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* October 6, 2017: Per the [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-baseball-manager-who-cant-get-enough-scrabble-1507293022/the Wall Street Journal], Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is an avid SCRABBLE player on his iPad. NASPA co-president [[Chris Cree]] issues a challenge to Terry.
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* September 25, 2017: [http://www.skidmore.edu/news/2017/0925_oconnor_matthew.php/ Skidmore College] interviews Junior World SCRABBLE champion Matthew O'Connor '20.
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*  [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2017_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship 2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship]
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** September 2, 2017: Division 3 player Mark Abadi reports on the words played at the NASC in [http://www.businessinsider.com/crazy-scrabble-words-2017-8/#atemoya-1/ Business Insider].
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** September 2, 2017: The [http://alumni.dailytarheel.com/qa-with-scrabble-king-mark-abadi/ Daily Tarheel] interviews Division 3 player and University of North Carolina alum Mark Abadi.
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** August 25, 2017: The [http://concord.wickedlocal.com/news/20170825/concord-is-home-to-national-scrabble-champion Concord (MA) Journal] profiles NASC Division 3 winner Jack Peters.
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** August 20, 2017: Division 3 player Mark Abadi provides an account of the NASC in [http://www.businessinsider.com/scrabble-tournament-championship-2017-8/ Business Insider].
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** August 14, 2017: [http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2017/august/scrabble-peters-profile.html/ Brandeis Now] interviews Division 3 champion and Brandeis student Jack Peters.
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** August 5, 2017: [http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lititz-man-s-love-of-words-pays-off-with-top/article_15aa3b8a-795e-11e7-ac8d-5335315cf685.html Lancaster (PA) Online] reports on local resident [[Will Anderson]]'s win at NASC.
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** August 1, 2017: Word Freak author [[Stefan Fatsis]] interviews 2017 NASC champion [[Will Anderson]] and runner-up [[Mack Meller]] about NASC and reviews one of their matches on [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/gaming/2017/08/a_breakdown_of_the_best_game_at_the_north_american_scrabble_championship.html Slate].
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** July 31, 2017: Word Freak author [[Stefan Fatsis]] interviews 2017 NASC champion [[Will Anderson]] on the Slate podcast [http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/hang_up_and_listen/2017/07/girls_in_baseball_sneakers_and_scrabble_on_hang_up_and_listen.html Hang Up and Listen].
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* Youth SCRABBLE - Coverage of Ian Whitehurst and Kevin Zeng being named as the top Elementary School team.
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** August 28, 2017: [http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/93427/farmingville-student-becomes-scrabble-champion/ Ridgefield Press]
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** August 12, 2017: [http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Ridgefield-10-year-old-is-North-America-s-top-11746165.php/ Danbury News Times]
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** August 7, 2017: [http://news.hamlethub.com/ridgefield/neighbors/57032-10-year-old-ridgefield-boy-wins-national-scrabble-championship/ Ridgefield Hamlet Hub]
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** August 4, 2017: [http://www.theridgefieldpress.com/92531/ridgefield-student-named-nations-top-elementary-school-scrabble-player/ Ridgefield Press]
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* July 7, 2017: Joshua Zinn from the radio program [http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2017/07/07/220425/inside-the-world-of-competitive-scrabble-playing-in-houston/ Houston Matters] interviews Robin Lewis of Houston (TX) NASPA Club #359.
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* June 14, 2017: The [https://www.theet.com/westonnews/news/kaia-does-more-than-check-out-books-as-a-librarian/article_e74742c2-ebe9-562f-b480-25a1b70d798e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share/ Weston (WV) News] profiles Kaia - Peace Corps volunteer, librarian, and SCRABBLE player.
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* May 21, 2017: The [http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2017/05/21/a-war-of-words-at-niagara-tournament/ Welland Tribune] interviews [[Chris Lipe]], youth player Tyler Lee, and director [[Sue Tremblay]] at the 3rd Niagara Falls (ON) International Open.
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* March 29, 2017: The [http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/scrabble-event-to-benefit-dacc-program/article_dd7a60b0-d1ca-5b75-9f92-254cec39da40.html/ Commercial-News] previews the 12th annual SCRABBLE for Literacy tournament in Danville (IL).
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* March 23, 2017: The [http://tinyurl.com/orlando20/ Orlando Sentinel] profiles [http://www.orlandoscrabble.com/ Casselberry/Orlando (FL) NASPA Club #438] on its 20th anniversary.
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* Toronto (ON) School SCRABBLE Championship
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**March 26, 2017: [http://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/how-a-canadian-crossword-game-may-have-inspired-the-invention-of-scrabble-1.3341636/ CTV News] covers the Toronto Championship as well as a School SCRABBLE competition in Edmonton (AB).
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**March 23, 2017: [http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1085297/ CTV Toronto] covers the 9th annual Toronto (ON)School SCRABBLE Championship.
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* January 30, 2017: The [http://www.philly.com/philly/living/412007105.html Philadelphia Inquirer] reveals the impact that a Marian Anderson concert had on  Philly SCRABBLE legend [[Matt Hopkins]] as a child.
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* January 22, 2017: [http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2017/01/22/cornwall-scrabble-tourney-where-words-are-a-weapon/ Coverage of the 7th annual Ottawa-Montreal Scrabble Challenge]
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* September 30, 2016: [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/serious-scrabble-weekend-1.3785783/ CBC] covers Shediac (NB) tournament.
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2016_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship 2016 North American SCRABBLE Championship]
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2016_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship 2016 North American SCRABBLE Championship]
 
** August 12, 2016: [http://www.goupstate.com/article/20160812/ARTICLES/160819902/ Spartanburg Herald Journal] interviews [[David Gibson]].
 
** August 12, 2016: [http://www.goupstate.com/article/20160812/ARTICLES/160819902/ Spartanburg Herald Journal] interviews [[David Gibson]].
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* July 17, 2016: [http://www.wral.com/love-scrabble-all-ages-experiences-invited-to-durham-tournament/15850988/ KRAL] interviewed tournament director David Klionsky about the Robb Griffith Memorial tournament scheduled for July 23rd in Durham (NC).
 
* July 17, 2016: [http://www.wral.com/love-scrabble-all-ages-experiences-invited-to-durham-tournament/15850988/ KRAL] interviewed tournament director David Klionsky about the Robb Griffith Memorial tournament scheduled for July 23rd in Durham (NC).
 
* July 1, 2016: [http://jg-tc.com/two-seek-to-break-scrabble-guinness-world-record/article_f4fc6abf-5931-57b6-a392-93d085bb1689.html/ JG-TC] reports on attempt of [[Marty Gabriel]] and Scott Garner to break Guiness SCRABBLE record.
 
* July 1, 2016: [http://jg-tc.com/two-seek-to-break-scrabble-guinness-world-record/article_f4fc6abf-5931-57b6-a392-93d085bb1689.html/ JG-TC] reports on attempt of [[Marty Gabriel]] and Scott Garner to break Guiness SCRABBLE record.
 
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* June 8, 2016: [http://globalnews.ca/news/2749684/shediac-to-host-1st-atlantic-international-scrabble-tournament/ Global News] reports on Shediac (NB) tournament scheduled to celebrate 90th anniversary of 1st crossword game invented by local resident Edward MacDonald.
 
* June 8, 2016: [http://globalnews.ca/news/2749684/shediac-to-host-1st-atlantic-international-scrabble-tournament/ Global News] reports on Shediac (NB) tournament scheduled to celebrate 90th anniversary of 1st crossword game invented by local resident Edward MacDonald.
 
* June 6, 2016: [[John Robertson]] and [[Andy Saunders]], authors of ''A's Bad As It Gets'', cited in [http://www.si.com/ Sports Illustrated] article on 1916 Philadelphia Athletics.
 
* June 6, 2016: [[John Robertson]] and [[Andy Saunders]], authors of ''A's Bad As It Gets'', cited in [http://www.si.com/ Sports Illustrated] article on 1916 Philadelphia Athletics.

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