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Oakland Athletics' Derek Norris during a spring training baseball workout Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Oakland Athletics' Brad Peacock during a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Monday, March 5, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Maryland guard Kim Rodgers reacts after scoring a 3-pointer in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in College Park, Md., Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Mark Hunter has called the shots on the bench for the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights since his brother, Dale, was hired to coach the Capitals on Nov. 28. The Knights have gone 29-13 in Dale Hunter's absence. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)

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New Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, center, is flanked by Broncos owner Pat Bowlin, left, and vice president John Elway during a news conference at the Broncos headquarters in Englewood, Colo., on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Monday, March 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. and his wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, take advantage of early voting at a polling station in Chicago on Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Braden Holtby played through cramping in the third period Monday night but still managed to beat the Red Wings. (Associated Press)

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Maryland's Alyssa Thomas (25) drives to the basket as Louisville's Becky Burke defends during the first half of an NCAA tournament second-round women's college basketball game, Monday, March 19, 2012, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) controls the puck in front of Detroit Red Wings left wing Drew Miller during the second period of an NHL game in Detroit, Monday, March 19, 2012. The Capitals won 5-3. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley (right) missed all of spring training and the first 46 games of the regular season in 2011 because of knee problems. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) greets Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow before the Colts' 27-13 win in Denver on Sept. 26, 2010. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa makes a throw to first against the Houston Astros during a spring training baseball game in Viera, Fla., Thursday, March 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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North Carolina's Kendall Marshall gestures to a teammate late during the second half of a Midwest Regional third-round NCAA tournament college basketball game against Creighton in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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London Knights hockey fans Jim Stevens, left, his wife Yvonne Stevens, react to a missed scoring opportunity while watching their hometown junior hockey club play against the visiting Oshawa Generals at the John Labatt Centre in London,Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. The long-time fans have been season ticket holders for the past 7 years. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)

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Cassie Brock, 13, laughs as her cousin, Kylie Brock, 9, left, reaches out to high five London Knights defenseman Tommy Hughes as he walks through the home players' tunnel at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)

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Fans of the London Knights are known for treating the players like family. Here, they erupt with glee after a goal by defenseman Brett Cook during a March 3 game against the Ottawa 67's at John Labatt Centre. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)

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Georgetown's guard Sugar Rodgers (14) drives to the basket past Fresno State's guard Ki-Ki Moore (24) during the second half of NCAA tournament first-round women's college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Sunday, March 18, 2012. Georgetown won 61-56. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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"I'm a guy that wants to play every single day and get better," outfielder Bryce Harper said of starting the season at Triple-A Syracuse. (Associated Press)

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Bryce Harper, 19, is expected to patrol center field in Washington for perhaps the next decade once the Nationals summon him from Triple-A Syracuse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)