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In this March 25, 2014 photo provided by the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society workers Kayla Gram, left and Rick Naugle take the measurements of a tagged and tranquilized doe as part of a contraceptive program to control the deer population in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. Organizers say harsh weather, red tape and the unpredictability of the animals all interfered with the program and they only managed to inject a contraceptive into eight does last month. An estimated 120 deer have overrun the two-square mile village, which has resisted any lethal method of culling the herd. (AP Photo/Humane Society of the United States, Yvonne Forman)
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In this March 25, 2014 photo provided by the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society worker Rick Naugle tags tranquilized doe as part of a contraceptive program to control the deer population in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. Organizers say harsh weather, red tape and the unpredictability of the animals all interfered with the program and they only managed to inject a contraceptive into eight does last month. An estimated 120 deer have overrun the two-square mile village, which has resisted any lethal method of culling the herd. (AP Photo/Humane Society of the United States, Yvonne Forman)
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In this March 25, 2014 photo provided by the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society workers Rick Naugle foreground, takes a deer’s vital signs as Kayla Gram prepares to inject a tagged and tranquilized doe with a contraceptive as part of a program to control the deer population in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. Organizers say harsh weather, red tape and the unpredictability of the animals all interfered with the program and they only managed to inject a contraceptive into eight does last month. An estimated 120 deer have overrun the two-square mile village, which has resisted any lethal method of culling the herd. (AP Photo/Humane Society of the United States, Yvonne Forman)
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Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky (44) tries to get past Kentucky center Dakari Johnson (44) during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Saturday, April 5, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Andre Butler, a 48-year-old banquet server from Philadelphia, waits at Gov. Tom Corbett's reception desk to deliver a message from advocates for the poor and uninsured to expand eligibility in Pennsylvania's Medicaid program under the 2010 federal health care law, Monday, April 7, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. The ruby slippers on the placard is in keeping with the advocates' "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" theme. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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FILE - In this April 17, 2013, file photo, top WNBA draft picks, from left, Norte Dame's Skylar Diggins, Delaware's Elena Delle Donne and Baylor's Brittney Griner pose following an interview at The Associated Press in New York. Griner's busy WNBA offseason included competing in China, her first vacation in Miami and courtside seats to watch favorite player LeBron James. The slam-dunking Griner can add published author to her list of achievements with "In My Skin," which chronicles her love of basketball and struggles with bullying, sexuality and family acceptance. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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FILE - In this May 27, 2013, file photo, Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner hangs on the rim after making a two-handed dunk against the Chicago Sky in the second half during a WNBA basketball game in Phoenix. Griner's busy WNBA offseason included competing in China, her first vacation in Miami and courtside seats to watch favorite player LeBron James. The slam-dunking Griner can add published author to her list of achievements with "In My Skin," which chronicles her love of basketball and struggles with bullying, sexuality and family acceptance. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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FILE - In this March 26, 2013, file photo, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey embraces Brittney Griner (42) as Griner leaves the game late in the second half of a second-round game against Florida State in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Waco, Texas. Griner's busy WNBA offseason included competing in China, her first vacation in Miami and courtside seats to watch favorite player LeBron James. The slam-dunking Griner can add published author to her list of achievements with "In My Skin," which chronicles her love of basketball and struggles with bullying, sexuality and family acceptance. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)