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NHL Playoffs: Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Kesler, left, celebrates his game-tying goal against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of Game 5 of NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference finals Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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NHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson is the key if the Lightning are to comeback from a 3-2 series deficit to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference finals.
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NBA Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks' forward Dirk Nowitzki, guarded by Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, scored 40 points in the Mavericks' 112-105 overtime victory in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Monday night. Durant scored 29 for the Thunder but missed his last six shots. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is set to open a third round of Race to the Top education grants Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Ryan Kerrigan (top), the Redskins' top draft pick in April, runs a defense drill during an informal practice at a high school in Northern Virginia. Rookie receiver Leonard Hankerson (right), selected 79th overall out of Miami, makes a move after catching a pass. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Long grass (a "Natural Preservation area") awaits errant balls throughout the course at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, site of the U.S. Open. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Tiger Woods pauses while speaking to the media after he withdrew after nine holes during the first round of the Players Championship golf tournament on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Lukas Nelson, the son of country music great Willie Nelson, is a guitarist in his own right and will play with his father on a tour that begins Friday in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)
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Maryland men's head basketball coach Mark Turgeon speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference, on May 11, 2011, in College Park, Md. Turgeon realizes for now at least, he will have to live with the lack of depth on the roster, as the Terps have nine scholarship players. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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President Obama (left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron react as they play table tennis with students during a visit to the Globe Academy in London on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama (left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron high-five as they play table tennis at Globe Academy in south London on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Hackett, Pool)
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President Obama (left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron play table tennis at Globe Academy in south London on May 24, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Navy went 3-26 under Ed DeChellis last season. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Tom Gorzelanny wipes his face after giving up a two-run home run to Milwaukee Brewers' Corey Hart during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 23, 2011, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) is prevented from scoring by Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, behind, and goalie Tim Thomas (30) in the first period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals, in Boston on Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Chris Bocklet (10) celebrated a goal with Rob Emery (24) during Virginia's NCAA quarterfinal win over Cornell on Saturday.
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Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem, foreground left, redirects the shot of Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, foreground center, as Heat's Dwyane Wade, foreground right, watches during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals basketball series on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Chicago. The Heat won 85-75. (AP Photo/Charlie Arbogast)
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In this March 17, 2011, photo, Penn State coach Ed DeChellis walks with his players during a West Regional NCAA college basketball tournament game in Tucson, Ariz. DeChellis, who led Penn State to the NCAA tournament this year, has resigned to take the vacant job at Navy, according to a person in the Penn State athletic department familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday, May 23, 2011, on condition of anonymity because DeChellis' resignation has not been publicly announced by the university. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Maryland's Kevin Cooper (right) takes a shot as Syracuse's Scott Loy defends during the first quarter in Foxborough, Mass. Grant Catalino scored in overtime to put the Terrapins in the NCAA semifinals.
