Bucs/NFL Bucs may need to replace Gramatica [Times photo: James Borchuck] A hamstring strain isn't as bad as feared, but substitute kickers will be auditioned just in case. Bucs try to focus on own game No one in the locker room is going to admit to watching the playoff scenarios unfold. One thing is certain: If the Bucs defeat the Ravens on Saturday and Atlanta loses or ties in Miami on Sunday, the Bucs are in. Chiefs tight end has a basketball jones Speculation continues that Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez will try his hand at the NBA.

John Romano
For a moment, put the camera on Ronde
TAMPA -- They say that he is a fanatic when it comes to studying game tapes. That no player spends more time staring at a screen in a dimly lit office. They say that his week is divided neatly between rewind and fast forward.

Preps
Davis does it all ... again and again
Suncoast Player of the Year honors go to St. Petersburg Catholic's QB, and rusher, and kicker returner, and ...

All-Suncoast Football Team: Offense
QB Matt Glavich

All-Suncoast Football Team: Defense
COACH Billy Turner

NHL
Split down the middle
In Red Deer, Alberta, hockey loyalties are fiercely divided -- at times with an actual line.

Colleges
Gators' Berlin may be headed to Hurricanes
MIAMI -- The Hurricanes may be close to landing one of the nation's top quarterbacks, and he's from up the road in Gainesville.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Hopefully the winds will die down soon and those neat holiday gifts and gadgets can be put to good use. Every time I've put something new into service, whether a new reel or piece of electronic gear, the excitement caused me to turn to the manual only when I could not figure how to operate it. It is best to read the instructions from cover to cover before using anything. A reel instruction booklet not only will instruct us to back the drag system off after every use so that the drag will function smoothly; it will tell us how to set the side spool adjustment to minimize backlashes and how and where to lubricate. A penny's worth of grease or oil is much cheaper than a $20 repair bill.