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Greinke studying top pitchers

Aug. 30, 2009
Zack Greinke's next task after setting a Royals record for strikeouts in a single game: studying. Three days after the Kansas City right-hander struck out 15 Cleveland Indians, Greinke spent Friday night watching every move of Seattle's Felix Hernandez, a...
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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