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Sports Briefing | Baseball: Laird Brothers Arrested

Dec. 31, 2009
Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird and his younger brother Brandon, a Yankees infield prospect, were arrested after a brawl in the lounge area of US Airways Arena in Phoenix.
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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