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Reports: Sean Miller rejects, then accepts Arizona job

Apr. 6, 2009
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Sean Miller is leaving Xavier to coach the Wildcats, one day after meeting with Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood and rejecting the school's offer late Sunday night.
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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