[Times photo: Kevin White] Bucs special teams players Mike Roberg and Dexter Jackson tackle Eagles kick returner Brian Mitchell on the opening kickoff of the second half.

Bucs
Meek preview
EAGLES 17, BUCS 13: In a sneak peek of Saturday's wild-card matchup (sort of), Tampa Bay fails to get its fourth 10-win season under Tony Dungy. Up next: the real game at Philadelphia.

MVP goes to Key
TAMPA -- Bucs receiver Keyshawn Johnson was named the team's Most Valuable Player for the 2001 season by the St. Petersburg Times determined Sunday by a vote of writers who regularly cover the team.

Don't tell the Bucs backups that the game didn't matter
TAMPA -- The game did not matter Sunday night in the grand scheme of things, but don't tell that to Milton Wynn, Rabih Abdullah, Aaron Stecker and Shaun King.

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Dungy, Glazer hug amid speculation
While the owner has remained silent on the coach's future, the players don't want any changes.

Eagles say a win's always important
But the team expects Saturday's game to be different, with colder weather and all the key players starting.

A showcase for reserves
Shaun King, Rabih Abdullah, Aaron Stecker and others have a turn on the field as the starters sit.

Playoffs set, almost; Bucs play Saturday
Tonight's game will determine the final postseason team, either the Ravens or the Dilfer-led Seahawks.

College football
UF-Stoops: Still no deal, officially
Gators athletic director Jeremy Foley refuses comment on a reported trip to Norman, Okla.

Lightning
Khabibulin stuffs skid
The goaltender leads Tampa Bay to a 3-0 win over his old team, Phoenix, helping end a five-game losing streak.

Kubina plays on through his slump
PHOENIX -- What has happened to Pavel Kubina lately?

College basketball
FSU pulls shocker on Duke
FSU 77, DUKE 76: Monte Cummings' shot with 7.4 seconds left ends Duke's 22-game win streak.