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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen (74) throws during the sixth inning of Game 6 of the National League baseball championship series against the Chicago Cubs, in Chicago. After coming within two games of reaching the World Series, the Dodgers had a simple plan going into the offseason: keep their roster intact and make a couple of additions. They re-signed key free agents Kenley Jansen, Justin Turner and Rich Hill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Kenley Jansen, Greg Holland and what could have been in Washington

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Obama to appear at Democratic redistricting fundraiser

By JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is shown Thursday, March 3, 2016, outside the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby) ** FILE **

Patrick Morrisey announces U.S. Senate bid in West Virginia

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 30, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump pressed Congress on Monday, July 10, 2017, to get health care done before leaving for its long August recess, even as Republican senators say the GOP effort so far to repeal and replace the nation's health law is probably dead. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Stalled GOP health bill under renewed pressure from Trump

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

"There are other things that we have to do, and we only have a limited number of days left," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. "We intend to fully utilize the first two weeks in August." (Associated Press/File)

U.S. uninsured up by 2M this year as gains erode: Survey

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

Washington Nationals' Brian Goodwin looks on from the dugout before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Monday, June 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Nationals have tough decision to make once team gets healthy post All-Star break

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012, file photo, Washngton Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld, left, joined by coach Randy Wittman, speaks to reporters in Washington. It's been a while since the Wizards opened training camp as a team expected to make the playoffs. Even so, the men who have overseen the turnaround are cautious more than bullish as they prepare for the start of training camp next week. Grunfeld on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, proclaimed the Eastern Conference as &quot;wide open,&quot; yet he settled for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs as something that &quot;would be a good accomplishment&quot; for his team. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Kirk Cousins, Bryce Harper… Otto Porter the rich athletes in Washington?

By Thom Loverro

FILE - In this April 30, 2017, file photo, Washington Wizards' Otto Porter Jr. (22) drives past Boston Celtics' Jae Crowder (99) during the third quarter of a second-round NBA playoff series basketball game, in Boston. Following his best NBA season, Otto Porter Jr. has a big offer to join the Brooklyn Nets. Porter has agreed to sign an offer sheet with the Nets, a person with knowledge of the details said. The Wizards plan to match the offer and keep Porter, the person told The Associated Press on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because contracts can't be signed until Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Otto Porter’s maximum contract offer matched by Wizards

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Drivers set to race in nation’s oldest hill climbing event

Associated Press

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, Sunday, July 9, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Ross leaves early, but Nationals’ offense comes alive in 10-5 win over Braves

By Josh Luckenbaugh - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Murphy’s RBI single lifts Nats past Braves in 10 innings

Associated Press

Sports on TV

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Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas (25) battle Washington Mystics' Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) and Krystal Thomas, back, for a rebound in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

Sun overcomes 22-point deficit to beat Mystics 96-92

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Town planning commission member lives without car

By TIM COOK - Associated Press

In this Jan. 20, 2015, file photo, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

WV reliance on Obama law makes it tough for GOP senator

By MICHAEL VIRTANEN and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Court: County cannot be sued for Nebraska worker’s death

Associated Press

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, July 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Murphy’s RBI single lifts Nats past Braves in 10 innings

Associated Press

In this Friday, June 30, 2017 photo, commuters walk by a board with train information for the Long Island Rail Road at New York's Penn Station. A massive two-month repair project will launch Monday, July 10 at the country’s busiest train station, temporarily exacerbating the daily commuting struggle during what New York’s governor has predicted will be a “summer of hell.” (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Expectations low, NYC commuters brace for a ‘summer of hell’

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

The tarp lies on the field during a delay before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Freeman, Braves douse Nationals 5-2 following 3-hour delay

By BENJAMIN STANDIG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. Democratic attorneys general in 18 states and the District of Columbia are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, July 6, 2017, in federal court in Washington and demands implementation of borrower defense to repayment rules. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

19 AGs sue DeVos for delaying for-profit college rules

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press