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Yao to Miss 2009 / 10 Season After Surgery

Jul. 17, 2009
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Rockets' Chinese center Yao Ming is to undergo surgery on his foot injury and has been ruled out for the whole of next season.
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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