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Pau Gasol of Los Angeles Lakers has surgery after hurting left hand during practice with Spain

Aug. 11, 2009
Lakers center Pau Gasol had surgery on a damaged finger ligament in his left hand and will be out of action for 20 days, the Spanish basketball federation said Tuesday.
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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