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Red Sox 4, Rays 2: Red Sox Win to Force A.L.C.S. Game 7

Oct. 19, 2008
The resilient Red Sox avoided elimination once again by stifling the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the A.L.C.S. at Tropicana Field.
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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