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It's unanimous: Blake Griffin of Oklahoma Sooners leads AP All-America team

Mar. 30, 2009
Sophomore Blake Griffin of Oklahoma is a unanimous selection for The Associated Press' All-America team, and senior Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina is on the first team for a second consecutive year.
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COL BKB: North Carolina 72, Oklahoma 60

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COL BKB: Oklahoma 78, Baylor 63

WACO, Texas, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Blake Griffin kept Oklahoma rolling with 18 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday, carrying the No. 2 Sooners past Baylor 78-63.

COL BKB: Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 71

NORFOLK, Okla., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Brothers Blake and Taylor Griffin led a late Oklahoma rally Wednesday that lifted the second-ranked Sooners to a 77-71 victory over Texas A&M.

COL BKB: Oklahoma 72, Nebraska 61

NORMAN, Okla., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Blake Griffin produced 27 points and 18 rebounds Wednesday in rallying No. 5 Oklahoma from a halftime deficit to a 72-61 victory over Nebraska.

COL BKB: Oklahoma 70, Rice 58

HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Willie Warren and Blake Griffin combined for 58 points Monday to lead the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners to a 70-58 win over Rice.

COL BKB: Texas 62, Oklahoma 45

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- D.J. Augustin scored 19 points Saturday to lead the seventh-ranked Texas Longhorns to a 62-45 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners.

Tar Heels' Hansbrough breaks nose

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 5 (UPI) -- North Carolina sophomore forward Tyler Hansbrough has a broken nose but the injury is not expected to keep him out of this week's ACC Tournament.
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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