Darrell Fry
Jordan not stupid, so forget comeback
Psst. Did you hear this one? A guy who is a friend of a guy who used to work in New Jersey overheard a guy on the train say his ex-brother-in-law knew almost for a fact that Michael Jordan was considering whether to think about possibly one day maybe playing in the NBA again.
Golf
Groomed for greatness. Mature. Experienced. 16?
Most sophomores look forward to their first drive. Ty Tryon has had his, down the fairways of the PGA's Honda Classic.
Palmer upholds his club position
ORLANDO -- He took some shots, and they stung. Arnold Palmer might be the King, but he also is human, and some of the letters he received, the articles he read ... well, it's just a game, isn't it?
Devil Rays/baseball
Giving new meaning to 'big game' pitcher
Rays left-hander Doug Creek is an avid outdoorsman who loves to eat what he hunts.
Guzman: 'I'm ready for a game'
ST. PETERSBURG -- Juan Guzman felt so good during his simulated game Wednesday that he pitched an extra inning. Next step: minor-league action.
Shortstops soap opera still getting attention
TAMPA -- Texas shortstop Alex Rodriguez was booed during pregame introductions Wednesday. It was his first appearance against the Yankees since his controversial comments made in Esquire about shortstop Derek Jeter.
Maris family sues Anheuser-Busch for $2.5B
GAINESVILLE -- Relatives of former home run king Roger Maris will seek $2.5-billion in a breach-of-contract lawsuit against beer giant Anheuser-Busch, the family's attorney said Wednesday.
Around the National League
Broken finger has Javy Lopez out 3-4 weeks
Around the American League
Ramirez leaves game with mild hamstring pull
Motorsports
Garlits? Who? Oh, you're talking about Big Daddy
The Tampa-born hot rod legend is famous for revolutionizing the sport and inspiring that famous nickname.
Female driver targets six Winston Cup races this season
Backed by a proven car owner and with support from her family, Shawna Robinson is making her move.
Lightning
There's a penalty for finishing too well?
The Lightning insists it will play hard the rest of the way, even if it should lose a chance at the No. 1 pick.
Bucs/NFL
Broncos sign Hape: 3 years, $1.7-million
TAMPA -- The big surprise wasn't that the Bucs let tight end Patrick Hape leave Tampa Bay. It's that they let him leave with so little money in his pocket.
Warren's favorite team? The one that drafts him
The Gators defensive tackle is focused on being a high first-round pick.
Shorts
Sports briefs
FSU wins 13th straight
Bowling
PBA's silence causing some concern
Since Chris Peters and his ex-Microsoft Corp. partners Rob Glaser and Mike Slade bought the PBA nearly a year ago, pulling news out of their new headquarters at Seattle is like pulling teeth -- painful and infrequent.
Preps
'Flat' Knights fall to Eagles
The family of East Lake's Tyler and Nate Huegel won't receive Christmas cards from the River Ridge baseball team this year.
Warhawks to forfeit 10 games
The Florida High School Activities Association informed Seminole on Wednesday that it has forfeited the first 10 games of the season -- all wins -- for using an ineligible player, shortstop Bryan Bass.
Patriots to host six-team meet
Pinellas Park coach Stacey Simmons said he wanted to do two things with the track program: host a big meet and honor Richard Allen, an assistant principal who was shot and killed by a student at the school in 1988.
Seminole makes the most of East Lake's five errors
SEMINOLE -- After a team scores 33 runs in a game, its next outing is bound to disappoint.
Format changes, but down-home flair stays
TAMPA -- For 20 years, the Saladino Tournament was as recognizable as any Hillsborough County baseball event.
Thirteen innings not enough to settle game
A matchup of two of the county's best pitchers and two of the county's best teams ends in a 1-1 tie.
Outdoors
Captain's corner
March can be a fickle month of lovely, calm days followed by blustery conditions that seem to last forever. Fishing offshore can be frustrating.
