Dallas Stars' Steve Ott, right, checks the Edmonton Oilers' Gilbert Brule during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, in Edmonton.
Real Madrid's Rafael Van Der Vaart from the Netherlands falls next to Villarreal's Gonzalo Rodriguez, left, during their La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009.
Italy's Manfred Moelgg race down the slope during the men's parallel slalom at the FIS Alpine World Cup promotion event in Moscow,Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.
West Indies' Xavier Marshall slides in to make his ground against New Zealand in the first one day international cricket match at the Events Center in Queenstown, New Zealand
Rafael Nadal from Spain returns the ball to Britain's Andy Murray during the final match of Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009.
Manchester United's Danny Welbeck, right, celebrates with Jonny Evans after he scored a goal against Southampton' during their English FA Cup third round soccer match at Southampton's St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009.
Germany's Sabine Lisicki returns a shot against Australia's Casey Dellaqua during their singles tennis match at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
Tigres' Jonathan De Leon (59) leaps over Atlas' Lucas Ayala (8) during an InterLiga soccer game Jan. 3, 2009 in Houston.
West Indies' Jerome Taylor fails to field off his own bowling against New Zealand in the second one day international cricket match, Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 3. 2009.
The Norwegian Chess Grand Master, Magnus Carlsen, in action against Russian Grand Master Peter Svidler during the Super Rapid Chess Tournament, Aker Chess Challenge in Gjoevik, Central Norway, Friday Jan 2, 2009.
Chinese acrobats from the troupe Le Grand Cirque perform during a preview of their show Aerial Dreams at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. The international cast will open their show of spectacular stunts
Vienna's Richard Strohmayer, left, and Wr. Neustadt's Sebastian Martinez challenge for the ball during the Wiener Stadthallenturnier 2009 (Vienna's town hall tournament) match between SC Wr. Neustadt and First Vienna FC in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009.
Italy's Giorgio Di Centa races during a cross-country ski Men's 10k event, 7th stage of the World Cup's annual Tour de Ski series in Val di Fiemme , Italy , Sunday Jan. 4 , 2009.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Peter Vanderkaay, a gold medal 4x200-meter freestyle relay winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, swims in the 100-meter-freestyle event Saturday, Jan 3, 2009, during the Orange Bowl Swimming Classic at the Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo, Fla. A former University of Michigan swimmer, Vanderkaay, participated as an exhibition entrant in the meet that attracted 215 collegiate swimmers from eight universities.
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