you know? It almost sounded like a bomb and the earth moved a little bit."
PLUS --
LOUD NOISES.
MYSTERIOUS RUMBLES.
THEY ROCKED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING.
AND TONIGHT AT 6 --
THE MYSTERY'S SOLVED.
WHY YOU HEARD SONIC BOOMS --
NOW AT 6!
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NEWS AT 6 OPEN
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ONLY ON ABC7.
AULED AWAY IN HANDCUFFS --
OFFICERS SAY THIS WOMAN RAN A METH LAB JUST FEET FROM HER CHILDREN.
OFFICERS FOUND THE LAB AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ALERTED THEM ABOUT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AT THIS HOUSE ON SOUTHEAST 24-TH AVENUE.
ONCE INSIDE THEY FOUND THE INGREDIENTS AND SUPPLIES TO MAKE METH LAB.
ABC 7'S SARA MILES REPORTS.
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TAKE PKG --
"i thought i knew her a little bit but apparently not." ashley humphreys
ASHLEY HUMPRHEYS HAD NO IDEA HER NEIGHBOR NATALIE VANCE WOULD BE ACCUSED OF MAKING METH.
THEIR KIDS PLAYED TOGETHER AND SHE EVEN LET VANCE USE HER CELL PHONE YESTERDAY.
"the message on my phone just said did you find what the foolish one did with your little man yet." ashley humphreys
HUMPRHEYS SAYS VANCE HAS BEEN SEARCHING FOR HER SON ADRIAN FOR SOME TIME.
"they wanna know if adrians okay everyone wants to know if adrian is okay." humphreys
HUMPRHEY TELLS US THAT'S POSSIBLY THE REASON DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES WAS INVESTIGATING HERE THIS MORNING.
"chaos its just really sad." humphrey
POLICE TELL US WHILE DCF INVESTIGATORS WERE AT THE HOME THEY FOUND SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS AND CAPE CORAL POLICE WERE CALLED FOR HELP.
"they had people with masks on, people were suited up to go into the house too." angel johnson
OFFICERS FOUND THE MATERIALS USED IN MAKING METH.
THE SECOND THIS WEEK.
HAZMAT AND THE FIRE DEPT RESPONDED.
HOURS LATER POLICE ARRESTED 28 YEAR OLD NATALIE VANCE.
SHE'S CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING METH.
'if the kid really is missing my concerns are with the kid - its not really with the parents." angel johnson
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OFFICERS WORRY THIS COULD BE THE START OF A DANGEROUS TREND.
ON TUESDAY OFFICERS BUSTED ANOTHER WOMAN FOR RUNNING A METH LAB IN THE CAPE, NEAR THREE SCHOOLS.
OFFICERS TELL US SOMEONE AT THE HOME ON NORTHEAST 16-TH TERRACE CALLED 9-1-1 TO REPORT A BURGLARY.
WHEN THEY GOT THERE THEY FOUND THE LAB AND ARRESTED THE WOMAN.
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TONIGHT -
COPS IN ARCADIA SAY A TRAFFIC STOP LED THEM TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRUG BUSTS THEY'VE EVER HAD!
30 YEAR OLD TRYONE JONES HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
OFFICERS SAY THEY FOUND HIM WITH A MOUND OF COCACAINE.
TAKE A LOOK!
THAT'S MORE THAN A POUND OF COCAINE.
THE ARCADIA POLCE DEPARTMENT TELLS US THIS BUST TOOK A A HUGE BITE OUT OF THE DRUG TRADE IN THIS SMALL CITY WITH THIS ONE BUST.
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Cpt. Matt Anderson, Arcadia Police Department
"a pound of powder cocaine that's still in a brick form that's still solid, not been cut up what we call stepped on. That's a real big seizure. I've been here almost. 24 years and that's is the most powder cocaine I've seen in my career at the Arcadia police department."
ARCADIA DETECTIVES SAY THEY STOPPED JONES' EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN.
THEY WERE SIMPLY GOING TO WRITE HIM A TICKET UNTIL HE TRIED TO RUN AWAY.
DETECTIVES SAY THAT CHASE LED THEM TO THE DRUGS YOU SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
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HATCHET IN HAND. LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES. SAY A TEEN TRIED TO ATTACK HIS FATHER.
ERNEST SHERWOOD IS A SENIOR AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
HE'S CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
HIS FATHER TELLS US HE FELL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH. WOKE-UP. AND SAW HIS SON COMING AT HIM WITH A "STRANGE LOOK IN HIS EYE."
YOU CAN SEE THE BANDAGE ON HIS HEAD. BRUISES. AND CUTS ON HIS FACE.
HE SAYS HE TACKLED HIS SON AFTER TAKING A BLOW FROM THE HATCHET.
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BRAND NEW AT SIX -
ANIMAL SERVICES IS TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF A DISTURBING CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.
OFFICERS SAY THIS DOG WAS FOUND WITH AN ARROW LODGED IN ITS BACKSIDE.
SOMEONE IN THE CAPE FOUND IT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STRINGFELLOW AND PINE ISLAND ROAD YESTERDAY.
HE SAYS HE PULLED THE ARROW OUT.
OFFICERS SAY THE DOG'S O-K, BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO DID THIS.
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION, CALL ANIMAL SERVICES.
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IT LOOKS LIKE THE SET OF A HOLLYWOOD ACTION MOVIE.
THIS JAWDROPPING VIDEO IS ON THE VEGAS STRIP.AND IT'S A REAL CRIME SCENE WITH THREE PEOPLE DEAD.
OFFICERS SAY TWO CARS FLEW DOWNTHE STRIP.EXCHANGING GUNFIRE.
A TAXI CRASHED. AND ERUPTED IN FLAMES.
THREE OTHERS ARE HURT TONIGHT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY IT STARTED WHEN SOMEONE IN A BLACK RANGE ROVER SHOT AND KILLED THE DRIVER OF A MASERATI.
AT SIX O'CLOKC A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY FOR THE DRIVER OF THAT RANGE ROVER.
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NEW AT 6 --
ACTION PACKED SATURDAY NIGHTS AT THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY ARE COMING TO AN END!
THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THE SHOW ARE LIKELY MOVING IT TO THE DESOTO SPEEDWAY IN BRADENTON.
AND AS ABC7'S CHARLIE KEEGAN REPORTS --
THE ANNOUNCEMENT LEFT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY - WHO OWN THE TRACK -- SURPRISED.
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PKG:
Nats: hood clanking
WHEN MIKE BIALEKI RACES HIS COWBOY CADILLAC "v-8, 8 cylinder, two-barrel carburetor" THERE'S ONLY ONE THING ON HIS MIND - WINNING
Nats "winning is everything." Mike Bialeki, Racer
HE'S BEEN CHASING DOWN CHECKERED FLAGS AT THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY FOR 11 YEARS.
Nats "we have a lot of fun with it." Mike Bialeki, Racer
NOW THE FUTURE OF THE SPEEDWAY ISN'T SO CLEAR.
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY IS RAISING RENT BY 3-THOSUAND DOLLARS A MONTH. SO THE CURRENT OPERATORS PURCHASED THE DESOTO SPEEDWAY IN BRADENTON LAST WEEK.
"it was quite a surprise." Pam Seay, PG Airport Authority
AIRPORT AUTHORITY MEMBER PAM SEAY SAYS SHE'S BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE OWNERS ON A NEW LEASE BUT WASN'T GETTING ANY RESPONSE.
"No, I have not personally heard anything from him despite my efforts. The only information I have is what I read on facebook." Pam Seay, PG Airport Authority
THE SPEEDWAY OPERATORS AREN'T SAYING WHAT THEY'LL DO WHEN THE LEASE EXPIRES IN MARCH.
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY IS PREPARING TO PUT OUT REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS TO FIND A NEW TENANT COME APRIL.
Nats
BIALEKI SAYS THE RACERS WILL GO TO THE SPEEDWAY IN BRADENTON, BUT WORRIES FANS MIGHT STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE HOUR LONG TRIP NORTH.
"The older folks that are 70, 80 something years old; they're my best fans and I hope they get to try and make it, car pool or something to see us race there." Mike Bialeki, Racer
THE NEW DESOTO SPEEDWAY OWNERS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OWNING THE PROPERTY OUT-RIGHT AND ARE CONFIDENT FANS WILL MAKE IT TO THE FIRST RACE THIS APRIL.
"It's not too much further north, it's going to be a lot more fun and no more animosity." Mike Chase, PG Speedway Business Partner
BIALEKI AND HIS COWBOY CADILLAC WILL BE THERE.
IN PUNTA GORDA CHARLIE KEEGAN,
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ONE MONTH AGO A MOTHER CRASHED HER CAR ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY. SENDING IT INTO A CANAL. KILLING HER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS.
TONIGHT, NEW TRAINING FOR OFFICERS, DEPTUIES AND E-M-S WORKERS.
CECLIA DOUGLAS AND HER LITTLE GIRLS, RYLEE AND MADISON WERE TRAPPED IN THEIR CAR. 20 FEET UNDERWATER FOR THIRTY MINUTES.
TODAY COLLIER COUNTY EMERGENCY CREWS MADE SURE THEY'RE READY TO RESPOND TO WATER RESCUES.
THEY SANK A CAR WITH THREE DUMMIES TRAPPED INSIDE.
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13:19 every scene is a little bit different so you have to train for as many instances that you can, train for as many obstacles as you can 26
CREWS TELL US THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS OFTEN THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET TO THE CRASH -- ESPECIALLY ON THE ALLEY.
IT TOOK GOLDEN GATE FIRE CREWS 18 MINUTES TO GET TO LAST MONTH'S DEADLY CRASH.
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A DISGUSTING, SMELLEY SITUATION ON FORT MYERS BEACH HAS SOME PEOPLE FOCUSED ON SOLUTIONS TONIGHT.
COUNCILWOMAN JO LIST SAYS SHE'S RECEIVED LOTS OF
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE NOT CLEANING UP AFTER THEIR DOGS ON THE BEACH.
THE TOWN IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT ALLOWS PETS ON THE SAND -- IF THEY'RE KEPT ON LEASHES.
IT CAN BE A BIG DRAW FOR PET-FRIENDLY VISITORS.
BUT, LIST SAYS SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT OBEYING THE TOWN RULE, TO PICK UP AFTER PETS.
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the few that refuse to take responsibility for their dogs really erode the quality of life for all of us on the beach
IN RESPONSE --
TOWN STAFF SAY THEY'LL LOOK FOR MONEY IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO STEP UP PATROLS, AND HIRE MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
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NEW AT 6 --
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE NOW WANTS TO BE RE-IMBURSED --
FOR THE MONEY THEY SPENT CATCHING A BEAR-ON-THE-LOOSE.
REMEMBER "BOO BOO" -- THE BEAR CUB THAT ESCAPED FROM HIS HOUSE IN COLLIER COUNTY.
HE WAS ON THE RUN FOR THREE DAYS AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE YARD HE LIVES AT IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.
IF IT'S DECIDED THE OWNER WAS AT FAULT FOR THE BEAR GETTING OUT --
HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COSTS INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH.
F-W-C IS ASKING FOR ALMOST SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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HER STUDENTS SAY SHE'S LIKE A MOTHER.
HER COLLEAGUES CALL HER AN INSPIRATION.
TODAY. AN 18 YEAR VETERAN TEACHER LEARNED SHE'S LEE COUNTY'S "TEACHER OF THE YEAR".
PATRICIA GAIR IS AN ENGLISH, DANCE AND THEATER TEACHER AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL SURPRISED HER DURING A PERFORMANCE IN THE ARTS CENTER SHE HELPED TO DESIGN.
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GAIR CALLS HER *STUDENTS HER TRUE INSPIRATION.
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NEXT AT 6 OPEN
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I was hoping it wasn't an explosion or something because that's what scares you when you hear something like that."
LOUD NOISES AND MYSTERIOUS BOOMS-
TONIGHT WE EXPLAIN WHAT'S SCARED A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS MORNING.
5:04 we're taking back what was intended for dark and putting light there 5:09
STREETS PLAGUED WITH GUNS AND DRUGS. BUT TONIGHT. ONE GROUP IS TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME.
HOW THEY'RE DOING IT HOUSE BY HOUSE.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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LOOK AT WHAT NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY IS DEALING WITH.GETTING WALLOPED BY A POWERFUL WINTER STORM TODAY.
FORECASTERS SAY SOME AREAS COULD SEE AT LEAST TWO FEET OF SNOW.
TWENTY STATES FROM NEW MEXICO TO VIRGINIA ARE UNDER WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND WATCHES.
ADDING TO MISERY. ICE.
FORECASTERS SAY THIS IS THE KIND OF ICE THAT CAN TAKE DOWN TREES, POWER LINES AND CAUSE DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS.
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Did the title catch your eye? I'm sure it did… It's true, too. Spring time weather is arriving, but it'll only be here for a few days before another cool down takes over. So enjoy it while it lasts!
Friday through Sunday will be gorgeous. I'm forecasting partly cloudy skies and no rain. Perfect beach weather, grilling weather, golfing weather, boating weather… You get the idea - the weather will be perfect. Mid 80 degree temperatures will accompany the sunshine. The beaches will be a little cooler though because of the afternoon sea breeze.
Monday will serve as our day of transition as a cold front approaches from our northwest. We'll begin seeing more cloud cover, and by Tuesday/Wednesday we'll have overcast skies with periods of showers.
Grab those rain coats! Oh, and grab the sweaters while you're at it because temperatures will drop into the upper 60s to lower 70s in wake of the front. Morning lows will be in the 50s.
An issue we will deal with over the next 5 days is dense morning fog. You've seen it the past few days, and you will no doubt continue to see it. Play it safe while driving and always turn the low-beam headlights on!
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WE'VE BEEN WATCHING SOME INCREDIBLE SIGHTS IN THE SKY RECENTLY.
LAST WEEK --
FLORIDIANS SPOTTED A SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW FROM A METEOR.
THAT WAS JUST TWO DAYS AFTER RUSSIANS WATCHED A BIGGER METEOR STREAKING ACROSS THEIR SKIES --
AND THEN RUMBLING THE GROUND WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE EARTH.
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AND NEW AT SIX TONIGHT --
SOMETHING IN THE FLORIDA SKY LED TO A SOUND THAT SHOOK MANY PEOPLE UP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.
Ed Zimmer/3:14 "We heard pow! I mean it was like 4 or 5 of them. I looked up in the sky and I thought it was a jet but it definitely was a sonic boom. Crazy, you don't hear that often."
WE'VE BEEN HEARING NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE NOISES LIKE AN "EXPLOSION" THAT SHOOK THE GROUND FOR SECONDS AT A TIME.
WHILE THEY MAY SOUND ALARMING, DON'T WORRY.
JP EXPLAINS WHY.
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/OC: thats not rain."
WE REACHED OUT TO THE KEY WEST'S NAVAL AIR STATION TODAY.
THE BULK OF THIS TRAINING WILL WRAP UP BY NEXT WEEK.
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THE RED CARPET IS READY FOR HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT!
ABOUT 10 HOURS LATER THAN PLANNED, WORKERS ROLLED
OUT THE RED CARPET FOR SUNDAY'S ACADEMY AWARDS.
RAIN DELAYED THE ROLLOUT.
MAKING FOR A RARE NIGHT TIME PRESS OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE EVENT.
YOU CAN CAPTURE EVERY MINUTE OF OSCARS RIGHT HERE
ON ABC-7 THIS SUNDAY STARTING AT 7 'O CLOCK.
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RED SOX PLAYING THEIR FIRST SPRING TRAINING GAME. WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. HIGHLIGHTS AND REACTION
PLUS. A GREAT WEEK. FOR ALVA NATIVE ROSS CHASTAIN. RACING AT THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. AND WE ARE THERE. REPORT FROM DAYTONA NEXT IN SPORTS.
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WORLD NEWS TEASE
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TAKING BACK THE NEIGHBORHOOD ONE HOUSE AT A TIME.
IT'S ALL THANKS TO THE LOCAL GROUP "TEEN CHALLENGE" WHO ARE BUYING PROPERTIES AND OPENING HOUSES IN PINE MANOR.
MANY OF THOSE HOUSES USED TO BE DRUG DENS.
THEY'RE NOW BEING USED TO BREAK ADDICTION BY HELPING RECOVERING ADDICTS.
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PAUL COTSY TEEN CHALLENGE 13 secs
"we are taking over pine manor even if it is one house at a time we are taking the crime right down even if its 1% at a time --our vision is to be a light in the dark a diamond in the rough if you will"
TODAY THE GROUP ANNOUNCED IT'S GROWING.
INSTEAD OF HOUSING JUST 50 MEN IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD--IT WILL HOUSE 85.
THERE ARE SEVEN EMPTY LOTS TEEN CHALLENGE PLANS TO BUILD ON.
THERE ARE ALSO THREE HOUSES RIGHT NOW FOR WOMEN.
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TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN
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ALL NEW TONIGHT ON ABC-7 AT SEVEN.
A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ATTACKS HIS FATHER *WITH A HATCHET.
HEAR WHAT THE FATHER HAS TO SAY ABOUT HIS SON'S ACTIONS.
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ALSO NEW AT SEVEN -- CONGRESSMAN TREY RADEL TALKS TO ABC-7 ABOUT THE MARCH 1ST DEADLINE FOR MASSIVE SPENDING CUTS -- WHERE HE SAYS PRESIDENT OBAMA IS GOING WRONG.
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SPORTS OPEN
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ACTING LEGEND HUMPHREY BOGART ONCE SAID. A HOTDOG AT THE BALL PARK BEATS ROAST BEEF AT THE RITZ EVERY TIME. WELL HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU BASEBALL. AND HERE'S LOOKING AT THE RED SOX. OPENING THEIR SPRING TRAINING SEASON THIS AFTERNOON. THEY HAD A DATE WITH A BUNCH OF COLLEGE GUYS FROM NORTHEASTERN.
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JETBLUE PARK. THE SCENE FOR THIS ONE.
NEW SOX CLOSER. JACK HANRAHAN GOT THE START. GETS THE STRIKE OUT TO END THE 1ST. HE WENT ONE. STRUCK OUT 2.
BOTTOM ONE. JARROD SALTALAMACCIA. BANGS ONE OFF THE WALL. ONE RUN SCORES TO MAKE IT 1-0 RED SOX
THEY GO ON TO WIN. 3-0
AS FOR HANRAHAN. HE SAYS THE SOX BELIEVE.
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ROSS CHASTAIN HAS BEEN LIVING LIFE IN THE FAST LANE SINCE HE WAS JUST A LITTLE GUY. RACING. SMALL CARS AROUND A DIRT TRACK. AT THE AGE OF 12. WELL ROSS. LIKE HIS CAR. IS ALL GROWN UP. AND THE TRACK IS NO LONGER DIRT. BUT THIS WEEK IT'S THE PAVEMENT OF THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. HE'S COME A LONG WAY. MARK LERICOS HAS MORE WITH THE ALVA NATIVE.
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SNOW STILL HANGING AROUND THE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT THE FELLAS WERE PLAY SOME GOLF.
HOW ABOUT BUBBA WATSON. FOR EAGLE..NOT BAD. HE IS MOVING ON AND WILL FACE JIM FURYK IN THE NEXT ROUND.
TIGER WOODS. MISSING THIS PUTT. STILL ON THE COURSE AND IS DOWN ONE HOLE TO CHARLES HOWELL THE 3RD.
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SPEAKING OF GOLF. THE COORS LIGHT OPEN COMES YOUR WAY THIS WEEKEND FROM THE FORT MYERS COUNTRY CLUB.
EVERY YEAR THIS TOURNANEMENT BRINGS IN GREAT LOCAL TALENT INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER PGA PROS LIKE GEORGE MCNEILL AND MARK LYE
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4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE
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