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NOTES / Defensive standouts out for year

Oct. 19, 2009
Three key defensive players were lost for the season during Sunday's games: Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins, Falcons cornerback Brian Williams and Bengals end Antwan Odom. Jenkins was placed on injured reserve Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in...
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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