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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1955, file photo, fans and teammates applaud Brooklyn Dodgers' Duke Snider (4) after his fifth-inning home run against the New York Yankees in a World Series baseball game in the Brooklyn borough of New York. It was Snider's second homer of the game. Snider, 84, died early Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, of what the family called natural causes at the Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, Calif. Snider was part of the charmed "Boys of Summer" with the Dodgers in the late 1940s and 1950s. He helped lead Brooklyn to its only World Series championship in 1955. (AP Photo/File)
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Indiana Pacers guard Darren Collison, right, defends Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash in first-half NBA basketball game action in Indianapolis, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland)
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** FILE ** Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa (foreground) heads to a press conference on the unrest in Tunisia at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Superintendents at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club check the playing surface on the second fairway for saturation levels after snow fell early in the morning before the finals of the Match Play Championship golf tournament Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in Marana, Ariz. The snow was not expected to stop the golf, however. The sun began to break through an hour later, and tournament director Mark Russell did not anticipate any delays. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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The team of Tyler Huntington (left) of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Chris Olds of Eagle River, Alaska, celebrate their victory in the 2011 Iron Dog snowmobile race on Saturday evening, Feb. 26, 2011, on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks. Huntington and Olds — who beat Todd Palin's team, which came in second — also won the race in 2010. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, John Wagner)
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Shakira, center, Colombian born Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, sings one of her songs with members of the Harvard Ballroom Dance Team after the team's performance at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, where Shakira was named the Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
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Denver Nuggets' Danilo Gallinari (8), of Italy, goes to the basket as Portland Trail Blazers' Nicolas Batum, of France, rear, defends while Nuggets' Nene Hilario (31), of Brazil, and Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge (12) look on in the second quarter during their NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Charlotte Bobcats majority owner Michael Jordan shouts at a referee in the second half of the Bobcats' 110-98 win over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) dunks the ball in the second quarter in an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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** FILE ** Joe Torre looks on during a news conference to announce his new position as Major League Baseball's Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt throws out Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero at first after a ground ball during the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Ariz. Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Some Chicago White Sox pitchers warm up during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Members of Connecticut's coaching staff watch during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Marquette in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Coach Jim Calhoun was not able to attend the game because of a family funeral. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
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Detroit Pistons' Will Bynum, right, is pressured by Houston Rockets' Aaron Brooks in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Brynum scored 21 points, but the Rockets won 108-100. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
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Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince, right, drives on Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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The edge of a winter storm which hit the Tucson area is reflected in the water hazard on the third hole at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club before the finals of the Match Play Championship golf tournament Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle watches his team as the pitchers take part in a bunting contest during spring training baseball practice, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne, who just won the Daytona 500, gives a thumbs up to fans after arriving at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The visit was part of the official countdown promotion for the Toyoto/Savemart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race held in Sonoma, Calif., in June. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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In this Feb. 5, 2011, photo, Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby dribbles the ball against the Washington Wizards during an NBA basketball game in Washington. The Hawks were finalizing a deal to acquire guard Kirk Hinrich from the Washington Wizards, upgrading the Atlanta backcourt for the playoff run, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person said that Bibby is among several players involved in the trade. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum left, and Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla work for position on a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
