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N.B.A. Roundup: From Bad to Worse as Spurs Lose Parker, Then Game to Heat

Nov. 8, 2008
Tony Parker sprained his left ankle and could be out two weeks, and the visiting Miami Heat took advantage of his absence to beat the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.
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Spurs lose Tony Parker four weeks

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SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The San Antonio Spurs will be without point guard Tony Parker at least four weeks because of a badly sprained left ankle.

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch