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Defensive trio tops All-Pros Derrick Brooks, Simeon Rice and Warren Sapp are Tampa Bay's first-team representatives. Surprised Bucs start new plan Packer loss means Giants-49ers winner visits RJS next weekend. Could Bucs and Parcells work a trade? TAMPA -- Bill Parcells likes to surround himself with his former players. Rays Daulton again faces DUI charge For a second time, former Devil Rays bullpen coach and Phillies catcher Darren Daulton went to jail on his birthday. Rays calling this a produce market With so many free agents unsigned and a growing number of big-name players taking small-dollar and even minor-league deals, it's been a rough winter. Lightning Lightning comes up short against Blues BLUES 5, LIGHTNING 1: Two short-handed goals during the same power play leave Tampa Bay second in the Southeast. Sarich keeps eye on youngsters ST. LOUIS -- Cory Sarich has a soft spot for the Canadian Junior team that faces Russia tonight in the World Championships final. The Lightning defenseman played for the 1997 team, the last from Canada to win the title. Hubert Mizell Overpaid ... underworked? Maybe it's because I'm so staggered by corporate lunacies of overcompensating CEOs as if they were historic creators like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, or functioned with the more modern and innovative business backbone of a Sam Walton or Bill Gates.
Falcons pack wallop NFC WILD CARD: FALCONS 27, PACKERS 7: Atlanta shatters the Lambeau mystique and Green Bay. Jets fly on; Dungy grounded again AFC WILD CARD: JETS 41, COLTS 0: "I'm disappointed for the guys," the ex-Bucs coach says of the Colts. Jets won't stop until job is done EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Last season, the Jets believed it was an accomplishment to get to the playoffs, where they were bounced by Oakland in the first round. Familiarity feels right to Browns PITTSBURGH -- They are eight-point underdogs and have lost five in a row to Pittsburgh. Virtually nobody expected them to be here at the expense of such supposed Super Bowl contenders as Denver, Miami and New England. Talk heats up between rivals, or not The Browns-Steelers tussle renews with both sides making claims and denials about trash talk. With TD, Favre in top group GREEN BAY, Wis. -- With his 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver with 10:26 left in the third quarter Saturday, Packers quarterback Brett Favre moved up on two lists of legendary performers. Turnabout is rich for Giants DE Kenny Holmes has broken free. Fassel takes charge in playoff run The rise of the Giants late in the season coincides with the coach's decision to commandeer the offensive play-calling. College football Grossman will leave Florida to enter draft Gators quarterback decides to skip his senior season and move on to the NFL. Fiesta Bowl simply stunning Miami is shocked and national champion Ohio State is delirious after double-overtime thriller. McGahee will return after surgery on knee TEMPE, Ariz. -- Willis McGahee's decision on whether to return to Miami has been made for him -- in the worst possible way. Season on the bubble SIU 74, Illinois State 65 CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Kent Williams scored 19 and the Salukis overcame a second-half deficit Saturday. NHL Slap shots It's a woman's world Belfour makes 50 saves to carry Leafs TORONTO -- Ed Belfour made a season-high 50 saves as the Maple Leafs beat New Jersey 2-1 on Saturday in the second game of a home-and-home series. College basketball Undefeated LSU beats Texas for 2nd time in 8 days BATON ROUGE, La. -- Aiysha Smith scored 22 as No. 14 LSU stayed unbeaten by defeating the nation's No. 15 team for the second time in eight days. UConn women's streak lives after OT victory Diana Taurasi takes over in the extra period to lead the No. 3 Huskies to their 51st straight win, 63-62 over No. 5 Vols. 1st game in UM's new home is a win The Hurricanes beat the poor-shooting Tar Heels 64-61 in OT at the Convocation Center. No. 1 Alabama rebounds with 65-58 victory TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The No. 1 ranking might soon be history, but Alabama still pronounced itself ready to defend its Southeastern Conference title. Pickett leads FSU in easy win over Virginia Tech 76-69 BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Tim Pickett scored 22 and reserve Michael Joiner added 16 as Florida State beat Virginia Tech 76-69 on Saturday, putting a serious crimp in the Hokies' confidence as they prepare to begin Big East Conference play. Oklahoma State's D controls BYU 78-65 OKLAHOMA CITY -- Ivan McFarlin scored a career-high 27 and Tony Allen added 22 Saturday night, leading Oklahoma State to a 78-65 victory over Brigham Young in the Touchstone Energy All-College Classic. Parimutuels KL Bahama Boyd takes inside track to run away at Inaugural ST. PETERSBURG -- After KL Bahama Boyd dashed past the finish line in Saturday's 78th Inaugural at Derby Lane, just about everyone milling around the kennel scratched their heads trying to figure out how the brindle male was able to come away with a victory. In brief Rant/Rave Rant ... Defending champ pulls out of Australian Open STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Defending champion Thomas Johansson withdrew from the Australian Open with a knee injury. Colleges Frayer's Olympic dream comes with a price tag The former Countryside standout and Oklahoma All-American needs funding. Running Husband, wife shine in debut Amy Yoder Begley wins the women's race, and her husband, Andrew, finishes second on the men's side. UNF student wins despite his wrong turn TAMPA -- Front-runner Jerry Reckart, a senior at North Florida, and a group of leaders headed home prematurely on Bayshore Boulevard, losing about 10 seconds. They had followed the lead vehicle. Organizers exceed goal of 10,000 participants TAMPA -- While some members of the area running community have a hard time putting "Gasparilla" and "January" together, the Gasparilla Distance Classic Association pulled off the feat in staging its signature races during the year's first month for the first time. NBA Nets toe the line to top Magic ORLANDO -- Kenyon Martin had 19 points and 12 rebounds as the New Jersey Nets extended the league's longest current winning streak to nine games with an 88-83 victory over the Magic Saturday. Preps Gaither's title bid falls short TAMPA -- The Leto Holiday Classic championship trophy remains with Largo for another year. Wharton can't keep pace TAMPA -- Largo put its stamp all over the Leto Holiday Classic on Saturday. Comeback Vikings edge Patriots ST. PETERSBURG -- Freddy Navarro had not played goalkeeper in three years. Usually a forward for Pinellas Park, Navarro volunteered to fill in for the vacationing starter, and with 10 saves in the City Championship final against Northeast, he was on his way to being tournament MVP. Clearwater impressive against nation's best The Clearwater girls, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, had their winning ways halted Saturday night against one of the nation's top teams in the final of the Naples Daily News Holiday Shootout. Panthers, Pirates enjoy wins LECANTO -- Fifty was the magic number Saturday as Lecanto and Crystal River reached the half-century mark and posted wins at the Panther Holiday Classic. Outdoors Daily fishing report Planning fishing trips offshore can be tricky in January. Cold fronts clashing with warm El Nino air have pretty much made five days a week windy and rough. Cold winds haven't stoppedhot bites around many piers Even though it's winter, local fishing piers are hot. The snook and tarpon may be gone, but there are plenty of other fish. Letters Glazers need to be grounded When the groundhog sees his shadow, those who didn't move to Florida to escape winter's wrath long for the snow to disappear. But we who live here far away from the snow are being treated to another snow-job by those paragons of greed and chicanery, the super-hog Glazers.
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