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FILE- Greece's Voula Papachristou soars through the air in the Women's Triple Jump final at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in this file photo dated Friday, June 29, 2012. The Hellenic Olympic Committee has removed triple jumper Voula Papachristou from the team taking part in the upcoming London Olympic Games over comments she made on twitter making fun of African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party. “The track and field athlete Paraskevi (Voula) Papachristou is placed outside the Olympic Team for statements contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement,” a statement by the Hellenic Olympic Committee says. Papachristou is in Athens, and was to travel to London “shortly before the track events start,” the announcement says.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

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preston keres/special to the washington times D.C. United midfielder Andy Najar stated his intentions of playing for Honduras in April 2011.

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FILE - In this file photo taken Dec. 4, 2011, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice runs against the Cleveland Browns during an NFL football game in Cleveland. Rice and the Ravens agreed on a new five-year contract Monday, July 16, 2012, worth roughly $40 million. Had Rice not signed, he would have played the 2012 season under the $7.7 million franchise tag tender. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, file)

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This mobile phone photo provided by James Crossan, shows a mistakenly displayed South Korean flag on a jumbo screen instead of North Korea's, before a women's soccer match which prompted the North Koreans to refuse to take the field for nearly an hour on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in Glasgow, Scotland. "We will apologize to the team and the National Olympic Committee and steps will be taken to ensure this does not happen again," organizers said. (AP Photo/James Crossan)

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U.S. women's Olympic basketball team forward Maya Moore takes a shot during practice, Saturday, July 14, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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At 23, Maya Moore is the youngest member of the U.S. women's team that will begin its quest for a fifth straight gold medal Saturday at the 2012 London Olympics. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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British actor Rupert Grint, who played Ron in the famous Harry Potter films, holds the Olympic Flame at Middlesex University in London on Wednesday. “It was all a bit of a blur. I’m just so proud to be a part of it,” he said. (Associated Press)

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Right-hander Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 in seven innings in Washington’s 5-2 victory over the Mets. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig).

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United States' Megan Rapinoe (right) leaps onto United States' Alex Morgan in celebration after Morgan scores a goal during the women's group G soccer match between the United States and France at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)

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Penn State senior running back Michael Zordich, left, and senior linebacker Michael Mauti, right, give a statement in support of their team, as other players look on, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/The Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark) MAGS OUT MANDATORY CREDIT