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Spain's soccer club FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, stretches his legs while the team's head coach Josep Guardiola prepares to kick a ball during a training for the match against China's Beijing Guoan club at the Worker's Stadium in Beijing Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. FC Barcelona will play a friendly against Chinese champions Beijing Guoan at China's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, center, is escorted by officials upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Messi said on Thursday he didn't want Diego Maradona to leave as coach of the national team and had thought the football great would be kept on. (AP Photo)
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Gena Burgdorf (seated), regional team manager with DriveTime, meets with prospective job applicants during a National Career Fairs job fair in Plano, Texas, on July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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FILE - This Jan. 24, 2010, file photo shows Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) being hit by New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita (55) and Anthony Hargrove during the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship NFL football game in New Orleans. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Brett Favre has informed the Vikings he will not return to Minnesota for a second season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, because the team had not made an official announcement. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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FILE - In this Friday, July 30, 2010, file photo, Mark Calcavecchia hits near a water hazard on the fifth hole during the second round of the U.S. Senior Open golf tournament at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. Calcavecchia is preparing this week for the 3M Championship, his fifth tournament on the 50-and-over tour. Calcavecchia's challenge now is finding the confidence and consistency he needs to stay competitive in the new environment. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley throws at NCAA college football practice at the USC campus in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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FILE - This Sept. 14, 2008, file photo shows New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre throwing a pass against the New England Patriots during the first quarter in an NFL football game, in East Rutherford, N.J. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, that Favre has informed the Vikings he won't return for a second season. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles' Luke Scott on a single against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in Baltimore.
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In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, Seattle Seahawks linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. yells during an NFL football training camp in Renton, Wash. The fiery former Cowboys champion and 49ers Pro Bowl hitter is back in the NFL, following Pete Carroll from USC to Seattle. His barks at his defenders and taunts at the offense is louder and more constant than the music Carroll is thumping throughout training camp. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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FILE-In this June 23, 2010 file photo, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh practices during NFL football minicamp in Allen Park, Mich. Suh has missed his third straight day of practice with the Detroit Lions. Coach Jim Schwartz says it's disappointing Suh has missed some opportunities in training camp that are gone forever. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya,File)
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Detroit Lions defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh, right, and Joe Cohen work out during NFL football training camp in Allen Park, Mich., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2010, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The Boston Celtics have signed O'Neal. The team announced Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, that it had signed the 15-time NBA All-Star, who had been a free agent after spending last season with the Cavaliers. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Redskins' Albert Haynesworth trains with blocking dummies at the NFL football team's training camp at Redskins Park, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in Ashburn, Va.
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In this image dated November 10, 2009, issued by GameDay, showing owners of Liverpool soccer club George Gillett, left, and Tom Hicks, right, with Middle East financial representative Yahya Kirdi, during an NHL game in Montreal, Canada. Yahya Kirdi said in a statement on Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010, that a Canadian-based consortium led by a Syrian businessman is close to buying England's Liverpool soccer club from the club's American owners, with negotiations at an advanced stage. (AP Photo / Denis Brodeur)
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In this Aug. 25, 2009 photo, Paul LeClerc, president of the New York Public Library, listens during a news conference at the library. LeClerc was among the five Library Lions announced Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 by the New York Public Library. The winners, who were chosen based on "their contributions to the world of ideas," will be honored honored Nov. 1 at a black-tie gala. (AP Photo/Mark LEnnihan, File)
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Marcos Baghdatis, of Cyprus, returns to Xavier Malisse, of Belgium, at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Baghdatis won the semifinal 6-2, 7-6 (4). (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Rory McIlroy, left, from Northern Ireland, and Phil Mickelson walk over a bridge to the third green during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2010, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The Boston Celtics have signed O'Neal. The team announced Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, that it had signed the 15-time NBA All-Star, who had been a free agent after spending last season with the Cavaliers. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File)
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Family and friends of slain NBA basketball player Lorenzen Wright grieve at the casket of Wright during a memorial service at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Wright's body was found July 28 in woods outside Memphis after he had been missing for 10 days. He was shot to death in what police are calling a homicide. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)
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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez looks on as fans cheer in the background after hitting his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
