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Washington Nationals interim manager John McLaren speaks during a news conference before an interleague baseball game between the Nationals and the Chicago White Sox, Friday, June 24, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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FILE - This Jan. 19, 2011 file photo shows Team Orr forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins during the second period of a Canadian Hockey League top prospects hockey game against Team Cherry, in Toronto. The Edmonton Oilers selected Nugent-Hopkins with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette, File)
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, poses with the No. 18 draft pick, Florida State's Chris Singleton, who was selected by the Washington Wizards in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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Spain's Feliciano Lopez, left, shakes hands after defeating Andy Roddick of the US in their match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Friday, June 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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This booking photograph, obtained by WBUR 90.9 — NPR Radio Boston, shows Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. (AP Photo/WBUR 90.9)
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Jan Vesely, with NBA commissioner David Stern on Thursday, has been compared to Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and Utah's Andrei Kirilenko. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan Vesely, shown with NBA commissioner David Stern, has been compared to Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and Utah's Andrei Kirilenko.
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Keshawn Porter, above, 11, a member of the Boys & Girls Club in Newark, N.J., is seen on the shoulders of Jan Vesely, an NBA Draft prospect from the Czech Republic, at the end of an NBA Fit Clinic, Wednesday, June 22, 2011 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Virginia starter Tyler Wilson threw 7 2/3 innings and allowed one run on five hits while striking out five Thursday in a College World Series game against California. UVa. won 8-1 and will now play South Carolina in the Bracket 2 final on Friday. UVa. would need to win two straight to advance to the best-of-three finals. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Jan Vesely, center, was taken by the Washington Wizards with the No. 6 pick in the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, poses with the No. 1 overall draft pick, Kyrie Irving, of Duke, who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June, 23, 2011, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Wild card Sabine Lisicki, ranked 62nd, reacts after defeating French Open champion Li Na 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 in the second round of Wimbledon. Li reached the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2010.
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Washington Mystics' Crystal Langhorne (1) shoots the ball over Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings, left, during the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Washington. The Fever won 89-80, pushing the Mystics' losing skid to four games. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin are two of the six Russian players the Washington Capitals have drafted since the 2004-05 lockout. They've found a niche in the former USSR and will not be afraid to take a Russian player again in the 2011 NHL draft. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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National Basketball Players Association union president Derek Fisher, of the Los Angles Lakers, listens as NBPA executive director Billy Hunter, right, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, June 23, 2011, with NBA players standing behind them in New York. The NBA's collective bargaining agreement expires June 30 and the sides remain far apart. Fisher said players won't accept a bad deal to avoid a work stoppage. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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D.C. United will play the Houston Dynamo this Saturday, June 25. Goalie Bill Hamid says that the 4-1 loss to the Dynamo back in April is over and done with and he's put it in the past. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo, Abby Wambach of the United States, reacts after scoring the first goal against England during their quarterfinal match at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament in Tianjin, China. Now 31, Wambach leads the United States into this summer's World Cup _ in Germany. AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)
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Associated Press Protein-rich but plain, nuts have always been the utility players of the snack world. Until now, that is. Clockwise from top are sweet butter-roasted almonds, smoky crusted walnuts and citrus-herb pistachios.
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Associated Press Protein-rich but plain, nuts have always been the utility players of the snack world. Until now, that is. Clockwise from top are sweet butter-roasted almonds, smoky crusted walnuts and citrus-herb pistachios.
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher John Lannan threw 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night in the Nats' 2-1 win. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)