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Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, tagging out the Los Angeles' Dodgers' Tony Gwynn, Jr., on Tuesday, is hitting .294 since Aug. 1. The rookie is batting .261 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos gets a fresh baseball from home plate umpire James Hoye in the top of the ninth inning as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Maria Campos watches her son Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos on the field as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Mrs. Campos and her daughter, Wilson's sister Milanyela Ramos from Valencia, Venezuela, were recently granted visas to visit her son and to watch him for the first time play in the major leagues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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This undated photo shows Canadian Brad McCrimmon, coach of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team, killed in a plane crash on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. A Russian jet carrying the Lokomotiv team crashed while taking off Wednesday near the western city of Yaroslavl, 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the plane was carrying the Lokomotiv ice hockey team from Yaroslavl. It was one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team. (AP Photo/Photo Agency KHL)
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** FILE ** Karlis Skrastins of Latvia, then with the Dallas Stars, controls the puck during an the NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh in March 2010. A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed just after takeoff on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, killing at least 43 people, including Skrastins. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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**FILE** This photo from June 8, 2011, shows a woman changing Swiss francs to Euro at a counter in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. (Associated Press/Keystone)
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Brad Peacock (41) makes his major league debut pitching against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Randy Edsall, center, feels the Maryland Terrapins got noticed for more than their uniforms by beating Miami in the head coach's debut Monday night. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Left to right: Defensive backs Austin Walker (29), Dexter McDougle (25) and wide receiver Quintin McCree, (17) of the Maryland Terrapins celebrate with fans in the student section after their win over the Miami Hurricanes at Byrd Stadium in College Park, on Monday, September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg sits in the dugout in the bottom of the first inning as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (left) and catcher Wilson Ramos (right) walk onto the field prior to the start of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Terrence Austin caught 11 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown during the preseason. He had just three receptions last season. Donte Stallworth (below) provides a veteran presence despite the Redskins being his sixth team in his past six seasons. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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David Garrard, shown in a preseason game Aug. 27, 2011, against Buffalo, was released as the Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterback on Sept. 6. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
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Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, returns to Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, in the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Serena Williams reacts during her match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Maryland linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield (9) rubs the head of a bronze Terrapin, the school mascot, after a 32-24 win over the Miami Hurricanes at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
