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Kobe Bryant expected to play tonight

May. 4, 2009
Lakers star missed Sunday practice with an illness, but Coach Phil Jackson says he'll start against Rockets in opener of Western Conference semifinals. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant took part in today's shoot-around and will play tonight against Houston in the opener of a Western Conference semifinal.
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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