[Times photo: Michael Rondou] Jason Tyner appeals to first base umpire Gerry Davis after getting picked off by Frank Castillo in the first inning.

John Romano
Defeats hitting one Rays fan particularly hard
ST. PETERSBURG -- The voice is loud and it is distinctive. The words bump into one another and emerge at a frantic pace. Fury sounds a lot like this.

Colleges
Great expectations for LaMacchia
The sophomore, drafted by St. Louis in 2000, is Florida State's top pitcher.

Motorsports
Stewart stays cool enough
Tony Stewart dodges many wrecks and uses his crew chief's calming influence to win the Pontiac Excitement 400.

Horse racing
Gainful close to TBD's 76th season
OLDSMAR -- Tampa Bay Downs may have stumbled from the gate this season, but it appears to have finished with a flourish. After a disagreement between horse owners and track officials caused the boycott of some simulcast outlets, which forced reduced race purses, Tampa Bay Downs got back to full strength by mid-March and enjoyed perhaps its best season.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Nina Lupini and Debbie Gordon struggled with the heavy fish bag as they climbed out of the Hi Caes as Rich Gordon and Leo Plenski waited for the fish to be weighed at Gators on the Pass. The crowd hushed, then screamed as the 47.04-pound kingfish came out of the bag and was weighed at the 11th Annual Suncoast Kingfish Classic Tournament over the weekend.

Boxing
Golden Gloves brings state's best amateurs to town
ST. PETERSBURG -- John Knight Jr. isn't sure if the Florida Golden Gloves Championships over the weekend was his final amateur event, but if so, he made the most of it.