Hit-and-miss proposition [AP photo] • Finding himself: A truer version of Ben Grieve might be on display, as the Rays rightfielder has gotten familiar with his surroundings. John Romano • Lost at the plate He's carrying a .140 average, but Rays DH Greg Vaughn insists that he's healthy and will snap out of his funk.

Rays place Alvarez on DL, shuffle roster

Bucs
Bucs draw confidence from mid-round hits
Minus first two draft picks, club believes it can find more gems in third and beyond.

Lightning
Playoffs still not part of Lightning progress
This week, for the sixth straight time, postseason starts without Tampa Bay.

Owners must step up quickly
When determining what the Lightning must do to improve, and how fast it must do it, it is best to consider Nikolai Khabibulin.

Boston Marathon
Kenyans run back into customary spot
BOSTON -- Kenyans are back on top of the Boston Marathon, reclaiming a winning tradition that's now as much a part of the race as Heartbreak Hill.

Motorsports
Probation, fine added for Harvick
NASCAR doled out one of the harshest penalties in its 54-year history Sunday when it "parked" young star Kevin Harvick for the Winston Cup race at Martinsville Speedway for rough driving.

Preps
Do schools ignore off-campus incidents?
Athletes seem to receive stiffer punishments for on-campus transgressions than those that occur away from school.

Lecanto girls leave GCAC foes in dust
BROOKSVILLE -- Lecanto coach Freddie Bullock would rather have been elsewhere Monday.

Ram girls, Wildcat boys win SAC titles
HUDSON -- The Ridgewood girls won their 14th conference championship at Monday night's Sunshine Athletic Conference meet, and the Wesley Chapel boys won their first. For everyone else, just finally getting the meet over with will suffice.

Farragut coach joins Freedom
His contract status up in the air, Mike Jalazo decides to fill the vacancy at the new Tampa school.

Coach leaves CCC for Countryside
John Davis is intrigued by moving to a larger public school and being reunited with two coaches from his past.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Baitfish schools have arrived, bringing changes in fish behavior. Along the beaches and around the mouth of Tampa Bay, action on mackerel, kingfish, and other migratory predators is in full swing.