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Casey Anthony (left) talks with her lawyer Dorothy Clay Sims before a sentencing hearing in Orlando, Fla., on Thursday, July 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)
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Washington Nationals' Wilson Ramos hits a sacrifice bunt to drive in Washington Nationals' Michael Morse for the ultimate winning run in the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Nationals Park on Wednesday. The Nationals won 5-4. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A Fairfax County police officer held back Redskins R.C. Thielemann (glasses, left and Darryl Grant (right) as a busload of replacement players arrived at the training facility Sept. 23, 1987. The substitute players won three games.
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Redskins Jeff Bostic, Raleigh McKenzie and Doug Williams, left to right, celebrate their Super Bowl berth over the Vikings on Jan. 18, 1988. (Cathleen Curtis/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Jay Schroeder and a host of Redskins teammates wore sandwich board strike signs outside the team's training facility Sept. 22, 1987. When running back Wayne Wilson (above right) and other replacement players took the field, Washington went 3-0 - including a 13-7 Monday night win over Dallas.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS The regular players returned to work with the Redskins leading the NFC East. Running back George Rogers (top) barreled in for a touchdown in a December victory over Dallas at RFK Stadium; quarterback Doug Williams (middle, right) would go on to earn MVP honors in Super Bowl XXII and President Reagan would join in the team's second Super Bowl championship celebration.
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The regular players returned with the Redskins leading the NFC East. Running back George Rogers (top) barreled in for a touchdown in a December victory over Dallas at RFK Stadium; Washington, led by quarterback Doug Williams, clinched the conference championship with a victory over Minnesota (middle); Williams would go on to earn MVP honors in Super Bowl XXII before he and his teammates joined President Reagan in celebrating the team's second Super Bowl title.
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United States' Kelley O Hara stumbles next to Sweden's Sara Thunebro during the group C match between Sweden and the United States at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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United States' Carli Lloyd, center, fights for the ball between Sweden's Nilla Fischer and Sweden's Sara Larsson, right, during the group C match between Sweden and the United States at the World Cup in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Wednesday. U.S. lost 2-1. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Brazil's Cristiane celebrates scoring her team's second goal in a 3-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea. Brazil will play the U.S. on Sunday.
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Thomas Levet of France celebrates his victory after winning the French Golf Open at the Golf National in Saint Quentin en Yvelines, West of Paris, Sunday, July 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Whitney Neuhauser, a former University of Virginia standout, qualified for the U.S. Women's Open on her fourth try at making the tournament.
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The Washington Wizards are ready to get the NBA season started, after 149 days of the lockout. Wizards free agent and vice president of the players trade association Maurice Evans said the season was almost lost before a tentative agreement just before 3 a.m, but he's elated to get it going. (Associated Press)
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Harry Potter fans, right, Ross Peters, 17, Lauren Furness, 16, both from Nottinghamshire and Jodie Thornes, 18, from the Isle of Wight, centre, join fans waiting at Trafalgar Square, London, a day before the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the last film in the series, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
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** FILE ** Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin waves during the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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South Koreans celebrate at a ski-jumping hill in Pyeongchang, South Korea, early on Thursday, July 7, 2011, after the International Olympic Committee announced that the South Korean city will host the 2018 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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South Koreans gather in Chuncehon, South Korea, on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, to await the announcement by the International Olympic Committee of the site of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Pyeongchang, South Korea, beat out Munich and Annecy, France, for the games. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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The Washington Capitals signed forward Troy Brouwer (left) to a two-year, $2.35 million deal on July 6, 2011. The Capitals traded their first-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks during the NHL draft for the rights to Brouwer, who could challenge Alexander Semin and Mike Knuble for big minutes at right wing. (Associated Press)
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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, left, with his wife Debbie Clemens, right, arrives at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011, for his perjury trial. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Ross Detwiler tossed 5 1/3 innings Tuesday night in the Nats' 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs, allowing two runs on four hits. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
