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Penn State coach Joe Paterno calls for Big Ten expansion

Apr. 30, 2009
Penn State coach Joe Paterno said Thursday night that he has pushed within the Big Ten Conference to expand the league to 12 teams as a method of leveling the playing field in college football.
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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