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Minnesota Twins send slumping second baseman Alexi Casilla to minors, call up Matt Tolbert

May. 6, 2009
Struggling second baseman Alexi Casilla has been sent to the minors by the Twins.
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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