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Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao agree to November showdown

Jul. 20, 2009
Top Rank promotore Bob Arum completed a deal for the boxing's biggest fight of the fall: A showdown between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and welterweight titleholder Miguel Cotto.
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Mayweather records unanimous win

FRESNO, Calif., April 19 (UPI) -- Undefeated WBC lightweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. easily retained his 135-pound title Saturday night as he scored a unanimous decision over Victoriano So
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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