Paul Pierce slams home two of his 27 points in Sunday's loss at New Jersey.

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Driver George Mack, right, hugs car owner Marc Laidler. Mack qualified for the Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 227.150 mph on the final day of qualifying Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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New York's Roger Clemens pumps his fist after recording an out in the eighth inning. Clemens picked up his seventh win of the season on Sunday in a 3-0 victory over the Twins in New York.

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Chicago third baseman Bill Mueller, back, tags out Milwaukee's Alex Sanchez on a steal attempt. The Cubs snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Brewers on Sunday in Milwaukee.

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Mortarboards aren't just for having something to attach a tassel to, these Kansas University graduates show. Dozens of graduates participating in Sunday's commencement ceremonies at KU decorated their headgear with messages or artwork.

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Cheesehead Rebecca Evans of Plover, Wis., surveys the crowd gathering for commencement. Evans, a Green Bay Packers fan, earned a bachelor's degree in political science.

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KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway gives a final salute to the class of 2002.

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Xavier Stevens, Garnett, wore a straw hat in place of his mortarboard. He was awarded a bachelor's degree in computer science from KU's engineering school.

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Dana Bottenfield, Lawrence, attracts attention with a flower-festooned mortarboard. She was keeping in contact with family members via a cell phone Sunday before she picked up her bachelor's degree in English.

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Chris Holzwart, Fort Collins, Colo., opts for alternate transportation to descend down Campanile Hill and into Memorial Stadium. Holzwart and his unicycle were in the procession with members of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Speech-Language Pathology graduate students, from left, Ashley Little of Fairway, Michelle Calton of Lee's Summit, Mo., and Lindsay Randle of Arkansas City make their way to the Campanile for the beginning of commencement.

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Graduates in the School of Medicine celebrate by popping the cork on champagne bottles as their degrees are conferred. In all, more than 4,000 new graduates participated in KU Commencement ceremonies Sunday at Memorial Stadium.

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Jeff Brain is the leader of Valley Vote, an organization pushing for the secession of the San Fernando Valley from the city of Los Angeles. A regional board will decide Wednesday whether to put the issue on the November ballot.

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An East Timorese man wearing traditional dress watches a fireworks display after the country became independent. East Timor became the world's newest nation at 12:01 a.m. today.

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Fellow students laugh at Grace Gonzalez's stand-up routine during a comedy class at William Paterson College in Wayne, N.J. The semesterlong, three-credit class helps students develop a comedy routine that can be performed in a nightclub. Their final exam will consist of delivering a five-minute routine to an audience at Caroline's comedy club in New York.

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The iPAQ, made by Compaq Computer Corp., allows doctors to view patient information in real time, checking on vital signs, test results and X-rays.

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Cleveland runner Omar Vizquel undercuts Kansas City catcher A.J. Hinch. Vizquel was forced out at home on the sixth-inning play on Sunday in Cleveland.

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Michael Andretti waves to the fans after he made the field on the final day of qualifications Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Two-time Indy 500 champion Arie Luyendyk smiles as he climbs out of his car. He qualified with an average speed of 228.848 mph on the final day of qualifying Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Kansas University's Scott Russell tosses the javelin during the Big 12 track and field championship. Russell won with a throw of 249 feet, 3 inches Sunday in Columbia, Mo.

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Vice President Dick Cheney responds to criticism on Fox News that the Bush administration ignored warning signs about the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Adam Burnett of Melvern and his service dog, Lorax, an 8-year-old Labrador retriever, don matching mortarboards during KU commencement exercises. Burnett's degree is in atmospheric science.

Loyal Jayhawk fan Kelsey Osbourn of Tulsa, Okla., greeted family and friends at Kansas University's 130th commencement. Osbourn earned a degree in business administration and psychology. Sunday's graduation attracted about 30,000 people to KU's Memorial Stadium, where about 4,000 made the traditional walk down Campanile Hill.

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Teresa Smith, Lions Club president, left, and president-elect Martha Roush are selling reflective address signs for county residences. The signs, like the one attached to Roush's rural mailbox, have been endorsed by the sheriff's and rural fire departments.

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Once hot, now cold, "Ally McBeal," starring Calista Flockhart, airs its series finale at 8 p.m. today.

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