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Capitals center Cody Eakin (upper left) watches as his shot beats Boston goalie Tuukka Rask in Washington's 5-3 win at Verizon Center on Tuesday night. (Associated Press)
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David Ferrer chases down a ball during his quarterfinal loss to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. Djokovic next will play Andy Murray in a rematch of last year's final. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo traded four top prospects to the Oakland Athletics for right-hander Gio Gonzalez, who was introduced at Nationals Park on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Chuck Pagano, shown with Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis, will coach an Indianapolis team that has the No. 1 overall draft pick in April. (Associated Press)
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People pay their respects as the hearse carrying the casket of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno passes through State College, Pa., Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. Paterno died Sunday at the age of 85. (AP Photo/John Beale)
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Loyola junior guard Robert Olson during a game against the University of Kentucky at Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY. Dec 12th, 2011 (Loyola University)
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Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos is driving the Greyhounds toward just their second 20-win season in school history. Backed by the 3-point shooting of Robert Olson (below), Loyola is 14-5, 7-2 in the Metro Atlantic. (Loyola University)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Garth Brooks holds up his cellphone for fans to call to his wife, Trisha Yearwood, Tuesday in Claremore, Okla., after he won a breach-of-contract suit against a Yukon, Okla., hospital that did not use money he donated for its declared purpose.
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Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Wittman replaces Flip Saunders who was fired as coach of the Wizards on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Georgetown Hoyas freshman forward Greg Whittington is averaging 3.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the opening session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott)
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Washington Capitals' Mathieu Perreault, center, shakes hands with Marcus Johansson after completing a hat trick against the Boston Bruins during the third period of an hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals won 5-3. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, talks with Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., right, and Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., prior to the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Kerry recently suffered a broken nose while playing hockey. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Washington Capitals' Mathieu Perreult, center, celebrates with Alexander Semin (28) and John Carlson (74) after scoring his third goal against the Boston Bruins during the third period of an NHL game, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals won 5-3. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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Raheem Morris was 32 when he was named Tampa Bay's head coach in 2009. He compiled a 17-31 record in three seasons with the Buccaneers. (Associated Press)
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Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40) stops a shot as Washington Capitals' Matthieu Perreault watches during the first period of an NHL game, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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Rafael Nadal celebrates during his quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vivek Prakash,Pool)
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** FILE ** In this Jan. 13, 2012, file photo, Washington Wizards coach Flip Saunders looks on during an NBA game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia. Saunders was fired as coach of the Wizards, who have the NBA's worst record at 2-15. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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After a slow start to the season, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has heated up by recording 12 goals and nine assists in his past 23 games. (Associated Press)
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Tiger Woods moves with members of a traditional Emirati Ayala dance group in festivities leading up to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. (Associated Press)