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Shooting Victim Landry Shines For Rockets In Bench Role

May. 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seven weeks after being shot in the leg following a car accident, Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry celebrated a career playoff-high 21 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
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Houston Rockets' Carl Landry shot in leg

Houston Rockets' Carl Landry shot in leg

HOUSTON, March 17 (UPI) -- Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry was shot in the leg early Tuesday and will miss at least a week of the NBA schedule, the team said.

NBA: Houston 107, Toronto 97

HOUSTON, March 4 (UPI) -- Luis Scola had 20 points and 16 rebounds Tuesday in the Houston Rockets' 107-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

NBA: Houston 94, Utah 92

SALT LAKE CITY, April 25 (UPI) -- Carl Landry blocked a potential game-winning shot with two-tenths of a second left Thursday and the Houston Rockets escaped with a 94-92 playoff win over Utah.

NBA: Houston 109, Golden State 106

OAKLAND, Calif., March 22 (UPI) -- Luther Head made two free throws with two seconds left Friday to get the Houston Rockets back on track with a 109-106 victory over Golden State.

NBA: Houston 116, Memphis 95

HOUSTON, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady scored 25 points Friday in carrying the Houston Rockets to their 14th consecutive victory, 116-95 over Memphis.

NBA: Houston 106, Indiana 103

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Shane Battier made two free throws with eight seconds left Friday and the Houston Rockets survived a last-second miss by Mike Dunleavy to down Indiana 106-103.

Actress Ali Landry weds in Mexico

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico, April 10 (UPI) -- Screen actress Ali Landry has married film director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Abducted oil worker health cause for alarm

ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Relatives of a U.S. oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria say they are worried about his well-being because of previous health problems.

Landry's to buy Golden Nugget

HOUSTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Landry's Restaurants announced Friday that it has reached a deal to buy the Golden Nugget, the biggest casino hotel in downtown Las Vegas.

Landry, Lopez to divorce after six weeks

LOS ANGELES, June 14 (UPI) -- Model and TV hostess Ali Landry has reportedly taken steps in Los Angeles to end her six-week marriage to actor Mario Lopez.
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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