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Minnesota Timberwolves deciding Kevin McHale's status as coach

Jun. 1, 2009
Timberwolves boss David Kahn and Kevin McHale are still deciding McHale's status as coach. Fred Hoiberg and the rest of the evaluators in Minnesota's front office are furiously planning for the draft, without a guarantee Kahn will keep them beyond that.
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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