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TENNIS / Stars simply looking for a little love from the fans

Jul. 22, 2009
A new ad for the U.S. Tennis Association features Venus Williams, who is currently ranked third on the women's tour, one spot below her sister Serena. "It's tough out there on tour; it's a grind," Venus Williams says. "As the weeks and the days pass by, you'...
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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