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Place-kicker Martin Gramatica gets a congratulatory hug from cornerback Ronde Barber after his 35-yard field goal won the game.

A Martin Gramatica field goal allows the Bucs to escape Detroit a 20-17 winner. While not artwork, Tampa Bay thought it beat the alternative. Main story Lions quotebook Bucs quotebook Sound bites Gimme five Game balls Line pressures Lions QBs, takes pressure off itself For weeks, they have heard the criticism. They have watched the film. They have dealt with the reality of not getting to the quarterback. Detroit can't handle the Truth But Karl "the Truth" Williams can't always handle the ball, as he muffs a punt that leds to the Lions' first touchdown.

Gary Shelton Got a couple minutes? Then Johnson's your QB It was the wrong time to look for anything special. DB misses chance for playing time He ordered as many as 50 tickets for Sunday's game against the Lions, but it wasn't quite the homecoming Bucs cornerback Dwight Smith anticipated. Barber getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T Bucs safety John Lynch took time after Sunday's 20-17 win in Detroit to point out just how well cornerback Ronde Barber has played this season.

Baseball
McGwire retires from baseball
ST. LOUIS -- Having smashed Roger Maris' 37-year-old single-season home run record in the spring of 1999, Mark McGwire mused about his chances of catching Hank Aaron's career record.

Boggs plans to be with son, not in majors
ST. PETERSBURG -- Wade Boggs' resignation as Rays hitting coach in late October might begin a longer phase of his life than originally thought.

Lightning
Tough guy would be a good addition
There are 43 shopping days until Christmas, but Lightning general manager Rick Dudley should give coach John Tortorella his gifts early.

Lightning hopes NHL reviews hit
The Lightning might ask the NHL to evaluate for possible disciplinary action a knee-to-knee hit Pittsburgh defenseman Darius Kasparaitis appeared to put on right wing Matthew Barnaby.

Nov. 13, 1:30 p.m. The Times sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay Lightning is our guest, taking questions on the home team and the rest of the National Hockey League. Can't attend? Send a question now

Colleges
UF soccer gets another SEC crown
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Andi Sellers scored and Auburn had an own goal as the Florida women's soccer team won its sixth consecutive Southeastern Conference tournament title, 2-1 over the Tigers on Sunday afternoon at the LSU Soccer Complex.

Title shot means little to Bowden
TALLAHASSEE -- Although Florida State still can claim a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference title, coach Bobby Bowden isn't thinking about that at all.

Bulls getting kick out of spoiling home fans
TAMPA -- Quarterback Marquel Blackwell jogged along the railing slapping hands with fans, and one youngster asked if she could have his shoe. Wide receiver Hugh Smith walked around the sidelinearea cradling his almost 1-year-old niece, Alia, and sporting an ear-to-ear smile.

'Canes close call may be costly in BCS standings
CORAL GABLES -- No. 1 Miami escaped Chestnut Hill again Saturday, but it wasn't easy.

UM loses ground to Huskers
Miami still is No. 1 in the AP media poll, but it's a shaky No. 1.

DE Mitchell receives second suspension of season
GAINESVILLE -- Five days after coach Steve Spurrier praised defensive end Clint Mitchell for taking advantage of a second chance, the sophomore from Clearwater was suspended from the team for the second time this season, and his status for the rest of the season is in question.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
John Smith, John Smith II and Todd Ferguson of the team Et-Tu-Brute have done it two weeks in a row. They won the third annual Suncoast Kingfish Classic, which finished Sunday at Holiday Inn Harbourside in Indian Rocks Beach, with a king mackerel of 39.88 pounds. The team also won last week at Treasure Island SKC's tournament with a king of 39.44 pounds.

Motorsports
Crewman seriously injured in pit wreck
HOMESTEAD -- NASCAR will consider helmets for over-the-wall crew members after four people were injured, one seriously, during a pit-road collision in Sunday's Pennzoil 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Popular winner at Homestead
Bill Elliott, voted most popular driver 15 times, ends seven-year drought at the Pennzoil 400.