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April 30, 2001
Bucs
Come on in, rookie! The water's ... deep
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Young Bucs feel welcomed and overwhelmed in their indoctrination to the super-fast, hard-hitting National Football League.

Slight injury won't dismay upbeat Leaf
TAMPA -- Quarterback Ryan Leaf grimaced, then shook his right wrist after a throw in passing drills Sunday. It was an injury that forced him to miss most of the final minicamp workout.

Devil Rays
Tigers, ump put squeeze on Rays
Ace Albie Lopez, frustrated by the strike zone, has his worst performance of the season in a 6-1 loss.

McHale says nothing is imminent with Rays
DETROIT -- Vince Naimoli and John McHale Jr. were in the same ballpark Sunday, and there even was a rumor, unconfirmed, that they may have said hello.

Comerica puts McGriff past Mac
DETROIT -- Fred McGriff reclaimed the major-league record of homering in the most stadiums when he made Comerica Park No. 38 on his list Sunday.

Up next: Orioles
SCOUTING REPORT: The Orioles haven't done much this season, but they are ahead of the Rays, so that's something.

Rays stuff
THE GAME

St. Anthony's Triathlon
Jacksonville man pulls away
Daniel Domingo prevails in the final half-mile in a two-man duel; rookie Susie Stark is surprised to find herself the women's winner.

Different start is considered
ST. PETERSBURG -- The multiple-wave start in the St. Anthony's Triathlon amateur race makes it nearly impossible to know who the overall winners are until results are posted hours later.

NBA
Main pain for Armstrong is losing
ORLANDO -- He is sprinting flat-out, his legs churning and his eyes as big as saucers. He is chasing loose balls, running off screens for open three-pointers and generally giving his body for the good of the team.

Motorsports
CART drivers refuse to race
Hours before the start they say the steep banking at Texas Motor Speedway was causing vertigo.

Horse racing
At age 12, Clipper Won displays staying power
Horses who have finished first, second or third as a 3-year-old in a race that has Derby following its name rarely are around and competing nine years later. But that's the case with Clipper Won, the 12-year-old gelding by One For All who finished third behind Careful Gesture in the 1992 Tampa Bay Derby, which was worth $200,000 that year.

Outdoors
Captain's corner
It's an honor to wear the title of King of the Beach. The Old Salt's Tournament drew 335 fishing teams trying to take home that award.

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