John Romano
System still broke but it can be fixed
There is a price to be paid when you are a fan of college football. It is the knowledge that any time you stand to cheer, there is someone lurking in the shadows, prepared to pull the seat out from under you.
Lightning
Tie works just fine for Tampa Bay
VANCOUVER -- The Lightning kept plugging away.
Dudley off phone and hook
VANCOUVER -- General manager Rick Dudley woke up Sunday morning, the day after he said he stopped taking trade offers for Vinny Lecavalier, checked his voice mail and found it relatively clear.
Devil Rays
Looks like business as usual in 2002
BOSTON -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig may have to wait 'til next year to eliminate two teams.
What to do with Grieve?
BOSTON -- The Rays are actively looking to trade their high-salaried veterans. Yet they dearly want to hang on to their talented young players.
NFL
Easy pickings for Miami
MIAMI -- Jay Fiedler went another game without a turnover, and Miami won again. Peyton Manning added to his alarming interception total, and Indianapolis lost again.
Rams on the road home
Except for coach Mike Martz pulling out a broom in the locker room mocking St. Louis' sweep of San Francisco, the Rams acted as if Sunday's win were no big deal. It was, after all, their sixth in a row over the Niners.
College football
FSU's Hope on top all-academic team
For the second consecutive year, Florida State senior safety Chris Hope has been named a first-team academic All-American.
Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Inshore anglers looking for some Spanish mackerel should check out the grass flats along Tarpon Springs. Schools of macks can be found in 3 to 6 feet of water during an incoming tide, but the largest concentrations are just inside the outer islands.
Preps
- County supremacy
LAND O'LAKES -- If there was any doubt in recent weeks, if one team's stumbling start and another's prolific scoring had called into question Land O'Lakes' status as Pasco County's team to beat, the Gators ended that argument Monday night.
- Eagles clamp down on Panthers
LECANTO -- Because Springstead's defense has been solid since Day 1, it was no surprise to Eagles coach Sal Calabrese that his team turned in another solid performance against Lecanto.
- Remarkable run
TAMPA -- It was November 1998 when Rolf Steier sprinted his way onto the state scene.
- Hagin comfortable at 112, unbeaten
PINELLAS PARK -- Last year as a junior, Bloomingdale's Robert Hagin struggled to accomplish the season he wanted.
