[Times photo: James Borchuck] Michael Pittman walks from the practice field, hand in hand with 2-year-old son Mycah.

Rays
LaMar works phones as Rays ring O's bell
RAYS 10, ORIOLES 3: Deal unlikely for Tampa Bay, which hits 4 HRs to back Joe Kennedy.

For starter, a complete week
Durham pitcher Lance Carter may have made just one start last week, but those nine innings were all he needed to earn him International League Pitcher of the Week honors.

Kennedy fixes it, whatever 'it' was
ST. PETERSBURG -- Whatever caused the two subpar starts, be it a mechanical flaw, conditioning or preparation, Joe Kennedy appears to be over it.

Lightning
Lightning re-signs LW Dingman
TAMPA -- The Lightning re-signed restricted free-agent left wing Chris Dingman to a multi-year contract, general manager Jay Feaster said Tuesday.

Tortorella speaks on Vinny, team and losing
Lightning coach John Tortorella doesn't get much sleep during the season. "You may be in bed with your eyes shut, but you're always thinking," he said.

Colleges
Slive has hands full as new SEC commissioner
With 9 major NCAA violations since 1990, the league's in desperate need of an enforcer.

Darling's parents ready for lawsuit
The parents of Devaughn Darling have established an estate, a routine step, but one that gives them the necessary power to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Florida State.

UGA might use 2 QBs this season
HOOVER, Ala. -- Georgia could have something in common with the Florida Gators of old: a quarterback controversy.

Baseball
Cards' Rolen, Benes start fresh
MIAMI -- Scott Rolen had been this nervous twice, during his major-league debut in 1996 and at his first All-Star Game this month.

This week, Floyd's in Boston
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Cliff Floyd was traded for the second time in three weeks, with the Montreal Expos sending the power-hitting outfielder to Boston on Tuesday night for minor-league pitchers Seung Jun Song and Sun Woo Kim.

Pedro, Red Sox muzzle Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Pedro Martinez pitched two-hit ball for eight innings and struck out nine as the Boston Red Sox used home runs from Jason Varitek and Shea Hillenbrand to beat the Angels 6-0 Tuesday night.

NFL
Around the NFC
CARDINALS: Four days into training camp, there is no sign of progress in contract talks with absent first-round draft pick Wendell Bryant, a 6-foot, 4-inch, 308-pound defensive tackle from Wisconsin.

Around the AFC
BROWNS: Wide receiver Dennis Northcutt, benched late last season for ineffectiveness, is one of several players who spent the offseason working with an eye specialist. "I wasn't able to focus on the ball when it got up close," said Northcutt, who missed the first three games last season with a broken collarbone and was benched for the final two. "I was losing sight of it when it got within 5 yards." Northcutt has been doing drills to improve his short-range vision.

Ex-USF kicker says he'll tone down act
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- There will be no more jumping for joy after field goals for Bill Gramatica.

Sports Digest
Capriati beats fellow area resident
Second seed Jennifer Capriati beat Ashley Harkleroad 6-0, 6-3 in 53 minutes in a second-round match Tuesday at the Acura Classic in Carlsbad, Calif.

Boxing
Lacy's day coming, in court
Jeff Lacy's biggest fight is coming Aug. 20.

NBA
Davis stays with Hornets
Team executive vice president Bob Bass said the contract adds six years to the one year left in Davis' previous deal.

Preps
Dickerson leaves meet with three gold medals
BRANDON -- All the long hours of hard work started paying off last weekend for 11-year-old freestyle sprinter Kelly Dickerson in the 2002 Junior Olympic Swimming Championships in Orlando.

Bullets finish seventh at NSA World Series
The 12-and-under Clearwater Bullets placed seventh out of 74 teams at the National Softball Association (NSA) World Series in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Palm Harbor falls short in state final
The Palm Harbor Major All-Stars fell one run short of winning the state championship Tuesday at Citrus Park.

Northside 9-10 team reaches state final
It was bound to happen. Eau Galle became the first team in All-Star play to get a hit off Northside's Megan McGrath. What Eau Galle failed to do, though, was score as Northside won 3-0 to advance to the 9-10 softball state championship game.

Outdoors
Daily Fishing Report
The bait-and-switch technique is normally associated with offshore trolling for game fish. Hookless, skirted teasers bring the fish from the depths and work them into a heightened state of feeding. The teasers then are quickly taken away, a rigged live bait or skirted dead bait is presented to the fish, and the fight is on.