27 FIRST NEWS AT 6, Tuesday, 2/10/2004
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NEXT ON 27 FIRST NEWS AT 6.
LOCAL OFFICIALS TELL A NIGHT CLUB OWNER TO TAKE CONTROL OF HIS BUSINESS.
AND, ANOTHER REASON TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS PROPERLY "BUCKLED UP"
PLUS, ANOTHER STABBING IN THE VALLEY TODAY. DETAILS JUST AHEAD.
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A BOARDMAN MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE HEADS TO COURT.
AND, UNITED WAY SPIRIT IS HIGH. BUT DOLLARS ARE DOWN. WE'LL TELL YOU WHY.
PLUS: CITY LEADERS IN WARREN ADDRESS GROWING PROBLEMS AT A TROUBLED NIGHTCLUB. 27 FIRST NEWS AT 6 STARTS NOW.
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77SOUL
GOOD-EVENING AND THANKS FOR WATCHING. IT'S BEEN A 'HOT' SPOT IN THE CITY OF WARREN FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. TODAY IT WAS THE 'HOT' TOPIC FOR CITY OFFICALS, NEIGHBORS AND NEARBY BUSINESSES OF 77 SOUL. FIRST NEWS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HOLLY PANTALL TELLS US WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE NIGHTCLUB.
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77SOUL-C
WARREN POLICE HAVE FIELDED OVER 1-HUNDRED CALLS IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS AT 77 SOUL. THE NIGHTCLUB HAS BEEN THE SCENE OF REPEATED ALTERCATIONS OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, INCLUDING STABBINGS AND SHOOTINGS. THE MOST RECENT -- HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH AND SENT TWO WOMEN TO THE HOSPITAL, ONE WITH STAB WOUNDS. THAT PROMPTED CITY OFFICALS TO CALL FOR A MEETING AND DEMAND THE CLUB OWNER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
ZIEGLER SAYS HE KNOWS HE IS PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS AT THE NIGHTCLUB. HE ADDS HE HAS TAKEN STEPS TO CONTROL THINGS INSIDE HIS BUSINESS -- BUT THAT'S NOT WHERE MOST OF THE PROBLEMS ARE TAKING PLACE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE HOUR AND A HALF MEETING WANT ZIEGLER TO ADDRESS.
ZIEGLER SAYS HE IS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS.
BUT CITY LEADERS SAY ZIEGLER BETTER THINK OF SOMETHING. MAYOR O'BRIEN IS MEETING WITH THE LAW DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT THE NEXT ACTION AGAINST THE NIGHTCLUB WILL BE -- IF PROBLEMS PERSIST.
IN WARREN, HOLLY PANTALL, 27 FIRST NEWS.
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77SOUL-T
ZIEGLER SAYS HIS LEASE ON THE BUILDING IS UP IN JULY AND HE IS CONSIDERING NOT RENEWING IT.
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PREVIEW
SWITCHING GEARS NOW. CLOUDY SKIES WERE WITH US TODAY, BUT WHAT'S IN STORE FOR TONIGHT?
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STABBING
IN OTHER NEWS: A VALLEY WOMAN IS RECOVERING FROM SURGERY AFTER BENG STABBED BY HER DAUGHTER.
YOUNGSTOWN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY CALL A DOMESTIC DISPUTE TODAY ON THE CITY'S EASTSIDE. POLICE TELL FIRST NEWS, 50-YEAR-OLD CHERYL JACKSON WAS STABBED JUST AFTER 6 O'CLOCK
THIS MORNING AT HER LANSDOWNE HOME BY HER 18-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, SUMMER JACKSON.
SUMMER IS BEING HELD AT THE MAHONING COUNTY JAIL ON FELONIOUS ASSUALT CHARGES.
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NAZARINI
BOND WAS SET AT 1- MILLION DOLLARS FOR A BOARDMAN MAN, WHO'S BEEN CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS WIFE OVER THE WEEKEND.
JOSEPH NAZARINI WAS ARRAIGNED ON AN AGGRAVATED MURDER CHARGE IN BOARDMAN'S COUNTY COURT THIS MORNING.
NAZARINI, WHO'S AN OUT OF WORK SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, ALLEGEDLY CALLED BOARDMAN POLICE AND TOLD THEM THAT HE HAD KILLED HIS WIFE AT THEIR OAKLEY AVENUE HOME.
POLICE SAY NAZARINI TOLD THEM THAT HE SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE HOUSE WITH HIS DEAD WIFE BEFORE CALLING THEM.
NAZARINI IS DUE BACK IN COURT TUESDAY FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING, WHICH WILL DECIDE IF THE CASE SHOULD BE SENT TO THE GRAND JURY FOR FURTHER ACTION.
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DRUMMOND
DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF JOHN DRUMMOND JUNIOR.
THE DEFENSE TOOK ONLY ONE DAY TO ARGUE ITS CASE, AFTER THE STATE RESTED. DRUMMOND'S ACCUSED OF KILLING 3- MONTH OLD JIYEN DENT JUNIOR AFTER FIRING SEVERAL SHOTS INTO THE BABY'S HOME LAST MARCH. HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MURDER, 2-COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, AND FELONIOUS ASSAULT. JUDGE MAUREEN CRONIN HAS SEQUESTED THE JURY UNTIL A VERDICT IS REACHED.
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GRANT/ANDERSON
LAWYERS FOR TWO SUSPECTS ACCUSED IN A 2-THOUSAND-2 MURDER AND COUNTY PROSECUTORS WERE IN COURT TODAY.
ATTORNEY'S FOR 20-YEAR-OLD KEVIN ANDERSON AND 24-YEAR OLD DONTIELL GRANT MET FOR A PRE-TRIAL HEARING.
THE TWO, ALONG WITH 23-YEAR-OLD TEMIKA LIGHTNING ARE CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MURDER, AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY FOR THE MURDER OF JEFFERSON SMITH. A TRIAL DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET.
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HOWLEY RELEASE
A FRIEND OF CONVICTED COP-KILLER MARTIN KOLISER WILL REMAIN ON PROBATION.
FRANK HOWLEY WAS IN COURT TODAY FOR VIOLATING TERMS OF HIS PROBATION BY DRINKING ALCOHOL. JUDGE EVANS ORDERED HIM TO CONTINUE WITH THE CCA IN-HOUSE PROGRAM AND COMPLETE 5-YEARS OF COMMUNITY CONTROL.
AS PART OF A PLEA BARGAIN, HOWLEY PLED GUILTY LAST JULY TO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. THAT WAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF OFFICER MICHAEL HARTZELL.
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GARY DAVIS
MEANWHILE: AN AUSTINTOWN MAN WAS BACK IN COURT TODAY. GARY DAVIS IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE -- IN THE AUGUST 2002 HIT AND RUN DEATH OF 48-YEAR OLD CHERYL ROCKNEY. POLICE SAY DAVIS DROVE ONTO THE SIDEWALK ON OAK STREET HITTING AND KILLING HER. NO TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET.
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BAZETTA
THE TRUMBULL COUNTY CORONER HAS COMPLETED THE AUTOPSY OF AN ELDERLY BAZETTA TOWNSHIP WOMAN. HOWEVER THE RESULTS ARE STILL PENDING.
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 88-YEAR-OLD VIOLA BANCROFT WAS FOUND LYING IN A DITCH LAST FRIDAY ALONG STATE ROUTE- 305. AT THIS POINT, BANCROFT'S DEATH DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE TRAFFIC- RELATED OR THE RESULT OF FOUL PLAY. THE CORONER IS WAITING FOR TOXICOLOGY TESTS, WHICH COULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS, BEFORE MAKING A FINAL RULING.
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WXFIELD BUS
CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED AGAINST A WEATHERSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS DRIVER.
MICHELLE WHITE WAS ACCUSED OF FORCING SEVERAL 5TH GRADERS TO HOLD ONTO A BUS STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE BUS WAS IN MOTION. THE SCHOOL'S SUPERINTENDENT SAYS WHITE WAS TRYING TO PREPARE THE KIDS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
THIS WEEK, THE SCHOOL AND WHITE REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO DROP THE CHARGES AND SETTLE DIFFERENCES. HOWEVER, DUE TO BUSING CUTS, WHITE WAS LAYED OFF LAST MONTH.
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YO BUS DRIVER
MEANWHILE: A YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS DRIVER IS AWAITING TO LEARN HER FATE.
GRACIE EVANS MET WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS WHY SHE REFUSED TO FINISH HER BUS ROUTE LAST WEEK.
EVANS TOLD FIRST NEWS: THE ROADS WERE JUST TOO SLICK TO RISK AN ACCIDENT.
SHE HAS BEEN ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
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SAFETY SEATS
MEANTIME: ANOTHER REASON TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS PROPERLY BUCKLED UP.
STUDIES SHOW TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN AGES FIVE TO 14. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BUCKLED IN PROPERLY -- OR NOT AT ALL.
TO HELP PARENTS, A NEW AD CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE THE CORRECT USE OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS.
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COL TRAFFIC
IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING THROUGH COLUMBIANA, YOU MAY WANT TO ALLOW YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME.
THE OHIO DEPARMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS BEGUN WORK TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AT THREE ADJOINING INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY.
ODOT SAYS TO EXPECT DELAYS ALL WEEK LONG AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF ROUTES 14 AND 46 AND NORTH MAIN STREET. THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 14 AND 164. AND THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 164, NORTH MAIN STREET, AND SEVENTH STREET. DRIVERS ARE BEING ASKED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
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LIBERTY/GIRARD
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP AND GIRARD MAY SOON BE COMBINING CITY SERVICES.
A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED TO COMBINE POLICE, 9-1-1 AND AMBULANCE SERVICES IN EFFORT TO HELP SAVE MONEY.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR PAT UNGARO SAYS LETTERS WILL BE SENT OUT THIS WEEK TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN REGARDING THE MERGER.
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SHARON COUNCIL
A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER WAS APPOINTED LAST NIGHT IN SHARON.
VICTOR HEUTSCHE WAS ONE OF 18 FINAL APPLICANTS FOR THE 2-YEAR- VACANT SEAT.
THE 49-YEAR-OLD ATTORNEY WILL SERVE ON COUNCIL UNTIL JANUARY OF 2006.
HEUTSCHE REPLACES GEORGE GULLA, WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY FROM TERMINAL CANCER.
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ERIE BOMB
ALSO IN PENNSYLVANIA: THE F-B-I RELEASED SECTIONS OF A NINE-PAGE HANDWRITTEN NOTE TODAY FOUND WITH AN ERIE PIZZA DELIVERYMAN WHO WAS KILLED.
BRIAN WELLS DIED IN AUGUST WHEN A BOMB LOCKED AROUND HIS NECK EXPLODED AFTER HE ROBBED A BANK.
THE NOTE - CONTAININED INSTRUCTIONS TO ROB THE BANK AND HAD DIRECTIONS TO FOUR SEPARATE LOCATIONS.
INVESTIGATORS HOPE SOMEONE HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
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OHIO SOLDIER
AN OHIO SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ THIS WEEK HAD EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE U-S BY NEXT MONTH.
TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD ARMY STAFF SERGEANT RICHARD P- RAMEY OF CANTON WAS KILLED SUNDAY BY A ROADSIDE BOMB ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF BAGHDAD.
HIS FATHER, JERRY RAMEY, SAYS HIS SON SPENT MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS IN THE MILITARY AND WAS SENT TO IRAQ IN SEPTEMBER.
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ATKINS DIET
A POPULAR DIET IS STIRRING UP SOME CONTROVERSY.
ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. THE MAN BEHIND THE POPULAR PROTEIN RICH "ATKINS DIET" WEIGHED MORE THAN 250-POUNDS WHEN HE DIED. AND, BEFORE HIS DEATH, ATKINS HAD A HEART ATTACK, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND HYPERTENSION. ATKIN'S WIFE SAYS HER HUSBAND'S HEART CONDITION WAS DUE TO A VIRAL INVECTION. THE ATKINS DIET PROMOTES PROTEIN-RICH MEAT AND CHEESE OVER CARBOHYDRATES.
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UNITED WAY
YOUNGSTOWN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY UNITED WAY FELL SHORT OF THE GOAL FOR THE 2-THOUSAND-3 CAMPAIGN BUT VOLUNTEERS STILL RAISED MORE THAN ENOUGH TO HELP.
UNITED WAY OFFICIALS RELEASED THEIR FINAL REPORT AT THE BOARDMAN HOLIDAY INN THIS MORNING.
94-PERCENT OF THE 3-POINT-2 MILLION-DOLLAR CAMPAIGN WAS RAISED- -ENOUGH TO HELP AT LEAST 50-THOUSAND VALLEY RESIDENTS.
THE 170 VOLUNTEERS WERE HOPING FOR 100-PERCENT, BUT HAD A COUPLE OF ECONOMIC HURDLES IN THE WAY.
UNITED WAY SAYS THEY KNEW THE GOAL WOULD BE AN UPHILL STRUGGLE, BUT THEY WANTED TO REACH HIGHER SO THEY SET A DESTINATION WITH SOME DEPTH TO IT.
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ST CHARLES
IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF SORTS IN BOARDMAN.
TODAY, MARKED THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AT SAINT CHARLES.
MRS. MARY BARTHOLMEW'S CLASS SPENT THE MORNING ON SPECIAL PROJECTS, LIKE COUNTING IN INCREMENTS OF FIVE, AND BAKING CAKES.
THE SCHOOL ALSO HELD AN OPEN HOUSE TODAY, FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN TAKING A TOUR.
AND, INFORMATION WAS HANDED OUT FOR INTERESTED FAMILIES AND PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS.
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MATH COUNTS
AND, IT WAS AN ACCOUNTANTS DREAM TODAY ON THE CAMPUS OF YSU.
ABOUT THREE-HUNDRED STUDENTS FROM 34-MIDDLE AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TOOK PART IN THE 2004 MATH-COUNTS COMPETITION. THE EVENT IS DESIGNED TO BUILD MATHEMATICAL SKILLS TO PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS AND PROMOTES STRATEGIC PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH COMPETITIONS AND EXCHANGES OF MATHEMATICAL IDEAS. TODAY'S WINNERS WILL GET A CHANCE TO COMPETE AT THE STATE LEVEL IN COLUMBUS NEXT MARCH.
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NEW VIRUS
CALL IT DOOM.SQUARED!
A NEW WORM DUBBED "DOOM JUICE" APPEARED ON THE INTERNET YESTERDAY.GOING AFTER MICROSOFT. SECURITY EXPERTS SAY IT'S ALREADY SLOWED PARTS OF THE SOFTWARE GIANT'S HOMEPAGE.
"DOOM JUICE" IS BELIEVED TO BE A VARIANT OF THE "MY DOOM" VIRUS, WHICH BECAME THE FASTEST-SPREADING VIRUS EVER WHEN IT WAS UNLEASHED ON THE INTERNET LAST MONTH.
MICROSOFT IS OFFERING A QUARTER-OF-A-MILLION DOLLARS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF "MY DOOM'S" MASTERMIND.
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BAD CREDIT BANK
A CLEVELAND-BASED BANK IS GIVING PEOPLE WITH BAD CREDIT ANOTHER CHANCE.
FIVE CLEVELAND BRANCHES OF KEYBANK IS ALLOWING PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD A HISTORY OF BAD FINANCES, TO OPEN CHECKING ACCOUNTS OR GET LOANS.
THE PROGRAM REQUIRES THE CUSTOMERS TAKE FREE FINANCIAL EDUCATION CLASSES TO LEARN HOW TO BETTER MANAGE THEIR MONEY AND CREDIT.
BANK OFFICIALS DON'T EXPECT THE VENTURE TO MAKE MONEY FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS.
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IRS
IF YOU FORGOT TO FILE YOUR TAX RETURN IN THE YEAR 2000. DON'T WORRY. YOU CAN STILL CLAIM YOUR MONEY.
THE I-R-S SAYS ABOUT 2-MILLION PEOPLE ARE OWED SOME CASH. AND, HALF COULD PULL IN A REFUND OF MORE THAN 500-DOLLARS. TO CLAIM YOUR MONEY, YOU HAVE TO FILE YOUR TAX RETURN BY APRIL 15TH.
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TEASE1
STILL TO COME. THE SNOW WAS SLOWING FALLING TODAY. FIND OUT HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN EXPECT TONIGHT. BUT FIRST, THE BUTLER WICK STOCK REPORT ON 27 FIRST NEWS AT 6.
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WEATHER
IT WAS A COLD AND GRAY DAY HERE IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO, SOME AREAS EVEN GOT A TRACE OF SNOW. LOOKING AT THE CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW!
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SPTSTOSS
COMING UP IN SPORTS, RYAN ALLISON WILL TELL US ABOUT THE LATEST N-B-A COACH TO HIT THE UMEMPLOYMENT LINE TODAY.
PLUS, HE'LL SHOW US WHAT THE N-F-L IS DOING TO KEEP MAURICE CLARETT FROM TURNING PRO. STICK AROUND, SPORTS IS NEXT.
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M-CLARETT
TODAY THE N-F-L, AS EXPECTED, WENT BACK TO COURT TO TRY AND BLOCK MAURICE CLARETT OR ANY OTHER COLLEGE UNDERCLASSMAN FROM ENTERING THE 2004 DRAFT. SO FAR THE LEAGUE HAS ALREADY APPEALED THAT ORIGINAL COURT RULING, AND TODAY THEY ASKED THE JUDGE TO SUSPEND HER DECISION PENDING THAT APPEAL.
IF ITS GRANTED, THAT MEANS CLARETT WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAFT, AND INSTEAD BE FORCED BACK TO OHIO STATE. THE N-F-L SAYS ATHLETES MIGHT SACRIFICE THEIR COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY AND SCHOLARSHIPS IF THE COURTS ALLOW THEM TO TURN PRO AT SUCH AN EARLY TIME IN THEIR CAREER. THE LEAGUE ALSO CLAIMS IT NEEDS A STAY. IN ORDER TO AVOID THESE PROFOUND ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES. AS IT STANDS NOW, CLARETT AND ANY OTHER PLAYER INTERESTED IN TURNING PRO HAS UNTIL MARCH 1ST TO DECLARE FOR THE DRAFT. THE PROBLEM IS. ANY PLAYER THAT DOES DECLARE, IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THE COLLEGE LEVEL.
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BKB-YSU
BOTH THE Y-S-U MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS SUFFERED DISAPPOINTING LOSSES THIS PAST WEEKEND. AND AS TOUGH AS IT IS. TO WATCH LAST SECOND SHOTS COME UP SHORT, BOTH PROGRAMS REALIZE ITS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET READY FOR THE STRETCH RUN.
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R-AYERS
ELSEWHERE, THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW HEAD BASKETBALL COACH. AGAIN. AFTER JUST 52 GAMES ON THE BENCH FORMER OHIO STATE COACH RANDY AYERS WAS FIRED TODAY AFTER THE A DISAPPOINTING FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON. THE SIXERS ARE JUST 21 AND 31 THIS YEAR, AND ARE CURRENTLY ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. TO THE N-B-A PLAYOFF PICTURE. ASSISTANT CHRIS FORD HAS BEEN NAMED INTERIM COACH FOR THE TIME BEING.
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NBA - TRADE
BOTH THE HAWKS AND TRAILBLAZERS ARE ALSO MISSING THE POSTSEASON SO FAR THIS YEAR. SO TO REMEDY THAT BOTH TEAMS PULLED OFF A BLOCKBUSTER TRADE LAST NIGHT IN HOPES OF BREAKING INTO THE LEAGUE'S TOP 8. ATLANTA SENT SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM, THEO RATLIFF, AND DAN DICKAU TO THE BLAZERS. AND IN RETURN THEY WILL GET TWO TIME ALL-STAR RASHEED WALLACE AND FORMER CAVALIER WESLEY PERSON. BOTH TEAMS STAND TO GAIN WITH THE TRADE. PORTLAND GETS THE LEAGUE'S BEST SHOT BLOCKER IN RATLIFF, AND ATLANTA HAS SUCCESSFULLY DUMPED ALL THEIR HIGH PRICED TALENT NOW. BOTH WALLACE AND PERSON'S CONTRACTS ARE UP AFTER THIS YEAR.
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BUZZER-BEATER
AND FINALLY TONIGHT TAKE A LOOK AT THE END OF LAST NIGHT'S GAME BETWEEN MOUNT OLIVE AND FIFER COLLEGE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
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SEA LION
FINALLY TONIGHT: A LONG JOURNEY FOR A 300-POUND SEA-LION.
THE ANIMAL WAS SPOTTED CRAWLING DOWN A ROAD NEAR SAN FRANSCICO. MORE THAN 65 MILES AWAY FROM THE OCEAN.
WHEN POLICE TRIED TO ROUND IT UP, THE SEA LION HAD IDEAS OF IT'S OWN. IT CLIMBED ON TOP OF A POLICE CAR AND WOULDN'T BUDGE. THE ANIMAL WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO A WILDLIFE REFUGE.
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CNN
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