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Showdown fit for the minors

sfgate.com
Sep. 17, 2009
Many of the names in Thursday night's game between the A's and the Indians appeared more suited to a Triple-A playoff showdown. Two sub-.470 clubs got to see glimpses of their future, with late-season fill-in Clayton Mortensen pitching well again for Oakland...
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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