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** FILE ** In this Nov. 8, 2012 file photo, Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas (3) looks to pass during the first half of a NCAA college football game in Blacksburg, Va. Thomas announced Tuesday he would return to school for his senior season. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby skates during NHL hockey practice in Canonsburg, Pa., Sunday Jan. 13, 2013. It was the first official team practice of the 2013 NHL season for the Penguins. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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FILE - In this July 24, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong gestures for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race before the final stage between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. In 2005, Armstrong was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete. He later announced what would be a temporary retirement from cycling in 2005. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

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Miami Heat forward LeBron James, left, dunks over Sacramento Kings forward Francisco Garcia during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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FILE - This is a 2012 file photo showing Mike McCoy of the Denver Broncos NFL football team. A person with knowledge of the situation says McCoy is working on a contract to become head coach of the division rival San Diego Chargers. The person spoke with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, on condition of anonymity because a deal hasn't been completed. (AP Photo/File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2012 photo, Tiger Woods, left, and Rory McIlroy, right, wait for the award ceremony after their 18-hole medal-match at the Lake Jinsha Golf Club in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province. The world’s two top golfers are meeting more and more often on the course, but neither No. 1-ranked Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods are ready to call it a rivalry. The pair, set to meet at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, starting from Jan. 17, 2013, have established a blossoming relationship since playing together for the first three rounds of last year’s tournament and have expressed a mutual respect for one another’s game. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan File)