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Petit, Athletics rally past Mariners in final innings

May. 3, 2009
Gregorio Petit capped a three-hit night with a two-out single that scored Bobby Crosby from second in the ninth and the Oakland Athletics rallied with runs in the final two innings for a 3-2 victory over Seattle on Saturday night.
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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