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Potential 'limitless' for Raiders' rookie Heyward-Bey

May. 8, 2009
Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey is an unpolished work. He didn't catch passes with consistency in college and his route running needs work. His stats were nothing compared to draft peers Michael Crabtree or Percy Harvin, and another year of college...
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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