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Paterno out of hospital two days after hip surgery

Nov. 25, 2008
Penn State coach Joe Paterno was released from the hospital two days after undergoing hip replacement surgery.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno, 81, returned home Tuesday after undergoing successful hip replacement surgery.
Paterno plans to return for 44th season

Paterno plans to return for 44th season

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Hip surgery ends Hewitt's year

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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