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Miami Dolphins reserve RB Patrick Cobbs lost for season

Oct. 13, 2009
Dolphins reserve running back Patrick Cobbs will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, coach Tony Sparano said Tuesday.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb went on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Georgia RB Brown out for the year

ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Georgia Coach Mark Richt said running back Thomas Brown tore a ligament in his knee and will miss the rest of the season. Brown, a 5-8, 188-pound junior, was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament of a knee after the Bulldogs' lost to Vanderb

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Bills backup QB out 4-to-6 weeks

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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