Scripps

WASHINGTON - Spelling 'juvia' and 'stromuhr' correctly, Indian American Anamika Veeramani has won the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee crown to retain the honour for the 'desis' for the third year in a row.

WASHINGTON - Who says Cleveland can't win a championship? The long-suffering sports city - which can't seem to win a trophy on a court or a field - captured one in a hotel ballroom Friday night when 14-year-old Anamika Veeramani took first prize at the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee.