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**FILE** San Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith looks on from sidelines during an NFL football game between the San Diego Chargers and the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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Carolina Hurricanes left wing Alexander Semin (28) celebrates scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Monday, Feb.11, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin (28) and Winnipeg Jets' Alex Burmistrov (8), both of Russia, struggle for possession of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Chad Cordero throws during an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) defends against Washinton Wizards center Nene (42) during the second half of their NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Toronto. The Wizards won 90-84. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

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Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman (fifth from right) poses with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team (in red jerseys) and a media production crew upon their arrival at the Pyongyang airport in North Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Rodman, known as "The Worm," is an unlikely ambassador for sports diplomacy at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

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This is a 2013 photo of Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals baseball team. This image reflects the Nationals active roster as of Feb. 20, 2013 when this image was taken.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)