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Yao to Miss Remainder Of Playoffs With Broken Foot

May. 10, 2009
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs with a broken left foot, the team said on Saturday.
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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