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Ohio State DE Wilson has torn ACL, out for season

Oct. 14, 2008
Ohio State junior defensive end Lawrence Wilson will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during last Saturday's win against Purdue.
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NEW YORK, April 26 (UPI) -- University of Virginia defensive end Chris Long Saturday became the second overall pick in the NFL draft at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

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Ohio State suspends TE Frost

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Florida defensive end has knee surgery

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- University of Florida defensive end Ray McDonald underwent knee surgery Monday.

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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