[Times photo: Kevin White]
Gary Shelton Alstott makes us forget Bucs' troubles ... for now TAMPA -- One play, and everything changes. TV Networks pull quick switches for attacks While TV focuses on U.S. attacks, events carry on with some distracted fans and athletes. Game balls Sound bites Packers quotebook Bucs quotebook Gimme five		With the defense on again to protect a late lead, this time Tampa Bay withstands a drive directed by nemesis Brett Favre. • Main story • Flash photo/audio gallery • Photo gallery Two Key blocks help spring Alstott for TD With an injured shoulder, Keyshawn Johnson leads on the winning play. Bucs defense earns bit of needed redemption Defense makes key interception and stops on Ahman Green, Antonio Freeman to seal the win. Packers take advantage of Bucs' rookie left tackle TAMPA -- Kenyatta Walker knew the day would come when the left tackle would be exposed as the "rookie" left tackle. One play ruins Packer defense's day TAMPA -- Packers defensive end John Thierry is in Green Bay today, but his mind is still wandering around here, replaying over and over one play.

Devil Rays
Not a bad way to go out
Though the Rays lost their 100th game on the final day, they put together a terrific second half by turning team over to youth.

McRae, wanting his own staff, fires Fischer
ST. PETERSBURG -- It wasn't anything Bill Fischer did wrong -- and one could argue that he must have done a few things right given the improvement of the Rays pitching staff -- but Fischer was fired Sunday morning as the pitching coach.

Steady Sturtze named club MVP
ST. PETERSBURG -- Tanyon Sturtze didn't have overly impressive stats, but the Rays' most consistent pitcher this season was named their most valuable player by the local chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America on Sunday.

Baseball
Everyone's still chasing the Yanks
New York may be an underdog, but it still has three straight rings and knows when to step it up.

Rickey reaches 3,000
In his first at-bat of the season finale, Henderson doubles to become 25th man to reach milestone.

Lightning
Lightning turns powerless
Special teams and unlikely scorers add up to a 5-0 victory for Florida.

Signing highlights logjam at center
TAMPA -- When Vinny Lecavalier signed his four-year, $10.2-million contract, it gave the Lightning seven centers. It is not a stretch to think a trade would ease the overlap.

Letdown leads to big workload
TAMPA -- Grant Ledyard was hired for days like today.

Outdoors
American's win ends drought in Ironman
For the women, Switzerland's Natascha Badmann defends her title in Hawaii.

Daily fishing report
An angler can be judged by his or her tackle box.

Super Cat beats the odds
Oft-broken Tommy Bahama catches the leader with two laps to go for the national title.

College football
Few sparkling plays in 52-21 loss at Utah
SALT LAKE CITY -- How would you, coach Jim Leavitt, account for your team's performance in its 52-21 loss Saturday at Utah?

With 'Noles looming, victory wasn't pretty
CORAL GABLES -- Miami didn't earn any style points for its 38-7 win over Troy State on Saturday in what was billed as a tuneup for Saturday's showdown with Florida State.

Grossman's ankle injury not serious
Quarterback Rex Grossman remained sore after spraining his right ankle during the first quarter Saturday against LSU, but it is not serious, defensive coordinator Jon Hoke said.

Gators return to No. 1 in AP
Florida is No. 1 again.

NFL
Smith overruns Patriots
The Dolphins running back rushes 29 times and catches three passes in 30-10 victory.