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Semyon Varlamov went 26-24-3 in his first season with the Colorado Avalanche. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)

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Georgetown's Markel Starks had 18 points — with four 3-pointers — in the Hoyas' 81-55 victory over American on Saturday. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Georgetown's Hollis Thompson (1) looks for room around American's Charles Hinkle (23) and Mike Bersch (43) during the second half, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Washington. Thompson had 15 points and eight rebounds in Georgetown's 81-55 win. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 8, 2011, photo, Montreal Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin reacts during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks, in Montreal. Martin has been fired as coach of the last-place Montreal Canadiens. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)

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Running back Roy Helu chases down the ball after fumbling a handoff from Rex Grossman in the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday Dec. 11, 2011, at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/ The Free Lance-Star, Dave Ellis)

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Washington Wizards point guard John Wall disappointed in the team's 2011-12 preseason debut, turning the ball over six times, while scoring eight points and recording three assists. The Wizards lost 103-78 to the Philadelphia 76ers. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Philadelphia 76ers guard Evan Turner, who had 16 points and seven rebounds, tries to get past Washington Wizards guard Shelvin Mack during the first half, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2011, file photo, Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd watches teammates practice during NFL football training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill. Hurd was in jail Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, after authorities accused him of trying to set up a drug distribution network in the Chicago area and arrested him after he allegedly agreed to buy a kilogram of cocaine from an undercover agent. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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Virginia Tech running back David Wilson has rushed for 1,627 yards and nine touchdowns this season. The running back has a bright future, but will it involve the NFL next season? (AP Photo Don Petersen)

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Robert Champion, a drum major in Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band, performs during halftime of a football game in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Joseph Brown III)

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Newly acquired Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul (right) holds up his jersey Dec. 15, 2011, as he stands with Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro during a news conference in Los Angeles. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this April 20, 2005 file photo, New York Islanders general manager Mike Milbury arrives at a hotel in New York for a meeting between league owners and general managers. Milbury, also a former Boston Bruins player and coach, has been charged with assaulting and threatening a 12-year-old Pee Wee hockey player in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Penn State Assistant Football Coach Mike McQueary departs the Dauphin County Court Friday, Dec 16, 2011 in Harrisburg, Pa. McQueary, speaking for the first time in public about the 2002 encounter in a Penn State locker room, said he believes that Jerry Sandusky was attacking a child with his hands around the boy's waist but said he wasn't 100 percent sure it was intercourse. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Joe Hermitt)

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A euro sculpture stands in front of the European Central Bank (right) in Frankfurt, Germany. (Associated Press)

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Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary leaves the Dauphin County Court in Harrisburg, Pa., on Dec 16, 2011. McQueary, speaking for the first time in public about the 2002 encounter in a Penn State locker room, said he believes that Jerry Sandusky was attacking a child with his hands around the boy's waist but said he wasn't completely sure it was intercourse. (Associated Press/The Patriot-News)

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Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary (right) arrives Dec 16, 2011, for a preliminary hearing related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case at Dauphin County Court in Harrisburg, Pa., surrounded by heavy security. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals goaltender Michal Neuvirth (30) and Nicklas Backstrom (19) stop Winnipeg Jets forward Chris Thorburn (22) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Woods)