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Spurs' Oberto Has Procedure for Heart Troubles

Jun. 8, 2009
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Spurs forward Fabricio Oberto has undergone a heart procedure and could resume strenuous exercise in about a month.
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Heartbeat problem sidelines Spurs' Oberto

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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- San Antonio forward Fabricio Oberto will miss at least the first two games of the season because of an irregular heartbeat, the Spurs announced Wednesday.

NBA: San Antonio 102, Denver 91

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Fabricio Oberto had 21 points and 13 rebounds for San Antonio Saturday night and the Spurs ran their home record to 13-0 with a 102-91 win over Denver.

NBA: LA Lakers 102, San Antonio 97

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 30 points and Lamar Odom had 15 points and eight rebounds Thursday night in a Los Angeles Lakers 102-97 win over San Antonio.

NBA: San Antonio 95, Atlanta 83

ATLANTA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tony Parker had 31 points and nine assists Tuesday, triggering the San Antonio Spurs' 95-83 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

NBA: San Antonio 98, Seattle 78

SEATTLE, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Tim Duncan had 18 points, 16 rebounds and six assists Sunday night as the San Antonio Spurs beat Seattle, 98-79.

NBA: San Antonio 111, Phoenix 106 (OT)

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Fabricio Oberto hit all 11 shots he took Wednesday night to help the San Antonio Spurs beat Phoenix, 111-106, in overtime.

NBA: San Antonio 86, Portland 82

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- San Antonio's Tim Duncan had 14 points and pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds, leading the visiting Spurs to an 86-82 win over Portland Wednesday night. Manu Ginobili had 22 points and Tony Parker added 20 for the Spurs, who have won five straight.

Doctors treat teen's heart with stem cells

ROYAL OAK, Mich., March 5 (UPI) -- Doctors said Wednesay they had treated a teenager who suffered a heart attack with adult stem cells -- the world's first procedure of its kind.
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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