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Trail Blazers Avoid Elimination With Rockets Win

Apr. 29, 2009
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The Portland Trail Blazers kept alive their playoff hopes with an 88-77 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game Five of their Western Conference series on Tuesday.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler