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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES With an inflatable University of Maryland Terrapin looming over the green, Greg Owen makes a chip shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Prince George's County Open. The Nationwide Tour event is being held at the University of Maryland Golf Course in College Park.

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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chris McCartin of Arlington shoots out from a green-side bunker during the first round of the Nationwide Tour Prince George's County Open in College Park. McCartin carded a 3-over 74 on the University of Maryland Golf Course.

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The Rebirth Brass Band (left) will give jazz fans "A Night in Treme: The Musical Majesty of New Orleans" at the Kennedy Center on June 13. Freddie Young and his harmonica will top the bill for the Jazz on the National Mall show on the afternoon of June 12.

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Autumn Currin, 11, of Lillington, N.C., claps her hand over her mouth after she realizes she left out one of the two Zs in mozzarella, her word in Round Two of the 2011 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, which took place Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Two hundred and seventy-five spellers from around the country competed in rounds two and three. Spellers were not eliminated during Wednesday's rounds, but rather earned points towards competing in the semifinals, which will be held tomorrow. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Eleven-year-old Paige Myroth of Rochelle, Illinois, dances with a stuffed bumble bee while wearing a bumble bee headband for an ESPN cameraman who is recording an intro piece for the televised version of the 2011 Scripps Howard Spelling Bee. Paige was among the 275 spellerswho competed in rounds two and three of the bee on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Spellers were not eliminated during Wednesday's rounds, but rather earned points towards competing in the semifinals, which will be held Thursday. Only 50 spellers will advance. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Eleven-year-old Kali Palmer of Mount Vernon, N.Y., looks bored waiting for the other spellers in Round Two of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee to get through their words on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Two hundred and seventy-five spellers from around the country competed in the 2011 bee, which was held at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Spellers were not eliminated during Wednesday's rounds, but rather earned points towards competing in the semifinals, which will be held tomorrow. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Shruti Anant, 12, of Centreville, Va., correctly spells "fistiana" during Round Two of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Two hundred and seventy-five spellers from around the country competed in rounds two and three, which were held Wednesday at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Spellers were not eliminated during Wednesday's rounds, but rather earned points towards competing in the semifinals, which will be held tomorrow. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Savannah Aldridge, 13, of Clarksburg, W.Va., throws up her arms after correctly spelling "soliloquy" during Round Two of the 2011 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Two hundred and seventy-five spellers from around the country competed in rounds two and three of the bee Wednesday at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Spellers were not eliminated during Wednesday's rounds, but rather earned points towards competing in the semifinals, which will be held Thursday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Jesus Lara, 13, of Durham, N.C., spells "quagmiry" during Round Two of the 2011 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Two hundred and seventy-five spellers from around the country competed in rounds two and three of the bee at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Spellers were not eliminated during Wednesday's rounds, but rather earned points towards competing in the semifinals, which will be held tomorrow. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Andre Winkfield, 13, of Waldorf, Md., misspells "tawdrily" during Round Three of the 2011 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, held Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Spellers were not eliminated during Wednesday's rounds, but rather earned points towards competing in the semifinals, which will be held Thursday. Only 50 spellers will advance. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Veronica Penny, 13, of Rockland, Ottawa, Canada, has a quiet moment with her mom on stage after making it to the final round of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Veronica is one of 13 spellers who will compete live tonight on ESPN for the $30,000 prize. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Grace Remmer, 12, of St. Augustine, Fla., looks surprised after correctly spelling "Liptauer" during Round Six of the semifinals round of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Forty-one spellers competed in the semifinals, and only 13 will advance to the finals, which will be broadcast live this evening on ESPN. Grace missed "casquetel" in Round Seven, so she did not advance. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Thirteen-year-old Tony Incorvati of Uniontown, Ohio, hangs his head after missing the word "syringadenous" during the semifinals of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. The finals will be broadcast live this evening on ESPN, and the winner will receive $30,000. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Gina Solomito, 13, of Indianapolis, Ind., wrings her hands while at the microphone to spell a word in the semifinals round of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. The finals will be broadcast live this evening on ESPN, and the winner will receive $30,000. Gina missed the word "selion," so she did not advance. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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From left, Chetan Reddy, 11, of Texas, Arvind Mahankali, 11, of New York and Sriram Jagadeesh, 11, of New York have a group pow-wow on stage during a commercial break in the semifinals round of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, June 2, 2011, which was held at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. The finals will be broadcast live this evening on ESPN, and the winner will receive $30,000. Arvind and Sriram both advanced, but Chetan did not. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Sriram Hathwar, 11, raises his arms as Arvind Mahankali, also 11, raises his hand for a high-five after both New York spellers were named finalists in the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. The boys are two of 13 spellers who will advance to tonight's final round, which will be broadcast live on ESPN. The winner will win $30,000. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Ray Wang, 13, of Asbury Park, N.J., takes a moment to think about the spelling of "limen" during the semifinals of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Gaylord National in Oxon Hill, Md. Forty-one students competed in the semifinals, and only 13 advanced to tonight's final round, which will be broadcast live on ESPN. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Washington second baseman Danny Espinosa (right) leads all National League rookies in home runs with 10 and runs batted in with 33. His home runs also are tops on the Nationals. (Associated Press)

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NAVY ATHLETICS Outfielder Alex Azor is batting .332 with 14 doubles for Navy, which faces Virginia on Friday in the NCAA baseball tournament.

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Novak Djokovic celebrates his win over Richard Gasquet during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 29, 2011. No. 2 Djokovic will play No. 3 Roger Federer in the semifinal match Friday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)