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April 15, 2002
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[Times photo: Michael Rondou]
Starting pitcher Wilson Alvarez grabs where it hurts following a pitch where he injured himself.
Tense day turns out okay
RAYS 5, BLUE JAYS 4 (10): Injury to Wilson Alvarez appears minor, and Tampa Bay recovers from two blown leads.

Alvarez has strain; Rays to be cautious
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays trainers will re-examine Wilson Alvarez today after the 32-year-old left-hander strained a muscle in his rib cage during the sixth inning Sunday.

Lightning
At the end, more bickering ... and a win
LIGHTNING 3, PANTHERS 2 (OT): Vinny Lecavalier's goal ends it, after both sides take issue with officials.

Svoboda's Tampa Bay days done
SUNRISE -- If Petr Svoboda makes a comeback from postconcussion syndrome, it will be with another team. The Lightning will not pick up the defenseman's option for next season.

Gary Shelton
Players raise their (white) flag to Tiger
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- This was supposed to be about Tiger Woods' greatness.

Golf
Double standard
There is Tiger Woods and then there are the also-rans as he proves once again in becoming the third player to win back-to-back Masters.

Els, Singh sink on back nine
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Ernie Els and Vijay Singh got to the back nine Sunday within striking distance of Masters champion Tiger Woods.

Soundbites
Observations from the Masters:

Motorsports
Win long time coming on a short track
Bobby Labonte doesn't have to bump his way to Martinsville's Victory Lane. What a concept.

NASCAR lays down law with Harvick
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Kevin Harvick earned the reputation as NASCAR's newest bad boy with on-track incidents worse than the rough driving in Saturday's truck race.

Outdoors
Club to make run at a title
The Forerunners of St. Petersburg aim to regain the team championship at the Boston Marathon.

Daily fishing report: Tournament insider
Jeanne Reeves caught a 38.14-pound king mackerel to win the eighth annual Suncoast Kingfish Classic Sunday at Perico Harbor Marina in Bradenton.

Tennis
Venus rises from deficit to defeat Henin in final
AMELIA ISLAND -- The play was nothing special, but the comeback was a thing of beauty.

NFL draft
Hardly a no-lose choice
Quarterbacks David Carr and Joey Harrington seem like safe, low-risk selections in this year's draft. History shows otherwise.

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