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Oakland DH Cust leaves game with back spasms

May. 29, 2009
Oakland Athletics designated hitter Jack Cust left Friday's opener of a doubleheader against Texas in the third inning with lower back spasms. Cust flied out in the first inning. Bobby Crosby hit for him in the third. Cust was scratched from the starting...
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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