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Wizards win in Saunders' first game vs. Pistons

Oct. 13, 2009
Flip Saunders faced the Pistons for the first time since being fired by the team he led to the Eastern Conference finals three straight seasons.
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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