Addition of MLB player names expected to wreak havoc at National Spelling Bee

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Addition of MLB player names expected to wreak havoc at National Spelling Bee
With Leather - The official sports gossip blog ... found this 5/30/2008 on thesportshernia.typepad.com [flag]
The 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee won't be without a twist this afternoon as a late wrinkle to the rules will have the accomplished young spellers preparing to rattle off some of the elaborate last names of today's professional baseball... [link]

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ST. ANDREW'S NET: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN?
Published 5/30/2008 at With Leather - The official sports gossip blog for attractive people
Saint Andrew's Net is With Leather's daily link dump, compiled solely for readers and with no regard for bloggers who whore their links around. Spelling bee mania is on! Spell obscure NBA names or lengthy, unusual MLB names! Good thing hockey players all have simple, recognizable names. Residents of Canadia will be required to answer math question unaided by moose if they are to win the State Farm Call Your Shot contest, Lion In Oil points out. Laughing Squid has a clip from an unsettling Spanish ...

Hot Clicks: SI.com's Cheerleader of the Week is a Hurricane
Published 5/30/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... Herc is talking about. And here's a piece on a potential problem for the Spelling Bee. Oh, and even more good news on the Andrews front. Next week, ...

Spelling Madness!
Published 5/30/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... to Sports to make the viewing audience interested. She seriously compared the Dr. Jacques Bailly to a pitcher throwing a no-hitter after nine people in a row got the word wrong. Good stuff. The current word is xerach, and I'm currently praying for some kid to pass out either at the mic or when EA interviews them. Until that happens please be trying your hands at spelling obscure NBA or MLB names! 1st Annual Ball Don't Lie NBA Spelling Bee (Ball Don't Lie) Addition of MLB player names expected to wreak havoc at National Spelling Bee (The Sports ...

Morning Constitutional: Red's Flopping Lessons
Published 5/30/2008 at The Sporting Blog
Addition of MLB player names ... | The Sports Hernia Yeah, those smart little nerds can spell "biedermeier," but what about "Mientkiewicz"? ...

PM Roundup: Beasley Speaks, Kids Spell and Jerks Get Out The Vote
Published 5/30/2008 by Cousins of Ron Mexico at The Big Lead
... No way! (Major League Jerk) Photographers snapped some pictures of an un-contacted Amazonian tribe - Kind of cool for us to see, kind of terrifying for those being seen. (Yahoo! News) Michael Beasley is still a kid. What do you want from him!? (Fan House) Cocaine Jesus is real and He’s spectacular. *sniiiiiiiiiiff* (Fox News) Some great shows premiered in the Summer months. (EW) That’s how you spell! (The Sports Hernia) Buy Cliff Huxtable’s ...

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