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Yankees 4, Mets 2: Career Milestone for Rivera and Sweep for Yanks

Jun. 29, 2009
Mariano Rivera, the player who teammate Derek Jeter says defines consistency, celebrated his 500th career save in the same matter-of-fact way that he shuts down opposing batters.
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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