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Zimmerman extends hit streak to 27 in Nats win

May. 9, 2009
Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a home run in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals won their third straight, all on the road, 2-1 over the fading Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler