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Chien-Ming Wang is allowed to remain on a rehab stint until May 27, at which time he likely will be worked into the Nationals' rotation. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos is helped after he was injured during game against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Cincinnati. Ramos ended up tearing his ACL in his right knee attempting to field a passed ball. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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Chris LaPierre (left), a two-time All-ACC selection, was named third team All-America last season. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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World history is filled with authoritarian rulers who have pretended to excel athletically, including Russia President Vladimir Putin on the hockey rink.

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Al-Saadi Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, played for three professional soccer teams in Italy as Libyan state funds reportedly funded his career. (Associated Press)

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I'll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill will try to make it two for two in the Triple Crown races with a victory in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. I'll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another checks out the people watching him outside his barn at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Wednesday. Trainer Doug O'Neill (below) will try to make it two for two in the Triple Crown races with a victory in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. (Associated Press)

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Chris Boland was a first-year player on the Johns Hopkins team that won the NCAA championship in 2007. He would love to conclude his collegiate career by helping coach Dave Pietramala capture another title. (Johns Hopkins University)

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Phyllis Diamond with the team "The Print Slugs" makes her way across the finish line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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The lead runners line up and take off from the starting line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Judge John Ferren, with the team "Let Just-Us Win" stretches before running in the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Runner Amy Scarton, with the team "The Horsepower Under LaHood", runs to give racing bibs to her team mates during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) is joined by 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Meb Keflezighi (#4000) as they cross the finish line together during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Brian McNamee, former strength coach of retired baseball great Roger Clemens, leaves federal court in Washington on May 15, 2012, after testifying at Clemens' perjury trial. (Associated Press)