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Ohio State AD to lead men's hoops committee

Jun. 30, 2009
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has been appointed chairman of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee for 2010-11. The NCAA made the announcement Tuesday. Smith will succeed UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero, who will be chair for the upcoming...
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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