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Minnesota Vikings CB Antoine Winfield '85 percent' to play Sunday

Nov. 18, 2009
Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield says he has an 85 percent chance of playing this week.
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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