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Lakers' Lamar Odom doesn't get points for performance

Oct. 8, 2008
Phil Jackson says that the veteran 'looks like he's either curling or doing some other kind of sport. He's not playing basketball.' The Lamar Odom experiment trudges along, slowly and shakily.
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William Odom, former NSA head, dies

William Odom, former NSA head, dies

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- William Odom, a hawk as director of the U.S. National Security Agency who became an Iraq War opponent, has died at 75.

NBA: LA Lakers 106, San Antonio 85

LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom led the Los Angeles Lakers into first-place in the Western Conference Sunday with a 106-85 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

NBA: LA Lakers 111, Seattle 91

SEATTLE, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Paul Gasol, Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom combined for 62 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pounded Seattle 111-91 Sunday for their eighth straight win.

Gamecocks' Dave Odom plans to retire

COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- University of South Carolina men's basketball coach Dave Odom said Friday he will retire at the end of the season.

NBA: LA Lakers 123, Utah 109

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 31 points despite sitting out the fourth quarter Friday, sending the Los Angeles Lakers sailing past Utah 123-109.

NBA: LA Lakers 103, Detroit 91

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom put the finishing touches to a fourth-quarter surge Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied past Detroit, 103-91.

NBA: LA Lakers 107, Minnesota 93

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Lamar Odom made his season debut Friday night, as the Los Angeles Lakers kept Minnesota winless, 107-93.

Lakers' Odom has shoulder surgery

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 15 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Tuesday, the NBA team said.

NBA: New York 107, L.A. Lakers 106

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Eddy Curry slammed the ball home with 7 seconds left Tuesday to give the New York Knicks a big 107-106 win on the road over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lamar Odom sidelined by right knee sprain

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Lakers will be without forward Lamar Odom at least a month because of a sprained his right knee.

NBA: LA Lakers 102, Houston 94

HOUSTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists Tuesday as the LA Lakers wasted a 27-point fourth quarter lead but still beat Houston, 102-94.

NBA: LA Lakers 91, Memphis 81

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers used a first-quarter run to take control en route to a 91-81 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Lamar Odom's infant son dies

LOS ANGELES, June 30 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom's 6-month-old son has died in his sleep, the team announced.

NBA: L.A. Lakers 111, Golden State 100

LOS ANGELES, April 12 (UPI) -- Lamar Odom scored 15 points and had 13 rebounds and 10 assists in boosting the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-100 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

NBA: L.A. Lakers 105, New Orleans 94

LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Lamar Odom fueled a third-quarter surge in guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-94 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.
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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