Motorsports Stewart holds off another charger [AP photo] Like his late father last year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. falls short in Bud Shootout. Fords get another break on spoilers DAYTONA BEACH -- Whining alone was not enough to persuade NASCAR to make changes to the aerodynamic rules at Daytona International Speedway.

Lightning
Dudley steps down as GM
Disagreements between Dudley, upper management lead to Feaster taking over as the Lightning GM.

Tortorella's deal extended
The Lightning gave coach John Tortorella and associate coach Craig Ramsay votes of confidence by picking up the options on their contracts for next season.

Players never saw it coming
WASHINGTON -- Pavel Kubina thought it was joke.

Bucs
McKay to meet with the Glazers
GM's future with Bucs expected to be discussed, could be determined today.

College football
UF hires Thompson to lead defense
Arkansas defensive coordinator John Thompson has been hired to run the defense at Florida, football coach Ron Zook said Sunday.

Outdoors
Area youth wins overall age-group championship
The Valentine's Day sailing regatta saw 153 children ages 8 to 15 waiting for wind until early afternoon Sunday, when two races were held in a westerly breeze.

Daily fishing report
Saturday we worked 27 miles southwest of John's Pass in 55 feet of water. We caught six gag grouper and 10 mangos on a half-day trip. We downsized our tackle to get more bites. It worked, but we also lost a dozen big fish over the ledges because we couldn't get the fish off the bottom. Dead bait has been the most productive for us.

Bowling
Team from Pittsburgh rallies for victory
SEMINOLE -- Brunswick of Pittsburgh became the Cinderella champion of the ABC Brunswick World Team Challenge at Seminole Lanes by defeating day-one leader Sawgrass Lanes of Sunrise 447-404 in the tournament final.

Preps
Cowboy takes aim at record
Former Gaither cheerleader Dara Altman vows to reach 13 feet in the pole vault this season.

This Eagle has it all
Practicing on his own court, Ryan Buchanan has been working to get back to the state singles final.

Wildcat just glad to be here
Wharton's Konstantin Lazarov has been working tirelessly on his game -- with a smile.

Golf
Irwin wins duel with Watson
Hale Irwin takes advantage of his rival's error on No. 17 to win the ACE Group Classic.

College basketball
Seminoles can't overcome mistakes
Turnovers and poor shooting lead to an 18-point deficit, and a rally falls short in a 76-67 loss to N.C. State.