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Pistons lock up playoff spot for 8th straight year

Apr. 10, 2009
Will Bynum scored 20 points and Rasheed Wallace added 15 as the Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff spot with a 100-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Friday night.
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NBA: Detroit 104, Charlotte 97

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 5 (UPI) -- Will Bynum's 32 points, four rebounds and seven assists Sunday led the Detroit Pistons' 104-97 win over the Charlotte Bobcats.

NBA: Detroit 108, Los Angeles Clippers 90

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 20 (UPI) -- A career-high, 22-point effort from Will Bynum Friday helped the Detroit Pistons pull away late for a 108-90 decision over the Los Angeles Clippers.

NBA: Detroit 101, Charlotte 83

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Richard Hamilton scored 19 points Monday in the Detroit Pistons' 101-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

NBA: Detroit 95, Atlanta 68

ATLANTA, April 19 (UPI) -- The Detroit Pistons posted their 11th straight victory Tuesday when they knocked off the worst-in-the-NBA Atlanta Hawks, 95-68.

NBA: Detroit 92, Golden State 88

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 9 (UPI) -- Rasheed Wallace put Detroit in front for good with 44 seconds to play Wednesday night and the Pistons held on to down Golden State, 92-88.

NBA: Detroit 87, Houston 79

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Rasheed Wallace scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half Tuesday as the Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets, 87-79.

Rasheed stays with Pistons

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 23 (UPI) -- The NBA champion Detroit Pistons signed forward Rasheed Wallace to a multiyear contract, the team announced Friday.

NBA: Detroit 109, Milwaukee 92

MILWAUKEE, April 26 (UPI) -- Richard Hamilton scored 27 points and Rasheed Wallace added 20 and nine rebounds Monday as the Detroit Pistons beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 109-92.

NBA: Detroit 79, Indiana 61

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 4 (UPI) -- Detroit, dictating the tempo with a physical style to its liking, held Jermaine O'Neal to nine points Sunday in a 79-61 victory over Indiana.

NBA: Detroit 85, Philadelphia 69

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 14 (UPI) -- Detroit extended its NBA record for consecutive games holding opponents under 70 points to five Sunday while rolling to an 85-69 victory over Philadelphia.
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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