Ben Nuckols
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Top spellers prepare to crown national champion, from home
The SpellPundit bee, with spellers competing from their homes over Zoom, concludes Thursday night, the same time the Scripps winner would have been decided. → Read More
Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee
The upstart ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble running an efficient, and sufficiently challenging, competition. Replicating the drama of the ESPN-televised national finals wasn't quite as easy. In a video grab provided by SpellPundit, Navneeth Murali competes in the SpellPundit Online National… → Read More
Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee
The upstart ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble running an efficient, and sufficiently challenging, competition. Replicating the drama of the ESPN-televised national finals wasn’t quite as easy. Thursday night’s winner, Navneeth Murali, was no surprise. The 14-year-old eighth-grader from […] → Read More
Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee
Navneeth Murali is the winner of the closest thing to a national spelling bee in this pandemic-disrupted year. → Read More
Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee
The upstart ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble running an efficient, and sufficiently challenging, → Read More
Top spellers prepare to crown national champion, from home
The SpellPundit bee, with spellers competing from their homes over Zoom, concludes Thursday night, the same time the Scripps winner would have been decided. → Read More
Top spellers prepare to crown national champion, from home
The SpellPundit bee, with spellers competing from their homes over Zoom, concludes Thursday night, the same time the Scripps winner would have been decided. → Read More
Top spellers prepare to crown national champion, from home
The SpellPundit bee, with spellers competing from their homes over Zoom, concludes Thursday night, the same time the Scripps winner would have been decided. → Read More
Top spellers prepare to crown national champion, from home
Like dozens of other veteran spellers in their final year of eligibility, Anson Cook had big plans for this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was canceled because of the → Read More
With national spelling bee canceled, spellers prepare to crown champion from home
Like dozens of other veteran spellers in their final year of eligibility, Anson Cook had big plans for this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. FILE - In this May 31, 2019 file photos, eight co-champions celebrate after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) → Read More
Power Five spend big on lobbying Congress
The Power Five conferences spent $350,000 on lobbying in the first three months of 2020, more than they had previously spent in any full year, as part of a coordinated → Read More
AP Exclusive: Power Five spend big on lobbying Congress
The Power Five conferences spent $350,000 on lobbying in the first three months of 2020, more than they had previously spent in any full year, as part of a coordinated → Read More
‘Bull Durham’ became a classic by avoiding clichés
“Bull Durham” finished tied for second in the AP Sports Writers’ poll of the best sports movies in part because writer-director Ron Shelton brought his personal experiences to the screen → Read More
With spelling bee canceled, ex-spellers launch their own bee
With this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee launched by two Texas teenagers is offering a consolation prize of sorts, with competitors nationwide including many of the kids who were considered favorites for the Scripps title. → Read More
With spelling bee canceled, ex-spellers launch their own bee
With this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee launched by two Texas teenagers is offering a consolation prize of sorts, with → Read More
With spelling bee canceled, ex-spellers launch their own bee
WASHINGTON (AP) - With this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee launched by two Texas teenagers is offering a consolation prize of sorts, with competitors nationwide including many of the kids who were considered favorites for the Scripps title. → Read More
National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since 1945
There will be no fidgeting at the National Spelling Bee microphone, no banter with pronouncer Jacques Bailly, no pointed questions about definitions or languages of origin, no dreaded bell that → Read More
National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since 1945
This year's Scripps National Spelling Bee has been canceled after organizers concluded there was “no clear path to safely set a new date in 2020” because of the coronavirus pandemic → Read More
McDonald’s to offer free meals to first responders
McDonalds announced Tuesday it will be giving Thank You Meals to those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since 1945
There will be no fidgeting at the National Spelling Bee microphone, no banter with pronouncer Jacques Bailly, no pointed questions about definitions or languages of origin, no dreaded bell that signals a misspelled word. This year's Scripps National Spelling Bee was canceled Tuesday, the latest beloved public event to be scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bee will return next… → Read More