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Sources: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions agree to $41.7M, six-year deal

Apr. 25, 2009
The Lions reached an agreement Friday night with Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford to make him the first pick in the NFL draft.
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COL FB: Georgia 24, Michigan State 12

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Matt Stafford's three touchdown passes Thursday led 15th-ranked Georgia to a 24-12 victory over the No. 18 Michigan State at the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.

COL FB: Georgia 52, LSU 38

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Matthew Stafford passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another TD Saturday in ninth-ranked Georgia's 52-38 win over 11th-ranked LSU.

COL FB: Georgia 26, Tennessee 14

ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Matthew Stafford passed for 309 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions Saturday to lead the 10th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs to a 26-14 win over Tennessee.

COL FB: Georgia 45, Georgia Southern 21

ATHENS, Ga., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Knowshon Moreno rushed for three touchdowns and Matthew Stafford passed for two Saturday to lead top-ranked Georgia to a 45-21 victory over Georgia Southern.

COL FB: Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17

ATLANTA, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Thomas Brown ran for 139 yards and a touchdown Saturday to lead the seventh-ranked Georgia Bulldogs to a 31-17 win over Georgia Tech.

COL FB: Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (OT)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Mikey Henderson's 25-yard touchdown reception gave 21st-ranked Georgia a 26-23 overtime victory Saturday night over 20th-ranked Alabama.

COL FB: Georgia 45, W. Carolina 16

ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Matthew Stafford threw for 174 yards and two scores Saturday, and Knowshon Moreno ran for 94 yards and a score as No. 25 Georgia whipped Western Carolina 45-16.

COL FB: Georgia 15, Georgia Tech 12

ATHENS, Ga., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Matthew Stafford threw a touchdown pass to Mohamed Massaquoi with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter Saturday as Georgia beat 16th-ranked Georgia Tech, 15-12.

COL FB: Georgia 34, UAB 0

ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Quarterback Matthew Stafford and running back Kregg Lumpkin ran for touchdowns as No. 9 Georgia beat UAB, 34-0, for its second straight shutout.
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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