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Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel addresses the media June 6, 2012, after a training session at the Euro 2012 soccer championships in Krakow, Poland. (Associated Press)

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Surrey County Council's Alan Flaherty, who has been involved in designing the Olympic road cycle course and helping athletes to test it out, cycles April 20, 2012, in the countryside in Surrey, England. Away from the bustle of London's Olympic stadium, the Summer Games will also showcase the country's postcard perfect rural charms, and highlight centuries of its history. (Associated Press)

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Exercise rider Jonny Garcia trains I'll Have Another at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday. The winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will attempt to become the 12th winner of the Triple Crown with a victory in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Affirmed was the last horse to win the Triple Crown in 1978. (Associated Press)

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I'll Have Another gets a bath after training at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday. The winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will attempt to win the Triple Crown on Saturday. (Associated Press)

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Jozy Altidore, considered by many to be the best U.S. attacker, has 13 goals in 46 international appearances. (Associated Press)

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Nationals right-hander Chien-Ming Wang threw 84 pitches in 5 1/3 innings Washington's 3-1 loss to the New York Mets at Nationals Park. (Associated Press)

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New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is the first to reach nine wins this season. The knuckleballer tossed 7 1/3 scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals in the Mets' 3-1 win Thursday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Jockey Steve Cauthen (3) rides Affirmed to win the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown narrowly ahead of Alydar, ridden by jockey Jorge Velasquez, at Belmont race track in Elmont, N.Y., in this June 10, 1978 photo. Belmont racetrack celebrates its 100th birthday next Wednesday. (AP Photo)

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Secretariat (shown here, 1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978) are the last three horses to sweep all three jewels of horse racing's Triple Crown. Before that, it hadn't been accomplished since Citation in 1948. I'll Have Another will join them Saturday evening if the 4-5 betting favorite captures the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes. (Associated Press)

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I'll Have Another with exercise rider Jonny Garcia up, trains at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will attempt to win the Belmont Stakes horse race and Triple Crown on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)