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Seattle Mariners' manager Don Wakamatsu argues a call with the home plate umpire in the first inning against the Texas Rangers during a baseball game in Seattle, on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
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FILE - Inthis Nov. 28, 2009, file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones passes against Oklahoma State in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Jones actually played most of last season because starting quarterback Sam Bradford was hurt. His experience, plus the combo of running back DeMarco Murray and receiver Ryan Broyles and a stout defense, are among the reasons the Sooners are favored to regain their status atop the South. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson gestures as he answers a question during a news conference at NCAA college football media day in Norman, Okla., Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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FILE - This April 7, 2010, file photo shows Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly watching his team practice in the rain, in South Bend, Ind. Kelly has spent nearly seven months as Notre Dame's ambassador. Now comes the toughest part for the coach _ making the Irish a contender again. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, FIle)
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First lady Michelle Obama, left, walk with unidentified people at the Beach Club of Villa Padierna Hotel in Marbella, southern Spain, on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres)
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First lady Michelle Obama, right, speaks with an unidentified person at the Beach Club of Villa Padierna Hotel in Marbella, southern Spain, on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres)
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Minnnesota Vikings quaterback Brett Favre makes a touchdown signal as he returns to the practice field for the first time during NFL football training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 in Eden Prairie, Minn. After staying away from training camp, Favre was practicing less than 24 hours after the team sent three of his closest friends to Mississippi to bring him back following another summer of indecision. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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FILE - This Dec. 24, 1995, file photo shows San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice (80) catching a pass as Atlanta Falcons cornerback D.J. Johnson (44) defends in the first quarter of an NFL game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Rice was elected on his first try and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau. (AP Photo/Tannen Maury)
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Former NFL football player Jerry Rice responds to questions during a news interview Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 in New York. Rice will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Minnesota Viking quarterback Brett Favre passes to an Oak Grove High School football player during practice in Hattiesburg, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, flips her racket after missing a shot against Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, during the Mercury Insurance Open tennis tournament in Carlsbad, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, serves to Flavia Pennetta, of Italy, during the Mercury Insurance Open tennis tournament in Carlsbad, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles' Ty Wigginton (23) slides safely back into second base as Los Angeles Angels second baseman Maicer Izturis makes the catch on a pickoff-attempt during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, in Baltimore.
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Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan smiles after concluding a news conference in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. The Rangers exited federal bankruptcy protection on Thursday, little more than 12 hours after Hall of Fame pitcher Ryan's group bought the team at a marathon auction. Major League Baseball is expected to formally approve Ryan and sports attorney Chuck Greenberg as the team's new owners next week. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama looks at the redesigned 2011 Ford Explorer SUV with Ford Chief Engineer James Holland (center) during his tour of the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Chicago on Thursday.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, talks with Sen. John Cornyn, D-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, as they walk to McConnell's office, following the weekly caucus luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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FILE - In this May 31, 2010, file photo, Seattle Mariners' Mike Sweeney bats against the Minnesota Twins during a baseball game in Seattle. The Seattle Mariners traded five-time All-Star hitter Mike Sweeney to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, for a player to be named later or cash considerations. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Atlanta Braves starter Kris Medlen delivers to the New York Mets during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston Red Sox's Ryan Kalish collides with Cleveland Indians catcher Carlos Santana, who blocked the plate and tagged out Kalish who was trying to score on a single by Daniel Nava in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Boston, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. Santana was carted off the field with his left leg in an air cast.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Coolidge High School football coach Natalie Randolph attends the Washington Redskins NFL football training camp at Redskins Park, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, in Ashburn, Va.