Sports

Rays
Schmidt stops Tampa Bay cold
GIANTS 8, RAYS 0: His 5-hitter ends Rays' run of three wins in four games.

Bonds' beef: his pitchers, not Rays'
Giants slugger who fumed over Travis Harper pitch behind his legs says he's upset his teammates aren't retaliating for him.

Rays extra
TODAY: RAYS AT GIANTS

Bonds' beef: his pitchers
Giants slugger who fumed over Travis Harper pitch behind him says he's upset teammates aren't retaliating on his behalf.

Sturtze still waiting for bad luck to end
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tanyon Sturtze doesn't know what his record should be. But given his relatively respectable 4.79 ERA, the 10 starts in which he has allowed four or fewer runs (and the five in which he has given up two or fewer), he knows this much:

Darrell Fry
WNBA should walk -- but more slowly
Somehow, you figured it would never come to this.

NHL
Prospect hides mean streak well
Critics say Jay Bouwmeester has all tools to be NHL star except toughness.

Golf
Muirfield shouldn't give Tiger any trouble
He hasn't played there, but that never stopped him from winning before.

Woods still hasn't been a runner-up
The comparisons keep flying, but one place where Tiger Woods is not keeping pace with Jack Nicklaus is in the category of runner-up finishes in major championships. Woods has not finished second in a major; Nicklaus did 19 times.

Divots
TIGER POWER: A record 55-million viewers tuned in to NBC's weekend coverage of Tiger Woods' U.S. Open victory and the final round was the most-watched golf telecast of the year, according to Nielsen Media Research.

World Cup
American moment
Local players and coaches hope the United States' success will lead to an increase in soccer's popularity.

Keller voices his frustration
SEOUL, South Korea -- Dissension among the United States surfaced Wednesday, when reserve goalkeeper Kasey Keller expressed frustration at sitting.

World Cup: Friday's quarterfinals
GERMANY VS. UNITED STATES

World Cup: Where to watch
A partial list of places showing the 7:25 a.m. USA-Germany game:

Horse racing
Breeders' Cup reveals early leaders in new poll
The lead-up to the 19th Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships will be a more familiar process for casual fans, as the race's organizing committee has announced a new points system to rate the contenders in the eight categories.

Colleges
USF says Title IX criticism 'skewed'
TAMPA -- South Florida spokesman Michael Reich said a report issued by the National Women's Law Center accusing USF of not being in compliance with Title IX is "skewed information."

Baseball
Promotions, injuries alter Tampa's roster
With the second half of the season starting today, one question overrides all others for the Tampa Yankees.

Preps
Around Tampa Bay
Signings

PP National wins Senior crown 5-0
SEMINOLE -- It took five days, two games and one rainout to finally crown a Senior champion in the District 5 Tournament of Champions.

Around Hillsborough
Job openings

Scudder returns to Plant as coach
The 1986 graduate leaves Berkeley Prep and inherits a strong program.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Water clarity often dictates what fishing method will be most productive. In clear water, a visual presentation of your bait or lure is what the fish are keying on, so it's important to keep what they can see to a minimum. Downsizing your tackle is essential. Eight- to 10-pound test spinning gear, smaller hooks and the use of fluorocarbon leader will produce more bites from snook, redfish and sea trout.

On The Wire
Arizona Regains No. 1 Ranking in AP Poll
Garnett Eclipsed by Jordan Farewell
Report: Creditors O.K. Bid for Senators
Green Surprises Earnhardt at Daytona
UConn Remains Unanimous in Women's Poll

Americans Lose in 1st Round of Davis Cup

World Cup soccer

South Korea Thanks Soccer Teams

Brazil Celebration Turns Ugly

World's Worst Claims Soccer Honors