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Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun, the National League's MVP in 2011, has hit at least 32 home runs every season but one since his rookie year of 2007. He's never driven in fewer than 97 runs or batted lower than .285 (Associated Press)
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Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon (22) shoots the ball in front of Maryland center Berend Weijs (10) during the second half of an NCAA basketball game Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia defeated Maryland 71-44. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)
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Bill Haas celebrates his putt on the second playoff hole that gave him the victory in the Northern Trust Open. (Associated Press)
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South Florida's Anthony Collins (11), drives past Pittsburgh's Isaiah Epps in the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, in Pittsburgh. South Florida won 56-47. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Fans watch from a sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, as Jeremy Lin scored 26 points in New York's 89-85 loss to New Orleans on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Steven Stamkos' game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night came on a steal and a breakaway, the type of off-man situations coach Dale Hunter is trying to eliminate. (Associated Press)
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Bryce Harper's 2011 season was limited to 109 games between Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg because of a hamstring strain. (The Washington Times)
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Dane Kappeler, left, Owen Hull, 7, center, and Adrian Allred, 9, dress as secret service agents to protect George Washington, played by Ned Parker, second from left, as he sits on a parade float for Hard Times Cafe during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman talks with Wizards center JaVale McGee in the second quarter of an NBA game against the Miami Heat in Washington, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Bill Haas celebrates his par putt in regulation play on the 18th hole that put him in a three-way playoff for the eventual victory in the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Forward Tianna Hawkins, celebrating a basket by Lynetta Kizer, scored 19 points in No. 8 Maryland's 63-61 win over No. 5 Duke. (Associated Press)
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Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun was feeling fine after a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday night. (Associated Press)
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Steven Stamkos' NHL-leading 40th goal proved too much for the Washington Capitals to overcome in a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. (Associated Press)
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Carl Edwards was all smiles after capturing the top starting spot for the Daytona 500. Edwards lost the NASCAR championship last season on a tiebreaker. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg says he is good to go, 17 months removed from elbow-ligament reconstruction surgery. (Associated Press)
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Tampa Bay Lightning's Martin St. Louis checks Washington Capitals' Jeff Halpern during the third period Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning won 2-1. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
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Kyle Busch (18) beats Tony Stewart (14) to the finish line to win the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Tia Magee (shown in a game versus Connecticut) had a game-high 17 points in No. 15 Georgetown's 66-39 win over Providence on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Phil Mickelson tees off on the fifth hole in the third round of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Connecticut's Tiffany Hayes pushes past St. John's Shenneika Smith, left, and Mary Nwachukwu for a shot in the first half in Storrs, Conn., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Bob Child)
