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Williams' outburst leads to U.S. Open ouster

Sep. 13, 2009
Top-seeded Serena Williams was eliminated from the U.S. Open in controversial fashion Saturday night on a rare point penalty on match point for a code violation.
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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