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FILE - Saxophonist Clarence Clemons performs during halftime of the Tennessee Titans against the Miami Dolphins NFL football game, in this Nov. 14, 2010 file photo taken in Miami. Clemons is playing the national anthem on Sunday Dec. 12, 2010 at the Jets-Miami Dolphins football game in New Jersey, then heads to a California show next week. (AP Photo/Rhona Wise, File)
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony shoots during NBA basketball practice Saturday, Dec. 11 , 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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Carl Crawford smiles during a news conference announcing his signing a $142 million, seven-year contract for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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Carl Crawford wipes sweat from his face at a news conference announcing his signing by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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A picture of John Lennon outside the Lennon Bar in Mathew Street, Liverpool, England, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. Beatles fans will mark the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death with a candlelit vigil at the city's European Peace Monument, which is dedicated to John Lennon. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
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Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts prays as the casket for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo arrives during the visitation at Holy Name Cathedral, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Thursday, Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complication of bladder cancer. He was 70. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
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FILE - This is a Feb. 19, 2005, file photo showing former Chicago Cubs star Ron Santo. The Cubs will honor Santo with a statue outside Wrigley Field and the team will wear a special patch next season to pay tribute to the former broadcaster and third baseman.The Cubs said Saturday, jan. 14, 2011, they will unveil the monument before their game against the Washington Nationals on Aug. 10.(AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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FILE - This is a Feb. 19, 2005, file photo showing former Chicago Cubs star Ron Santo. Hundreds of fans of Ron Santo are expected to turn out Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, to bid farewell at the wake of the Chicago Cubs star who spent 20 years broadcasting games of his former team. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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FILE - This Oct. 6, 2010, file photo shows Texas Rangers' Cliff Lee pitching during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays during Game 1 of the American League Division baseball series, in St. Petersburg, Fla. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, the New York Yankees made an offer to Lee, a six-year proposal worth nearly $140 million.(AP Photo/J. Meric, Pool File)
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FILE - This July 27, 2010, file photo shows Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford being congratulated after scoring in the sixth inning of the Rays' 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crawford has reached a preliminary agreement with the Boston Red Sox on a $142 million, seven-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The agreement is subject to Crawford passing a physical, the person said Wednesday night, Dec. 8, 2010.(AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)
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Carl Crawford tries on his new hat during a news conference announcing his signing by the Boston Red Sox baseball club at Fenway Park in Boston Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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FILE - This Sept. 7, 2010, file photo shows Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford following through on a two-run double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. Crawford has reached a preliminary agreement with the Boston Red Sox on a $142 million, seven-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The agreement is subject to Crawford passing a physical, the person said Wednesday night, Dec. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
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FILE - This is a 2008 file photo of Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. A night after Carl Crawford enjoyed a steak dinner with the New York Yankees, he served up a meaty surprise: He's going to play for the rival Boston Red Sox. A person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press late Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 the agreement was subject to Crawford passing a physical. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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FILE - This Aug. 27, 2010, file photo shows Chicago White Sox's Paul Konerko celebrating in the dugout after he and Carlos Quentin scored on a double by A.J. Pierzynski off New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett, during the first inning of a baseball game, in Chicago. Konerko has decided to stay with the White Sox, agreeing to a $37.5 million, three-year contract. The first baseman, a four-time All-Star, gets $12 million in each of the next two seasons and $13.5 million in 2013 under Wednesday's, Dec. 8, 2010, agreement. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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First baseman Carlos Pena, center, is flanked by his agent Scott Boras, left, and Chicago Cubs Vice President and General Manager Jim Hendry during a news conference at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Pena and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract. Pena spent the last four seasons with Tampa Bay. (AP Photo/Roberto Gonzalez)
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In this photo provided by the Heisman Trophy Trust, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton picks up the Heisman Trophy after his acceptance speech following being named the Heisman Trophy winner, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Heisman Trophy Trust, Kelly Kline)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, Cleveland State fans enjoy low-priced beer and food during the school's "Hoopy Hour" during an NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia Tech. The Vikings improved to 11-0 on the season with a 94-62 win. (AP Photo/David Richard)
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Kentucky coach John Calipari shouts to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
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Memphis' Wesley Witherspoon (11) is defended by Kansas' Mario Little (23) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game during the Jimmy V Classic tournament Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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FILE - In these 2010 file photos, the Heisman Trophy finalists, from left, Oregon's Le Michael James, Stanford's Andrew Luck, Boise State's Kellen Moore, and Auburn's Cam Newton are shown. The Heisman Trophy, awared to college football's top player, will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/File)
