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ASSOCIATED PRESS Wilson Ramos has given the Nationals steady play at the plate. "Blocking balls, calling a game, throwing to second, he's just a really good player," manager Jim Riggleman said.
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Stanley Cup: Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, left, and his twin brother Daniel Sedin, of Sweden, look on during NHL hockey practice in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, May 28, 2011. The Canucks and the Boston Bruins are scheduled to play Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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Washington Nationals player Jerry Hairston, Jr., (left) walks with Monea Grier, 13, after having a catch during the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday at Fort DuPont Park in Southeast. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Nicolas Coalsaerts of Belgium prepares for putt during the World Match Play Golf Championship tournament semifinal against Ian Poulter of England in Casares, southern Spain, Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres)
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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Virginia sopohomore Matt White, defended by Maryland's Dan Burns in the NCAA title game Monday, scored 12 of his 27 points during the Cavaliers' five-game winning streak to end the season.
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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates his victory over Gael Monfils of France in the quarter final match of the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday May 31, 2011. Federer won the match in three sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-7. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Georgetown's Erick Fernandez, catcher, was selected in the 25th round of the MLB draft by the Washington Nationals. (Georgetown Athletics)
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Erick Fernandez was drafted in the 46th round by Washington last year, but he opted to return to Georgetown for his senior season. He batted .315 and threw out 21 of 56 runners attempting to steal this season. (Georgetown Athletics)
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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond reacts after striking out in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Frustration has been a common emotion for the Nationals this season. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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True North Sports and Entertainment chairman Mark Chipman, right, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman shake hands after a news conference, Tuesday May 31, 2011, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, announcing that the Atlanta Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, David Lipnowski)
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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay delivers a pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on Monday, May 30, 2011, in Washington. The Phillies won 5-4. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Virginia's Matt White (above) goes airborne as he celebrates one of his goals with Steele Stanwick (6) in the fourth quarter. White scored three times as the Cavaliers defeated Maryland 9-7 to win the NCAA Division I lacrosse championship. Maryland's Grant Catalino (below right) found himself squeezed. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Grant Catalino (1) of the Maryland Terrapins is smashed in between Bobby Hill (36) and Bray Malphrus (30) of the Virginia Cavaliers in the first quarter during the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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The Virginia Cavaliers exult Monday over their first national lacrosse title since 2006 as the loss sinks in for the Maryland Terrapins at the 2011 NCAA lacrosse final at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Colin Briggs hoists the trophy after the University of Virginia Cavaliers' 9-7 victory over the rival Maryland Terrapins for the NCAA lacrosse championship, played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Pat Harbeson (11) of the Virginia Cavaliers celebrates the Cavaliers' 9-7 victory over the Maryland Terrapins for the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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The Virginia Cavaliers celebrate their victory over the Maryland Terrapins for the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., Monday, May 30, 2011. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Maryland Terrapins 9-7. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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The Virginia Cavaliers celebrate their victory over the Maryland Terrapins for the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., Monday, May 30, 2011. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Maryland Terrapins 9-7. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Matt White (4) of the Virginia Cavaliers goes airborne as he celebrates one of his goals as he is joined by Steele Stanwick (6) in the fourth quarter, during the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., Monday, May 30, 2011. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Maryland Terrapins 9-7. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Ryder Bohlander (34) and Dan Burns (4) of the Maryland Terrapins defend against Chris Bocklet (10) of the Virginia Cavaliers as he attempts to score in the third quarter, during the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., Monday, May 30, 2011. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Maryland Terrapins 9-7. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
