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This May 29, 1959, file photo shows Harmon Killebrew, of the Washington Senators, shaking hands with President Dwight D. Eisenhower before the start of a baseball game against Boston, in Washington. At center is Calvin Griffith, president of the Senators. Hall of Famer Killebrew, known for his tape-measure home runs, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges, File)
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Washington Nationals pitcher John Lannan throws the ball during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park on Monday, May 16, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Rick Welts, 58, president and CEO of the Phoenix Suns, is the first high-ranking executive in a men's major team sport to publicly disclose his homosexuality.
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Nationals reliever Cole Kimball had a strikeout in each of his first two major league appearances, one-inning stints against Florida on Saturday and Sunday.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Animal Kingdom trainer Graham Motion (right) celebrated with jockey John Velazquez after winning the Kentucky Derby on May 7. Animal Kingdom will go for his second win of the Triple Crown in the Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday.
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Matt Dolente 's .672 faceoff winning percentage for Johns Hopkins leads the country. He won 13 of 20 draws in the Blue Jays' 12-5 first-round victory over Hofstra on Saturday.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Alec Baldwin (left) and John Krasinski throw some wild pitches in defending the honor of their beloved New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, respectively, in a TV commercial.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS D.C. United midfielder Chris Pontius, seen here battling Seattle's Patrick Ianni in a May 4 contest, scored United's lone goal Saturday during a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids. Pontius has notched three goals this season after scoring two during his injury-plagued 2010 campaign.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant celebrates after slamming home a dunk over Memphis forward Zach Randolph. Durant scored 39 points as the Thunder advanced to the Westernn Conference finals with a 105-90 win.
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Washington guard Maurice Evans, vice president of the players association, says he's encouraged by the ongoing discussions between the owners and the players.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Toronto's Jose Bautista is batting .415 with 13 home runs and 21 RBI over his past 19 games. He led the major leagues in homers last season with 54.
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Steve Waterman, author and former Navy underwater photographer, is one of an elite few who track down people who falsely claim they are U.S. Navy SEALS. (Associated Press
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Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell hits from the sand onto the 11th green during the rain-delayed third round of the Players Championship golf tournament on Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Severe thunderstorms delayed the completion of the third round Saturday. (AP Photo/Lynne Slakdy)
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Livan Hernandez, foreground, gives up a solo home run to Florida Marlins' Mike Stanton, top, during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 14, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Florida Marlins' Omar Infante, center, scores the winning run on a double by teammate Greg Dobbs as Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, right, and Florida Marlins' Chris Coghlan (8) look on during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 13, 2011, in Washington. The Marlins won 6-5. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2010, file photo, Philadelphia Flyers' Jody Shelley, left, and New York Rangers' Derek Boogaard fight during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia. Boogaard, at age 28, died on Friday. Boogaard signed with the Rangers as a free agent in July,2010 appearing in 22 games last season, registering one goal and one assist. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann, pictured right of relief pitcher Peter Moylan (58), is mobbed by his teammates after driving in the winning run during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Atlanta. The Braves won 6-5 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/Paul Abell)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche entered Thursday night's game batting .202. He was dropped from fourth to fifth in the lineup for the series finale at Atlanta.
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Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien instructs during practice at TD Garden in Boston Thursday, May 12, 2011 as they prepare for their NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals hockey playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning which begins Saturday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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@Subhead.frcd.22:"I don't feel a win is close, but they'll come if you continue to run competitive. I don't know where the win is going to come or if and when it will come, but we're just going to keep working really hard." @PullQuoteSig:-NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
