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In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, Seattle Seahawks linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. yells during an NFL football training camp in Renton, Wash. The fiery former Cowboys champion and 49ers Pro Bowl hitter is back in the NFL, following Pete Carroll from USC to Seattle. His barks at his defenders and taunts at the offense is louder and more constant than the music Carroll is thumping throughout training camp. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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FILE-In this June 23, 2010 file photo, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh practices during NFL football minicamp in Allen Park, Mich. Suh has missed his third straight day of practice with the Detroit Lions. Coach Jim Schwartz says it's disappointing Suh has missed some opportunities in training camp that are gone forever. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya,File)
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Detroit Lions defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh, right, and Joe Cohen work out during NFL football training camp in Allen Park, Mich., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2010, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The Boston Celtics have signed O'Neal. The team announced Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, that it had signed the 15-time NBA All-Star, who had been a free agent after spending last season with the Cavaliers. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Redskins' Albert Haynesworth trains with blocking dummies at the NFL football team's training camp at Redskins Park, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in Ashburn, Va.
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In this image dated November 10, 2009, issued by GameDay, showing owners of Liverpool soccer club George Gillett, left, and Tom Hicks, right, with Middle East financial representative Yahya Kirdi, during an NHL game in Montreal, Canada. Yahya Kirdi said in a statement on Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010, that a Canadian-based consortium led by a Syrian businessman is close to buying England's Liverpool soccer club from the club's American owners, with negotiations at an advanced stage. (AP Photo / Denis Brodeur)
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In this Aug. 25, 2009 photo, Paul LeClerc, president of the New York Public Library, listens during a news conference at the library. LeClerc was among the five Library Lions announced Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 by the New York Public Library. The winners, who were chosen based on "their contributions to the world of ideas," will be honored honored Nov. 1 at a black-tie gala. (AP Photo/Mark LEnnihan, File)
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Marcos Baghdatis, of Cyprus, returns to Xavier Malisse, of Belgium, at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Baghdatis won the semifinal 6-2, 7-6 (4). (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Rory McIlroy, left, from Northern Ireland, and Phil Mickelson walk over a bridge to the third green during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2010, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The Boston Celtics have signed O'Neal. The team announced Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, that it had signed the 15-time NBA All-Star, who had been a free agent after spending last season with the Cavaliers. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File)
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Family and friends of slain NBA basketball player Lorenzen Wright grieve at the casket of Wright during a memorial service at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Wright's body was found July 28 in woods outside Memphis after he had been missing for 10 days. He was shot to death in what police are calling a homicide. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)
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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez looks on as fans cheer in the background after hitting his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, right, is congratulated at home plate by Derek Jeter after hitting his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez connects for his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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** FILE ** Cardinal Bernard Law, former archbishop of Boston, attends a memorial Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Monday, March 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pat O'Connor changes the scoreboard at Little Fenway, a scaled-down version of the major league field in Essex, Vt., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. Little Fenway is a unique 1/4th scale replica of Boston's Fenway Park in the backyard of Pat & Beth O'Connor's house in Essex, Vermont. It was built in 2001 and is used exclusively for Wiffleball games. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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FILE - This Aug. 5, 2010, file photo shows Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan smilingduring a news conference, in Arlington, Tex. Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved the sale of the Texas Rangers to an investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, and sports attorney Chuck Greenberg, on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this April 8, 2010, file photo, Dallas Stars' Mike Modano waves to fans before leaving the ice following an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Dallas. The native of suburban Detroit has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. He confirmed his decision in a text message to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
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FILE - In this June 22, 2010 file photo, swimming instructor Juan Sebastian Barreneche, right, talks to children during a swimming class aimed at teaching minorities to swim at Swim Gym in Key Biscayne, Fla. A study commissioned by the sports governing body USA Swimming found 69 percent of black children had low or no swimming ability. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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Cleveland Indians catcher Carlos Santana sits on a cart with his left left in an air cast as he is taken off the field after Boston Red Sox's Ryan Kalish collided with him while trying to score on a single by Daniel Nava in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Boston, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
