Motorsports
NASCAR proceeds as quietly as it can
Stealth on safety issues has been the M.O.
Earnhardt: the aftermath
FEB. 18
Devil Rays/baseball
Hamilton glad wait is over
The Rays send their top prospect to Double A, and he wishes only they'd done so sooner.
Rays low-key about facing Pedro
ST. PETERSBURG -- The last time their paths crossed, Pedro Martinez and the Rays played an unforgettable game. Nonetheless, the Rays say it will be forgotten when Martinez takes the mound for the Red Sox today at Florida Power Park.
Baseball to charge for Webcasts
Baseball fans will have to pay this season for Internet feeds of major-league radio broadcasts.
Area camp round-up
Jeter swings well but isn't likely to avoid DL
Around the National League
Griffey may be out for start of season
Around the American League
Garciaparra expects to miss 21/2-4 months after surgery
Bucs/NFL
Coaches: pressure whets their whistle
Many of the NFL's sideline generals love their jobs to the point that they crave the high expectations and 18-hour days.
Bucs figure in realignment
PALM DESERT, Calif. -- The Bucs could be placed in the NFC East with the Giants, Redskins and Eagles in one of the dozen or so realignment models NFL owners considered Tuesday.
Et cetera
Sports brief
U.S missing four starters for game
College basketball
Two Bulls to return for unfinished business
Altron Jackson and B.B. Waldon want to earn degrees, make the Bulls better and improve their NBA stock before leaving.
College basketball briefs
Duke, Stanford place 2 each on Wooden team
Terp tickets are sold out in two days
Maryland fans Tuesday snapped up all of the 4,500 Final Four tickets allotted to the school and scrambled to arrange travel this weekend to Minneapolis, site of the event.
Lobos enjoy uncharted NIT waters
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- It's a game New Mexico coach Don Flanagan has been chasing for six years.
Outdoors
Captain's corner
Mark your calendar for April 3-10, the days before and after the April 7 full moon, with a capital "M" for mango snapper. Mangrove snapper will converge on many ledges, wrecks and springs, and will be cooperative during spring spawning.
Preps
Freshman lifts Bears past Leopards
BROOKSVILLE -- Shelane Etchison took a little while to get going in her No. 1 doubles match Tuesday.
Eight-run fifth propels Citrus past Crystal River
CRYSTAL RIVER -- Crystal River started Wednesday by winning two games but came up short in the only game that really mattered to it. The two wins came courtesy of Dunnellon, which had used an ineligible player in previous wins over Crystal River and was forced to forfeit them in the afternoon.
Royal Knights shut out Rams for big victory
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Christine Beck and Adrienne Cicirello debated the virtues of beating Ridgewood on Tuesday. For example, was it better than the possibility of beating district leader Palm Harbor University?
Hancox leads Ridgewood to a 6-3 victory
Starter pitches strong and goes 3-for-4 to beat rival River Ridge.
Two of nation's best to square off tonight
Dunedin-Seminole, Seminole-Dunedin -- it's not just for neighborhood bragging rights anymore.
Crusaders breeze by Barons in six
TAMPA -- Tampa Catholic continued its run toward another post-season berth with a 10-0 six-inning win over district rival St. Petersburg Catholic on Tuesday.
UT overcame losses to come so close to title
TAMPA -- One whistle. One whistle they didn't get.
Girls track honor roll
Wharton leaves Pinellas with wins at two meets
CLEARWATER -- Wharton coach Dave Watson said he figured his team would contend for the title at the all-boys Ed Wells/Kiwanis Invitational.
Unbeaten Cougars knock off Tornadoes
CLEARWATER -- Opponents' margin for error against Countryside is razor-thin.
