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NHL preview: Red Wings still favored in league of changes

Oct. 4, 2008
Now that the Detroit Red Wings have wrapped their octopus tentacles around the Stanley Cup, don't expect the 11-time champions to let it go anytime soon. Marian Hossa and the Pittsburgh Penguins gave it their best shot last spring before falling short in the...
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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