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July 26, 2001
Bucs
King ready for any situation
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Brad Johnson's absence from the early days of camp haven't changed the mind-set of last year's starter.

Team watches Leaf's wrist closely
TAMPA -- Not only will the Bucs count out injured quarterback Brad Johnson for the first few days of training camp, they likely will have to count the number of passes thrown by Ryan Leaf.

College football
Autin dies as Gators grieve
"This is by far the saddest day ever for me as a coach and for our Gator teams," Spurrier says of the death of Eraste Autin.

Devil Rays
Lopez, DiFelice dealt to D'backs
Rays trim payroll, make room for top prospect Toby Hall by dealing pitcher, catcher to the NL West leaders.

Wilson emerges from pen to dazzle for Rays
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- With all the players coming and going Wednesday, Paul Wilson made an impressive return of his own.

Loss means no joy in Gomez's debut
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- In one way, Chris Gomez looked Tuesday night as if he'd fit right in with the Rays, stroking a ground-rule double and a three-run homer in the 9-6 loss to Anaheim that featured his Tampa Bay debut.

Golf
U.S. seniors will take on the world
Palmer and Nicklaus will lead the Americans in an international match play competition Nov. 16-18.

For Nicklaus, short is sweet
Jack Nicklaus pushes Cayman ball that flies half the distance to suit short island courses.

College basketball
Season tickets on sale for USF
Season tickets for South Florida basketball -- with games against Florida, Florida State, California and eight Conference USA opponents including Cincinnati, Memphis and Charlotte -- are on sale.

Motorsports
Craven's second shot starting to pay off
Ricky Craven kept running into walls.

Preps
Crusader helps U.S. to silver at Pan-Ams
TAMPA -- Denard Span doesn't remember the name of the pizza, just how it tasted.

Sickles grad chooses JUCO
TAMPA -- Sickles graduate Renea Phelps surprised everyone -- including herself -- when she accepted a scholarship to Central Florida Community College.

Three softball fields could get lights soon
The five-year plan calls for every baseball and softball public school team to be able to play at night.

Apopka eliminates Dade City majors
Early errors prove costly as Dade City falls to Apopka for the second year in a row.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
The oppressive heat and humidity have not slowed fishing in Old Tampa Bay, only anglers. Redfish have reappeared on the flats and are eager to eat. Larger snook are becoming harder to find, but smaller fish are extremely cooperative. Large tides have enabled anglers to fish the normally shallow parts of the bay most of the day.

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