A dark sky followed by heavy rain Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, ended the first day of full-squad workouts for the Baltimore Orioles at Municipal Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Indiana's Bracey Wright, right, dives for a loose ball as Northwestern's Jitim Young takes it away during the second half Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern won, 63-59.
Justin Henin-Hardenne, of Belgium, returns the ball to Selima Sfar, of Tunisia, during the third day of Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004.
Tampa Bay Lightning's Cory Stillman falls into Washington Capitals goalie Olaf Kolzig of South Africa in the first period Feb. 23, 2004, in Washington. Stillman was called for goaltender interference.
Syracuse's Louie McCroskey celebrates after sinking a three-point shot against Villanova late in the second half in Syracuse, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2004. McCroskey scored 10 points to help Syracuse win, 64-59.
Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk (13) defends goalie Marc Lamothe against Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Smyth, right, during the second period of NHL play in Edmonton Feb. 23, 2004.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) of China is pressured by Atlanta Hawks' Zeljko Rebraca, left, of Serbia-Montenegro as Jason Terry, rear, follows the play in the first half Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, in Houston.
Matt Kenseth (17) beats Kasey Kahne (9) to the finish line Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, at the North Carolina Speedway, near Rockingham, N.C., to win the NASCAR Subway 400 race.
Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, returns a ball to Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero during the final of the ABN AMRO world tennis tournament at Rotterdam's Ahoy stadium, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004. Hewitt beat Ferrero in the final, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.
Ottawa Senators' Martin Havlat (9) races past Pittsburgh Penguins Milan Kraft (14) of the Czech Republic before putting the puck behind Penguins goalie Jean Sebastien Aubin (30) for a first-period goal Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, in Pittsburgh.
Mike Weir of Canada holds up the trophy after winning the Nissan Open for the second time in a row at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades area Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004. Weir shot even par and beat Shigeki Maruyama, of Japan, by one shot.
Nashville Predators goalie Tomas Vokoun, of the Czech Republic, blocks a shot by Phoenix Coyotes center Jeff Taffe (14) during the first period Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, in Glendale, Ariz. Coyotes' Daymond Langkow (11) and Predators' Kimmo Timonen, of Finland, are at right.
UCLA's T.J. Cummings, left, loses the ball through his own legs while under pressure from Stanford's Rob Little during the second half at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2004. Stanford won the game, 73-60.
New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, left, blocks a shot with his left arm during the second period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004.
Sacramento Kings' Peja Stojakovic, right, of Serbia-Montenegro drives around Chicago Bulls' Jerome Williams (11) during the first quarter Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, in Chicago.
Dallas Mavericks' Eduardo Najera of Mexico (14) and Houston Rockets' Jim Jackson reach for a rebound during the first half Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, in Dallas.
New York Mets shortstop Kazuo Matsui is the center of Japanese media attention as he poses in his uniform at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Friday Feb. 20, 2004.
U.S. skater Chris Witty in action during the women's 1,000-meters race at the speed skating World Cup competition in Inzell, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2004. Witty won the race ahead of her compatriot Jennifer Rodrigez and Monique Gabrecht-Enfeldt from Germany.
Sri Lankas bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, in blue, reacts as umpire Billy Bowden signals a wide ball during the first Australia Sri Lanka one-day international cricket match at the Dambulla Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Friday, Feb. 20, 2004.
United States team coach Bill Gallagher, left, encourages his team as they compete Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, in the 600 Kg class event of the World Tug o' War Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The team members are from the states of Iowa and Minnesota.