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Welcome to Oakland, Mr. Kessler

sfgate.com
Nov. 20, 2009
Andre Ward (20-0), right, takes on WBA champion Mikkel Kessler (42-1) tonight in his hometown of Oakland, after they got some staring in at Friday's weigh-in. "I feel like the quiet storm right now," Ward said. "I'm ready to explode. I've been preparing for...
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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