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Dancers get ready backstage before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Participant Ramiro Perez sprays his hair before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup. The two-week long event offers more than 500 free dance lessons, concerts and recitals. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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A dancer is helped to dress backstage before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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A dancer combs his hair before a mirror before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Italy's dancers Eloina Martins, left, and Paolo Nelzi, second from left, among others, wait before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. The two-week long event offers more than 500 free dance lessons, concerts and recitals. Hundreds of professional dancers compete in the championship and teach many the eight basic steps of the dance in the city where it was born. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Wideout Brandon Turner, with 14 career starts, is considered to be an integral piece in Navy’s offense this season. He was one of three Midshipmen suspended for the first 2½ weeks of practice for failing his physical readiness test. (The Washington Times)
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Left-hander Sean Burnett has a team-best 1.94 ERA while being used as a set-up man. (Associated Press)
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Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo will miss the rest of the preseason after injuring his shoulder Saturday night at Chicago. (The Washington Times)
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Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas throws during practice Aug. 7, 2012, in Blacksburg, Va.(Associated Press via The Roanoke Times)
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Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, last year’s Heisman Trophy winner, was chosen second overall to Indianapolis Colts counterpart Andrew Luck in the April draft. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins, a fourth-round pick from Michigan State, was 18 of 23 for 264 yards and three touchdowns, all in the second half, in a 33-31 loss at Chicago on Saturday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Basketball star Kevin Durant walks the red carpet Sunday during the premiere of his new movie, "Thunderstruck," in Oklahoma City. The three-time NBA scoring champion and Olympic gold medalist plays himself in the film, about a fan who magically absorbs Durant's skill set. (The Oklahoman via Associated Press)