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Tennis
Sampras leads Americans at Wimbledon
Seven-time winner nearly loses, but Jennifer Capriati, Serena Williams and Andy Roddick excel.

Devil Rays
This one doesn't get away
Rays end 11-game skid against Red Sox, blowing 6-0 lead before bouncing back for 9-7 victory.

Shortstop deeper with veteran Gomez
BOSTON -- The Rays signed Chris Gomez to a Triple-A contract Wednesday, but the veteran shortstop could end up in the big leagues relatively quickly.

Motorsports
No down time for Kurt Busch
Some will stay home, go the beach or relax on their boats.

Baseball
FSL baseball briefs
Pitching staff keeps Yankees competitive

Preps
Indians hire ex-Plant assistant
Stan Conley will try to turn around a program that has won once in the past two seasons.

Around Hillsborough
GOLF: The 2001 Summer Golf Series will benefit patient services programs.

Around Pinellas
BASEBALL: Two Countryside players will continue their careers at Saint Leo.

Area comes up empty at regional tournament
Three teams advance to the semifinals but can't win championships.

Bowling
PBA Tour announces a revised tournament format
Two months before its season opens, the PBA announced a new format for its standard tournaments designed to challenge players and entertain fans. The format for the four major tournaments and a TV schedule will be announced later.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
This weekend's weather should be good for offshore fishing. We boated a few blackfin tuna, small dolphin and a barracuda 60 miles offshore this week, but thunderstorms were so numerous that we had to call off fishing early.

Golf
Florida is losing grip on LPGA
Florida is home to the LPGA Tour but perhaps not to any of its tournaments.

Hope for the masses
A foundation based in the Tampa Bay area is determined to provide scholarships for any student involved in golf.

Pointing toward greatness
In each of his past two tournaments, Tiger Woods flirted with missing the 36-hole cut before qualifying for the final two rounds.