Bucs
Bucs quiet -- too quiet?
With target date after Super Bowl, they risk losing coaching candidates to other teams.
Lightning
Tampa Bay left behind
SABRES 4, LIGHTNING 1: Slow start again leads to more lost ground in the East.
Dudley makes the rounds
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Where is Rick Dudley looking for deals? Just about everywhere. The general manager said he spoke this week to nearly every team in the league.
Colleges
A rugged test for USF today
Hard-nosed as ever, Cincinnati and Steve Logan visit Sun Dome.
Big 12 is hitting the big time
The Southeastern Conference has carried the banner for many years, but the Big 12 is gaining ground and making a case for itself as one of the premier conferences.
He's used to dispelling doubts
Jamonte Robinson of St. Petersburg is confident about passing his latest test -- impressing NFL scouts.
Cowboys' tragedy still fresh
Oklahoma State senior forward Fredrik Jonzen can't believe it has been a year since tragedy struck the program and rocked college basketball.
Devil Rays/baseball
Johnson, Rays agree to terms
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays infielder Russ Johnson avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to terms on a two-year contract worth $1.35-million.
Outdoors
Daily fishing report
The large, tumbling seas of early and mid January have slowed and given us a calmer Gulf of Mexico. Those behemoths left us with less than a foot of visibility in depths of 35 feet and only 6 feet of visibility in 50 feet.
Preps
DiPompo has Ravens' attention
The former Leto coach with two state titles has quickly turned his first-year team into a winner after a rough start to the season.
Bears roll, title might be theirs
LECANTO -- Central coach John Andruss could have taken his team and simply walked off the soaked field Friday, because not playing against Lecanto would guarantee his team a piece of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship.
Leopards avenge district loss
BROOKSVILLE -- After Whitney Griffin hit a jump shot from the foul line to give Hernando a 12-point lead with 5 minutes, 10 seconds remaining in Friday's Class 3A, District 6 game against Williston, teammate Ellen Widboom broke into a smile.
Rams edge Wildcats on tipin
NEW PORT RICHEY -- The final eight minutes were like a brutal chess match. Ridgewood and Wesley Chapel exchanged the lead six times and tied six times in a wild and well-played fourth quarter. Every possession was challenged, and every second counted.
Eagles in command with eight in semis
BRANDON -- On the first day of competition and with two sharp championship rounds, Brandon scored 80.5 points to take a commanding lead Friday. The Eagles put eight wrestlers into the semifinals, which begin today at 10 a.m. at Brandon.
Patriots leave no doubts
PINELLAS PARK -- Pinellas Park spent all season trying to earn a little respect. It finally got some Friday night after a convincing 4-1 win against Clearwater in the Pinellas County Athletic Conference final.
Tigers put away Crusaders 65-48
TAMPA -- When Everette Egun jogged onto the court for pregame introductions Friday night, the Jesuit student section bowed. And when he left the court in the final minute of the game, the same crowd gave him a standing ovation.
