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Yao Undergoes Tests, Will Be Re-evaluated Sunday

May. 9, 2009
HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston center Yao Ming has undergone tests on his sprained left ankle and will be re-evaluated before the Rockets' playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
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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