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Singletary wants 49ers to be ticketed for success

Oct. 22, 2008
At the end of his first day of practice in charge of the 49ers, interim head coach Mike Singletary could be heard, in rising octaves from about 100 yards away, yelling at his players, "I need tickets! I need tickets!" Was Singletary badgering his players for...
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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