• Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
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    Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes

    May 26, 2026 - By 

    This year’s champion will be the 111th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an eight-way tie in 2019. WASHINGTON — The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition begins Tuesday and concludes Thursday night. The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send their champions to Washington. After a long run at a convention center in suburban Maryland, the bee returns to the nation’s capital…

  • WATCH: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. narrates tribute video for rival-turned-friend Kyle Busch
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    WATCH: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. narrates tribute video for rival-turned-friend Kyle Busch

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    “As he evolved, the boos gave way to cheers and rivalries turned into friendships,” Earnhardt says in the nearly four-minute video produced by Amazon Prime. WASHINGTON — Dale Earnhardt Jr. paid tribute to his rival-turned-friend over the weekend, narrating a nearly 4-minute video about Kyle Busch for Amazon Prime. The streaming service released the video tribute Sunday night, just four days after Busch’s sudden death at the age of 41. Amazon Prime has been broadcasting NASCAR races since last year, with Earnhardt serving as one of two color commentators. The video titled “Dale Jr. remembers his friend Kyle” begins with…