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Philadelphia Sixers F Marreese Speights is out with knee ligament tear

Nov. 15, 2009
Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights will miss six to eight weeks with a left knee injury.
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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