It's Gerald's show [Times photo: Carrie Pratt] Williams homers for the third straight game as the Rays move within one of a sweep of Expos.

Olympics
Capel in 100-meter semis
The Hernando High graduate was one of 16 to advance.

Henderson advances in 400
Monique Henderson, with a time of 51.77, is in the 400-meter semifinals.

Greene worth a look
SACRAMENTO -- He ran to the front of the field in the first round of the 100 meters Friday, but Maurice Greene seemed to be sending a message to Michael Johnson for next week's showdown in the 200.

On The Air
Sports is local TV's dinosaur
As air time for local sports is shaved, its audience moves to cable and the Internet.

Cable networks launching shows with Florida flavor
Fox Sports Net and Sunshine Network take different approaches for programs.

Devil Rays

More East games on tap
With realignment postponed, owners approve an unbalanced schedule that would increase games vs. division foes.

Infield's busy day keeps Lopez on roll
ST. PETERSBURG -- It isn't always great pitching that wins games for pitchers. There are nights when all you have to do is throw the ball in there and let your defense do the work.

Outdoors
Captain's corner
Calm gulf waters allowed me to venture far from shore. What I've found is plenty of red grouper at the 30-mile mark.

Lightning
Lightning GM Dudley: Lindros is a long shot
Searching for a forward, Rick Dudley talks to the Philadelphia Flyers about restricted free agent Eric Lindros.

Lightning signs Modin, Warriner
The Lightning has locked up last season's second-leading scorer and a player who came on strong the second half of the season.

WNBA
Leslie dominates -- as a team player
Lisa Leslie is adamant that the Los Angeles Sparks are more than just a one-horse team.

Mutiny
Division lead, revenge at stake
The Mutiny lost 5-1 its last time in Chicago. The teams meet there again for first in the Central.

Preps
Robinson leaves post at Plant City
The 28-year-old coach and history teacher takes an administrative position at Wharton.

CCC grad Wolfrath gets Shorecrest job
Neal Wolfrath played soccer for four years at Clearwater Central Catholic, has spent five years as an assistant coach at CCC and has coached at Marauder soccer camps for longer than that.

Nick Smith sticking with Illinois, dad says
Former Bloomingdale basketball standout Nick Smith, who for two months wavered about his future, will attend Illinois, the program he signed with last November.