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New York Yankees relief pitcher Rafael Soriano delivers in the eighth inning of the Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Monday, April 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin celebrates scoring his 300th career goal Tuesday in Toronto. Ovechkin hasn't gone more than three games without a goal since mid-January. (Associated Press)
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"[Ovechkin] playing well. He's arguably the best player in the world. It's a big stage in Toronto, of course he's gonna rise. If he got a break or two, he could've had three or four," says Capitals' winger Mike Knuble.
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Carolyn Goodman led the field in Tuesday's primary to replace her husband, Oscar, as mayor of Las Vegas. She and runner-up Chris Giunchigliani, a Clark County commissioner, will face off in the June 7 general election. (Associated Press)
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Phil Mickelson (above) walks up to the ninth hole during a practice round for the Masters on Wednesday in Augusta, Ga. Tiger Woods (below) waits to hit off the 13th fairway during his practice round. (Associated Press)
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Toronto Blue Jays' Yunel Escobar hits a two-run walkoff home run during the 10th inning during a baseball game in Toronto Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 7-6. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
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What is known as the "Bird's Nest," the main venue for the 2008 Olympic Games, is a "pretend smile" to its designer, Ali Weiwei, who has been imprisoned for protesting the Chinese regime.
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Steven Spielberg withdrew his involvement in the Beijing Olympics, but activists want a bolder approach from the American cultural community.
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Texas Rangers' Nelson Cruz, center, holds his right leg as he jokes with catcher Yorvit Torrealba, right, as Ian Kinsler, left, and Josh Hamilton look on following a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners on Monday, April 4, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won 6-4. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Willie Bloomquist, left, and Chris Young celebrate scoring on Young's triple off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster, during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Chicago. Young scored on a fielding error by Alfonso Soriano. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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In this photo taken Monday, April 4, 2011, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Andrew Cashner delivers during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Chicago. Cashner and Randy Wells will be sidelined at least two weeks because of arm strains, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Retired Minnesota Vikings Hall of Fame NFL football player Carl Eller, right, arrives at the Federal Building for the NFL antitrust lockout hearing Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in St Paul, Minn. Players are asking a judge to issue a preliminary injunction on the lockout the owners imposed after talks on a new collective bargaining agreement broke off three weeks ago. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Tampa Bay Rays' Manny Ramirez reacts after striking out in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
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Connecticut guard Kemba Walker, left, cries as teammate Alex Oriakhi, center, and Jeremy Lamb, right, look up as Walker's number is added to the school's honor wall during a pep rally in Storrs, Conn., Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Connecticut beat Butler 53-41 in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament championship game in Houston on Monday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Texas A&M's Tyra White (20) celebrates after Texas A&M's 76-70 win over Notre Dame in the women's NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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In this March 18, 2011, photo, Wichita State coach Gene Stephenson walks through the dugout before an NCAA college baseball game in Wichita, Kan. Minnis didn't expect to be labeled an NCAA rulebreaker when he shared the name of his legal adviser with the Atlanta Braves and other Major League Baseball clubs. In fact, his family enlisted the adviser to stay above board. Minnis has served a 30-game suspension since February, missing half of his first college season. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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In this March 18, 2011, photo, Wichita State pitcher Albert Minnis looks down the bench at teammates before an NCAA college baseball game in Wichita, Kan. Minnis didn't expect to be labeled an NCAA rulebreaker when he shared the name of his legal adviser with the Atlanta Braves and other Major League Baseball clubs. In fact, his family enlisted the adviser to stay above board. Minnis has served a 30-game suspension since February, missing half of his first college season.(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Washington Wizards' John Wall, top, scores a slam dunk while teammate Maurice Evans, left, and Detroit Pistons' Tracy McGrady (1) and Austin Daye (5) look on during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Wizards won 107-105. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Washington Wizards' John Wall, top, scores a slam dunk while teammate Maurice Evans, left, and Detroit Pistons' Tracy McGrady (1) and Austin Daye (5) look on during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Wizards won 107-105. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Brooks Laich (21) during first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
