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Rodriguez Relieved to Return to the Field

Feb. 19, 2009
Yankees lightning rod Alex Rodriguez refused on Wednesday to address questions about the cousin involved in his steroid use, saying he wants to focus only on baseball.
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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