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Navy's backup quarterbacks Trey Miller (seen here) and Jarvis Cummings try to perfect option pitches during spring practice at Rip Miller Park at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The sophomores are vying for the No. 2 spot behind starter Kriss Proctor when games start in September. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Navy's backup quarterbacks Jarvis Cummings (seen here) and Trey Miller try to perfect option pitches during spring practice at Rip Miller Park at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The sophomores are vying for the No. 2 spot behind starter Kriss Proctor when games start in September. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Marco Sturm reaches for the puck as New York Rangers defenseman Michael Sauer (38) tries to block along with Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) defending in the first period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Redskins tight end Chris Cooley makes a play in 2010 against the New York Giants, who Washington will play in its season opener Sept. 11 at FedEx Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. (Associated Press)

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and NBC Sports Group Chairman Dick Ebersol address a news conference at the offices of the National Hockey League, in New York, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. The NHL is staying on NBC and Versus for the next 10 years with a deal Bettman calls the most significant in league history. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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GREG FLUME/TERPS SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY Justin Anderson (95) has proved to be effective on defense as a tackle and an end this spring. Thus, Maryland may use him at both positions in the fall. Anderson's size (6-foot-5) is the key to his versatility.

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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bryce Harper T-shirt jerseys, such as this one hawked by Jeff Lamparski, were available in the stands during the Class A Hagerstown Suns' home opener Friday. Authentic Harper jerseys are selling for $200.

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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Nationals prospect Bryce Harper, the first overall pick in last year's draft, obliges autograph seekers at the Class A Hagerstown Suns' home opener Friday. Harper's season is off to a 9-for-39 start with 12 strikeouts in 12 games.

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Winner Caroline Kilel of Kenya strides ahead of second-place finisher Desiree Davila, who was bidding to become the first U.S. women's champion since Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach in 1985.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya takes the final strides of the fastest marathon ever run in the men's division of the 115th Boston Marathon. Strong winds helped Mutai post a time of 2:03.02.

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Associated press photographs Capitals goalies (from left) Michal Neuvirth, Semyon Varlamov and Braden Holtby have earned their teammates' confidence with strong showings in the regular season. Neuvirth has started the first three games of the series with the Rangers.

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Bryce Harper stops to sign a few autographs for fans after the Hagerstown Suns' home opener against the Lakewood Blueclaws at Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown, Md., on Friday, April 15, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Timothy Draper of Hagerstown, Md., walks back to his seat as he shows his family his new Bryce Harper T-shirt jersey during the Hagerstown Suns' home opener against the Lakewood Blueclaws at Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown, Md., on Friday, April 15, 2011. "It's good to have him here, but I doubt he'll be here very long," Draper said. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Jeff Lamparski sells Bryce Harper T-shirt jerseys in the stands during the Hagerstown Suns' home opener against the Lakewood Blueclaws at Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown, Md., on Friday, April 15, 2011. "This weekend will be the biggest sales weekend ever for us," Lamparski said. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)