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Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper gets dunked by Michael Morse after he hit a walk-off RBI single in the 12th inning against the Mets. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter (77) reacts after scoring a third-period goal against the New Jersey Devils during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday, June 4, 2012, in Los Angeles. Kings are one win away from their first championship. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Lucas Giolito, 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds, has a scholarship to UCLA waiting if he decides against entering professional baseball right away. (Alyson Boyer Rode)

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U.S. courts repeatedly have ruled against Cuba in its fight to control the U.S. trademark rights to Havana Club, its flagship rum brand produced at a factory in Havana (above). By mid-June, Cuba could lose all chance of pressing its legal claims against Bacardi, which distributes its own Havana Club rum in Florida. (Associated Press)

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District native Kevin Durant scored 27 points in Oklahoma City's 108-103 win over San Antonio in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Monday. Durant is averaging 27.4 points in 14 playoff games. (Associated Press)

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Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant has a kiss for his mother, Wanda Pratt, after Thunder games. Family members are always uppermost in his thoughts; Durant dedicated the Thunder's win Monday to an ailing uncle. (Associated Press)

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Spain's David Silva, right celebrates with teammates after scoring against China during their friendly soccer match at the Cartuja stadium, in Seville, Spain, on Sunday, June 3, 2012. The game is part of Spain's preparation for the European soccer championship. The Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine, starts June 8. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez)

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Novak Djokovic turned back fifth-seeded - and crowd favorite - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets to win his 26th consecutive Grand Slam match. He'll face 16-time major champion Roger Federer in the French Open semifinals. (Associated Press)

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New Jersey forward Ilya Kovalchuk has 18 points this postseason, but he's been held scoreless by Los Angeles through the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final. (Associated Press)

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Mario Gutierrez, left, jockey for Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another, talks with Doug O'Neill, the horse's trainer, before a news conference, in New York, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. I'll Have Another could become horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner and the first in 34 years on Saturday in the Belmont Stakes.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Meghan Vogel of West Liberty-Salem, right, helps Arden McMath of Arlington to the finish line after McMath collapsed yards short in the DIII 3200 meter finals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association state track meet at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. Vogel had won an earlier race but was in last place in the 3,200-meter run as she caught up to McMath, whose body was giving out. Instead of zipping past McMath to avoid the last-place finish, Vogel put McMath's arm around her shoulders, dragged her the final 20 meters and pushed her competitor over the finish line before crossing it. (AP Photo/Piqua Daily Call, Mike Ullery)

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The San Antonio Spurs began the Western Conference finals with two straight wins, but they've lost three consecutive to the Oklahoma City Thunder and are on the brink of elimination. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Paul McCartney confirmed that he'll be the closing act for the opening ceremony at the Olympics in London. (MPL Communications via Associated Press)

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Television satellite trucks set up June 4, 2012, outside the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., in preparation for the start of the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State college football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. (Associated Press)