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** FILE ** Former Detroit Piston Dennis Rodman during a press conference at The Palace before an NBA basketball game in 2011. Mr. Rodman was being honored with the retirement of his No. 10 jersey during a half-time ceremony. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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Stanford forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike chats on the phone as the team leaves from Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Thursday, March 31, 2011, on their way to Indianapolis for the Final Four NCAA college basketball game. Stanford will play Texas A&M on Sunday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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FILE - In this March 18, 2011 file photo, Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey reacts on the sidelines during the first half of a second-round NCAA Southwest Regional tournament college basketball game against Akron in Chicago. Brey was selected as The Associated Press' coach of the year on Friday, April 1, 2011, after guiding Notre Dame to second place in the Big East and a No. 5 ranking in the final poll. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)

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BYU coach Dave Rose talks to BYU's Jimmer Fredette, left, and at a news conference Friday, April 1, 2011, in Houston. Fredette is AP player of the year, while Mike Brey, of Notre Dame, was selected AP coach of the year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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FILE - In this March 24, 2011 file photo, BYU's Jimmer Fredette (32) reacts during the second half of the NCAA Southeast regional college basketball semifinal game against Florida in New Orleans. Fredette was selected as The Associated Press' player of the year on Friday, April 1, 2011, after leading the nation in scoring and BYU to one of its best seasons. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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FILE - In this March 29, 2011 file photo, United States defender Timothy Chandler (21) is chased by Paraguay midfielder Marceol Estigarribia (18) during the first half of an international friendly soccer match in Nashville, Tenn. Chandler, the son of an American serviceman and a German mother, says playing the U.S. national team is a "dream come true." (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

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This February 2011 photo provided by the New York Public Library shows a letter opener belonging to Charles Dickens, which is housed at the library. Dickens had it made with a paw of his beloved cat "Bob" as the handle. The letter opener will be an object in a treasure hunt at the landmark building when 500 people will spend the night in the Library exploring its miles of rare treasures. Would-be players will be able to register online to play "Find the Future: The Game" on May 20, starting at 8 p.m. and ending at 6 a.m. the following morning. (AP Photo/New York Public Library, Kiyash Monsef)

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FILE - This April 12, 2010, file photo shows baseball Commissioner Bud Selig during a news conference prior to the Minnesota Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis. Selig delivered the keynote address at the World Congress of Sports on Wednesday, telling attendees from the sports business world that he is "very hopeful" baseball's progress toward a labor agreement goes as smoothly as the last one came together in 2006. Baseball's current labor deal will expire in December. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2011, file photo, Sacramento Kings fans Tim Ghiorso, Blake Richardson, and Tyler Brandt, left to right, show their support for the team before the Kings' NBA basketball game game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Sacramento, Calif. All signs indicate the Kings will move south to Anaheim after the season, leaving behind a city that was once home to a fervent and faithful fan base unlike any other. Now suddenly, stunningly, Sacramento is on the verge of being wiped off the NBA map. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, file)

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Wizards point guard John Wall (right) scuffles with Miami Heat center Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Wednesday. The NBA suspended Wall for Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. (Associated Press)

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"At first, it was the selection and how we shouldn't be in the tournament," VCU point guard Joey Rodriguez said. "Then it became, we can't do this in this game, we won't be able to do that in that game. We keep proving people wrong, and now, we're here." (Associated Press)

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Nationals starter Livan Hernandez throws the first pitch of the season in the team's home opener Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa forces out Brian McCann in a double-play bid in the seventh inning of the Opening Day game against the Atlanta Braves at home Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Washington slugger Ryan Zimmerman went one-for-three at the plate on a frustrating Opening Day 2011 for Nats hitters against the Atlanta Braves' Derek Lowe on Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Chipper Jones doubled and scored in the first inning to give the Braves a lead they would never relinquish Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Jayson Werth, a former Phillie, singled in his first at-bat as a Nat on Thursday and made two nice plays in the field. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Julio Melendez of Arlington holds up two of his company's season tickets for the opener of the Nationals against the Atlanta Braves, which was dampened by occasional drizzle. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Fans make their way from Metro to Nationals Park in anticipation of Opening Day at the stadium Thursday. Unfortunately, the Nats lost to Atlanta 2-0. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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`Connecticut's Maya Moore holds a framed poster after winning the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Wade Trophy as national player of the year for the third consecutive season during events before the NCAA Women's Final Four college basketball games in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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Kentucky head coach John Calipari reacts during a practice for a men's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game Friday, April 1, 2011, in Houston. Kentucky plays UConn on Saturday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)