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Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) makes a save on Chicago Blackhawks center Ben Smith (57) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Friday, April 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Mark Miles, Chairman of the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee, responds to a question during a news conference in Indianapolis, Monday, April 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Justin Wilson (22), of England, and Raphael Matos, of Brazil, collide in Turn 6 during the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama auto race Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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FILE - This March 19, 2011, file photo shows Kansas State head coach Frank Martin directing his team against Wisconsin during a Southeast Regional NCAA college basketball tournament game, in Tucson, Ariz. Martin says he's never been contacted by Miami about the Hurricanes' head coaching job and he has no plans to leave Kansas State. But the 2010 Big 12 coach of the year says he has been approached by several other schools in the past two years and offered significant pay increases. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer (7) hits an RBI-single to take the lead 2-1 against Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki during the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game on Friday, April 8, 2011, in Minneapolis, Minn. The Twins defeated the Athletics 2-1. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)
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** FILE ** Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis speaks during his induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in Newark, N.J., in May 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)
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Boston Celtics' Ray Allen, left, lays up a shot in front of Washington Wizards' Andray Blatche in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game on Friday, April 8, 2011, in Boston. The Celtics won 104-88. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Dallas Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas (3) kneels on the ice as left wing Jamie Benn (14) skates nearby after the Minnesota Wild beat the Stars 5-3 in an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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Xian Lin, of Potomac, Md., flies his kite during the annual kite festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. On his kite were the mascots from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Xian Lin of Potomac, Md., flies his kite during the Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, April 10, 2011. On his kite were the mascots of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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In this book cover image released by Harper, "The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt saved Football," by John J. Miller, is shown. (AP Photo/Harper)
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes throws to the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Caps players say they're a different team than they were when they had two blowout losses against the New York Rangers.
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From left to right, Chicago Blackhawks' Michael Frolik, Bryan Bickell and Ben Smith react after the Detroit Red Wings defeated them 4-3 in the last game of the NHL regular season on Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)
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New Jersey Devils head coach Jacques Lemaire reacts while answering a question about what his wife thought of his possible retirement as he announced his departure at the end of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, April 10, 2011, in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 3-2. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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DeMaurice Smith, who was head of the NFL Players Association before it dissolved, talks to reporters outside the federal courthouse after a hearing Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. At right is players attorney Jim Quinn. A group of players is asking a judge to issue a preliminary injunction on the lockout the owners imposed after talks on a new collective bargaining agreement broke off three weeks ago. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Xian Lin, of Potomac, flies his kite Sunday during the Blossom Kite Festivalon the Mall. His elaborate kite featured the mascots from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. To mark the transition from the Smithsonian Kite Festival to the first Blossom Kite Festival, this year's suggested theme was spring and blossom-inspired kites. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Actor Robert Redford said Sunday that he's "depressed" the nation has reduced itself to playing political "games" while serious issues go unconfronted. (Associated Press)
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Buffalo Sabres' Tyler Ennis, right, celebrates his goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets with teammate Drew Stafford during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
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DC United's Andy Najar, center, trips as Los Angeles Galaxy's Mike Magee (18) and Los Angeles Galaxy's Juninho (19) defend during the second half of an MLS soccer game on Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Washington. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
