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Obama vs. Clinton First lady Michelle Obama is taking on former President Clinton at the Grammys for the best spoken word album. Obama is nominated for her book about the White House garden and Clinton is nominated for his book "Back to Work."

Image credit: Crown|Knopf

30,000 Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, 34, scored his 30,000th point Wednesday night, making him the youngest player to ever reach that milestone. Bryant is in good company, only NBA legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain have surpassed 30,000 points. The five-time NBA champion scored his first point in 1996 at the age of 18.