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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surprised by reaction to leukemia

Nov. 15, 2009
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is glad he went public about being treated for a rare form of leukemia because it's given him a chance to reconnect with people.
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Abdul-Jabbar says he has leukemia

Abdul-Jabbar says he has leukemia

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former college and professional basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says he has a form of blood cancer.

Scoring error costs James triple-double

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The NBA announced a statistical change Friday that took a historic triple-double away from Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James.

NBA: Houston 102, LA Lakers 77

HOUSTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Juwan Howard produced his best game of the season so far with 23 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night as Houston defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 102-77.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar angers neighbors

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has angered some residents in New York's Harlem neighborhood after he apparently dumped trash in a neighbor's yard. A pile of trash belonging to Abdul-Jabbar, who recently moved into a brownstone home in upper Manhatta

U.S. says professor's shooting an accident

BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Military officials say a Kent State University professor was shot accidentally by U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

Canadian officials worried about al-Qaida

OTTAWA, March 8 (UPI) -- A Canadian Security Intelligence Service official has revealed a naturalized Canadian citizen is affiliated with al-Qaida's Iraqi branch.

Book lovers flock to National Mall

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Some 85,000 people jammed the National Book Festival in Washington Saturday for book signings by some of the nation's top writers.

Abdul-Jabbar's 'Brothers in Arms'

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar venerates World War II veterans from the all-black 761st armored unit in his latest book, "Brothers in Arms."

Kareem joins Knicks basketball ops staff

NEW YORK, March 4 (UPI) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has joined the basketball operations staff of the New York Knicks, the team announced Thursday.

Abdul-Jabbar to coach in USBL

MILFORD, Conn., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has agreed to coach the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League for the 2002 season.
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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