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**FILE** U.S. men's soccer assistant coach Thomas Dooley and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, look on from the sidelines during the warmups before a friendly between Mexico and the United States on Wednesday in Philadelphia. The U.S. tied Mexico, 1-1, after Robbie Rogers scored a late second-half goal. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Ross Detwiler lasted five innings and allowed three runs in the Nationals’ 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

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Washington Nationals' Rick Ankiel drops a batting glove after striking out to end the top of the seventh inning with a runner on third, against the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

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Offense coordinator Kyle Shanahan (center) said the best way to gauge his quarterbacks is to see them against other teams. The Redskins open the preseason Friday against the Steelers. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Since being traded to the Washington Nationals, (entering Wednesday's game) Jonny Gomes is batting .320 with with two home runs and four RBI.

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Ryan Kerrigan was a defensive end at Purdue but now must master the Redskins' 3-4 defense as a linebacker. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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After battling through a number of injuries, Navy's Jarred Shannon is ready to become the latest single-year starter at outside linebacker for the Midshipmen. (Navy Athletics)

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Former UVa. quarterback Marc Verica was released Wednesday by the Washington Redskins. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Tiger Woods, shown practicing for the PGA Championship, hasn't won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

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Offense Coordinator Kyle Shanahan (center) said the best way to gauge his quarterbacks is to see them against other teams. "We don't know yet [who will play Friday], because we don't know who's healthy." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Wide receiver Donte Stallworth, right, gets past wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell during drills. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, center, stretches on the field. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck (No. 12) arrives on the field, passing by a line of fans, during training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va, Wednesday, August 10, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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The MSG Club is seen, in Capitol Heights, Md., Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. Two people were shot outside the club on early Monday morning. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang will pitch in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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The Atlanta Dream celebrate their last-second 72-70 win over the Washington Mystics. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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A U.S. flag flies at half-staff Monday at a Navy memorial in Virginia Beach, home of SEAL Team 6. Twenty-two SEALs, 20 of them from Team 6, were among 30 elite forces killed in Afghanistan Saturday. (Associated Press)

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A riot policeman holds a looter in a Sainsbury's supermarket on Deansgate during civil disturbances in Manchester, England. (AP Photo/Jon Super).

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Washington Nationals star Stephen Strasburg struck out four for Class A Hagerstown on Sunday in his first rehab start. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)