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Pneumonia earns Texas Rangers' Frank Francisco 3rd DL trip

Jul. 20, 2009
The Texas Rangers are again without closer Frank Francisco.
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Francisco pleads not guilty

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Texas reliever Frank Francisco pled not guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge resulting from his throwing a chair into a group of fans.

Charge against Francisco reduced

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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