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NOT THIS Nearly 1200 attended the DC VA Medical Center's Welcome Home celebration-- 622 were Marines. The Individual Ready Reserve Marines received their briefing in the Bowie Baysox Stadium. Credit: DC VA Medical Center

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No Washington team has made the playoffs in the 77 years since Hall-of-Famer Joe Cronin (right, shown with Bucky Harris) was dealt to the Boston Red Sox in 1934. (Associated Press)

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Speaking to the press in Ottawa at All-Star weekend, Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman didn't have much to say about the new collective bargaining agreement, but did acknowledge talks haven't started yet. The current CBA is set to expire Sept. 15. (Associated Press)

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Michael Jackson announces March 5, 2009, during a press conference at the London O2 Arena that he is set to play ten live concerts at the arena in July. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Michael Jackson leaves the stage of the Monte Carlo Sporting Club after receiving his fifth trophy during the World Music Awards on May 8, 1996. (Associated Press)

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In this Aug. 29, 1993 file photo, pop singer Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" concert in National Stadium, Singapore. (AP Photo/C.F. Tham, file)

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Singer Michael Jackson performs during halftime at Super Bowl XXVII between the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Cowboys won the game, 52-17.

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In this Dec. 1, 1984, file photo, pop artist Michael Jackson, center, is shown onstage at opening night of his Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, file)

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In this file photo from a prior year, coaches Reps. Mike Doyle, Pennsylvania Democrat., and Joe Barton, Texas Republican, shake hands before the game.

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Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa hit 243 home runs from 1998 to 2001 after hitting 137 from 1994 to 1997.

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Red Auerbach, who won nine NBA titles with the Celtics, coached the Washington Capitols from 1946 to 1949. (Getty Images)

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RFK Stadium (The Washington Times/File)

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William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League, is shown in this February 2004 photo speaking at a news conference after seeing "The Passion of the Christ" in New York.

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** FILE ** Soledad O'Brien will be part of a team of Al Jazeera America's on air talent. (Associated Press)

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D.C. United midfielder Santino Quaranta played Aug. 6 for the first time in nearly three months after recovering from a concussion. (Getty Images)

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Getty Images The NBA has determined who gets the first pick with a lottery since 1985. **FILE**

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Getty Images Greg Paulus set several high school football records at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, N.Y.

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** FILE ** Fans of the Washington Capitals show their allegiance as their team takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in 2009. (The Washington Times)