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San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton, left, Patrick Marleau, center, and Benn Ferriero leave the bench after losing 7-3 to the Vancouver Canucks during game 2 of the NHL Western Conference Final Stanley Cup playoff hockey series in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Wednesday May 18, 2011. (AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
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NBA Playoffs: Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) looks down during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Chicago. Miami won 85-75. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman, left, argues with first base umpire Phil Cuzzi during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Citi Field in New York. The Nationals lost the game 1-0. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Preakness: Animal Kingdom is ridden by David Nava as he takes a trot inside a cool stable at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md. The Kentucky Derby winner is a 2-1 favorite to win the Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday. A victory would position the thoroughbred to make a run at the Triple Crown, which hasn't been won since Affirmed did it in 1978. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)
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MATT RILEY/UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Matt White scored in sudden death overtime to give Virginia a 13-12 win over Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA tournament last Sunday.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Matt White has stepped up his play at midfield, a position that has plagued Virginia in recent weeks. The Cavaliers face Cornelll in the NCAA quarterfinals Saturday.
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DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, shown here talking to reporters outside the federal courthouse after a hearing in April, made a graduation speech at the University of Maryland that compared the players' lockout fight against the owners to the detractors the students will face in their future.
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The U.S. Navy Band plays prior to the Sailor of the Year 2010 ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 19, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Andy Roddick, of the United States, returns a shot to fellow countryman James Blake during a BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament match in Indian Wells, Calif, that took place in the middle of March. Earlier this month, for the first time in more than 35 years of computerized rankings, no player from the U.S. appeared in the ATP or WTA top 10. Plus, the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles title was Roddick, at the 2003 U.S. Open - 29 major tournaments ago. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
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A Libyan rebel fighter pours a cup of tea at the last checkpoint that allows the presence of reporters before the front line in Ajdabiya, Libya, on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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New York Mets' Justin Turner, left, and Jose Reyes talk before the top of the eighth inning as the grounds crew tries to dry the field a bit during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The Mets won 3-0. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)
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Vancouver Canucks' Aaron Rome, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Alex Burrows, left, and Christian Ehrhoff, of Germany, against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference finals, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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New York Mets' Justin Turner laughs with teammates in the dugout in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Turner hit two doubles in the game and the Mets won 3-0. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)
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Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) dunks over Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer, left, and center Joakim Noah during the first quarter of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charlie Arbogast)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki made an NBA playoff-record 24 consecutive free throws in a 121-112 win over Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday. His 48 points were the most this postseason. Durant scored 40 points in the opener, but was overshadowed by Nowitzki and was held back by Westbrook's woes.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Center fielder Rick Ankiel had given the Nationals sound defensive play before his wrist injury, but Washington needs more from him at the plate than his .221 average.
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This Oct. 24, 2010, file photo shows Washington Redskins quarterbacks Donovan McNabb, right, John Beck, center, and Rex Grossman during warmups before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, in Chicago. With McNabb expected to be released, the No. 1 quarterback position has a very familiar chaotic feel. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki made an NBA playoff-record 24 consecutive free throws in a 121-112 win over Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday. His 48 points were the most this postseason.
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This April 10, 2011, file photo shows Rory McIlroy wiping his forehead after his final round of the Masters golf tournament, in Augusta, Ga. With the Masters meltdown firmly behind him, a reinvigorated Rory McIlroy intends to adopt a bullish approach as he bids to win his first tournament in 2011. The 21-year-old Northern Irishman went into the final round at Augusta National last month with a four-stroke lead, but hopes of landing his first major were dashed after shooting an 8-over 80 in a dramatic collapse to drop to 15th. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
