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Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, rear, watches as infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, of Japan, works on the infield during the first full squad spring training baseball workout at the Hammond Stadium complex in Fort Myers, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2011, file photo, St. John's head coach Steve Lavin urges his team on during an NCAA college basketball game against Cincinnati in Cincinnati. Lavin has more than lived up to the hype surrounding his move from the TV table to coaching St. John's. Just check the Top 25. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
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St. John's head coach Steve Lavin directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. St. John's defeated No. 4 Pittsburgh 60-59. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula, right, talks with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman during a news conference announcing the new ownership of the NHL hockey team in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
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Buffalo Sabres new owner Terry Pegula tears up as he talks about former Buffalo Sabres player Gil Perreault during a news conference announcing the new ownership of the NHL hockey team in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
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Olympiakos fans light flares ahead of the game with Panathinaikos at Piraeus' Karaiskaki Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Heavy smoke from the flares delayed the start of the game, which was interrupted twice, again because of thick smoke, after each Olympiakos goal. Olympiakos won the derby 2-1. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
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NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith exits an NFL/NFLPA mediation session at Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service headquarters in Washington, Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Chicago mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle (right) assembles campaign signs with volunteer Israel Martinez at his campaign headquarters on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Chicago. Six candidates are on Tuesday's ballot to replace the retiring Mayor Richard M. Daley, who didn't seek a seventh term. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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In this Nov. 24, 2010, photo, New York Knicks' Wilson Chandler (21); Danilo Gallinari (8), of Italy; and Raymond Felton (2) gather an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Bobcats in Charlotte, N.C. The Knicks have agreed to a trade with the Denver Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday night, Feb. 11, 2011. The Denver Post, citing a league source, said the Knicks would send Chandler, Felton, Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov and a 2014 first-round draft pick to the Nuggets, who would get additional picks and cash. Along with Anthony, New York would acquire Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman, according to the Post. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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In this Dec. 12, 2010, photo, Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony, right, works against New York Knicks' Wilson Chandler during an NBA basketball game in New York. Anthony acknowledged after his 38-point performance in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Feb. 16, that he has no idea what will happen as trade talks surely intensify this All-Star weekend. "I'm waiting to see just like (everybody else)," he said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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** FILE ** Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal in the second period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. (AP Photo)
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Florida Marlins pitcher Randy Choate throws to third during a drill at spring training baseball Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Florida Marlins starting pitcher Josh Johnson listens to instructions before taking part in a drill during spring training baseball Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (32) shoots over TCU 's J.R. Cadot (23) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in Fort Worth, Texas. Fredette had a game-high 23-points in the 79-56 BYU win. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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San Diego State forward Kawhi Leonard (15) tries to drive the lane against Air Force guard Michael Lyons (14) during an NCAA college basketball game at Air Force Academy, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. San Diego State beat Air Force 70-58. (AP Photo/ Ed Andrieski)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch (center), New York Jets fullback Tony Richardson (right) and former NFL player Pete Kendall arrive for talks on the NFL labor deal on Monday in Washington. After months of infrequent, and sometimes contentious bargaining, the league and union have met every day since Friday, to come to terms over a series of issues, not least of which is how to divide about $9 billion in annual revenues. (Associated Press)
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Los Angeles Angels catcher Jeff Mathis catches a bullpen session during baseball spring training, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Justine Siegal throws batting practice to Cleveland Indians catchers during baseball spring training on Monday in Goodyear, Ariz. Siegal became the first woman to pitch batting practice at a Major League camp. (Associated Press)
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Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand laughs Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in Piscataway, N,J., as he attends "Laugh To Heal Comedy" fundraiser for him at Rutgers University. LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down after making a special teams tackle against Army on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, shows off his form. Lawmakers seek a presidential pardon for Johnson, who was imprisoned because of his romantic ties with a white woman. (Associated Press)
