Bucs/NFL Anchors aweigh [Times photo: Toni L. Sandys] With a new quarterback and Tony Dungy's blessing, first-year Bucs coordinator Clyde Christensen charts an aggressive course for the previously passive offense. Training camp WHEN: Players report today. First workout is at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Camp ends Aug. 17. Pro football briefs Pickett agrees to 5-year deal

Hubert Mizell
Amaechi's story of trust turns out well in Utah
John Amaechi is one of the world's most caring, giving, admirable professional athletes. In an era overflowing with greed, runaway egos and odious arrogance, a mediocre 6-foot-10 basketball player from England chose to be more generous than he could afford.

Darrell Fry
Davis says he's back to old form
Terrell Davis showed up at Broncos training camp last week and announced he plans to prove he's still the same punishing runner he was before injuries ruined his past two seasons.

Rick Stroud
Brooks ready for new contract
TAMPA -- If they are not applauding his tackles, they are honoring him for his travels with disadvantaged youth.

Mark Topkin
Too young too soon? No choice but to find out
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The purging is nearly complete. Twenty-somethings rule. Look at the Rays on the field, or listen to the clubhouse talk about video games and dance music, and it's clear the future is now.

Devil Rays
Trade finally makes Cox's position clear
With McGriff gone, youngster gets to finish season as everyday first baseman.

Too late for rookie, but Rays come through
Facing powerful Rangers on the road, Nick Bierbrodt gives reason for hope as Tampa Bay pulls out a 7-3 win in 10.

Standridge seeks his lost aggression
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jason Standridge isn't sure exactly what went wrong, doesn't know precisely why a promising season turned so bad so unexpectedly.

Tale of the tape
If only James Baldwin had a no-trade clause. In response to his trade from the White Sox to the Dodgers, the right-handed pitcher lauded all things Chicago: "I'll miss everything about Chicago, the fans, the front office, the pizza, everything." Maybe the Cubs had Baldwin sell Fred McGriff on Chicago's deep-dish delights and other assets. Here's a look at the Windy City vs. our fair Sunshine State home:

Baseball
Ryan vs. Clemens: no contest
Roger Clemens continues to prove that the fastball -- not the barrels of broken bats -- is his forte even at 38 years old.

How do you spell relief? S-T-A-R-T-E-R
John Smoltz made his bullpen debut Sunday for the Braves. Smoltz, who had Tommy John surgery last year and has been hurt much of this season, pitched a perfect inning against the Expos with a 97 mph fastball.

Letters
Time is not yet here to anoint Gordon
I firmly disagree that Jeff Gordon has assumed Dale Earnhardt's role as the "face of NASCAR" for mainstream fans (After Earnhardt crash, racing still reels, July 21). What a ridiculous statement.

WNBA
Pro basketball briefs
New York beats Houston late

Et cetera
Week in sports

Highs and lows

This week on TV

Colleges
College roundup
Three 'Canes in good condition after wreck

Ex-Bogie star wants to keep career alive
The caravan to the NBA rarely detours through obscure outposts like South Carolina-Aiken, much less to pick up a 5-foot-11 wisp of a player.

Outdoors
Spearfishing: Ready, dive, fire!
In north Florida divers are into caves, and on the southeast coast it's wrecks. The lower Keys are lobster diving central, but Florida spearfishing might be best in the west.

Calendar
SATURDAY: Women's fly-fishing outing, Cockroach Bay, Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Club, canoes provided, (813) 238-6763.

Daily fishing report
Reports of snapper being caught inshore and offshore have tantalized my taste buds, but until tarpon quit chewing, the mangroves are going to have to wait.

Preps
Mustang Red thinks about games and life
Coach Debbie Holle has her team evaluating options that will have effects beyond this summer.