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Kennedy makes like an ace RAYS 4, JAYS 3: Left-hander returns to form with eight strong innings as Tampa Bay rallies. Star quartet still adjusting Whenever talk arises about the future of the Devil Rays, it seems to focus on players such as B.J. Upton, Wes Bankston, Elijah Dukes and Jason Pridie. Those names are different from the ones we've heard in the past (read: Josh Hamilton and Jason Tyner), and for good reason. Rolls out 3-4 weeks with broken thumb ST. PETERSBURG -- Rightfielder Damian Rolls sustained a nondisplaced fracture of his right thumb tip diving for Josh Phelps' ground-rule double Tuesday night and will be out three to four weeks. Lightning
That is, if it stops a shot, which is a Lightning duty. What's not good is the pain. Lined up against each other One of the more interesting matchups of the East semifinal will be between the Lightning's top offensive line of center Vinny Lecavalier, right wing Martin St. Louis and Vinny Prospal and the Devils' top defensive line of center John Madden, right wing Jay Pandolfo and Turner Stevenson. Meet the New Jersey Devils FIRST SEASON: 1982-83, moving from Colorado. Star of Devils show is Brodeur He not only stops most shots, he moves the puck. Lightning mission is to fire at him from all over. NFL McGahee puts on a show of strength for NFL teams The former Miami RB tries to prove his surgically repaired knee is worth the draft risk. Bengals: Top pick will be signed CINCINNATI -- Coach Marvin Lewis insists the Bengals will have the top pick in the draft signed to a contract before the first round begins Saturday. Magic Rivers tries to bring it into focus AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Coach Doc Rivers kept the team on the practice floor longer than one might expect on the day before a playoff game. Bench makes name for itself Orlando gets a charge from reserves, who beat Detroit's "Alternatorz" at their own game. Baseball Sosa just grateful to still have a head CHICAGO -- Sammy Sosa is clearing a spot in his trophy case for his mangled batting helmet. NL: Pittsburgh's surprise ace stops Giants PITTSBURGH -- Jeff Suppan is showing a team doesn't have to spend big money to pick up a starter who can win right away. Expos 2-for-2 in home openers MONTREAL -- Back in Canada, the Expos showed off their first-place team to their fans. AL: Control woes can't stop K.C. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Even on a night when their pitchers struggled, the Royals kept on winning. NHL Jagr status at issue as Caps seek to cut costs ODENTON, Md. -- Jaromir Jagr came up average in his first playoff series with the Washington Capitals, and that's not good enough for him. Flyers at their best in Game 7 rout of Leafs PHILADELPHIA -- With their season on the line and memories of recent playoff failures on their minds, the Flyers came through with their most dominant performance. College basketball Signee in limbo over USF choice TAMPA -- Konimba Diarra, a 6-foot-10, 230-pound center who signed with South Florida in the fall, will meet with new USF coach Robert McCullum before deciding if he is coming to Tampa. In brief Olympic bribery case reinstated SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a bribery case against two men accused of using $1-million in enticements to sway International Olympic Committee delegates to award Salt Lake the 2002 Winter Games. Storm Storm gets a boost from Bucs with Toliver The Bucs' loss was the Storm's gain. NBA: Garnett takes over in fourth to even series MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Garnett was criticized in the playoffs last year for not being selfish enough. On Tuesday night, he showed he can take over a game in the fourth quarter. Preps No surprise here: King wins again The Lions remain undefeated and the dominant force in girls Class 3A, District 11. Plant sticks to plan and advances with boys title The Panthers sweep the singles finals to run away with their fourth straight district tennis title. Seminole's top four in finals SEMINOLE -- Kelly DeWitt won't complain about how hard it was to do nothing for 71/2 hours before he finally took the court. Nor will he whine about it lasting barely 40 minutes. Today he'll likely play three matches each in that amount of time. Spartans, Warhawks going to the wire SEMINOLE -- Mid match, Kristen Cuddihy asked for a line judge. Hernando pulls away from Wesley Chapel The Leopards sweep four head-to-head matches against defending champion Wesley Chapel to capture the title. Gators defend undefeated season Land O'Lakes, 17-0 during the regular season, wins three singles and two doubles titles for the 3A-7 championship. Title belongs to Eagles alone INVERNESS -- Springstead earned at least a share of the first Gulf Coast Athletic Conference title in its 26-year history last week, but that wasn't enough to satisfy the Eagles. Pinellas boys track extra Thomas Hendry reached new heights in the pole vault last week. Pinellas Park wins, then gets help for PCAC bid Thanks to a clutch performance from coach Bill Rutencutter's current players, and one from his past, Pinellas Park is headed back to the PCAC championship game. Big second leads Seminole to 9-4 win SEMINOLE -- Seminole coach Scott Miller said with districts less than a week away, it's good to play quality programs. Outdoors Daily fishing report Snook, speckled trout and Spanish mackerel are there for the taking.
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