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Pitcher suspended 6 games after meltdown

May. 28, 2009
Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano was suspended six games and fined $3,000 by Major League Baseball for his meltdown during his team's 5-2 win over the Pirates on Wednesday.
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Baseball suspends Carlos Zambrano

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NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball suspended Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano for six games Thursday for his tirade during a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh.
Zambrano wins NL player of the week award

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NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Chicago pitcher Carlos Zambrano was selected the National league player of the week one day after throwing the Cubs' first no-hitter in 36 years.

MLB: Chi. Cubs 3, Cincinnati 2

CHICAGO, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Winning pitcher Carlos Zambrano hit a solo homer Thursday to help the Chicago Cubs post a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Zambrano goes pink for Mother's Day

CHICAGO, May 11 (UPI) -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano's plan to wear pink gloves and shoes in a game to celebrate Mother's Day and raise cancer awareness was rained out Sunday.

Zambrano is N.L. pitcher of the month

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Chicago Cubs right-hander Carlos Zambrano was named the National League pitcher of the month after going 5-1 in July.

San Diego 1, Chi. Cubs 0

CHICAGO, June 16 (UPI) -- Russell Branyan homered in the ninth inning Saturday after San Diego broke up Carlos Zambrano's no-hit bid in the eighth, as the Padres beat the Cubs, 1-0.

Cubs to discipline Zambrano and Barrett

CHICAGO, June 1 (UPI) -- The Chicago Cubs will discipline pitcher Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett after their tussle during Friday's 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

MLB: N.Y. Mets 6, Chi. Cubs 1

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Cliff Floyd had three hits, including his 26th home run Sunday night to help the New York Mets, beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-1 for a three-game sweep.

Baseball suspends two Cubs

NEW YORK, July 22 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball suspended Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano five games Thursday and handed teammate LaTroy Hawkins a three-day suspension.

Chi. Cubs 9, San Diego 3

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Carlos Zambrano allowed one run in six innings to win his fourth straight start Thursday in carrying the Chicago Cubs past San Diego, 9-3.
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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