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Rockies fall but keep 5 1/2 game wild-card lead

Sep. 13, 2009
Pinch-hitter Nick Hundley drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat NL wild-card leader Colorado 3-2 on Saturday night, snapping the Rockies' eight-game winning streak.
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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