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Focus on Bryant gives Lakers other options

Jun. 8, 2009
The Orlando Magic keyed on Lakers star Kobe Bryant with a number of defensive schemes in Game 2 of the NBA finals, switching defenders and collapsing on him whenever he drove the lane. That opened up things for Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, who combined for 43...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler