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 October 24, 2000

Gary Shelton
A city divides into separate universes
NEW YORK -- In one universe, Roger Clemens is a teddy bear.

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[AP photo]
Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens throws a bat head in the direction of Mike Piazza of the Mets as Piazza runs toward first base in Game 2 Sunday at Yankee Stadium in New York.

World Series
Mets trying to move on
With the fallout from the Clemens-Piazza drama in Game 2 still buzzing, MLB reviews the incident.

Torre stays with Vizcaino at 2B
NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Torre had a restless Sunday night. The Roger Clemens-Mike Piazza incident bothered him, but there wasn't much more he could do or say about it.

Slices of the Big Apple
Word on the street

Bucs
Bucs to get feet back on ground
Les Steckel plans renewed emphasis on run for sagging offense.

Keyshawn certain fumbles will cease
TAMPA -- During his days with the Jets, receiver Keyshawn Johnson had hands secure enough to hold a wiggling infant. Through four games this season, nothing had changed.

Lightning/NHL
No VH-1 Fashion Award, but ...
DETROIT -- When Steve Ludzik played juniors for the Niagara Falls Flyers, he had one suit for all occasions.

Roy's wife says she feared her husband
LITTLETON, Colo. -- The wife of Patrick Roy, the goalie with the most career NHL wins, called 911 because she was afraid of what her husband would do as they argued about in-laws, according to a police report.

Holdout Simon signs two-year deal with Caps
ODENTON, Md. -- Wing Chris Simon, the Capitals' leading scorer last season, signed a two-year, $4.5-million contract Monday to end a dispute that kept him out of training camp and the first three weeks of the regular season.

College basketball
Two more USF basketball suits to be filed
Ex-players Tanya Gary and Tamekia Williams will join the group alleging racism in the women's program.

NFL
Jet-propelled
Testaverde's five TDs help New York overcome a 30-7 fourth-quarter deficit in a 40-37 win.

Dilfer to start for Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Desperate to revive an offense that hasn't produced a touchdown in four games, Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick said former Bucs quarterback Trent Dilfer will start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Around the NFC
BEARS: Kicker Paul Edinger was 3-of-7 on field goals from 30 to 49 yards before going 2-of-2 from that range against the Eagles.

Around the AFC
BENGALS: Before their 31-21 win over the Broncos, they had scored a total of 37 points, including three in the second half.

Planning second to peacemaking for realignment group
Seven owners who comprise what the NFL is calling the "realignment working group" met last week via one-hour conference call, but it's going to take many more hours to work out a plan for the 2002 season that will get approved.

Outdoors
Captain's Corner
This is the time of year when being on the water daily keeps you in tune to where snook, redfish, trout, and cobia are.

NBA
Arbitrator: Wolves' pact violated cap
NEW YORK -- Commissioner David Stern can void the one-year contract between Joe Smith and the Minnesota Timberwolves because an arbitrator found that the team and former agent Eric Fleisher violated the league's salary cap with a secret agreement, the NBA said Monday.

College football
Central Fla. sticks with freshman QB
The baton has been passed, but a year earlier than planned.

Psst, buddy, you want a playoff?
Okay, it's not a formal one, but the BCS standings coupled with some nifty scheduling give us the closest thing.

Lightning jolts ASU plane ride
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona State team was watching a movie when the plane carrying it home after a game was hit twice by lightning. No one aboard will ever forget the title: Gone in 60 Seconds.

'Noles lose tight end Franklin
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State's Nick Franklin of St. Petersburg will miss the rest of the regular season with a medial collateral ligament sprain and a lateral joint-line fracture in his right knee.

Motorsports
New rules requested at Atlanta
Atlanta Motor Speedway president Ed Clark would like to slow Winston Cup cars before the series returns for the season-ending NAPA 500 next month.

Preps
Saddlebrook crushes field
SPRING HILL -- The object of the game is to land a quarter closest to the crack on the sidewalk. It has no name, really. It's just an inane little pastime Hana Young picked up from her dad.

PCAC cross country meet
WHERE: Taylor Park, Largo.

Gladiators lose their boys hoops coach
Sylvester "Boe" Norwood said he isn't going anywhere and that he won't stop helping kids.

Et cetera
Slay gets gold as opponent stripped

Brandon Slay says his Olympic wrestling gold medal is even sweeter because he knew "the agony of defeat before the thrill of victory."


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