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World Baseball Classic: 9th-Inning Hit by Wright Lets U.S. Advance

Mar. 18, 2009
David Wright looped a two-run single into right field to end a three-run inning and lift the United States to a 6-5 victory over Puerto Rico.
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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