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Report: Goodell to Expand Concussion Restrictions

Nov. 29, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly will expand restrictions on returning to games for players who sustain head trauma.
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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