Gary Shelton
Coaching to win; living at a loss
MINNEAPOLIS -- She was here. For heaven's sake, of course she was.
College basketball
Final: an all-Indiana affair
• Purdue ousts Stiles and Southwest Missouri State 81-64. Story
• A record rally sends Notre Dame past Connecticut 90-75. Story
Williams taking it easy as Maryland rebounds
MINNEAPOLIS -- After losing to Florida State on Feb. 14 at home, Maryland coach Gary Williams didn't take his normal tact of lashing out at his players.
ESPN plans changes in coverage
ST. LOUIS -- With one year remaining on its contract with the NCAA, ESPN is instituting several changes in its coverage this season.
Rematch (Part 4) is full of promise
Duke and Maryland can't take each other lightly after beating up on each other three times.
College basketball briefs
Battier, Doherty earn top AP honors
Devil Rays/baseball
With the lead, Gooden retires
The Tampa kid who once dominated baseball ends a rocky career satisfied he's a "better person."
Rained out, Rays move home
ST. PETERSBURG -- The whole idea of spring training is to get ready for the regular season, and Friday the Rays thought there was no better way to get ready for Tuesday's home opener than to practice at home.
Second base decision will have domino effect
ST. PETERSBURG -- Decision, decisions.
Warrant issued for Strawberry's arrest
The suspended Yankee disappears from the Tampa drug treatment center where he has been serving house arrest.
Area camps roundup
Chen happy to be in rotation
Around the AL
Tigers' Meluskey to miss season
Around the NL
Woods strong in Cubs' loss to minor-leaguers
Et cetera
Tour participants sharpen their skills
Event gives skaters a pressure-free chance to improve. And have fun.
A pumped-up purse awaits show jumpers
The American Invitational attracts a top field of horses and riders ... and pays top dollar.
Sports briefs
Mutiny acquires Colorado's Kartes
NFL briefs
Jags work Brunell under salary cap
NBA briefs
Pistons dump Magic
Outdoors
Captain's corner
Poor weather has hampered spring action, but we have gotten two to three days a week of tolerable winds. On these comfortable trips fish are aggressive and the action has been non-stop. Kingfish are scattered along the coast and can be found on just about every well-known hot spot in our area. When weather patterns improve, their migration will be in full swing. The key to success has been clear water, hard to find because the wind has stirred the water. April probably will be best for kings.
Motorsports
A long road ahead for contenders
New names have emerged in Winston Cup this season, which means somebody else will be far down in points. In this case, it's Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton and Mark Martin.
Preps
Titan throws perfect game
Chrystal Ihm threw a perfect game Friday in Tampa Bay Tech's 10-0 six-inning victory over Robinson.
Ridgewood gets revenge against Gulf left-hander
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Ridgewood wanted to see Gulf's Joe Dan Fagan on the mound Friday.
Seminole keeps racking up wins
When the FHSAA ruled Seminole must forfeit its first 10 games for using an ineligible player, All-America shortstop Bryan Bass, everyone wondered how the loss of Bass, plus the psychological blow of losing 10 games, would affect it. The answer? Hardly.
Florida Relays briefs
Wharton has good day in Florida Relay prelims
Knights sweep Suncoast Relays
Victories provide River Ridge boys and girls teams with boost heading into conference meet.
All-star game becomes study of contrasts
TAMPA -- The two Hillsborough County all-star teams had two different ways of approaching the game Friday.
Raiders blank Cougars with defense, pitching
PLANT CITY -- With a full roster, Plant City rode its defense and the strong arm of junior Miranda Gunn to a 4-0 shutout of Durant on Friday. "Tonight we made no errors, hit well and Miranda just threw a great game," Raiders coach Traci Durrance said. "Tonight we had all our starters back and they played well together. We were missing several of our starters (due to various reasons) in three of the four losses we had this season."
Spartans hold off Packers' rally
LARGO -- Lakewood's Kyle Crump got a lot of offensive and defensive help as he earned his seventh win 7-5 over Class 4A, District 11 foe Largo.
Falcons' clutch pitching strands Eagles with shutout
DUNEDIN -- Kenny Holmberg's two-run homer and Cody O'Connell's two-run double in the third inning led Dunedin to a 5-0 win over East Lake on Friday as the Falcons improved to 16-1. Pitcher Bryan Banks worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and struck out eight in six shutout innings. The first inning proved to be the Eagles' best chance to score as Jeff Germano, Mike Guidi and Tyler Huegel singled with one out to load the bases. But Banks coaxed the Eagles into a popup and a groundout to end the inning.
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