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With Risky Steal, Ellsbury Shows Mix of Precision and Speed

Apr. 27, 2009
With one blitz of roughly four seconds, Jacoby Ellsbury captivated the Red Sox fans and made two Yankees look stale.
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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