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NBA draft preview: Who's it going to be?

Jun. 25, 2009
The Warriors' acquisition of point guard Acie Law hasn't altered their focus in today's NBA draft. They're still targeting power forward Jordan Hill and guard Stephen Curry as the best possible choices for a team with the No. 7 slot in the first round....
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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