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Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Ryan Pickett stretches during an NFL football practice, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday, Feb. 6, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
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FILE - In this March 7, 2010 file photo, DePaul head coach Doug Bruno expresses himself as his team plays West Virginia in a NCAA college basketball game in Hartford, Conn. Sitting atop the Big East conference is Bruno and his Blue Demons, who have already matched the best start in school history. On Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011 they begin a difficult stretch when they host West Virginia. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)
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An official (52) tries to break up a fight between Atlanta Hawks' Marvin Williams, left, and New York forward Shawne Williams (3) in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Belgium's Kim Clijsters makes a forehand return to China's Li Na during the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade watches from the bench during an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Miami, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Wade sat out the game with a sprained right wrist. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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FILE- In this July 31, 2010, file photo, the center field sign Target Field featuring the Minnie and Paul logo looms over the field during a baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners in Minneapolis. The Twins said they will take down the pine trees behind center field wall after hitters complained they made it difficult for them to pick up the ball out of the pitcher's hand. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2011, file photo, Kansas guard Josh Selby (32) shoots over Iowa State forward Jamie Vanderbeken (23), forward Melvin Ejim and guard Jake Anderson (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File0
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FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2011, file photo Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson celebrates after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler during the second half of an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday, Feb. 6 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)
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In this April 19, 2007 file photo, South Carolina head baseball coach Ray Tanner speaks with Clemson head coach Jack Leggett (not shown) prior to an NCAA college baseball game in Columbia, S.C. Tanner knows he's got a much bigger task now than simply reaching the College World Series. That's what happens when you finally win the national championship, as the Gamecocks did last spring. (AP Photo/The State, Jeff Blake, File)
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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall (34) makes a catch during NFL football practice in Pittsburgh, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. The Steelers will be facing the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, top, talks withquarterback Ben Roethlisberger during NFL football practice in Pittsburgh, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. The Steelers will be facing the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick listens to questions during a media tour in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
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Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love hangs onto the rim after a dunk in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 in Minneapolis. The Thunder won 118-117 in overtime. Love led the Timberwolves with 31 points and 21 rebounds. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade adjusts his tinted glasses in the first half of their NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. The NBA rejected the tinted goggles that Wade planned to wear in Thursday night's game against the Knicks, saying they were too dark. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Indiana forward Christian Watford (2) drives to the basket against Illinois center Mike Tisdale during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. Indiana won 52-49. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Michigan players, including Evan Smotrycz, center, Zach Novak (0), Stu Douglass (1) and Jon Horford, right, celebrate late in the second half of their 61-57 win over Michigan State in an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
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Britain's Andy Murray celebrates his win over Spain's David Ferrer in their men's semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/John Donegan)
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Rahm Emanuel discusses the mayoral race in Chicago after being endorsed by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley in Chicago on Thursday. The state Supreme Court voted 7-0 to restore Mr. Emanuel's candidacy three days after an Illinois Appeals Court booted the Chicago native off the ballot. (Associated Press)
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The Stadium Club, a strip club at 2127 Queens Chapel Road NE, is co-owned by politically connected developer Keith Forney but also has been linked to a former drug kingpin. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)
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FILE-This nov. 9, 2007 file photo shows Dutch soccer legend Ruud Gullit taking questions from the media after being introduced as the Los Angeles Galaxy's newest head coach at a news conference at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Gullit led the Netherlands to the European Championship in 1988 and is one of soccer's most famous names. Now he has taken a coaching job in Chechnya, yes, Chechnya, and that raises a question: What is he thinking? (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File)
