Sports

Close loss encapsulates first half for Tampa Bay
RANGERS 6, RAYS 5: Surprise: Solid pitching wasted, bats inefficient, bullpen blows it.

Rays prepared to back union agenda
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rays players met before Wednesday's game to discuss and vote on issues relating to the labor negotiations, including the possibility of setting a strike date.

Bucs
Bucs dismiss award winner
TAMPA -- Reggie Roberts is out as the Bucs director of communications after five seasons.

Gary Shelton
Beauty should be win deep
WIMBLEDON, England -- Two women.

Motorsports
A cinch to succeed
Help of Jeff Gordon alone can't explain Jimmie Johnson's rapid NASCAR rise.

Night races not new to drivers
Most Winston Cup drivers did their share of Saturday night short-track racing before hitting the big time, but the Pepsi 400 will not exactly take them back to their roots.

Tennis
Mauresmo outlasts Capriati
Amelie Mauresmo shows a newfound resolve, overcoming four rain delays at Wimbledon.

Golf
Champ is underdog for Women's Open
As Karrie Webb tries to regain her form and win a third consecutive Open title, Annika Sorenstam is on a roll.

Challenge just what they need
Perhaps it is a coincidence, but the past two major championships on the Senior PGA Tour have produced some of the best golf of the year. And that golf was played under the most trying of conditions.

Colleges
Ex-Gator heads to Sun Belt team
One day after saying he was not sure where he would play, former Florida guard Orien Greene transferred to Louisiana-Lafayette.

Horse racing
Street Cry the pick in Classic
Street Cry, a hot commodity after victories in the Dubai World Cup and Stephen Foster Handicap, will be a 6-1 favorite as the first Breeders' Cup Classic future pool opens today.

Sports etc.
Four-run seventh helps Land O'Lakes beat Lutz
Land O'Lakes pulled off a seventh-inning comeback Wednesday to beat Lutz and stay alive in the District 13 Junior softball tournament.

Nine-year veteran happy he has job
FSL NOTEBOOK

Kibler's stock on the rise in minors
The former King pitcher is rapidly climbing the Colorado Rockies' farm ladder.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Holidays can have extra heavy boat traffic. July 4 normally is one of the busiest. It's a good day to fish offshore, where the water is deeper and the fish don't get spooked as easily by boats. Most of the artificial reefs are holding mackerel, snapper, barracuda and a few kings. Pick a reef that's holding bait schools. Catch the bait with a gold-hooked bait rig and place it right on your rod. Fish a few on the bottom, cork a couple and leave some on a flat line. This will cover the water column from top to bottom. Bring a few chum blocks to hang over the side of the boat. This will help pull in the kings and mackerel.

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