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RAIDERS / Defense finds its leader

May. 10, 2009
Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha looked at quarterback JaMarcus Russell and asked the most incredulous of questions. "You coming at me? You coming at me?" Asomugha turned his attention to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, treating the No. 7 overall draft...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler