Bucs No Brooks as camp opens Bucs officials and teammates fear LB Derrick Brooks' absence could be a prolonged one. [Times photo: James Borchuck] Warren Sapp arrives at training camp Sunday perhaps in the best shape of his pro career. QB Johnson plays role of a spectator at camp TAMPA -- He showed up with a broad smile, a slight limp and a ton of optimism. Bucs training camp Weakest Link

College football
Ready or not, Bulls enter Division I-A
USF's football team continues its fast track.

A $500,000 beating: priceless
ORLANDO -- Florida A&M coach Billy Joe already is anticipating FAMU's 2002 season, when his team has a showdown with Miami. "And I don't mean Miami of Ohio," Joe said.

Devil Rays
Kennedy's luck still running cold
Rookie pitches well again but gets no help in Rays' 2-0 loss to Rangers.

Vaughn may be next man purged
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Fred McGriff, Albie Lopez and Mike DiFelice are gone.

Newest Ray is thinking ahead
Nick Bierbrodt focuses on first-pitch strikes in impressive debut Saturday.

Outdoors
Easy ride, win for Armstrong
The cancer survivor takes his third consecutive Tour de France, beating his closest opponent, Jan Ullrich, by almost seven minutes.

Daily fishing report
Bluewater fishing is hot. Sid Rice and I on Team Gator fished 65 miles and 242 degrees out of John's Pass on Saturday and were rewarded with four blackfin tuna, one sailfish and 20 bonito by 2 p.m. We were trolling 7.9-8.2 knots using jethead lures and doorknobs.

Shorts
Baseball briefs
McGriff is reintroduced to winning

WNBA briefs
Detroit rallies, Orlando loses by 2