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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Garza plunked Mark Teixeira on purpose

Jul. 30, 2009
Rays pitcher Matt Garza said he hit Mark Teixeira as payback for Evan Longoria getting plunked.
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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