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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. The New England Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks during a news conference for NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton pauses during a baseball news conference at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Chris Nowinski, co-founder of the Sports Legacy Institute, talks about a hit count proposal to dramatically reduce youth athletes' exposure to repetitive brain trauma in multiple sports during a news conference at the Super Bowl XLVI media center Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 23, 2011 file photo, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Edwin Jackson throws during the second inning of Game 4 of thes World Series against the Texas Rangers. Jackson agreed Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, to a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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New England quarterback Tom Brady never fails to draw a crowd during Super Bowl week. (Associated Press)
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Boston College's Kristen Doherty, right, looks to pass under pressure from Maryland's Lynetta Kizer in the first half of an NCAA basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in College Park, Md.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Georgetown head coach John Thompson III reacts to a play during the first half of an NCAA basketball game against Connecticut, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz Ghanbari)
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Fans react during a pre-game tribute to former Washington Redskin player Sean Taylor, who wore number 21, before against the Buffalo Bills at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Sunday, December 2, 2007. Taylor was shot and killed in his Miami home last week. (Peter Lockley/The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins fans honor former player Sean Taylor, who wore No. 21, at a game against Buffalo at FedEx Field on Dec. 2, 2007. (The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins quarterbacks Rex Grossman (8) and John Beck (12) sit on the bench during the second half of an NFLl game against the Buffalo Bills at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Derek Gee)
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New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, an undrafted free agent out of Massachusetts, racked up 1,536 yards and nine touchdowns as a Giants team that lost twice to the Redskins got hot at the right time. (Associated Press photo)
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Maryland coach Mark Turgeon's ejection Wednesday included his first technical fouls since Feb. 19 when he was at Texas A&M. He became the first Maryland coach ejected since Gary Williams was tossed at Duke on Jan. 29, 1998. (Associated Press)
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"It's still us against the world, and that's how we play that, period," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Thursday. (Associated Press)
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Top-hatted men hosting the inaugural Groundhog Day event at Dupont Circle in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, are silhouetted against a rainy morning sky. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Mike Silverstein (in Steelers cap), Andy Klingenstein (second from left), Will Stephens (third from left), D.C. Council member Jack Evans (fourth from left), Aaron DeNu (third from right), Andrew Huff (second from right) and Kevin O'Connor pretend to listen for the "predictions" of Potomac Phil during the inaugural Groundhog Day event at Dupont Circle in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Soccer fans clash with riot police following a soccer match between the Al-Ahly and Al-Masry clubs at a stadium in Port Said, Egypt, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Orlando Magic's Chris Duhon tries to get a shot off past Washington Wizards' John Wall during the first half Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Georgetown's Greg Whittington, left, and Henry Sims, top right, defend Connecticut's Andre Drummon. (AP Photo/Haraz Ghanbari)
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Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) blocks a shot by Florida Panthers center Mike Santorelli, right, as Panthers' Sean Bergenheim (20) tries to get control of the rebound during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Sunrise, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)