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Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes leaves game with tight hamstring

May. 17, 2009
Nationals center fielder Elijah Dukes left Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies after aggravating a hamstring injury.
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MLB: Philadelphia 13, Washington 11

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 (UPI) -- Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez each hit a grand slam homer Monday to power the Philadelphia Phillies to a 13-11 win over Washington.

Report: Fine against Dukes being paid

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- A $500 team fine against Washington outfielder Elijah Dukes will be paid from a fundraiser by the Great Falls (Va.) Little League, The Washington Post said.
MLB: Philadelphia 9, Washington 8

MLB: Philadelphia 9, Washington 8

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Ryan Howard broke a tie game in the seventh with a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies went on to beat Washington 9-8.

MLB: Washington 11, LA Dodgers 2

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Elijah Dukes homered twice and knocked in four runs Thursday when the Washington Nationals trounced the LA Dodgers, 11-2, completing a three-game sweep.

MLB: Washington 5, Cincinnati 2

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Jesus Flores and Elijah Dukes both drove in two runs to stake Washington to an early lead Friday and the Nationals held on to defeat Cincinnati 5-2.

Nationals' Cordero, Dukes set for surgery

WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- Washington Nationals relief pitcher Chad Cordero and outfielder Elijah Dukes are scheduled to have surgery this week.

MLB: Wash. 10, St. Louis 9 (Gm. 2, 10 inn)

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Elijah Dukes hit a two-run homer in the 10th Thursday, rallying Washington to a 10-9 decision over St. Louis in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.

Tampa Bay's Dukes named in paternity case

TAMPA, Fla., June 13 (UPI) -- Tampa Devil Rays team officials are not commenting on a teenaged girl's claim that she is carrying a child fathered by troubled rookie outfielder Elijah Dukes. Police say the girl turned 18 in April after leaving the West Tampa foster home of a relative o

MLB: Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 30 (UPI) -- James Shields threw the second complete game of his career Wednesday and remained unbeaten for the year as Tampa Bay downed Detroit 5-3.

Devil Rays' star allegedly terrorized wife

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 23 (UPI) -- The wife of Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes has accused the rookie standout of threatening to kill her and her children.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler