Lightning gets drilled [Times photo: Dan McDuffie] Ottawa, still unbeaten with East's best record, blasts Tampa Bay 6-0.

Lightning
Injury ends night early for Johnson
TAMPA -- The Lightning played much of the game against Ottawa without first-line forward Mike Johnson.

College football
Motivation differs for Spurrier, players
UF's coach stresses history vs. Georgia; players want to unwrap the present -- an SEC title.

• Halfway to his goal
  Quincy Carter stayed in school with hopes of beating Florida and Tennessee, and the Georgia QB beat the Vols earlier this season.
• Keys to victory, Gators
  
• Keys to victory, Bulldogs
  
• Florida vs. Georgia: who has the edge?
  

College football sideline
No. 13 Georgia vs. No. 8 Florida

No. 8 Florida vs. No. 13 Georgia
WHEN/WHERE: 3:30 p.m.; Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville.

Bulls seek second-half surge, end of road skid
HARTFORD, Conn. -- With four games remaining in their final season, the seniors on the South Florida football team have decided that there is only one way they want to see their careers end: Undefeated in the "second half" of the season.

College football games around the state
South Florida at Connecticut

The best of old rivalries gets remade
Before Florida-Florida State became the rivalry you couldn't miss, or even Florida State-Miami, the Nebraska-Oklahoma game was always one of the top treats in college football.

Freshman makes most of motion
N.C. State's Philip Rivers may not look pretty passing, but he has learned to win.

Extra points
Player spotlight -- Jonathan Smith

Golf
Challenger rises up; Tiger lurks
Steve Flesch holds a two-stroke lead; Disney tourney heads to weekend.

Heintz remains hot after Round 2 at Disney
LAKE BUENA VISTA -- For the first time since the Honda Classic in March, Bob Heintz has opened a PGA Tour event with consecutive rounds in the 60s. It might not seem like a feat at the user-friendly resort courses at Walt Disney World, but it nonetheless put Heintz in position to make the biggest check of his rookie season.

Bucs/football
Quarterbacks fall at a record pace
The Buccaneers are on their way to breaking Chicago's sacks record.

Sapp, 5 teammates top Pro Bowl ballots
TAMPA -- If early fan balloting is any indication, the Bucs should be well represented at the Pro Bowl in February.

XFL promises football, with no leaps from the top rope
If you're looking for body slams, leg drops and People's Elbows, you might want to look elsewhere. Perhaps cable television.

NFL briefs
Proud Moon helps Chiefs

Baseball
Great fun, can you do it again?
Teams must tackle personnel issues before a rematch can be discussed.

Subway Series Classics: Game 7
OCT. 4, 1955, DODGERS 2, YANKEES 0: The remaining Dodgers from the Subway Series era still talk about the party in Brooklyn after the Dodgers finally vanquished the Yanks.

Reggie: '70s A's would beat '90s Yanks
NEW YORK -- So just how good are these Yankees? By winning three straight World Series championships and four out of five, they have established themselves as one of the best teams in history?

Slices of the Big Apple
It ain't over until the fat cow sings

Baseball briefs
Smoltz to remain a Brave

Outdoors
Captain's corner
Eye protection. No matter if it's protection from the sun or a flying hook, all of us on the water need to use it.

Motorsports
Auto racing briefs
Montoya blazes around Fontana at 242-plus in practice

Another Mears gets shot at big time
Casey Mears, nephew of Rick and son of Roger, will run a CART-Indy Lights doubleheader Sunday at Fontana.

Et cetera
Christian leadership group backs players' suit vs. USF
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The St. Petersburg chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has thrown its support behind the former University of South Florida women's basketball players who have sued the university for racial discrimination.

Sports briefs
Soccer stars flock to Largo

NBA briefs
Hakeem backs off retirement vow

Preps
Pinellas prep football roundup
Gibbs in gear; runs over PHU

Hillsborough prep football roundup
Gaither 21, Plant 14

North Suncoast prep football roundup
Dunellon 33, Lecanto 22

Prep volleyball roundup
Cougars storm to district crown

Knights survive mistakes, topple Zephyrhills 33-14
Despite penalties, missed chances and the ejection of star running back Kwane Doster, Robinson manages its fifth victory.