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Walker surprised Raiders with news of surgery

May. 8, 2009
Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker had knee surgery sometime last month. A few days ago, he finally let team officials in on the secret. That explains why Walker is not practicing at the team's mandatory minicamp, which started Friday with two-a-days. He won'...
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler