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Oakland A's release Jason Giambi amid disabled list stay, .193 batting average

Aug. 7, 2009
The Athletics have released struggling Jason Giambi, cutting short the slugger's second stint with his first major league club.
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No disciplinary action for Jason Giambi

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball won't take disciplinary action against New York Yankee Jason Giambi, who has hinted at using performance-enhancing substances.

Giambi meets Mitchell in steroid probe

NEW YORK, July 13 (UPI) -- New York Yankees designated hitter Jason Giambi Friday met with former Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, as part of an inquiry into steroid use in baseball.

Giambi faces a deadline on steroids issue

NEW YORK, June 20 (UPI) -- Jason Giambi has until Thursday to make a decision about when to face a committee investigating the steroids issue.

Jason Giambi may face suspension

NEW YORK, June 14 (UPI) -- A high ranking Major League Baseball official told USA Today that New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi may be headed toward a suspension.

Yankee slugger Giambi has benign tumor

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The New York Daily News reports that Yankee first baseman Jason Giambi has been getting steroid treatment for a benign tumor in his pituitary.

Giambi hopes to return this season

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi, recently diagnosed with a benign tumor, said Wednesday he hopes to return to play before the end of the season.

Giambi on DL with benign tumor

NEW YORK, July 30 (UPI) -- New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi was placed on the disabled list Friday with what doctors said was a benign tumor.

Jason Giambi has knee surgery

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Veteran first baseman Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees underwent successful surgery on his left knee on Tuesday.
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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