With no live sports to broadcast, ESPN is resorting to airing a seven-hour marathon of years-old spelling bees on Sunday. Starting with the 1997 final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the show will also include the 2004 and the 2008 finals. The 2008 event famously featured 13-year old Sameer Mishra of Lafayette, Indiana, winning after correctly spelling the word “guerdon.” The spelling bee...
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