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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees' Derek Jeter reacts after the ninth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Jeter and the Yankees are near an agreement on a three-year contract that would contain an option for 2014. The deal would include deferred money and average between $15 million and $17 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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In this frame grab of The Beckett Blog by Beckett Media, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, baseball player Derek Jeter is featured in the jerseys of all 30 major league teams, on a blog page titled "TOTALLY FAKE BASEBALL CARDS." With the New York Yankees captain and his team still apart in contract negotiations, Beckett Media, which prices baseball cards, playfully envisioned him with the Red Sox, Pirates, Royals and Cardinals, among others. (AP Photo/The Beckett Blog)
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FILE - In this March 7, 1954, file photo, New York Yankees' Gil McDougald poses for a photo in St. Petersburg, Fla. McDougald, an All-Star infielder who helped the Yankees win five World Series championships during the 1950s, has died. He was 82. The Yankees released a statement Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, saying McDougald died Sunday of prostate cancer at his home in Wall Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
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Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) reacts in front of the Cleveland Cavaliers bench after making a three-point basket in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
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Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson sits on the bench during an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in Atlanta, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Johnson did not play because of an injured elbow. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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The Quitness car rests on a street Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in downtown Cleveland. LeBron James, the NBA superstar, who scorned the Cavaliers this summer when he decided to leave and join the Miami Heat, will return to his home state for the first time as a visiting player on Thursday night in a game that has necessitated extra security measures to prevent trouble. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, left, drives to the basket and scores as Washington Wizards' Trevor Booker, right, defends during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Friday Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)
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FILE - This Oct. 9, 2010, file photo shows Miami Heat's LeBron James throwing powder into the air prior to the team's NBA preseason basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, in San Antonio. Shaquille O'Neal plans to watch James' return to Cleveland on Thursday night _ for one reason. "I'm anxious to see if he's going to do that powder thing," O'Neal said before a shootaround Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, as his Boston Celtics prepared to face the Cavaliers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Derrick Tatum, left, and Ralph Reynolds hold up shirts and buttons they created and are selling under the label "Queen James 23" in "honor" of NBA star LeBron James, outside Quick Loans Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Cleveland on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. James and his team the Miami Heat will play his old team the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time on Thursday since leaving to play for the Heat. Tatum and Reynolds have a chemical business in Atlanta, but decided to create the line, paint one of their trucks, and make the trek to Cleveland in anticipation of the teams' first meeting of the season since James' controversial departure. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Members of the Qatar delegation celebrate after it was announced that Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA Soccer World Cup, in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)
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Qataris react in the streets, after the announcement that Qatar will host the soccer World Cup in 2022, in Doha, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)
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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, holds the World Cup trophy after the announcement of Qatar hosting the 2022 soccer World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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Qataris react in the streets, after the announcement that Qatar will host the soccer World Cup in 2022, in Doha, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)
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Australian's wait in the early hours of the morning at a live outdoor screening of the announcement of winners of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Sydney, Friday, Dec.3, 2010. Australian lost its bid to host the 2022 event to the winning country, Qatar. (AP Photo/Jeremy Piper)
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The delegates from Russia celebrate after winning hosting the 2018 Soccer World Cup Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)
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FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, left, hands over the trophy to Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalow, right, after Russia was announced as host of the 2018 Soccer World Cup, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, during the FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cup Bid announcement in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone /Walter Bieri)
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Igor Shuvalov, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, holds the World Cup Trophy after Russia was announced as host for the 2018 soccer World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone, Patrick B. Kraemer)
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Members of the Russian delegation celebrate after Russia was announced as host for 2018 during the FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cup Bid Announcement in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)
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Two young bosys react after watching a live viewing of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts, at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. Soccer's world governing body FIFA chose Thursday, the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Zurich, Switzerland. The 2018 World Cup will be organized in Russia. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Manchester schoolgirl Rosaleen Sheenhan reacts by a screen in central Manchester as FIFA announces which bids have won the right to stage the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, Manchester, England, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. Russia won the vote and will host the 2018 World Cup. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
