Sports

Rays
Sturtze a winner at last
RAYS 4, JAYS 2: The 16th time's the charm for starter, who goes seven for first victory of season.

Draft pick tastes pro life on birthday
ST. PETERSBURG -- Elijah Dukes' 18th birthday would have been a dream come true for most.

Tennis
Champs get chased
Sampras, Agassi succumb to back-to-back upsets; Safin also loses on a day for the unheralded at Wimbledon.

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Brazil's Rivaldo, right and Turkey's Tugay Kerimoglu battle for a high ball during their 2002 World Cup semifinal match.

World Cup
Ronaldo's goal lifts Brazilians
BRAZIL 1, TURKEY 0: The star's sixth goal puts the four-time champions into yet another final.

South Korean won't go to Italy
SEOUL, South Korea -- Ahn Jung-hwan will not go back to Perugia, the Italian team that threatened to fire the South Korean forward for scoring the overtime goal that eliminated Italy.

Goodwill trip goes very awry
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- What was supposed to be a friendly round of diplomacy between Senegal and Taiwan turned into a fiasco, prompting Senegal's ambassador to issue a televised apology.

NBA
Magic has busy night in draft
Orlando winds up with Notre Dame's Ryan Humphrey and two second-round picks.

Orlando deals for a top pick again
The Magic slid one spot in the first round, picking up a second-round selection from the Jazz, but the trade marked the fourth year in a row in which Orlando acquired another team's first-round pick.

Prep star, Hurricane go in first
Phoenix picks Amare Stoudemire, and San Antonio gets Miami's John Salmons.

Magic expands its search for height
On a night where five of the top 16 picks came from outside the United States, the Magic dabbled in international commerce, dealing for two second-round picks and turning them into two 7-footers from Europe.

Baseball
Players travel miles to honor Kile
ST. LOUIS -- For the second time in six days, Busch Stadium was a place of mourning as former teammates paid their respects to Darryl Kile.

Bowling
Australian finally gets first victory
Australian Cara Honeychurch made her fourth TV appearance this season a winner when she beat Kim Terrell for the PWBA Greater Harrisburg Open title June16 in Mechanicsburg, Pa., earning $10,500

Preps
FHSAA penalizes Northside Christian
Scrutiny centers on three baseball players and the payment of their tuitions.

Cross Bayou defeats Seminole for title
Cross Bayou defeated Seminole 11-5 on Tuesday night to capture the District 5 minor softball All-Stars championship.

Golf
Tampa lawyer paying USGA dues
Former U.S. Amateur champ Fred Ridley nears the top of American golf's governing body.

Overton gets a big shot at Senior Open
In the closed shop that is the Senior PGA Tour, this is a big weekend for Jay Overton. The U.S. Senior Open offers a huge opportunity for the Palm Harbor pro who keeps pecking away at a giant door that is not meant to open for him.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
As the tarpon season winds to a close, those looking to catch silver kings should shift from the beaches and bridges to the backwaters. Residential canals and stagnant deep spots in upper stretches of the bay may seem unlikely hot spots, but looks can be deceiving.

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