November 26, 2000
Hubert Mizell
Will Bucs pass, or will season?
TAMPA -- They're now long shots.
College football
ND's 38-21 win may have clinched a BCS game
The loss is likely the last game for Trojans coach Paul Hackett, who reportedly will be fired today.
It's official: Alabama will speak with Davis
MIAMI -- Hurricanes athletic director Paul Dee confirmed Saturday that Alabama has formally contacted Butch Davis about its vacated coaching job.
College football briefs
Citrus Bowl squeezed by a title sponsor loss for 2nd year in row
Bucs/NFL
Who's the best FSU linebacker?
Derrick Brooks is a candidate, but so is Buffalo's Sam Cowart. The two meet on the field today.
Dunn won't be rattled by his increased load
TAMPA -- Warrick Dunn will tuck the football under one arm and a water bottle under the other.
Getting a handle on Dunn
Running back Warrick Dunn has raised his brothers and sisters since his mother's death when he was a senior in high school. Here are his takes on the holidays, becoming the Bucs' primary running back, Richard Pryor, rap music, Tamia and single parenthood.
Newman turns heads in Buffalo
Tampa's Keith Newman will enjoy a homecoming today, but it won't be a coming-out party.
Saints bank on Brooks for a big playoff push
It is a daunting task by any measure, but Aaron Brooks insists such challenges are why he plays quarterback.
Lightning/NHL
Panthers work OT for revenge
Lightning gains a point behind Cloutier's superb effort in regulation.
Hot hand to determine goalie
SUNRISE -- How the Lightning chooses its starting goaltender is evolving from a system that would split games between Kevin Weekes and Dan Cloutier to one that favors the hot hand.
Slap shots
SNOWBOUND: The Sabres were buried Monday with the rest of the city of Buffalo by a wicked snowstorm.
Devils hold line, still sign stars
SUNRISE -- Much has been made of the hard line Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello took in contract negotiations with restricted free agents Jason Arnott and Scott Niedermayer, both key cogs in New Jersey's Stanley Cup run.
Devil Rays
Rays roster features a youth movement
ST. PETERSBURG -- The longer the Devil Rays play, the younger they get.
Letters
Spurrier to blame for loss to FSU
I am a die-hard Gator fan, having sat at Florida Field on Saturdays for 40 years. What I saw at Doak Campbell on Nov. 18 made me sick. Steve Spurrier gets just as much talent as Bobby Bowden but can't get the job done at Doak.
Super Snapshots
White driven by his love for mom
TAMPA -- They hang near his desk, on the wall of his study in his Tampa home, the two most important honors Steve White has earned in his 27 years.
Brooks grew into greatness
TAMPA -- Midway through Derrick Brooks' freshman season at Florida State in 1991, the most innocuous of acts changed the direction of his career forever:
College basketball
UT's core returns for another run
All five starters are back from a team that advanced to the South Regional final.
Women's college basketball briefs
Tennessee dunks slow-starting Illini
College basketball this week on TV
Outdoors
'Hurricane' loves stormy fish
Hurricane" Jim Kelley isn't a boxer, even though his nickname may suggest it.
Tournament insider
This is the tale of a fish that didn't get away, but the angler almost failed to notice. Keith Wegener wasn't sure the king mackerel he caught was worth weighing at Billy's Stonecrab and Steakhouse's tournament Saturday. The fish was quite small.
NBA
East trails West, and Spurs ready for test
As usual, the Western Conference is looking much stronger than the Eastern Conference.
Et cetera
Mizell mailbag
Miami-FSU views vary
Sports briefs
Rodriguez criticism of Atlanta is denied
Highs and lows
Preps
Any team can win Hurricane
Most of the time, coaches and players say an early-season tournament doesn't mean much. It's all about gaining experience, they say. What really matters is the district tournament.
With many stars gone, expect the unexpected
As we embark on the 2000-2001 season, there is one question on the collective mind of all Pinellas County boys basketball followers:
Crusader wins Foot Locker
Keswick Christian's Christa Benton led from start to finish to win the Foot Locker Southeast Regional on Saturday.
