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Roundup: Not a No-Hitter, but Verlander Beats Brewers

Jun. 21, 2009
Any thoughts of a repeat no-hitter for Justin Verlander left the park along with the first-inning home run he gave up to Casey McGehee.
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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