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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin (8) chases the puck against Latvia in the first period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Have we witnessed the best of Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby? Ovechkin, currently a minus-2, is coming off his worst season in which he scored 32 goals and recorded 53 assists, while Crosby hasn't played since Jan. 5 after suffering a concussion. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** The Louisiana Superdome sits Sept. 11, 2005, in the foreground as floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina continue to recede in New Orleans. The dome, once a nightmare of squalor, will host the NFC title game. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Fans arrive for a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago in 2009. (AP Photo/David Banks)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Virginia's Mike Scott (32) goes to the hoop as Boston College's Josh Southern (52) defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 11, 2010.

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** FILE ** David Plouffe, who led President Barack Obama's winning campaign, stands in the 2008 presidential race, in Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, May 10, 2007. (Associated Press)

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Dennis Hopper attends the 26th Running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships on Saturday in Santa Anita, Calif. (Associated Press)

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Van Jones is seen at the National Summit in Detroit in on June 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

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Washington Wizards owner Irene Pollin, left, and minority owner Ted Leonsis pose for photographers after winning the NBA draft lottery, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, in Secaucus, N.J. The Wizards moved up from the No. 5 spot to earn the top pick in next month's draft, when it will likely choose between Kentucky freshman John Wall and national player of the year Evan Turner of Ohio State. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Drew Storen throws during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, May 17, 2010, in St. Louis. (Associated Press file)

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**FILE** Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson talks with his team during the first half against the Utah Jazz in Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in Salt Lake City, Saturday, May 8, 2010. (Associated Press)

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The Washington Capitals traded their first-round pick (No. 26 overall) to the Chicago Blackhawks for right winger Troy Brouwer on Friday night, day one of the NHL draft. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama shows off his golf form. He took advantage of a canceled trip to Poland to play on In April 2010 at Andrews Air Force Base. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, listens to Caucus chair Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., speak during a news conference on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference on health care reform hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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Greivis Vasquez and the Maryland Terrapins are heading to the NCAA basketball tournament as a No. 4 seed. (AP file photo) **FILE**

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Canada's Sidney Crosby celebrates as he score on USA's Ryan Miller to win in overtime of the gold medal men's ice hockey game at Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 28, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Canada's forward Gillian Apps (10) falls as she tries to shoot on USA's goalie Jessie Vetter in the second period of the women's gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Also defending for USA are Caitlin Cahow (8) and Angela Ruggiero (4). (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin (8) collides with Slovakia's Lubos Bartecko (23) in the first period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)