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Tampa Bay Lightning players, including Dominic Moore (19) surround goalie Dwayne Roloson (35) as Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, left, of Sweden, skates toward the bench after the Lightning defeated the Capitals 5-3 in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Tampa, Fla., sweeping the series. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Associated press Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (left) tries to muscle past Tampa Bay center Blair Jones for a loose puck during the first period in Game 4. The Capitals had lost the first three games of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) collides with Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson during the first period in Game 4 in Tampa, Fla. Knuble was called for a penalty on the play.
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associated press If all goes according to plan, Nationals All-Star third baseman Ryan Zimmerman could be back in the lineup by June 14. Zimmerman began his rehabilitation Wednesday by walking a mile on a treadmill.
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Tampa Bay Lightning's Ryan Malone (6) scores past Washington Capitals' John Carlson (74) and goalie Michal Neuvirth (30), of the Czech Republic, during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff Eastern Conference semifinal series in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Tampa Bay won 4-3. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth tips his cap to the crowd in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Philadelphia. Werth was playing his first game in Philadelphia since signing with the Nationals. The Phillies won 4-1. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)
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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Francisco Liriano, right, celebrates with catcher Drew Butera after his no-hitter and 1-0 win over Chicago White Sox in a baseball game Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Washington Capitals players and coach Bruce Boudreau, third from left, watch the final moments of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Tampa Bay won 4-3. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Associated press Capitals defenseman John Carlson grimaces as he battles for the puck with Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis during the second period. Tampa Bay edged Washington 4-3 for a commanding 3-0 lead in their series.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay's Nate Thompson (44) and Adam Hall put the squeeze on Washington defenseman John Erskine in front of the Capitals' goal during Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday night in Tampa, Fla.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth checks the scoreboard after Tampa Bay scored two goals during a span of 24 seconds to take a 4-3 lead in the third period in Game 3.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Nationals right-hander Livan Hernandez worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs in Washington's 4-1 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night. He surrendered 10 hits, walked four and struck out three.
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier celebrates after goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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SCAVENGERS: Pakistani youngsters collect pieces thought to be from a U.S. helicopter in a wheat field outside Osama bin Laden's hide-out in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday. The U.S. said the strike team disabled the helicopter after the raid. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS D.C. United coach Ben Olsen quite often is in a joking mood, but he was all business with his team at its first training session since dropping a 4-1 decision at Houston on Friday.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Tyler Clippard, shown during Sunday's victory over San Francisco, leads all Nationals relievers with 15 appearances. Washington's bullpen has been well-rested with starters working deep into games.
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Washington Capitals defenseman Scott Hannan remains a free agent, but will not be with the Washington Capitals next season. (Associated Press)
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Matt Cobb (second from right) joins (from left) U.S. Navy seamen Oleksandr Chulovsky, Juan Sosa, Ed Brown and Adam Hughes as makes their way up the steps at Nationals Park during Military Appreciation Night at the park in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 2, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Paul Hewitt, the newly-named basketball coach at George Mason University, speaks during a news conference in Fairfax, Va., on May 2, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Memphis Grizzlies' Greivis Vasquez, left, and San Antonio Spurs' Gary Neal, right, during the first quarter of Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
