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NFL
Rams take down Fins
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Ex-Sooners quarterback Josh Heupel can't rally Miami in the final seconds. |
Gary Shelton
Pick a plot, any plot -- just end it
Ten possible ways the holdout ends ...
Bucs
Injuries again bedevil Bucs
TAMPA -- At this rate, the Bucs won't need to make cuts to get to the 53-man roster limit.
'Student' steps up for his big test
Bucs offensive lineman Cosey Coleman applies his knowledge from a year on the sideline to prime time.
Bucs training camp
One of the traditions of training camp is sharing a room with a teammate. Each day, one Buccaneer is asked to describe his roommate in terms of a popular movie, television or cartoon character. Here is defensive tackle James Cannida's take on third-year defensive tackle Anthony McFarland, who reminds Cannida of Star Wars Jedi knight Yoda:
Lightning
Lightning re-signs defenseman Sarich, waits on Lecavalier
The Lightning continued its expeditious offseason Monday, winnowing by two the number of unsigned players.
College football
College football around the state
USF starts with freshmen basics
Devil Rays
14-day road trip finally ends but losing doesn't for Rays
Tampa Bay ends its stint away from home with a 5-8 mark after falling to the White Sox 5-2.
Standridge to get first start Thursday
CHICAGO -- Jason Standridge's first memory of Tropicana Field was when the ballpark "was concrete with dump trucks in there."
Up next: Yankees
7:15 p.m. tonight, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. Thursday
NBA
Pro basketball briefs
There will not be a postseason Miracle
Motorsports
Gordon is running out of milestones
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jeff Gordon turned 30 Saturday, which means he should come into his racing prime in the next 15 years.
Storm
Lackadaisical effort piques Marcum
"Quit" was too strong, Tim Marcum thought, to describe what his team did in the fourth quarter of an embarrassing 68-31 playoff loss Sunday.
Outdoors
Daily fishing report
The late summer hatch of small bait fish has spiced up in the Clearwater area. Millions of 1-inch fry have arrived and are drawing predators. Tiny thread herring, scaled sardines, Spanish sardines and glass minnows make up the majority of the bait schools.
Et cetera
Sports briefs
Player dies after an indoor football game
Preps
Pitching shortage, rain doom Post 334
Rainouts led to a stacked schedule, which led to trouble for North Tampa Post 334 in last week's American Legion state A tournament in DeLand.
End the rumors: Knights, Terriers keep top backs
TAMPA -- Robinson coach Bud Hodgens heard the rumors all summer.
Little league roundup
Hernando Debs stave off elimination
Hope, heat considerations permeate opening practices
Monday was the opening day of football practice.
Kotchman moves up after one big week
It was anticipated on June 5, the day Casey Kotchman was drafted in the first round by Anaheim, that he might get the chance to play minor league baseball for a team managed by his father.
