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ASSOCIATED PRESS D.C. United defender Dejan Jakovic, left, battles for the ball with Philadelphia Union midfielder Eduardo Coudet, right, during the first half of their MLS soccer game at RFK Stadium in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. DC United defeated the Union 2-0.
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In this June 11, 2009, file photo, Elin Nordegren talks to her husband, golfer Tiger Woods, during the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals in Orlando, Fla. Ms. Nordegren said she has "been through hell" since her husband's infidelity surfaced but she never hit him, according to an interview released Wednesday, telling People magazine she and Mr. Woods tried for months to reconcile the relationship. In the end, a marriage "without trust and love" wasn't good for anyone, she said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Nationals Adam Kennedy, left, strikes out swinging on a pitch by Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano as Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, right, catches the pitch to end the fifth inning of their baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Mystics' Crystal Langhorne (1) goes to the basket against Connecticut Sun's Asjha Jones, right, during the first half of an WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in Washington. The Mystics won 84-74.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue of Selig outside Miller Park Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Milwaukee. Selig is the former owner of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, a driver takes a nap under his truck jammed on an entrance ramp to the Beijing-Tibet Highway in Guoleizhuang township, in north China's Hebei province. The massive traffic jam that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said. (AP Photo)
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In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, truck drivers play cards in the shade of a truck jammed on an entrance ramp to the Beijing-Tibet Highway in Guoleizhuang township, in north China's Hebei province. The massive traffic jam that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said. (AP Photo)
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A cleaner picks up waste on the roadside of a jammed section of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway in Huailai, in north China's Hebei province, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. The massive traffic jam that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) is sacked Oakland Raiders linebacker Kamerion Wimbley, bottom, in the first half of a preseason NFL football game in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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FILE-This Sept. 18, 2006 file photo shows former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett smiling after pleading guilty in Columbus, Ohio to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon in a deal that will send him to prison for at least 3 1/2 years to end two criminal cases against him. Clarett is asking a judge to allow him to travel to try out with the Omaha Nighthawks football team of the United Football League. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato,File)
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Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, left, talks with an official in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillips competes in the evening gown competition during the Miss Universe pageant, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 in Las Vegas. Phillips was named runner-up. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Colorado State University linebacker, Mike Orakpo, 1, rushes the passer during CSU fall football practice Friday Aug. 6, 2010.(AP Photo/V. Richard Haro, Fort Collins Coloradoan)
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** FILE ** In this May 6, 2010, file photo, Wayne Newton arrives at the 10th Annual Lupus LA Orange Ball in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade runs back to the dugout after presenting his lineup to the umpires before the start of the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. This is Quade's first game for the Cubs since the abrupt retirement of Lou Piniella on Sunday
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Greg Schimoler, teeing off at the Saxon Woods golf course in Scarsdale, N.Y., says clubs need to do more to bring back membership. "The social life kids have today is not the country club lifestyle," he said. (Associated Press)
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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning walks onto the field before the Giants played the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason NFL football game at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) waves during warmups before an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella waves to the crowd as he walks to the dugout before the start of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, in Chicago. Piniella says he is retiring after the game so he can spend more time with his family. The 66-year-old manager made the announcement in a release handed out by the team before the game.
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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, bottom, pulls down Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Landover, Md., on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
