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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/50/1cELip.St.138.jpeg|466Brazil's Vasco Da Gama's Anderson Silva tries a shot to goal during a Copa Libertadores soccer game against Paraguay's Libertad in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/50/17nlAE.St.138.jpeg|427Indian captain MS Dhoni looses his grip on his bat during their Twenty20 International cricket match against Australia in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Australia won the match by 31 runs. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/50/1hwQt4.St.138.jpeg|402Green Bay Packers' Charles Woodson breaks up a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers' Delanie Walker (46) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/50/1j3tQd.St.138.jpeg|452Detroit Tigers right fielder Don Kelly tumbles into the stands as he catches an RBI sacrifice fly hit by St. Louis Cardinals's Matt Holliday that scored Rafael Furcal during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/49/10VkCb.St.138.jpeg|525Pittsburgh's Cameron Wright, front, shoots around Providence's Ron Giplaye, rear, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/49/1i1DhX.St.138.jpeg|455Guyana Star Dweej grabs the hat from exercise rider Luis Gracia after training at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Friday, June 8, 2012. The Belmont Stakes horse race is Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/49/1ntxLW.St.138.jpeg|525Indian batsman Virat Kohli leaps in the air to celebrate his century as he took his team to victory over Sri Lanka in their one day international cricket match in Hobart, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Crerar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/48/kG00G.St.138.jpeg|403South Africa's fielder Jean-Paul Duminy, left, celebrates after completing a catch to dismiss Pakistan's batsman Yasir Arafat, right, during their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/48/GPLsQ.St.138.jpeg|459A gaucho or cowboy falls down after riding a horse during a rodeo competition in Montevideo, Uruguay, April 6, 2012. Montevideo's town council organizes every Holy Week a rodeo to award the best rider. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/48/1sng5.St.138.jpeg|499Aguadulce, Panama's Daniel Fernandez, right, scores past Tokyo's Tatsuya Irie on a hit by Daniel Castro in the second inning of the international championship baseball game at the Little League World Series, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Japan won 10-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/48/1c22PC.St.138.jpeg|525Madison Hubbell, of the United States, competes with Zachary Donohue in the ice dance free dance during the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/48/2r8ap.St.138.jpeg|496Lithuania's Ausrine Trebaite crashes during the points race event of the women's omnium at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, April 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/48/Vngr.St.138.jpeg|525Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates his gold medal win in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/47/1bdqLl.St.138.jpeg|425Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis goes flying after colliding with St. Louis Cardinals runner Tyler Greene, out on a fielder's choice - Shane Robinson reached first - in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/47/18GiKg.St.138.jpeg|469Serbia's Novak Djokovic, center, performs South Korean rapper PSY's " Gangnam Style" dance with volunteers on a court after a prize presentation for the men's singles final match of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Djokovic won the China Open tennis tournament, defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 6-2. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/47/rPghE.St.138.jpeg|455Zach Ralston (90) and Brett Hudson (11) drive past the flipping car of Mike Affarano (83) during the International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 ARCA auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, May 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/47/CFWhH.St.138.jpeg|423Seppi Stiegler, of the United States, crashes during the men's slalom skiing event during the U.S. Alpine Championships, Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Winter Park, Colo. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/46/guPsi.St.138.jpeg|477San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) thows a pass away from New York Jets' Yeremiah Bell (37) as teammate Kendall Hunter (32) blocks during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. the 49ers won the game 34-0. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/46/Tazv8.St.138.jpeg|401Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) poses for a photo with filmmaker Spike Lee, center, after an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The Redskins won 40-32. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/46/168mEG.St.138.jpeg|389Spain's Cesc Fabregas celebrates with his teammate Iker Casillas after scoring the decisive penalty shootout during the Euro 2012 soccer championship semifinal match between Spain and Portugal in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/46/gX2zr.St.138.jpeg|415The sun sets behind clouds during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/41/1r6oCy.St.138.jpeg|525Hawaii defensive lineman Vaughn Meatoga does the long jump drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/41/UF9CR.St.138.jpeg|513Australia's Ellyse Perry, left, celebrates the dismissal of West Indies's Deandra Dottin, right, during their ICC Women's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup semifinal match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/45/17vQq6.St.138.jpeg|480Kansas forward Thomas Robinson (0), guard Tyshawn Taylor (10) and forward Kevin Young, left, after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 2, 2012, in New Orleans. Kentucky won 67-59. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/45/JOL3E.St.138.jpeg|465France's base jumper Florian Pays gestures while leaping from Malaysia's landmark KL Tower, the 421-meter (1,389-foot) broadcasting tower in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/ Vincent Thian)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/45/warKN.St.138.jpeg|439Britain's Mohamed Farah celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 5000-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/43/10mE0E.St.138.jpeg|378Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain spins off the track at the start of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/43/ISa92.St.138.jpeg|357Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Nyjer Morgan (2) catches a fly ball hit by San Francisco Giants' Melky Cabrera during the tenth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, May 6, 2012. The Giants won 4-3. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/42/C6D1r.St.138.jpeg|525Australia's fast bowler Brett Lee jumps in the air in celebration after trapping West Indies' opener Kieran Powell, rear, LBW for a duck with his first delivery during their second one day international cricket match in Kingstown, St. Vincent, Sunday March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/42/hi0P4.St.138.jpeg|525World Cup Biathlon overall winner Magdalena Neuner of Germany leaves her first shooting range during the women's 12.5 km mass start at the IBU World Cup Biathlon at Khanty-Mansiysk, 2759 km northeast of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/42/rbtBm.St.138.jpeg|416Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla performs during a bullfight in the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza, Sunday, March 4, 2012. Padilla, who lost sight in one eye and has partial facial paralysis after a terrifying goring returned to the bullring Sunday, five months after his injury. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/42/b3rzD.St.138.jpeg|438Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil looks out his rear vision mirror as his team work on his car in pit lane during practice for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, China, Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/41/1qXEqq.St.138.jpeg|525Ryan O'Toole hits from the bunker on the 10th hole during the second round of the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship golf tournament in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Friday, March 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/41/1dggiB.St.138.jpeg|446Newcastle United's Papiss Cisse, center, scores his goal past Norwich City's goalkeeper John Ruddy, left, during their English Premier League soccer match at the Sports Direct Arena, Newcastle, England, Sunday, March 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/35/1eTNKl.St.138.jpeg|424Tiger Woods walks to his ball on the 15th green of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club shore course as waves crash in the background during a practice round at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am PGA Tour golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/34/1RobO.St.138.jpeg|488Tottenham Hotspur's Jermain Defoe, controls the ball as he plays against West Bromwhich Albion during their English Premier League soccer match at Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium in London, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/34/HoMl.St.138.jpeg|416Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, leaves the Centre County Courthouse in custody with Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau, left, after being found guilty of multiple charges of child sexual abuse in Bellefonte, Pa., Friday, June 22, 2012. Sandusky was convicted of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years, accusations that had sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State's beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/34/zMPRL.St.138.jpeg|415Victoria Azarenka of Belarus kisses the trophy during the awarding ceremony, after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in their women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/33/1nl9Zc.St.138.jpeg|457New York Rangers left wing Carl Hagelin (62), of Sweden, and right wing Ryan Callahan (24) fight with Boston Bruins right wing Rich Peverley, center, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The Rangers won 3-0. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/40/B6VyI.St.138.jpeg|525Tiger Woods celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill, Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/40/Pdt0j.St.138.jpeg|525Atlanta Braves' Michael Bourn looks to home plate umpire Marvin Hudson as he beats the tag at home plate to score off a ground out by teammate Jason Heyward in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/40/G0lvP.St.138.jpeg|416Texas Rangers first baseman Brandon Snyder, left, and shortstop Elvis Andrus collide as they drop a pop fly by Baltimore Orioles' Robert Andino in the seventh inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Baltimore, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Baltimore won 6-5. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/39/S8csi.St.138.jpeg|365The sky turns black before a heavy rain shower as Germany's Hannes Aigner competes in the heats of the K-1 men's canoe slalom at Lee Valley Whitewater Center, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/39/tlFj9.St.138.jpeg|339A cyclist rides his bike at a skateboard park, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Austin, Texas. Temperatures reached a high of near 90 degrees in the Austin area. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/38/nYi10.St.138.jpeg|438Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides I'll Have Another to victory in the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/38/eCSl0.St.138.jpeg|525Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter (16) collides with Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mathieu Garon (32) as Lightning's' Steven Stamkos (91) watches during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 3, 2012. Tampa Bay won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/37/165mGL.St.138.jpeg|390Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) dives into the end zone for a touchdown as New England Patriots cornerback Devin McCourty (32) hangs on during the second half of the AFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/37/1kfQJl.St.138.jpeg|525South Africa's Marcell Coetzee, left, is tackled by Argentina's Julio Farias Cabello during their Rugby Championship second round match in Mendoza, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/37/Wgmue.St.138.jpeg|357England's John Terry clears the ball away from his goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between England and Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/37/rtwhO.St.138.jpeg|417England's Andy Carroll scores the opening goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Sweden and England in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, June 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/36/1jqhtR.St.138.jpeg|449Singer Justin Bieber kisses actress Selena Gomez during the first half of an NBA basketball game as the San Antonio Spurs play the Los Angeles Lakers, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/36/AQGr4.St.138.jpeg|428U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad adjusts her swimming cap as a woman applies a protective ointment to her skin as she prepares to jump into the water and start her swim to Florida from Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Endurance athlete Nyad launched another bid Saturday to set an open-water record by swimming from Havana to the Florida Keys without a protective shark cage. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/36/kJJ92.St.138.jpeg|394Comedian Adam Sandler hits a return during an exhibition match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/35/5OUEI.St.138.jpeg|375United States' Allyson Felix, second from right, crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, right, in the women's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/35/1s9cIU.St.138.jpeg|451Italy's Valentina Vezzali, right reacts after defeating South Korea's Nam Hyun-hee during the bronze medal fencing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/33/1suILe.St.138.jpeg|349Matthias Steiner of Germany gets hit by the weights while failing to make a successful lift in the men's over 105-kg, group A, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/33/pRanG.St.138.jpeg|525A model wears a creation by Spanish designer Margarita Freire during the International Flamenco Fashion Show in Seville, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/33/12lM5M.St.138.jpeg|420Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Sarah Ivey)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/32/1pH9x2.St.138.jpeg|459Jamel Herring, of the United States reacts after being defeated by Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yelessinov in their men's light welter 64-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/32/1lH9hQ.St.138.jpeg|395Italy's Valentino Rossi falls off his Ducati during the MotoGP free practice session at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/ Vincent Thian)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/32/xP7Xe.St.138.jpeg|525Bjoern Einar Romoeren of Norway makes an attempt during the training session of the third stage of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/31/f8dZx.St.138.jpeg|525Western Conference's Blake Griffin (32), of the Los Angeles Clippers, jumps to block a pass by Eastern Conference's LeBron James (6), of the Miami Heat, during the NBA All-Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. The Western Conference won 152-149. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/30/1kc0DR.St.138.jpg|525Referee Jerome Boger (23) calls an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty on Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) during the second half of Sunday's NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Charlotte. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/31/1sd4Ga.St.138.jpeg|525Team Spain performs on their way to win the golden medal of the free combination synchronise swimming at the European Championships Diving and Synchronized Swimming at Pieter van den Hoogenband stadium in Eindhoven, south central Netherlands, Sunday May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Ermino Armino)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/31/1rgoxC.St.138.jpeg|513New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham (82) catches a pass ahead of New England Patriots defensive back Sterling Moore, center, and safety Patrick Chung, left, during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/31/16fhDF.St.138.jpeg|525Monterosso from Great Britain ridden by Mickael Barzalona, crosses the finish line to win the Dubai World Cup race, Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Stephen Hindley)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/31/5DvWg.St.138.jpeg|371New York Mets' R.A. Dickey (43) is safe sliding home on David Wright's fifth-inning, RBI single during their interleague baseball game against the New York Yankees at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/30/p94zh.St.138.jpeg|388Marion Bertrand, of France, fights gusting winds as she speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/30/Xj67g.St.138.jpeg|424Australia's spinner Nathan Lyon bowls during the second day of the third and final cricket Test match against West Indies in Roseau, Dominica, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/30/1gTDgd.St.138.jpeg|525Dallas Mavericks' Lamar Odom, top, reaches over Utah Jazz's Paul Millsap (24) while competing for a rebound as Mavericks' Vince Carter, below, looks on in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Dallas. The Mavericks won 116-101. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/29/yMAIH.St.138.jpeg|525United State's Jessica Long reacts after winning the Women's 100m Butterfly S8 category at the 2012 Paralympics Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/29/1ddDSS.St.138.jpeg|363A pair of Oracle Racing AC45s sail past the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. The AC45, a 45-foot catamaran, is the official boat of the Americaís Cup World Series which will race for two seasons before the 2013 events and is the the forerunner to the AC72 that will be sailed in the Louis Vuitton Cup and Americaís Cup Finals in 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/29/Z4FQo.St.138.jpeg|258Israel's Nimrod Shapira swims his Men's 200 meter Butterly heat at the European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/ Michael Sohn)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/28/P6Da0.St.138.jpeg|424Italy's Marco Fois dives into the Tiber River from the 18 meter (59 feet) high Cavour Bridge in Rome, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, to celebrate the New Year. (AP Photo / Gregorio Borgia)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/28/12xALV.St.138.jpeg|377Natalia Ischenko and Svetlana Romanshina of Russia compete during women's duet synchronized swimming preliminary round at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/28/QIRf4.St.138.jpeg|415TM Fred Texas from U.S., center, ridden by Adrie De Vries crosses the finish line to win the Dubai Kahayla race, Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/28/4VvoV.St.138.jpeg|484New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) is hit by New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Casillas (52) as they sail over Saints defensive back Marquis Johnson (49) during their first NFL preseason football game in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/27/jSVWY.St.138.jpeg|427Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla, top, reaches in vain for a throw from catcher J.C. Boscan as New York Yankees Brett Gardner steals second base in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Kissimmee, Fla., Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/27/1cIRdV.St.138.jpeg|418Tomasz Adamek, right, of Poland, lands a punch on Travis Walker during the fifth round of a heavyweight boxing match at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Adamek won by TKO in five rounds. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/26/1fMHs4.St.138.jpeg|386Runners pass by the Olympics flame on the first day of the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/26/k60UR.St.138.jpeg|389A competitor emerges from a water obstacle at the annual Tough Guy event, Perton, England, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Tough Guy claims to be the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal. First staged in 1986, it has been widely described as "the toughest race in the world", with up to one-third of the starters failing to finish in a typical year.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/26/1lKNo.St.138.jpeg|452Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts as she defeats Italy's Sara Errani during their women's final match in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 9, 2012. Sharapova won 6-3, 6-2. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/25/1a3vXu.St.138.jpeg|378Erik Wevers, Dutch co-driver of the Mitsubishi driven by Fabian Lurquin, from Belgium, walks along the desert after their car got stuck in the sand during the 12th stage of the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Arequipa and Nazca in Peru, Jan. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/23/2VubG.St.138.jpeg|430Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Nyjer Morgan (2) can't catch a foul ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Devin Mesoraco as he collides with a fan in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in Cincinnati. Milwaukee won 8-4. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/23/SUSlx.St.138.jpeg|377Sri Lanka's batsman Lahiru Thirimanne dives unsuccessfully to make it to the crease to avoid his run-out on the last ball of the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight match against New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/23/iDwt9.St.138.jpeg|525New York Yankees' Derek Jeter is hit by a pitch from Oakland Athletics' Graham Godfrey with the bases loaded, driving in Nick Swisher during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/22/bnKIE.St.138.jpeg|452Scotty Lago competes in the men's slopestyle finals at the U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships in Stratton, Vt., on Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/22/pfZVt.St.138.jpeg|474Chelsea's John Terry, third left, gets a red card from referee in between players Bduring a Champions League second leg semifinal soccer match against Barcelona at Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/22/7Dm7X.St.138.jpeg|454FC Porto's Hulk, from Brazil, falls on top of Maritimo's Briguel during their Portuguese league soccer match Saturday, April 28 2012, in Funchal, Madeira island, Portugal. Hulk scored both goals in Porto's 2-0 win. (AP Photo/ Octavio Passos )
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/21/pBXWU.St.138.jpeg|389Tiger Woods lets go of his club after his tee shot on the first hole during his 18-hole medal-match against Rory McIlroy at the Lake Jinsha Golf Club in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/19/wgCk7.St.138.jpeg|416Maasai Warriors from the Laikipia region in Kenya, warm up before a cricket game that forms part of the 'Last Man Stands' championships in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, March 31, 2012. There will be over seventy five cricket games played during the Last Man Stands World Championships event that will go on until April 7, 2012 in Cape Town. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/19/1kAfJf.St.138.jpeg|525MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo from Spain does wheelie after the qualifying session for the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Lorenzo captured pole position for Sunday's race. (AP Photo/Peter Lim)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/18/ylcSe.St.138.jpeg|375McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain steers his car during the third practice session at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, March 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/18/iFc2R.St.138.jpeg|431Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain celebrates as he passes his team on the pit lane wall after winning the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, March 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/21/17/RbgEo.St.138.jpeg|434Italy's Mario Balotelli shoots by England's Joleon Lescott during the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between England and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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