Colleges
Doherty's passion fuels No. 6 Heels
The fiery coach, a former UNC player, has the team back in top form and a winner of 11 straight.

UF center Jorgensen to have wrist surgery
Florida sophomore center David Jorgensen is scheduled for surgery Tuesday to repair torn cartilage and reconnect the bones in his right wrist, forcing him to miss spring practice.

College basketball briefs
Wisconsin recruits got shoe discounts

Vols still hurt over Catchings
It's not like somebody actually died, but the collective grief in Knoxville, Tenn., is so strong it might seem that way.

G'town returns to glory
Even if few others did, West Virginia coach Gale Catlett could see it coming and, like the doomsayer on the street corner, he unabashedly tried to warn a generally unsuspecting public:

Carruth trial
Carruth: partial acquittal
Ex-Panthers receiver convicted on three lesser counts, cleared of first-degree murder. He could get 25 years in prison.

Mutiny
Mutiny makes statement
Tampa Bay starters control play; Glasgow Celtic rallies for 2-2 tie.

Lightning
Time could be right for Lightning
The coach is optimistic, but tonight's foe, Ottawa, has pounded Tampa Bay twice.

Et cetera
Tampa-based boat wins in Key West Division 4
KEY WEST -- After four days of unusually calm winds, the famous Key West breeze showed up Friday to close the largest Key West Race Week ever.

ABC team tourney returns to Seminole
SEMINOLE -- A field of 60 teams is expected for the ABC Brunswick World Team Challenge, which opens at 9 this morning at Seminole Lanes.

NFL briefs
Capers is the choice for expansion Texans

Golf briefs
Gustafson is 2-up at Memorial of Naples

Tennis briefs
Williams sisters survive the heat

NBA briefs
Kidd apologizes after arrest

Tampa Open
WHAT: Bud Light Cup bullriding championships.

Baseball briefs
Jays new left-hander has a sore shoulder

Sports briefs
Baseball coach Bertman to take over as AD at LSU

ThunderDawgs
ThunderDawgs make early switch at coach
ST. PETERSBURG -- When the Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs hired Darryl Dawkins as their coach early last summer he appeared to be the prototypical ABA 2000 coach.

Outdoors
Captain's corner
With the weather being unpredictable and the fronts moving in early, we are seeing some colder temperatures in the gulf. That's the bad news.

Preps

• PCAC enters its final stretch
  Unlike previous seasons, there is no dominant team going into the conference tournament.
• Eagles get No. 2 seed by beating Bears 4-0
  SPRING HILL -- The prize was only slightly spiffier for Springstead, but the wrapping was shinier.
• About that gym ... never mind
  Check that: The new Northeast gymnasium will not debut Jan. 26.
• Hawk commits to become Hawkeye
  TAMPA -- Armwood's Antwan Allen has orally committed to the University of Iowa, according to a newspaper report.
• Gators cruise past Royal Knights
  Land O'Lakes takes a big lead early on its way to defeating River Ridge 76-53.
• Cougars in position to reclaim title
  EAST LAKE -- After relinquishing its six-year reign as champion of the Pinellas County Athletic Conference to East Lake last season, Countryside has set out to take back what was once its domain.
• Marauders use big runs to get past Crusaders
  CCC goes on runs of 18-0 and 10-0 to pick up a 3A-11 win over TC.
• Lions cruise past Panthers for top seed
  King plays just like it did in its earlier victory over Plant.
• Panthers win behind guard's one-man show
  TAMPA -- Denver Broncos receiver Travis McGriff traveled to Tampa to participate in a children's clinic and attend the Super Bowl.
• Spartan back commits to Pitt
  Lakewood running back Darren Felder has orally committed to Pittsburgh.