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Roundup: Sabbatini Wins Byron Nelson After His Birdie on No. 16 Blunts a Late Charge

May. 24, 2009
Sabbatini shot a six-under 64 to finish with a tournament-record total of 19-under 261. It was his fifth PGA Tour victory.
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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