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Report: O.J. Mayo handler was paid $1K by Southern California Trojans Tim Floyd

May. 13, 2009
A former confidante of O.J. Mayo reportedly said that USC coach Tim Floyd gave money to another man as reward for the player choosing the Trojans.
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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