[Times photo: Michael Rondou] Delvin James wipes his face after allowing John Vander Wal's homer in the fourth.

Gary Shelton
Spat has no winner, but is fun to watch
Pick a side. Either side.

Golf
Senior enjoys working his way to Open
Doug LaCrosse leads a group of five qualifiers in pursuit of a spot in next month's U.S. Open.

Tiger in pursuit of cuts mark
His post-Masters celebratory break complete, Tiger Woods gets back to work today with another milestone in sight. Appropriately, he'll resume the quest at the Byron Nelson Classic.

Preps
Above ... and beyond
Kevin Marion and Dermillo Wise never touched a grain of sand.

Countryside shrugs off Durant in 4-0 win
Bree Spence tosses her fourth consecutive playoff shutout, holding Durant to two hits to advance to the state final.

Scrappy Sharks add some glamour
TAMPA -- It shouldn't be hard to pick the Riverview Sharks out of the crowd at Ed Radice Sports Complex today.

Durant's season over
TAMPA -- Sometime between Durant's first-inning hit and its final thrown-out batter, the frustration started to settle in.

Life hasn't been easy for jump record-holder
Ed Manderson reminisces as he watches his 9-year-old daughter, Rachael, take off in a series of leaps and sprawl into the backyard sand pit at their Cayman Island home.

Horse racing
Derby win produces squabble
Possession, they say, is nine-tenths of the law. Russell Reineman, former owner of Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem, soon might find that a costly reality.

Colleges
USF hopes for homefield magic
The C-USA tournament host uses a late-season run to squeak in as the No. 5 seed.

Baseball
Damp balls may be dampening offense at Coors
DENVER -- The Rockies are trying to help their pitchers keep balls from flying out of Coors Field.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Tarpon season is here, and the fishing has been excellent. Schools have been moving along the beaches from Clearwater to Egmont Key. Most are moving north to south on their annual migration though our area.