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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Tuesday, November 17, 2009.from Eyewitness News Online Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News.
OPEN
MORE STUDENTS GET VACCINATED AGAINST THE SWINE FLU. AND ANOTHER PERSON IN WEST VIRGINIA HAS DIED FROM THE H1N1 VIRUS. 
Return to Story Index OPEN2
DOUG TALKS ABOUT WEATHER
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexKROGER ROBBERY
POLICE SAY TWO OF THE SUSPECTS ARE FORMER KROGER EMPLOYEES. THE CASHIER TOLD POLICE HE THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE WHEN SOMEONE CAME UP BEHIND HIM AND STUCK WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A GUN IN HIS BACK. WHEN THE CASHIER DIDN'T COOPERATE ONE OF THEM RAN OUT OF THE STORE. POLICE CAUGHT THE THREE MEN ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE KROGER STORE.
Return to Story IndexJACKSON ST FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS GOT IT OUT BEFORE IT COULD SPREAD TO THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS. THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE ADJOINING HOUSE WERE LUCKY- BECAUSE- THREE MEN WERE WALKING BY THE APARTMENT BUILDING WHEN THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK. THEY RAN INSIDE AND WOKE EVERYONE UP AND GOT THEM OUT. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS SUSPICIOUS AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Return to Story IndexSWINE FLU DEATH
GILMER COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A 44-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED NOVEMBER 13TH AT RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MORGANTOWN. THEY SAY AN UNDERLYING CONDITION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HER DEATH. IT'S THE FIRST H-1-N-1 RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN GILMER COUNTY.
Return to Story IndexHIN1 SHOTS FOR KIDS
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ABOUT THOSE SWINE FLU VACCINATION CLINICS. DARRAH? JENIFER... KANAWHA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKERS CONTINUE TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY... TO MAKE SURE ANYONE WHO WANTS AND NEEDS A SWINE FLU VACCINE... WILL GET ONE. For an active,healthy teenager, news that H1N1 has caused hundreds of deaths in children is a scary thing. That's why GWHS Senior says he wanted to get the shot. "It's a serious thing, it's going around, I don't want to get it, it's the easiest way to prevent it, take an active stance against it, and be safe." His sister is a nurse, so he says he's relieved to be protected from potential exposure. "We're around it a little bit more so than other people, so I just wanted to make sure I got things taken care of, that I wasn't at risk any more than anybody else." Lucky for Tony, he could get a shot right at school. "We really wanted to safeguard all of our students, and luckily our health department chose to come in and immunize in all of our schools." The health department has been making rounds all over Kanawha County... also hitting up this WIC site Tuesday morning. "Because we serve a high-risk population, we were anxious to have our workers have the opportunity to get vaccinated." Caldwell says they expected to vaccinated a few hundred people, including employees, expectant moms, and their kids from 6 months to five years old, also in the high risk group." THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE KANAWHA COUNTY CLINICS SCHEDULED IN THE COMING WEEKS. TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ONE NEAR YOU... JUST CHECK OUT THEIR WEB SITE... THAT ADDRESS IS K-C-H-D -W-V- DOT ORG. REPORTING LIVE IN THE CHARLESTON NEWSROOM... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexSWINE FLU HURRICANE
AND, IF YOU LIVE IN PUTNAM COUNTY AND WANT TO GET YOUR KIDS VACCINATED HEAD TO THE VALLEY WAVE POOL COMMUNITY CENTER. THE PUTNAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS GIVING THE SWINE FLU SHOT TO CHILDREN AGES 6 MONTHS TO 18 YEARS. THEY WILL BE GIVING OUT SHOTS, AS LONG AS THEIR SUPPLY LASTS, UNTIL 2 O'CLOCK.
Return to Story IndexHEALTH RANKINGS
THE MOUNTAIN STATE RANKS 42 IN THE HEALTH RANKINGS FOR THIS YEAR -- BUT DOCTORS ALSO LOOKED AT TRENDS FROM THE PAST TWO DECADES. AND THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS FOR THE LOW RANKING -- OBESITY AND SMOKING. WHILE THE NUMBER OF SMOKERS HAS DRAMATICALLY DROPPED ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- OBESITY HAS SKYROCKETED -- WHICH LEADS TO MANY HEALTH PROBLEMS LIKE HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES. DOCTORS URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION NOW BY MAKING DIETARY AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES. WEST VIRGINIA MAY BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST UNHEALTHY STATES -- BUT OBESITY HAS BECOME A PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
Return to Story IndexJAMIE OLIVER
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GOT A GLIMPSE OF THE CITY THIS MORNING, AS AS GOOD MORNING AMERICA VISITED THE HUNTINGTON TO CHECK IN ON "THE JAMIE OLIVER PROJECT", THE BUDDING SHOW YOU'LL SEE HERE ON A-B-C VERY SOON. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE BORECKY IS LIVE WITH US IN HUNTINGTON. HE WAS THERE FOR THE G-M-A PREVIEW THIS MORNING... STEVE? JEN, HUNDRED OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO SEE THE CAMERAS AND COOK WITH THE FAMOUS CHEF. (NATS) HUNTINGTON AND JAMIE OLIVER'S "FOOD REVOLUTION" GRABBED THE NATION'S ATTENTION---AS GOOD MORNING AMERICA BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE 3-RD AVENUE KITCHEN. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE---INCLUDING GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN AND MAYOR KIM WOLFE SHOWED UP EARLY TO SEE THE CELEBRITY CHEF AND GET A HANDS ON LESSON. priyanka jagannath - i had read about him and watched his tv show. when i found out he was in huntington, i had to come down. it was a good experience and fun ) ALSO IN ATTENDANCE---G-M-A'S OWN CAMERON MATHISON WHO IS HELPING TO SPOTLIGHT OLIVER'S SHOW THAT FOCUSES ON THE OBESITY PROBLEM IN THE TRI-STATE AREA. THE SHOW ALSO GAVE THE BRITISH CHEF THE CHANCE TO FULFILL A BET MADE WITH LOCAL RADIO D-J'S AT 93-POINT-SEVEN "THE DAWG". THE STATION'S MORNING SHOW BET OLIVER HE COULDN'T GET A THOUSAND PEOPLE COOKING AND EATING HIS HEALTHY MEALS. OLIVER IS HOSTING A FOOD FESTIVAL SATURDAY OUTSIDE HIS 3-RD AVENUE KITCHEN. IT RUNS FROM 10AM-4PM AND WILL FOCUS ON FRESH FOODS THAT MEET THE CHEF'S DEFINITION OF HEALTHY. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE. REPORTING LIVE STEVE BORECKY, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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THIS SESSION WILL FOCUS ON THE STATE GAS TAX AND TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH UNDERFUNDED POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER PENSIONS MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE FACED WITH MILLIONS IN LIABILITIES THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY. GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN SAYS THE SOLUTION THAT IS BEING PROPOSED, WHICH WOULD ALLOW CITIES TO VOLUNTARILY CLOSE THEIR EXISTING PENSIONS AND OPEN NEW PLANS UNDER STATE DIRECTION, DOESN'T RAISE ANYONE'S TAXES. THE SPECIAL SESSION BEGINS IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
Return to Story IndexBONHAM ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL VOTE TONIGHT AT SIX O'CLOCK AT SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL-- ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE BONHAM ELEMENTARY. THERE IS OPPOSITION FROM A GROUP OF PARENTS, AND A FEW POLITICIANS. UNDER THE REORGANIZATION PLAN, STUDENTS FROM BONHAM IN KINDERGARTEN THRU 5th, WILL BE SENT TO FLINN ELEMENTARY, OR SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Return to Story IndexPARKING METERS
CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT TO APPROVE THEIR "CITIZEN APPRECIATION PARKING" FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. STARTING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH IT WILL BE FREE TO PARK AT ALL METERED ON-STREET PARKING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. THE FREE METERED PARKING RUNS THRU CHRISTMAS.
Return to Story IndexMISSION COAT GIVEAWAY
MOUNTAIN MISSION IS TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE WARMER. THE GROUP IS HANDING OUT WINTER COATS ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM. IN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR -- MORE THAN A HUNDRED JACKETS WERE HANDED OVER. MOUNTAIN MISSION COLLECTS USED COATS IN GOOD CONDITION TO GIVE OUT -- YOU CAN STILL DROP THEM OFF. THEY SAY IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SPREAD A LITTLE WARMTH AROUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON. TODAY AND TOMORROW FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN MISSION WILL BE HANDING OUT COATS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES BUILDING LOCATED ALONG 7TH AVENUE ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE. YOU HAVE TO BRING IDENTIFICATION WITH A CURRENT ADDRESS ON IT.. COATS WILL BE HANDED OUT TO IMMEDIATE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
Return to Story IndexCHILI'S ST JUDE
THE RESTAURANT IS DONATING 10 PERCENT OF EVERYONE'S BILL TO THE "ST. JUDE GIVE THANKS" WALK. IT IS FROM 4PM TO 10PM AT CHILI'S IN CHARLESTON. THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO HELP FIND CURES FOR CHILDEREN BATTLING CANCER.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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Return to Story IndexBABY STEPS 11/16
THAT HAS LEAD TO THE STARTLING STATISTIC RELEASED EARLIER TODAY FROM THE MARCH OF DIMES-- THAT WEST VIRGINIA GETS AN "F" ON THEIR REMATURE BIRTH-REPORT CARD. IN THIS WEEK'S BABY STEPS REPORT WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER DELIVERING A PREEMIE. For new mothers the expectation of a storybook delivery is high. But it doesn't always happen that way. Sometimes, babies are born early. And the immediate care of your preemie takes on an approach you may not have been prepared for. Dr. Joe Matusic has some info on what you may expect. If you are in jeopardy of delivering a premature baby, the number of weeks you're looking to make it to is 37. A full-term pregnancy is anywhere between 37 and 40 weeks. If your baby is born sooner, at 35-weeks or earlier, they will most likely be going to the neo-natal intensive care unit, or NICU. Specialized doctors and nurses will be in charge of your baby's care at that point, not your pediatrician. Dr. Joe Matusic, MD/Pediatrician Those babies that go to the NICU, they often do before I ever even see the baby. I don't know the baby's been born sometimes. So you're scared about your baby, the NICU doctors are excellent at talking to you. The nurses are excellent. They're going to walk you through everything. This is a rare look inside the NICU at Women and Children's Hospital, where the youngest babies born, fight to survive. To help enhance existing educational resources, The March of Dimes has opened the 55th NICU Family Service Center in the country. It will help parents who are entering a new world, one they likely did not expect. Peggy Engelkemier/Mother of Preemie Twins I never once looked up to see there were so many parents going through what I was going through. Katie Foster/March of Dimes We provide parent hours which is a time for the families to get together, a time to get support from graduate NICU parents. For parents not able to hold their babies, the NICU Family Support also offers a scholastic reading program so you can at least sit, and read to your baby. Peggy Engelkemier/Mother Sometimes you're even scared to look up and leave their bed side. Katie Foster/March of Dimes We give each family a care kit when they enter the NICU and it helps teach them about all the traumatic things they're going to see. The medical equipment, the medical terms and technology. It helps make the NICU a little less scary for them. At the point when your baby is released from the NICU, and you're ready to go home, you'll be seeing your pediatrician immediately. Dr. Joe Matusic When you go home, we want to see you in a day or two. I mean very quickly after you go home from the NICU. Especially an extreme preemie, they've really got to be watched very closely. That is your first visit. There is a potential for it to be complicated. Your doctor will discuss topics like medicines and growth of your baby. But parents who have been through it, say educating yourself and keeping a positive attitude can take you a long way on the road to good health. TODAY, PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA WILL BE DONATING 20-PERCENT OF SALES TO THE WEST VIRGINIA MARCH OF DIMES... JUST BE SURE TO SAY WHEN YOU ORDER THAT IT IS A MARCH OF DIMES PIZZA FOR PREEMIES ORDER... PARTICIPATING STORES INCLUDE, KANAWHA CITY, CHARLESTON- PATRICK STREET, CROSS LANES AND NITRO... AND ALSO THE PAPA JOHN'S LOCATIONS IN SAINT ALBANS, BARBOURSVILLE, AND HUNTINGTON AND MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.
Return to Story IndexSARAH PALIN BOOK
YOU CAN SEE BARBARA WALTER'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH SARAH PALIN RIGHT HERE THIS THURSDAY ON 20/20.
Return to Story IndexTOP STORIES
STINGER STINGER
Return to Story IndexSWINE FLU DEATH
HERE ARE SOME OF THE STORIES WE'RE WORKING ON FOR YOU TODAY... A NINTH PERSON IN WEST VIRGINIA HAS DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS WITH THE SWINE FLU. GILMER COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A 44-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED NOVEMBER 13TH AT RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MORGANTOWN. THEY SAY AN UNDERLYING CONDITION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HER DEATH. IT'S THE FIRST H-1-N-1 RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN GILMER COUNTY.
Return to Story Index11 SPECIAL SESSION
THIS SESSION WILL FOCUS ON THE STATE GAS TAX AND TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH UNDERFUNDED POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER PENSIONS MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE FACED WITH MILLIONS IN LIABILITIES THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY. GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN SAYS THE SOLUTION THAT IS BEING PROPOSED, WHICH WOULD ALLOW CITIES TO VOLUNTARILY CLOSE THEIR EXISTING PENSIONS AND OPEN NEW PLANS UNDER STATE DIRECTION, DOESN'T RAISE ANYONE'S TAXES. THE SPECIAL SESSION BEGINS IN ABOUT A HALF HOUR.
Return to Story IndexBONHAM ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL VOTE TONIGHT ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE BONHAM ELEMENTARY. MANY PARENTS HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED PLAN TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL DUE TO CONSTANT FLOODING. UNDER THE BONHAM SCHOOL REORGANIZATION PLAN MOST OF THE STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE WILL HAVE TO GO TO FLINN NEXT YEAR. AND STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT WOULD GO TO SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL THE VOTE IS TONIGHT AT SIX AT SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Return to Story IndexJAMIE OLIVER KITCHEN
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE BORECKY JOINS US NOW LIVE IN HUNTINGTON WITH MORE.... JEN... THERE WERE DOZENS OF CAMERAS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON HAND FOR THE LIVE APPEARANCE ON G-M-A. OLIVER HAS BEEN IN THE TRI-STATE AREA FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS TRYING TO TACKLE THE REGIONS OBESITY PROBLEM. A RECENT REPORT RANKED HUNTINGTON THE FATTEST CITY IN AMERICA. DURING HIS APPEARANCE ON THE NATIONAL MORNING SHOW---OLIVER COOKED A QUICK AND HEALTHY CHICKEN DISH. WHEN HE WASN'T ON AIR---THE BRITISH CHEF GAVE THOSE IN ATTENDANCE A HANDS ON DEMONSTRATION TO MAKE A HEALTHY STIR FRY MEAL. Priyanka jagannath - i had read about him and watched his tv show. When i found out he was in huntington, i had to come down. It was a good experience and fun ) OLIVER IS HOSTING A FOOD FESTIVAL SATURDAY OUTSIDE HIS 3-RD AVENUE KITCHEN. IT RUNS FROM 10AM-4PM AND WILL FOCUS ON FRESH FOODS THAT MEET THE CHEF'S DEFINITION OF HEALTHY. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE. REPORTING LIVE STEVE BORECKY, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG
HERE'S MORE IN YOUR BLOOMBERG MARKET UPDATE.
Return to Story IndexTHANKSGIVING SPENDING
A DISH OF GOOD NEWS IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING. THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION SAYS IT WILL COST YOU LESS THIS YEAR TO BUY SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY FOOD ITEMS. Volunteer shoppers, some 200 strong, from 35 states went out to grocery stores around the country. They shopped off the same shopping list and they produced an average cost to feed ten folks this year at Thanksgiving of a little bit under 43 dollars, down some from last year. THE SHOPPING LIST INCLUDED TURKEY, BREAD STUFFING, SWEET POTATOES, ROLLS WITH BUTTER, PEAS, CRANBERRIES, A VEGETABLE TRAY, PUMPKIN PIE WITH WHIPPED CREAM AND BEVERAGES. LAST YEAR CUSTOMERS PAID A TOTAL OF ABOUT 45 DOLLARS FOR ALL OF THAT. THE ITEMS OFFERING THE BIGGEST SAVINGS... It looks like the turkey and the gallon of milk alone, represent most of the price decrease. IF A 43 DOLLAR PRICE TAG IS STILL A LITTLE STEEP... EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN SHAVE THE COST EVEN MORE. GO TO THE STORE WITH A LIST AND STICK TO IT... AND Go for the less highly processed items. Buy the 5 pound bag of potatoes instead of buying the instant or the precooked items that are there. FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION SAYS OVERALL, YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO SAVE ON GROCERIES THROUGHOUT NEXT YEAR.
Return to Story IndexHEALTHY FOR LIFE
STINGER
Return to Story IndexBREAST CANCER SCREENING
BUT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INSISTS REGULAR EXAMS SHOULD START AT AGE FORTY. A government task force is recommending that women get *fewer* mammograms, even though this procedure has saved lives. (GFX) The study says women over 50 who get routine mammograms should get them not every year, but every 2 years. SOT Dr. Diana Petitti, U.S. Preventative Services Task Force "Screening every two years captures most of the benefit in terms of reducing breast cancer mortality, while decreasing the harms." The harm of false positives that can require more screening, painful biopsies, anxiety, and drive up health care costs, unnecessarily. (GFX) Another major change: stop recommending routine mammograms for women 40 - 49, and instead, start at 50. The guidelines say women can afford to wait two years because slow growing tumors are more common than fast growing breast cancers. Nancy Gaul disagrees. She says the mammogram she got at 40, revealed the beginnings of a two and a half inch tumor. SOT Nancy Gaul, breast cancer survivor "I am shocked by these guidelines, because if I had not had a mammogram at age 40 I wouldn't be here today." These recommendation shouldn't be followed by all women. SOT DR. TIM JOHNSON "I do want to stress that women who are at a high risk for breast cancer because of family risks should definitely have mammograms. There's no debate about that." But for women who aren't at high risk, there's debate and confusion about when to get mammograms. (V. ON CAMERA TAG) The American Cancer Society is refusing to endorse these recommendations on grounds that they could impact whether insurers, medicare, and medicaid pay for mammograms. Viviana Hurtado, ABC News, Washington.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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Return to Story IndexJANET JACKSON
ROBIN ROBERTS-- TO BE SEEN IN A SPECIAL EDITION OF "PRIME TIME" TOMORROW NIGHT. HERE'S A PREVIEW OF THE INTERVIEW. YOU CAN SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH JANET JACKSON RIGHT HERE TOMORROW NIGHT IN A SPECIAL EDITION OF "PRIME TIME"
Return to Story IndexPARKER TRIAL
JURY SELECTION TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY. BARRY CARPENTER WAS CHIEF OF POLICE IN THE OHIO TOWN- NEAR WHEELING- WHERE THE SURROGATE LIVED. CARPENTER AND CHIEF CHAD DOJACK FROM A NEARBY TOWN ARE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING TO STEAL ITEMS FROM THE WOMAN'S HOME. THE TWO MEN ALLEGEDLY PLANNED TO SELL THEM TO CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHERS. CARPENTER WILL BE TRIED ON MULTIPLE FELONIES, INCLUDING BURGLARY AND RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. DOJACK'S TRIAL IS SET FOR JANUARY.
Return to Story IndexBRITNEY APP
THE OFFICIAL BRITNEY SPEARS "APP" ALSO GIVES YOU EXCLUSIVE NEWS, MESSAGES FROM THE POP STAR, UPDATED PHOTOS AND A "SPARKLER" FUNCTION TO HOLD UP DURING CONCERTS. THE APP COSTS $1.99.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS
BUT THERE'S PLENTY FOR BOTH FOOTBALL TEAMS TO PLAY FOR. JOSH LEWIS JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.
Return to Story IndexHEADLINE SPORTS
I'M ADAM ANSHELL FOR HEADLINE SPORTS. AFTER ONLY THREE GAMES PLAYED WITH HIS NEW TEAM, ALLEN IVERSON AND THE GRIZZLIES PARTED WAYS ON MONDAY. THE 2001 LEAGUE M-V-P HAS NOT PLAYED FOR MEMPHIS SINCE NOVEMBER SIXTH AND TEAM G-M CHRIS WALLACE CITED PERSONAL MATTERS BEING THE DRIVING FORCE THAT LED TO IVERSON LEAVING THE TEAM. STEPHEN JACKSON WAS TRADED FROM THE WARRIORS TO THE BOBCATS EARLY MONDAY AND WAS IMMEDIATELY INSERTED INTO THE STARTING LINEUP. HE ONLY SCORED 13 POINTS, BUT GRABBED NINE REBOUNDS IN A 97-91 LOSS TO THE MAGIC IN ORLANDO. MAGIC'S RASHARD LEWIS ALSO RETURNED FROM A 10-GAME SUSPENSION FOR TAKING A BANNED SUBSTANCE-- HE FINISHED WITH 10 POINTS. OAKLAND A'S CLOSER ANDREW BAILEY WON THE 2009 A-L ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD MONDAY. HE FINISHED THE SEASON WITH AN ONE-POINT-8-4 E-R-A AND 26 SAVES. BAILEY SAID WHEN HE FIRST FOUND OUT THAT HE WON, HE THOUGHT IT WAS A PRANK CALL. IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE, MARLINS OUTFIELDER CHRIS COGHLAN WAS HONORED AS THE TOP ROOKIE IN 2009. HE LED ALL ROOKIES IN HITS, RUNS SCORED, DOUBLES AND MULTI-HIT GAMES. COGHLAN IS THE THIRD MARLIN TO WIN THIS HONOR IN THE FRANCHISE'S BRIEF 16-SEASON HISTORY. THE N-F-L FINED TITANS OWNER BUD ADAMS A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS MONDAY FOR MAKING AN OBSCENE GESTURE WHILE CELEBRATING THE TITANS 41-17 WIN OVER THE BILLS. ADAMS WAS SEEN GIVING THE ONE-FINGER SALUTE WHILE IN HIS LUXURY SUITE AND AGAIN ON THE FIELD AFTER THE GAME. NOT THE MOST EXCITING GAME IN MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL HISTORY, BUT THE RAVENS DEFENSE STEPPED UP BIG AND SHUTOUT THE BROWNS WITH A 16-0 WIN. DAWAN LANDRY PICKED OFF A BRADY QUINN PASS AND SCORED FROM 48 YARDS OUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE BROWNS HAVE BEEN SHUTOUT ALL SEASON. HIGHLY RECRUITED GUARD JOHN WALL SAW HIS FIRST ACTION OF THE SEASON FOR NUMBER FOUR KENTUCKY AND IT PAID OFF. HE DRAINED THE GAME-WINNING BUCKET WITH A HALF-SECOND LEFT TO LEAD THE WILDCATS OVER MIAMI OF OHIO 72-70. WALL FINISHED WITH 19 POINTS AFTER MISSING THE SEASON-OPENER DUE TO AN N-C-A-A SUSPENSION FOR ACCEPTING IMPROPER BENEFITS FROM HIS A-A-U COACH. SPEAKING OF CLUTCH SHOTS-- DIRK NOWITZKI CAME UP BIG LATE, GETTING THE KIND BOUNCE ON THIS 18-FOOTER AS TIME EXPIRED TO GIVE THE MAVERICKS A 115-113 WIN OVER THE BUCKS IN MILWAUKEE. HE FINISHED WITH 32 POINTS. BUCKS STAR ROOKIE BRANDON JENNINGS FINISHED WITH 25 POINTS IN THE LOSING EFFORT. AND YOU CAN MAKE THAT 5 WINS IN A ROW FOR THE ATLANTA HAWKS. JOE JOHNSON LED THE WAY WITH 35 POINTS AND NINE ASSISTS TO LEAD THE BIRDS TO A 99-95 WIN IN OVERTIME OVER THE BLAZERS. ATLANTA SWEEPS THE SEASON SERIES FROM PORTLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 13 SEASONS. FOR HEADLINE SPORTS, I'M ADAM ANSHELL.
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