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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Mystics general manager and coach Trudi Lacey (left) shares a moment with guard Alana Beard during media day at Verizon Center. Beard, a four-time All-Star, missed all of last season with an Achilles' tendon injury.

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) shoots and scores as Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55) tries to stop him in the third period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series in Boston Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Drew Courtney (left) and Michael Shabaz are 20-3 and enter the NCAA team championships as the No. 2 seed.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Virginia's Drew Courtney celebrated with teammate Michael Shabaz after winning the NCAA men's doubles Championship over Tennessee in Athens, Ga.

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Danny Trejo and Michael Rooker fight off zombies in Call of the Dead, part of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation pack.

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Boston Bruins center Tyler Seguin (19) is hugged by Boston Bruins right wing Nathan Horton after Seguin scored against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series in Boston Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Jeff Lim-Sharpe, of La Plata, Md., lets go of his club in frustration after an errant tee shot on the last hole during the U.S. Open local qualifying tournament at Worthington Manor Golf Club, in Urbana, Md. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

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San Jose Sharks' San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton takes part in a team practice at the UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The Sharks will play the Vancouver Canucks in game 2 of the Western Conference Stanley Cup Final in Vancouver Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

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This May 6, 2011, file photo shows Nehro at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Ky. Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro will not run in the Preakness. Nehro has endured a busy schedule this spring, and owner Ahmed Zayat says he doesn't want to risk running the horse in Saturday's second leg of the Triple Crown. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Chris Bosh scored 30 points for Miami in Game 1 against Chicago, but he didn't get much support as the Bulls rolled to a 103-82 win over the Heat.

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In this July 25, 2010, file photo, the field passes a half-full stand during the running of the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus said that tickets sales for the July Brickyard 400 have been below that of last years race. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Washington Mystics guard Alana Beard was sidelined for the 2010 season with an Achilles' tendon injury, and she's already day to day for the beginning of the 2011 season with an injury to the same left foot and ankle. Beard missed the Mystics' first game of the season and is also due to be sit out the second one in Atlanta as well. (Associated Press)

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Jeff Lim-Sharpe, of La Plata, Md., lets go of his club in frustration after an errant tee shot on the last hole during the U.S. Open local qualifying tournament at Worthington Manor Golf Club, in Urbana, Md.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Russell King of La Plata was a man on a mission while looking for his ball in a hazard area on the 17th hole. His chore was necessitated by an errant tee shot during the U.S. Open local qualifier at Worthington Manor Golf Club.

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Tournament official Randy Reed enters the scores on the leaderboard in the clubhouse, during the U.S. Open local qualifying tournament at Worthington Manor Golf Club.

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Russell King of La Plata, Md., takes a cigarette break in between holes during the U.S. Open local qualifying tournament. The U.S.. Open runs from June 16-19 at Congressional in Bethesda.

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Fans of Insane Clown Posse have been labeled a dangerous, clown-makeup-wearing cult. (Associated Press)

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Frank Picarello of Baltimore, Md., waits May 16, 2011, for an off-track betting race to start five days before the 136th running of the Preakness Stakes. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Men race walk through traffic carrying kettlebells as part of a workout designed to mirror Navy SEAL training at the SEALFIT exercise center in Encinitas, Calif. Since a SEAL team's takedown of Osama bin Laden, interest is growing in fitness programs run by former members of the elite force.

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Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa's two-run homer against Pittsburgh on Monday is his only hit in his past 22 at-bats. The rookie is batting just .196 for the season. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)