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September 13, 2001
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Rays rethink priorities as games cease
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[Times photo: Michael Rondou]
Players spend day with blood donors at the Trop as baseball postpones games through today.

Area PGA event is canceled
Few object to the scrapping of the Tampa Bay Classic, not even those who endured travel nightmares to be here.

Bucs want games to go on
Practice for Sunday's game against the Eagles continues while the NFL remains undecided on whether to cancel the weekend slate.

Gators on, 'Noles off, Bulls waiting to hear
Schools, conferences take wildly different approaches to this weekend's schedule.

Belmont cancels races to help rescue efforts
After Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., thoroughbred horse racing joined major sports leagues in canceling cards throughout the nation.

Schedule changes
AUTOS: NASCAR canceled Friday's qualifying for the Winston Cup New England 300 in Loudon and the Trucks series event at Fort Worth, Texas.

Aftershocks
Security scrutinized for Winter Games

Counties resume activities
If there were ever a time for an appropriate rainout, Lisa Bitting believed Tuesday night was it.

Coaches, athletes worry about loved ones in attack
To appreciate the magnitude of Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, assistant football coach Mike DePue only had to look to the skies above Robinson High, less than a mile from MacDill Air Force Base.

Christy closer to return
TAMPA -- The Bucs returned to practice Wednesday with almost a full contingent of players, including veteran center Jeff Christy, who has been out since Aug. 18 with a left knee sprain.

College football
Moving on after the catch/drop
GAINESVILLE -- Over the past year, any time he heard the words "Did he ... ?" Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer didn't need to hear the rest of the question.

A game where heroes are born
Saturday could be the chance for the UF-UT starting quarterbacks to make history.

UF: Extra points
OFFBEAT: You might think this weekend's game between Florida and Tennessee would be a little awkward, if not downright difficult, for Doug Dickey.

Practice reports
Bulls return to practice

Motorsports
New Hampshire track has few fans among drivers
Winston Cup drivers do not like New Hampshire International Raceway, but complaining will not change the 1-mile track in time for Sunday's 300-mile race.

Lightning
An older, wiser Lightning
Tampa Bay adds veteran presence to mentor a young team.

A small sacrifice for fitness
BRANDON -- After two days of fitness drills, two days of aching legs and shortness of breath, coach John Tortorella knows what will make his players feel a whole lot better.

Devil Rays
Tests show Flaherty has herniated disc
ST. PETERSBURG -- An MRI and bone scan performed Monday by a Rays back specialist revealed a herniated disc in catcher John Flaherty's neck.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Snook still are hanging in the passes and along the beach. Most areas have been fished hard since the season opened. These fish will be spooky and will want to check out baits before striking. Grunts are a great bait to free-line around structure and under docks. The snook wait awhile then slam the grunt like a kingfish. Most strikes come within 15 minutes.

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