Nerd sports rule

The National Spelling Bee returns today for the 78th year, and ESPN has your live hook-up. Alabama's champion is back for a second straight year, and she survived the fifth round a few minutes ago by nailing "daguerreotypes." Due to a quirk in the qualifying procedures, Alabama only gets one representative each year, while most other states get multiple spellers. It's not fair, but hey, neither is life.

Also, I never realized students from foreign countries not only get to enter but also have won before.