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The sauna and the final two competitors, Finland's Timo Kaukonen and Russia's Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, are shielded by a tarpaulin at the finals of the World Sauna Championships in Heinola, Finland, on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Organizers said Mr. Ladyzhenskiy collapsed and died, while his Finnish rival was rushed to a hospital. (AP Photo/LEHTIKUVA/Sari Gustafsson)
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Tom Little (top center in blue shirt with baseball cap), an optometrist and team leader with the International Assistance Mission, joins villagers and other team members in Afghanistan in this undated photo. (AP Photo/Provided by David L. Evans)
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Former Washington Redskins player Russ Grimm (left) unveils a bust of himself with help from former Redskins coach Joe Bugel during Grimm's enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
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FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2010, file photo, Southern California football head coach Lane Kiffin looks on during NCAA college football practice on the USC campus in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2009, file photo, Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli rushes for yardage during the second half of their NCAA college football game against Southern California in Eugene, Ore. Chasing the defending champion Tide in the Western Division will be two teams led by transfer quarterbacks, Arkansas and Ryan Mallett and Mississippi and newcomer Masoli. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Tampa Bay Rays' Reid Brignac (15) discusses a call with umpire Jerry Crawford, left, as Crawford looks up to the ceiling where the Minnesota Twins' Jason Kubel's ball hit the catwalk at the top of the dome at Tropicana Field during the ninth inning of a Major League Baseball game Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Kubel's two-out popup fell near the pitcher's mound to drive in the go-ahead run, a true dome run that sent the Twins past the Rays 8-6 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
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Kasey Kahne, right, signs a car for Chris Holzschuh before practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen auto race in Watkins Glen, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/ David Duprey)
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Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson (80) catches a pass as linebacker DeMeco Ryans (59) defends during a NFL football training camp practice Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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FILE - This April 23, 2010, file photo shows C.J. Spiller, the Buffalo Bills first round pick in the NFL 2010 Draft, listening to a question during an NFL football news conference at Bills headquarters in Orchard Park, N.Y. Spiller has reached an agreement on a five-year deal potentially worth $37 million with the Buffalo Bills on Friday, Aug. 6, 23010, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Don Heupel, File)
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FILE - In this September 1969 file photo, Denver Broncos' Floyd Little avoids the tackle of New York Jets' Steve O'Neal (20) during a football game in Denver. At left is Jets' John Dockery (43). In August 2009, a month after retiring from the car business by shuttering the dealership he'd run for 32 years, Little was finally a Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee, something he had started to suspect he'd never see in his lifetime. (AP Photo/File)
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Denver Broncos linebacker Elvis Dumervil runs a drill during NFL football training camp at Broncos headquarters in Englewood, Colo., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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FILE - This May 1, 2009, file photo shows Denver Broncos football player Elvis Dumervil. NFL sacks king Elvis Dumervil might miss the season with a torn chest muscle. A person familiar with the injury to Dumervil told The Associated Press the Denver Broncos pass rusher has torn his pectoral muscle and could be sidelined up to five months. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - This Feb. 6, 2010, file photo shows Jerry Rice, left, and Emmitt Smith sharing a moment after they were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On Saturday night, Aug. 7, they will be inducted together in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, FileFeb. 6, 2010)
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Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Tyson Jackson stretches during NFL football training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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New York Giants offensive linemen Chris Snee (76), Rich Seubert (69), David Diehl (66) and Will Beatty (65) break huddle during NFL football training camp in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Washington Redskins' Albert Haynesworth attends a workout at the NFL football team's training camp at Redskins Park, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Pittsburgh defensive back Jeremiah Davis (1) leaves the practice fields with teammates at the conclusion of their annual media day for the NCAA college football team in Pittsburgh, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Tiger Woods watches a missed putt on the second green during the fourth round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2010, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles' Michael Vick (7) scrambles out of the pocket during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Pere, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2009, file photo, Florida International coach Isiah Thomas directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Thomas is back in the New York Knicks organization as a consultant, two years after he was fired as coach and team president. The Knicks announced Thomas' role on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, saying he would "assist the team's senior management in various capacities, including player recruitment." (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File0