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FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2010, file photo, Oregon's LaMichael James is tackled by Ohio State's Thaddeus Gibson during the fourth quarter at the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2007, file photo, Oregon's duck mascot is carried over the crowd after fans rushed the field following Oregon's 35-23 victory over Arizona State in an NCAA college football game in Eugene , Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File0

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FILE - This Dec. 12, 2009, file photo shows Alabama running back Mark Ingram posing after winning the Heisman Trophy award, in New York. The Alabama tailback is the latest Heisman Trophy winner trying to join Archie Griffin and collect a second. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

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FILE - This Jan. 7, 2010, file photo shows Alabama running back Mark Ingram signaling to spectators after scoring a touchdown during the the fourth quarter of the BCS Championship NCAA college football game against Texas, in Pasadena, Calif. The Alabama tailback is the latest Heisman Trophy winner trying to join Archie Griffin and collect a second. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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In this Aug. 10, 2010, photo, Georgia State football coach Bill Curry, left, walks past cornerback Justin Hughes during football practice in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jason Getz)

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich stands on the porch of his home on the north side of Chicago after being convicted on one of 24 counts in his federal corruption trial on Tuesday Aug. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Y. Exit)

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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2010, file photo, Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, waves as he leaves the court after his loss to Marin Cilic of Croatia in a fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. A person familiar with Juan Martin del Potro's plans tells The Associated Press that the 2009 U.S. Open champion will not defend his title at the year's last Grand Slam tournament. The person spoke to the AP on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2006 file photo, members of the grounds crew start drying out the stadium court at the Connecticut Tennis Center in New Haven, Conn., preparing it for play in the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament. The 2010 professional tennis stop could be the city's last unless a new sponsor steps forward to replace the pen manufacturer, which is dropping its sponsorship of the event after 14 year. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

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FILE - In this July 3, 2010, file photo, Serena Williams of the United States, hits a forehand return to Russia's Vera Zvonareva during their women's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. Williams has pulled out of the U.S. Open because she is still recovering from cutting her foot last month. Her agent and the U.S. Tennis Association confirmed her withdrawal Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia squats so third baseman Alex Rodriguez can throw out Detroit Tigers Victor Martinez at first in their opening day baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, March 31, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is shown holding his daughter Natasha on the field during a Yankees HOPE week baseball game after the Yankees regular baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2010, file photo, Florida Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino (29) looks on during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. Paulino has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File0

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File - In this Aug. 17, 2010 file photo, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols looks up toward the scoreboard as he stands in the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in St. Louis. The Cardinals have lost four in a row at home to also-rans Chicago and Milwaukee and are losing ground to NL Central-leading Cincinnati heading into a weekend series against San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

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The Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena gets a hug from Evan Longoria after his two-run home run against the Oakland Athletics in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)

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Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley leaps over San Francisco Giants' Juan Uribe after making the throw to first for a double play as Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins looks on in the first inning of a baseball game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2008 photo, Los Angeles Dodgers owner and chairman Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie McCourt after the Dodgers' baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Carlos Delgado)

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**FILE** In this photo from Feb. 13, 2008, former New York Yankees baseball pitcher Roger Clemens (left) listens to the testimony of his former personal trainer Brian McNamee (right) on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb smiles as he signs autographs for fans after the last day of their NFL football training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin gains yards against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. Harvin has been taken to a hospital by ambulance after passing out at the beginning of practice on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Coach Brad Childress says Harvin was able to speak, but was disoriented for a few minutes after he passed out. Childress says Harvin may have had a migraine headache attack, and he was taken to an unspecified hospital. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

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Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller (21) rushes past Indianapolis Colts' Jacob Lacey (27) in the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)