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NBA Finals capsule

Jun. 4, 2009
THE SKINNY: Life in the NBA is all about matchups, and both teams have some serious problems. The Lakers can throw a lot of size at Dwight Howard - Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, even DJ Mbenga - but none of them can keep him out of the low post or prevent him from...
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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