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Brittney Griner and her Baylor Bears have a chance to make history, with 40 wins, in the NCAA tournament championship game against Notre Dame on Tuesday. A win would give them the undefeated season, and the first team to ever reach that win mark. (Associated Press)
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First baseman Adam LaRoche had just three home runs, 15 RBI and a .172 average when his first season with the Nationals ended with shoulder surgery. (Associated Press)
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell still has to rule on the appeal of Saints coach Sean Payton, who was suspended for the 2012 season. (Associated Press)
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Injuries have taken their toll on the Washington Nationals, who have scored seven runs over their last five games, five losses. Ryan Zimmerman is on the disabled list and has missed nine straight games with a right shoulder injury. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Steven Stamkos could become just the second player since the lockout to reach 60 goals in a season. (Associated Press)
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Twenty-one-year-old J.T. Brown was playing for the University of Minnesota-Duluth about a week ago. Now, he's with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The highly-touted prospect will play in his second NHL game against the Washington Capitals on Monday. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
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After eight seasons as Georgetown women's basketball coach, Terri Williams-Flournoy is leaving the Hoyas to become coach at Auburn. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich kisses his wife, Patti, while speaking to the media March 14, 2012 in Chicago. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Washington Capitals forward Matt Hendricks (26) makes the first goal in a shootout against Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson in the Capitals' 6-5 home win on Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Montreal Canadiens center David Desharnais, left, and Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson race up the ice during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Kentucky forward Anthony Davis had 18 points and 14 rebounds in a 69-61 semifinal win over Louisville on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Kansas coach Bill Self has received stellar production out of forward Thomas Robinson, who is averaging 17.7 points and 11.7 rebounds a game. The junior also was the only unanimous Associated Press All-America selection. (Associated Press)
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Danny Espinosa has a .186 batting average with a .282 on-base percentage and .235 slugging percentage this season to go along with 37 strikeouts, which is tied for the National League lead. (Associated Press)
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Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa batted just .223 left-handed last year, well below his .283 average from the right side. Spotting a loop in Espinosa's swing, utility man Mark DeRosa suggested a drill that has helped the switch-hitter find a comfortable path for his bat. (Associated Press)
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Baylor product Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck out of Stanford are projected to be the top two picks in the NFL draft later this month. Whichever player isn't taken by the Indianapolis Colts with the top selection will likely be plucked by the Redskins, who traded up to No. 2. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 1982 file photo, New York Cosmos' Giorgio Chinaglia raises his arms in victory at the conclusion of the Cosmos' 1-0 victory in the Soccer Bowl in San Diego, California. Former Italy and Cosmos star Giorgio Chinaglia died at his home in Florida, Sunday, April 1, 2012, his son Anthony Chinaglia announced. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
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University of Kentucky fans flip a car on State Street in Lexington, Ky., as they celebrate Kentucky's 69-61 win over cross-state rival Louisville in an NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball tournament game on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Lexington Herald-Leader, Jonathan Palmer)
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** FILE ** Then Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid (center) waves to the crowd after the opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer tournament in Mexico City on May 31, 1986. (AP Photo, File)
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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom returned to the lineup after a 40-game absence, playing 19:38 with a minus-1 rating. His biggest effect was the energy boost surrounding his return as the Capitals defeated the Canadiens 3-2 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor (10) celebrates with Kansas guard Christian Garrett at the end of an NCAA Final Four tournament game against Ohio State Saturday, March 31, 2012, in New Orleans. Kansas won 64-62 to advance to the national title game versus Kentucky. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
