[AP] Bobby Smith is congratulated by Billy Hatcher after hitting a home run in the seventh.

June 20, 2000

Devil Rays
Rays keep rolling on road
A 10-3 trouncing of Seattle moves Tampa Bay out of the AL cellar.

• Not just baby steps for Winn
  SEATTLE -- Every child has to learn to how to crawl before he can walk. And apparently, just about every young player has to learn how to walk before he can become a good leadoff hitter.
• Back has Rekar's start in question
  SEATTLE -- The Devil Rays won't know for a couple of days whether Bryan Rekar will be able to make his next start.

Gary Shelton
Tiger is our hope
Adjectives. Goodness, do we love adjectives.

NBA
Lakers lay claim
Los Angeles wins its first NBA title since 1988 with a 116-111 victory over Indiana in Game 6.

Bucs
All-pro linebacker, all-star person
Buc Derrick Brooks' latest gift: He's taking 20 children to Africa for 10 days.

Outdoors
Captain's corner
Everyone else is asleep. Over my shoulder the wake rolls out of sight. Seventy-five nautical miles to the southeast, morning light peaks above John's Pass Bridge. I pull back the throttle and my buddies begin to stir. We have arrived in the Middle Grounds. Our first dive site: "The Southernmost Point."

Motorsports
Indy Racing, Orlando decide to skip 2001
For the first time, Walt Disney World Speedway will not be a part of the Indy Racing schedule in 2001.

Colleges
Bulls get plaque at stadium
USF to honor those instrumental in launch of football program.

Preps
PHU moves to 5A, but not in super district with rivals
PHU, Countryside and Seminole are in Region 3, however, so the schools conceivably could face each other in the region playoffs.