Lightning
Lightning falls to 0-3 with 4-3 loss
Tampa Bay doesn't quit this time, but most of the breaks seem to go to the Sharks.
Lightning's focus on playing harder
John Tortorella makes a rare trip onto the ice to measure his players' spirits.
Draft choice won't join team until at least 2002
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Lightning apparently will be without prized draft choice Alexander Svitov until at least December 2002.
TV, Radio
Visser to become first female NFL analyst
A pioneer her entire career, CBS' Lesley Visser will make another leap into the history books Monday. The longtime NFL reporter, who started out at the Boston Globe in the mid 1970s, then moved to network television, will become the first female analyst on an NFL broadcast.
Etc.
Wright vs. Frazier:12 rounds for IBF title
Winner of tonight's junior middleweight fight meets Fernando Vargas.
Rays
Rays' Hoover to Durham
The Rays outrighted Paul Hoover to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, allowing them to keep the versatile 25-year-old in the organization while opening a spot on the 40-man roster.
Bucs
Brooks, Dunn questionable
TAMPA -- After Thursday's practice, uncertainty remains over the availability of linebacker Derrick Brooks and running back Warrick Dunn for Sunday's game against the Titans.
Winless Titans present a desperate threat to Bucs
Tennessee has gone from a preseason favorite to 0-3, but Tampa Bay can't afford to take it lightly.
Colleges
Nobody gets by this guy
UM tackle Bryant McKinnie, 6-9, 340, fast and agile, has never allowed a sack.
BCS sites offer a bit of explanation
It's 10 days until college football unveils its initial Bowl Championship Series rankings, which will be used to decide which teams play in Pasadena for the national title.
Bulls bits
TAMPA -- The opportunity for the South Florida men's soccer team to make a statement came and went last Friday in the form of a 3-0 loss to Alabama-Birmingham. Prior to that game, the Bulls were 8-0 and ranked No. 9 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.
Bulls spotlight
Team works to stop slide in standings
Turf toe: USF's Rubin can tell you it is no small injury
Broken bones, dislocated joints, concussions: Football is violent, its injuries jarring.
Tonight at USF: Bull Madness
An annual rite of autumn is returning to South Florida: Midnight Madness.
Practice reports
Bowden says team subdued
Florida notebook
GAINESVILLE -- To visitors at Florida's new $11-million basketball complex, it looks like a very fancy place to work out, study, undergo rehabilitation and play basketball.
Close calls
Florida State receiver Peter Warrick and Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton entered this early season showdown for supremacy in the Atlantic Coast Conference as Heisman Trophy candidates.
Spartans shorts
TAMPA -- Already one of the dominant teams in Sunshine State Conference play, the University of Tampa men's soccer team shoots for regional success today when it takes on Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn.
Waldon, Bulls want to do some dancing
TAMPA -- B.B. Waldon, television cameras crowded around him, held up the team photo for a minute as he fielded a few extra questions.
Outdoors
Oooops!
An "old guy" give skateboarding a try ... with mixed results.
Kings will come when winds calm
Earlier this week, howling east winds thwarted attempts by those seeking to greet the first wave of kingfish, which is expected in our area any day.
Preps
Pass happy
Plant quarterback Stephen Reaves and Brandon quarterback Adam Garrison would like nothing more than to settle tonight's showdown through the air.
Tonight's games
All games at 7:30 unless noted.
It's all for pride
St. Petersburg Catholic can't go to the playoffs, but refuses to let any team walk over it. Certainly not CCC.
