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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Wednesday, November 18, 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
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DOUG TALKS ABOUT WEATHER
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexWEST SIDE SHOOTING
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS JOINS US LIVE FROM OUR CHARLESTON NEWSROOM WITH THE STORY. HERE'S THE SITUATION, CHARLESTON POLICE DETECTIVES TELL US THEY DON'T KNOW IF ITS AN ACCIDENT, OR IF SOMEONE PULLED THE TRIGGER ON PURPOSE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN WAS WORKING ON THE ROOF OF YOUNG'S DEPARTMENT STORE FIXING A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA WHEN HE WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. INITIALLY IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, POLICE ARE TALKING WITH A SECOND MAN WHO WAS ALSO ON THE ROOF WHEN THE SHOT RANG OUT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE VICTIM'S NAME AND CONDITION HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. WE'LL UPDATE YOU AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION. REPORTING LIVE IN THE CHARLESTON NEWSROOM, KENNIE BASS EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexNITRO ROBBERY
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE WOMAN RUNNING THE CENTER TAVERN ON BANK STREET LAST NIGHT WALKED AWAY FROM THE REGISTER FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN SHE RETURNED, SHE FOUND ALL THE $20 AND $10 DOLLAR BILLS GONE. THERE WERE ONLY THREE PEOPLE IN THE BAR AT THE TIME.
Return to Story IndexCABELL ROBBERY
9-1-1 DISPATCHERS SAID THEY RECEIVED THE CALL OF A ROBBERY AT NAWLINS STREET NUMBER ONE GAMBLING PARLOR OFF ROUTE 60 AROUND 3 THIS MORNING. THE ROBBER REPORTEDLY GOT AWAY IN A BLACK TWO-DOOR VEHICLE.
Return to Story IndexGREYHOUND STABBING
CHARLESTON POLICE SAY DENNIS TAYLOR OF COOLIDGE, GEORGIA WAS STABBED BY TWO MEN AT THE GREYHOUND BUS TERMINAL LAST NIGHT. BOTH GUYS WERE LAST SEEN WEARING DARK HOODIES, BLUE JEANS, AND TENNIS SHOES... AND TOOK OFF TOWARD THE WEST SIDE ALONG THE ELK RIVER . IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 304-348-6480
Return to Story IndexKIMBERLY DAUGHERTY
KIMBERLY DAUGHERTY IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH HER DAUGHTER WHEN RICHARD SHAMBLIN STEPPED IN AND BROKE IT UP. DAUGHERTY ALLEGEDLY SCREAMED I'M GOING TO KILL YOU AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE PATH OF THE JEEP THAT WAS BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE S-U-V HIT SHAMBLIN.
Return to Story IndexDOMESTIC GUN CALL
A HALF-A-DOZEN SQUAD CARS RUSHED TO THE LOT WHERE THE ARGUMENT WAS TAKING PLACE INSIDE A SILVER SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE. THE MAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT PROBLEMS.
Return to Story IndexLAND DRILLING
LOUIS PERNA HAS LIVED ON BEN'S FORK ROAD NEAR BIG CHIMNEY FOR 20 YEARS... HIS BUSINESS IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. RESERVE OIL AND GAS RECENTLY TOLD PERNA THEY WOULD BE CLEARING LAND BY HIS HOUSE TO PUT IN AN OIL RIG ON TOP OF THE HILL. THEY SAY WHILE HE IS THE SURFACE LAND OWNER... SOMEONE ELSE OWNS THE MINERAL RIGHTS AND THEY DO HAVE LEGAL RIGHT TO COME ONTO THE PROPERTY. Since they own the mineral rights... it's just the beginning of it. PERNA SAYS HE IS NOT GIVING UP YET. HE'S CONTACTING HIS LOCAL DELEGATE TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE HE CAN DO. A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS.
Return to Story IndexBYRD MILESTONE
SENATOR BYRD HAS NOW SERVED LONGER THAT ANY OTHER MEMBER OF CONGRESS. THIS MORNING, THE U-S SENATE HONORED BYRD'S 56 YEARS AND 320 DAYS OF SERVICE. THIS AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL CEREMONY IN CHARLESTON HONORING BYRD'S ACHIEVEMENT. THE EVENT BEGINS AT 3PM IN FRONT OF THE SENATOR'S STATUE ON THE SECOND FLOOR ROTUNDA OF THE STATE CAPITOL. FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, THERE WILL BE AN EXHIBIT SHOWING PHOTOS AND MEMORABILIA FROM THROUGHOUT BYRD'S CAREER, INCLUDING HIS FAMOUS FIDDLE. BY THE WAY, SENATOR BYRD TURNS 92, FRIDAY.
Return to Story IndexUC PARKING GARAGE
A BRAND NEW... 22-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY OPENED EARLY TODAY. THE 524-SPACE IS CONNECTED TO NEW STUDENT HOUSING THAT WILL OPEN IN JANUARY. PRESIDENT ED WELCH SAYS THE NEED FOR THE NEW FACILITY SHOWS HOW MUCH THE UNIVERSITY IS GROWING. LUCKY FRESHMAN DEBBIE AMOS WILL GET A FREE PARKING SPOT FOR THE SPRING TERM... SHE WON A CAR-DECORATING CONTEST DURING A SPECIAL CEREMONY THIS MORNING.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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Return to Story IndexBD-DVD TUESDAY
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS TELLS US WHAT'S ON STORE SHELVES IN OUR BLU-RAY, DVD REPORT. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Director J.J. Abrams reinvents an aging franchise with his version of "Star Trek." The origin story tells us how Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the Enterprise crew joined together to boldly go where no man has gone before. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban star as the legendary Captain, his first officer and chief medical officer. Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock, also plays a pivotal role. Extensive special features on the blu-ray include commentary by Abrams, deleted scenes and several documentaries on the making of the film. "Star Trek" is rated PG-13. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: British comedian Sascha Baron Cohen returns to the screen, but instead of Borat this time he's playing Bruno. The flamboyantly gay supermodel travels the world trying to get a rise out of his unsuspecting victims. Special features include commentary by Cohen, alternative, extended and deleted scenes. "Bruno" is rated R. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin star in the drama, "My Sister's Keeper." When their child becomes ill with leukemia, her parents decide to have another baby, one which would be a genetic match to help increase her sibling's chances of survival. But the younger daughter eventually rebels and hires a lawyer to free herself from her family. Special features include more than 15 minutes of additional scenes. "My Sister's Keeper" is rated PG-13. Kennie Bass, Eyewitness News reporting. ALSO AVAILABLE, THE BLU-RAY DEBUTS OF "FIGHT CLUB," "GALAXY QUEST" AND "SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE." THE KOREAN VAMPIRE FILM "THIRST." THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF "GONE WITH THE WIND." AND MICHAEL CAINE STARRING IN "IS ANYBODY THERE?"
Return to Story IndexMINARDI
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Return to Story IndexTOP STORIES
STINGER STINGER
Return to Story IndexWEST SIDE SHOOTING
HERE ARE SOME OF THE STORIES WE'RE WORKING ON FOR YOU TODAY... CHARLESTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A WEST SIDE SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING. BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IF ITS AN ACCIDENT, OR IF SOMEONE PULLED THE TRIGGER ON PURPOSE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN WAS WORKING ON THE ROOF OF YOUNG'S DEPARTMENT STORE FIXING A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA WHEN HE WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. INITIALLY IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, POLICE ARE TALKING WITH A SECOND MAN WHO WAS ALSO ON THE ROOF WHEN THE SHOT RANG OUT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE VICTIM'S NAME AND CONDITION HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. WE'LL UPDATE YOU AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION.
Return to Story IndexTRAIN FATAL UPDATE
AUTHORIES IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS ERNEST JAY GRIFFITH OF ALUM CREEK. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON SOUTH POPLAR FORK ROAD IN PUTNAM COUNTY. HURRICANE POLICE STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS ON THE TRACKS.
Return to Story IndexBYRD MILESTONE
SENATOR BYRD HAS NOW SERVED LONGER THAT ANY OTHER MEMBER OF CONGRESS. THIS MORNING, THE U-S SENATE HONORED BYRD'S 56 YEARS AND 320 DAYS OF SERVICE. THIS AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL CEREMONY IN CHARLESTON HONORING BYRD'S ACHIEVEMENT. THE EVENT BEGINS AT 3PM IN FRONT OF THE SENATOR'S STATUE ON THE SECOND FLOOR ROTUNDA OF THE STATE CAPITOL. FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, THERE WILL BE AN EXHIBIT SHOWING PHOTOS AND MEMORABILIA FROM THROUGHOUT BYRD'S CAREER, INCLUDING HIS FAMOUS FIDDLE. BY THE WAY, SENATOR BYRD TURNS 92, FRIDAY.
Return to Story IndexNATIONAL NEWS
STINGER
Return to Story IndexHITMAN FOR HIRE
(NATS CRYING NEWLYWED) "Sobbing" IN THIS POLICE VIDEONEWLYWED DALIA DIPPOLITO APPEARS DEVASTATED AS THEY BREAK THE NEWS HER HUSBAND MIKE HAS BEEN MURDERED. "No, no!" BUT IT'S ALL STAGED BY DETECTIVES. HER HUSBAND IS ACTUALLY ALIVE. THEY SAY THE CRIME SCENE IS FAKE AND SO ARE HER TEARS. "It was hard to keep a straight face." Police say they TOOK MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS AFTER GETTING A TIP DIPPOLITO WAS PLANNING TO HIRE A HITMAN. "We then moved forward to introduce her to who she believed to be a hitman." ANDREA SU: "POLICE SAY DIPPOLITTO MET WITH THE MAN SHE THOUGHT WAS THE HITMAN AT A LOCAL GAS STATION to allegedly arrange the deal to kill her husbandBUT he WAS IN FACT AN UNDERCOVER OFFICERAND THEir meeting was all caught on tape." GFX .1 NATS - In car I'm a lot tougher than what I look. I know you came here and were like, "oh what a cute little girl or whatever." You know but I'm not. That you are. You're extremely beautiful. Thank you. But I just need to make sure everything is gonna be taken care of . In this newly released video SHE shows him photos of her husband...and agrees on a price. GFX .2 NATS - IN CAR How much are you paying me? I was going to get $3000 from you today and $3000 when it's all done. Right. THEN - the day THE MURDER WAS SUPPOSED To HAPPENHER HUSBAND GETS A VISIT FROM POLICE. "They said come with me immediately// your wife's trying to have you killed. " THAT'S WHEN THEY CALL DALIA DIPPOLITO TO THE SCENE AND BRING HER TO THE STATION FOR AN INTERVIEW.. GFX .3 LOWER THIRD VERBATE SOT - (interrogation) Are you sure you don't know anybody that would want to kill your husband? You wouldn't want to kill your husband? Detective: not at all. We are fine, like there's nothing... 213 You better quit your playing. Listen to me, I want you to quit your acting and get this over with. BUT DETECTIVES SURPRISE HER WITH THE UNDERCOVER COP WHO POSED AS THE HITMAN. do you know who this guy is? No. you've never seen him before? no. AND THEN THE BIGGEST SHOCK OF ALL HER HUSBAND MIKE APPEARS. DD: Oh my god, oh my god! Come her please. Mike come here. POLICE say it was actually the third time she tried to have him killed - last july, she allegedly put anti-freeze in his starbucks tea YET, DESPITE all the EVIDENCESHE CONTINUES TO DENY IT "I didn't do anything and I didn't plot anything." EVEN IN THIS JAILHOUSE CALL TO HER HUSBAND Grfx .6 FS NATS -((Grfx NATS PHONE CALL- 425 look dahlia - i heard you say that s---. 550 I never wanted you dead period. I never paid anybody. "there's a lot of funny business going on with her for a long time unexplained money and things and it just makes a lot of sense.//It's like a movie." FOR GOOD MORNING AMERICA, ANDREA CANNING, ABC NEWS, MIAMI.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG
HERE'S MORE IN YOUR BLOOMBERG MARKET UPDATE.
Return to Story IndexAIRLINE SURCHARGE
Return to Story IndexGIFT CARDS
THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS PROPOSING RULES TO CRACK DOWN ON THE CARD EXPIRATION DATES AND FEES. UNDER THE NEW RULES, YOU WOULD HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS TO USE THE GIFT CARDS BEFORE THEY EXPIRE. AND SERVICE OR INACTIVITY FEES CAN BE IMPOSED ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. UNFORTUNATELY THE NEW RULES WOULDN'T TAKE EFFECT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT AUGUST.
Return to Story IndexFORD FUSION
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THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY BASED THE LIST ON PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OF FRONT, SIDE, REAR AND ROLLOVER CRASH TESTS. HERE'S THE LIST OF CARS THAT PROTECT THE BEST IN AN ACCIDENT. NATS UP: CRASH FOR THOSE WHO TAKE A "SAFETY-FIRST" APPROACH TO CAR BUYING, TODAY'S INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY'S ANNUAL LIST OF THE SAFEST NEW VEHICLES MAY SURPRISE SOME. AMERICAN AUTO MAKER, FORD, AND ITS VOLVO UNIT RECEIVED THE MOST AWARDS WITH SIX. ON FORD'S HEELS, TWO FOREIGN CAR BUILDERS, SUBARU AND VOLKSWAGON/AUDI, EACH WITH FIVE. IN ALL, NINETEEN PASSENGER CARS AND EIGHT SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MERITED THE "TOP SAFETY PICK" FOR THEIR 2010 MODELS. ALSO AMONG THE WINNERS: CHRYSLER. ADRIAN LUND/PRESIDENT/INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY SOT: CHRYSLER THIS YEAR HAS FOUR TOP SAFETY PICKS. OTHER WINNERS INCLUDED HONDA AND GM, EACH WITH TWO AWARDS--AND THE NISSAN CUBE, THE KIA SOUL AND THE MERCEDES C CLASS. BUT, BMW, MAZDA, MITSUBISHI AND TOYOTA, THE WORLD LARGEST AUTOMAKER--CAME UP EMPTY. ADRIAN LUND/PRESIDENT/INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY SOT: THE ABSENCE OF TOYOTA FROM THIS LIST IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE. THEY HAD 11 OF THESE FOR 2009 AND NONE THIS YEAR. NATS UP: CRASH SEPARATING THE WINNERS FROM THE LOSERS--CRASH PROTECTION. PARTICULARLY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR. VEHICLES THAT MAKE THE LIST ARE ALL REQUIRED TO HAVE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, OR ESC. AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE INSTITUTE SAID VEHICLES MUST EARN ITS HIGHEST SCORE IN ROOF STRENGTH EVALUATION TO QUALIFY. ADRIAN LUND/PRESIDENT/INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY SOT: MORE THAN 9,000 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR IN CRASHES WHERE THE MOTOR VEHICLE ROLLS OVER. S/U: NO DOUBT THE ROOF TEST REQUIREMENT ATTRIBUTED TO THE STEEP DECLINE IN AWARDS . LAST YEAR, 94 VEHICLES GOT TOP PRIZE. THIS YEAR, LESS THAN A THIRD OF THAT AMOUNT. STEVEN PORTNOY, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFEST CARS FOR 2010 LOG ONTO WWW.IIHS.ORG
Return to Story IndexHEALTHY FOR LIFE
STINGER
Return to Story IndexLEAD TOYS
HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD HAVE BEEN FOUND IN A NEW BATCH OF CHILDREN'S TOYS. THE ITEMS ARE BARBIE BIKE FLAIR ACCESSORY KIT, THE DISNEY FAIRIES SILVERMIST'S WATER LILY NECKLACE, DORA THE EXPLORER ACTIVITY TOTE, PAULA FUSCHIA OPEN-TOES SHOES, MSY FADED GLORY REBECCA SHOES, KIDS PONCHO AND REVERSIBLE CROCO BELT. THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION IS LOOKING INTO THE MATTER.
Return to Story IndexMAMMOGRAMS
A GOVERNMENT MEDICAL PANEL SAYS MOST WOMEN SHOULD START GETTING MAMMOGRAMS AT 50, THEN EVERY TWO YEARS. BUT DOCTORS AND LEADING HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE MAYO CLINIC, ARE LINING UP AGAINST THE GUIDELINES... TELLING PATIENTS TO IGNORE THEM. Nats Operator: ""This is the American Cancer Society..." CALLS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY... POURED INTO THIS CANCER HOTLINE. ANXIOUS WOMEN... ASKING ABOUT MAMMOGRAMS. Nats Operator: "Cancer society's not changing its screening recommendations" The new, more relaxed screening guidelines... come from some of the most respected authorities in the country. But it's clear today: Many women... are just not buying it. THESE WOMEN WERE JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM GETTING SCREENED TODAY. SOT Nancy Ritter / Patient NANCY: "I get it every year, and the guidelines probably won't change it." SOT Joan Lonergan / Patient JOAN: "If you go every year, you have more of a chance of surviving." JMK: "But the guidelines, the so-called experts, said every-OTHER-year is good enough." JOAN: "I don't think they know enough to really be definitive about that now." PERHAPS MOST SURPRISING TODAY: SO MANY DOCTORS .. ARE ACTIVELY " DISCOURAGING" PATIENTS FROM FOLLOWING THE NEW GUIDELINES. SOT Dr. Sharon Rosenbaum Smith / St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital "I'm telling them that this study is absolutely ludicrous... They need to start getting mammograms at age 40... mammograms pick up cancers when they' re smaller.." MARIA DOMINGUEZ IS 40... AND SHE'S NOT WAITING ONE MORE DAY.. FOR HER MAMMOGRAMS. MARIA: "I don't believe that because I think all women should be able to have yearly mammograms." JMK: "Even at 40?" MARIA: "Of course." DOCTORS EMPHASIZE: THESE NEW GUIDELINES ARE "RECOMMENDATIONS," NOT "RULES"; THAT IT'S STILL UP TO EACH WOMAN TO DECIDE... WHEN, AND HOW OFTEN, TO BE SCREENED FOR BREAST CANCER.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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Return to Story IndexDTWS
(NATS) Show clip Joanna Krupa and her partner, Derek Hough, don't get to tdance for the champiionship..but Joanna still feels like a winner. (SOT) Krupa "I think I became more confident knowing that I can, you knonw, overcome certain things. I wasn't a dancer. I came into this competition raw. I overcame, came to the semi-finals, so it just kind of showed me that, you know, I could do whatever I want." And on the dance floor, he has. In week one, her salsa bumped her right to the top of the judges' leaderboard. Joanna returned to the number one position in week six for her waltz... and then for her rumba a week later. (SOT) Hough "I'm just really happy. Like, I'm not even sad that we got eliminated tonight because I look back at all the accomplishments we did and just couldn't be happier." (SOT) Hough "What you never do forget is memorable performances and what she's done and wha she's accomplished and that will always be forever in the "Dancing With The Stars" history and that's what, for me is really important. "Dancing With The Stars" took Joanna out of her comfort zone. And by taking this risk, it's given her the courage to take even more. (SOT) Krupa "Anything can happen, I guess, from this point on and, you know, if a challenge comes towards me then I might take it on. We'll see. WHAT MIGHT BE NEXT IN YOUR LIFE, PROFESSIONALLY? Maybe a reality show and some more TV, like TV hosting. I want to get more into the TV world." (S/U) Pennacchio "With the elimination of Joanna and Derek, it's now down to the final three. And they'll be back on this dance floor for the finals Monday night. In Los Angeles, George Pennacchio for ABC News." YOU CAN WATCH DANCING WITH THE STARS THE FINALS RIGHT HERE MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS
BUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE WOULDN'T GO AWAY EASY!! JOSH LEWIS TAKES US TO THE CAM FOR ALL THE HI-LITES.
Return to Story IndexHEADLINE SPORTS
I'M ADAM ANSHELL FOR HEADLINE SPORTS. AFTER A THREE AND SIX START TO THE SEASON, THE BUFFALO BILLS FIRED COACH DICK JAURON TUESDAY AND PROMOTED DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR PERRY FEWELL TO INTERIM HEAD COACH. BILLS OWNER RALPH WILSON SAID THAT THE COACHING CHANGE WAS FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TEAM. IN HIS 12TH SEASON IN THE N-F-L, FEWELL NOT ONLY GETS HIS FIRST HEAD COACHING GIG, BUT BECOMES THE FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH IN BUFFALO HISTORY. ROYALS ACE ZACH GREINKE WON THE A-L CY YOUNG AWARD TUESDAY. THE HARD-THROWING RIGHT HANDER HAD A 16-8 RECORD WITH A MAJOR-LEAGUE LOW TWO-POINT-1-6 E-R-A WHILE PITCHING FOR A TEAM THAT WON ONLY 65 GAMES THIS PAST SEASON. GREINKE RECEIVED 25 OF THE 28 FIRST PLACE VOTES. MAGIC STAR POINT GUARD JAMEER NELSON WILL MISS THE NEXT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS TO HAVE SURGERY ON TORN CARTILAGE IN HIS LEFT KNEE. NELSON WAS INJURED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF MONDAY NIGHT'S WIN AGAINST CHARLOTTE BUT FINISHED THE GAME AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF INJURY. NELSON ALSO INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER LAST SEASON CAUSING HIM TO MISS FOUR MONTHS OF ACTION. KOBE BRYANT SET ANOTHER MILESTONE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT SCORING 40 POINTS TO LEAD THE LAKERS PAST THE PISTONS 106-93. THIS WAS BRYANT'S 100TH 40-POINT GAME-- MAKING HIM THIRD ALL-TIME BEHIND WILT CHAMBERLAIN AND MICHAEL JORDAN FOR REACHING THIS FEAT. BRYANT IS ALSO 15 POINTS BEHIND KAREEN ABDUL-JABBAR FOR SECOND PLACE ON THE LAKERS ALL-TIME SCORING LIST. THE NUMBER TWO TEAM IN THE NATION HAD TO FIGHT HARD TO GET A W TUESDAY NIGHT. DURRELL SUMMERS HIT THE GO-AHEAD THREE-POINTER LATE IN THE GAME TO LEAD MICHIGAN STATE OVER GONZAGA 75-71. THE SPARTAN GUARD FINISHED WITH 21 POINTS AND A CAREER-HIGH 11 BOARDS. THINGS GOT REALLY TIGHT FOR THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. COLE ALDRICH SCORED 18 POINTS AND GRABBED 11 BOARDS TO LEAD KANSAS JUST OVER MEMPHIS 57-55. THE TIGERS HAD A LAST SECOND CHANCE TO WIN, BUT THE THREE-POINTER FROM ELLIOT WILLIAMS HIT THE BACKIRON. MEMPHIS NOW 0-9 ALL-TIME AGAINST TOP RANKED TEAMS. NUMBER 12 CONNECTICUT ALSO DID NOT HAVE AN EASY TIME BUT PREVAILED TO BEAT HOFSTRA 76-67. JEROME DYSON LED FOUR PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 23 POINTS AND FOUR ASSISTS. IN THE LOSING EFFORT, HOFSTRA STAR GUARD CHARLES JENKINS SHINED SCORING 25 POINTS AND HANDING OUT EIGHT ASSISTS. AFTER 21 SEASONS IN THE N-H-L, FORWARD BRENDAN SHANAHAN IS RETIRING FROM HOCKEY. THE EIGHT-TIME ALL-STAR RANKS 11TH IN CAREER GOALS WITH 656 AND IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN N-H-L HISTORY WITH OVER 600 GOALS AND TWO-THOUSAND PENALTY MINUTES. SHANAHAN WON THREE STANLEY CUPS WITH THE RED WINGS. FOR HEADLINE SPORTS, I'M ADAM ANSHELL.
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