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Mark DeRosa, shown making contact in a spring game, saw his career take off in Chicago, where he batted. 285 with 21 home runs and 87 RBI for the Cubs in 2008. He came to Washington from San Francisco after two injury-plagued seasons. (Associated Press)

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A Washington Redskins player is interviewed April 3, 2012, while his helmet sits on the floor during a presentation in New York. (Associated Press)

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This undated photo of a fossil provided by the Beijing Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of a new species of tyrannosaur, Y. huali, shows it had feathers on its tail. (AP Photo/Beijing Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Zang Hailong)

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his shot from the first fairway during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) celebrates in confetti during after the NCAA Women's Final Four college basketball championship game against Notre Dame, in Denver, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Baylor won the championship 80-61. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey and players celebrate after the NCAA Women's Final Four college basketball championship game against Notre Dame, in Denver, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Baylor won the championship 80-61.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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The Baylor team explodes off the bench at the end of the second half in the NCAA Women's Final Four college basketball championship game against Notre Dame, in Denver, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Baylor won the championship 80-61. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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The new Washington Redskins uniform, designed by Nike, is displayed in New York. Some teams have opted to maintain a traditional look, and others are seeking to be more cutting edge. (Associated Press)

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Nate Thompson, left, checks Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, April 2, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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At the same 1968 Olympic games during which George Foreman waved an American flag to celebrate his victory, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) stirred controversy when they gave a Black Power salute on the medals stand to protest racial injustice. (AP Photo)

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In March 2012, then-Miami Heat star LeBron James tweeted this photo of him and his teammates donning hoodies for a team photo as a tribute to Trayvon Martin, the Florida youth slain a month earlier. (Associated Press)

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Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth is looking to rebound from a 2011 season in which he batted just .232. He had 20 home runs, 58 RBI and 19 stolen bases in his first year of a seven-year, $126 million contract. (Associated Press)

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Stephen Strasburg will be shut down once he reaches about 160 innings. He started five games in 2011 in his return from elbow surgery. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"The break is coming back. Now it's just fine-tuning it and picking a spot where I want to start it, and committing to it," Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg said. Washington will limit Strasburg, shown below in a spring training game, to about 160 innings this season. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) pitches against the Houston Astros during a spring training game at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla., on Sunday, March 4, 2012. The Nationals lost to the Astros 10-2. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)