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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was roughed up in his third spring training outing. In four innings, he gave up four runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out one. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Jimmy Patsos, in his eighth season as head men's basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland, talks with his team at the end of practice Monday at Reitz Arena. Loyola plays its first NCAA tournament game since 1994 on Thursday, against Ohio State. Mr. Patsos was an assistant coach under Gary Williams at Maryland. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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associated press photographs Georgetown has developed a recent reputation for early exits from the NCAA tournament. In 2008, Stephen Curry (left) and Davidson knocked the Hoyas out with a 74-70 win in the round of 32. Last year, Virginia Commonwealth's Ed Nixon (50) and Joey Rodriguez found themselves celebrating a 74-56 triumph over Georgetown in the round of 64.
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Last year, Virginia Commonwealth's Ed Nixon (50) and Joey Rodriguez found themselves celebrating a 74-56 triumph over Georgetown in the round of 64 of the NCAA tournament. (Associated Press)
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New Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon posted career highs of 70 catches and 947 yards last season with Indianapolis. He signed a five-year, $42.5 million contract with Washington on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper made his spring training debut in center field against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper made his spring training debut in center field against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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It has been an eventful winter for Washington Capitals forward Keith Aucoin, a minor-league journeyman now in the midst of an NHL playoff run, a run made all the sweeter when his wife, Maureen, gave birth to son Brayden on Feb. 29. (Aucoin family)
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Washington Capitals forward Keith Aucoin has seven points in 15 games, but five have come in the last five games. (Associated Press)
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Audrey Bauer cuts down the hoop after the Naval Academy won the 2012 Patriot League Championship. (Navy Athletics)
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Lydia Bauer holds a trophy and her sister, Audrey, holds a plaque after winning a tournament with their grade-school team at St. John's Lutheran School in Libertyville, Ill., coached by dad Andrew Bauer. Their mom was a high school coach. (Bauer family)
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Audrey Bauer's older sister, Lydia, plays for Wisconsin-Green Bay and will also be headed to the NCAA tournament. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2011, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson (10) runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami. The Eagles on Thursday, March 1, 2012, placed the franchise tag on wide receiver DeSean Jackson. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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Maria Sharapova, of Russia, laughs while being interviewed at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Dallas Seavey holds his lead dogs, Diesel (left) and Guinness, after claiming victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Seavey is the youngest musher to win the nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska. (AP Photo/Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News)
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Dallas Mavericks' Vince Carter (25) and Washington Wizards' Trevor Booker, right, during an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Dallas. The Mavericks won 107-98. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron attend the Mississippi Valley State-Western Kentucky basketball game in first-round NCAA tournament play on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Brigham Young forward Noah Hartsock (34) shoots against Iona forward Randy Dezouvre (23) in the first half of an NCAA men's college basketball tournament opening-round game, Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)
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Western Kentucky guard Derrick Gordon celebrates after his team defeated Mississippi Valley State 59-58 in the opening game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Dayton, Ohio. Gordon led the Hilltoppers with 11 points and 12 rebounds. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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Penguins center Sidney Crosby has 12 points in eight games this season and hasn't played since Dec. 5 because of concussion-related symptoms. (Associated Press)
