By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer
Friday, April 20, 2012

ST. PETERSBURG — CF B.J. Upton returned to the Rays' lineup Friday night, confident the back soreness that had sidelined him since a mid-March outfield collision is behind him.

But Upton, activated from the disabled list, said he still has work to do at the plate after going 0-for-3 against the Twins and not hitting the ball out of the infield in his season debut.

"I was all over the place," Upton said. "But it's good to get that first one out of the way so now I can relax and just go play."

Manager Joe Maddon said Upton looked good running and throwing.

C/OF Stephen Vogt was optioned to Triple-A Durham to make room for Upton.

Upton was just excited to be back.

"This is where I wanted to be the whole time," Upton said. "Unfortunately, I had to do what I had to do to get back. But now that's all behind me. I'm ready to chip in any way I can to help this team win."

Upton missed more time than he originally envisioned after he collided with LF Desmond Jennings on March 14 against the Marlins. But Upton, who went 3-for-21 in seven rehabilitation games with Class A Charlotte and Class AA Montgomery, said the cautious long-term approach was the right one.

Maddon said Upton, who hit seventh Friday, likely will be lower in the lineup for a while to take pressure off him and could be given an off day during this homestand.

"I've still got a little bit of work to do," Upton said. "But at the same time, this is a situation I've dealt with before. So I have a good idea of what I have to do. It's not going to happen overnight. But do I anticipate it taking a while? No."

Upton said he and Jennings were quick to vow such a collision wouldn't be repeated.

"That day in the training room — that happens no more, we agreed," Upton said.

NEW GUY: 1B/OF Brandon Allen, claimed off waivers from the A's on Thursday, will join the Rays today. To make room for him on the roster, SS Reid Brignac was sent to Triple A after Friday's game.

Maddon said they need to get Brignac steady at-bats because he "has a ways to go to fulfill his offensive potential." But Maddon understood why Brignac, hitting .118 in eight games, didn't take the news well. Brignac left Tropicana Field before the media was allowed in the clubhouse.

"He's a wonderful, respectful young man … He's just frustrated with the situation," Maddon said. "But I also believe he's going to work his way through it."

MEDICAL MATTERS: C Jose Lobaton (shoulder) said he was relieved that an MRI exam on Monday revealed just inflammation and is encouraged with how he is feeling.

He said he hopes to begin throwing in two to three days and get back to playing, which likely will include a rehab assignment.

"They don't think it's going to be long," Lobaton said.

RHP Kyle Farnsworth (elbow) is improving as well. He said the inflammation is gone and he hopes to begin throwing in the next week.

Still his bad: The league declined to change the official scorer's ruling of an error on 3B Evan Longoria on a ball hit by Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia on Tuesday. Longoria still has three errors for the game.

HELPING HAND: Because their 2-year-old son, GoGo, has been diagnosed with autism, INF Sean Rodriguez, wife Gisele and several members of the family are excited to participate in today's Walk Now for Autism Speaks event at 10:30 a.m. at Raymond James Stadium.

"I won't be walking. I'll be running," Rodriguez said, smiling. "Running after my little man."

For details on the event, go to walknowforautismspeaks.org.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

SAN ANTONIO — Ben Curtis can't pick his schedule like the old days. The 2003 British Open champion, whose status has sunk near the lowest on the PGA Tour, now waits for the phone to ring to find out whether tournaments can squeeze him in.

But heading into this weekend, at least, he's back in control.

Wrapping up his second round at the Texas Open just before Friday's two-hour storm delay left behind a stiff wind that protected the early leaders, Curtis shot another bogey-free 5-under 67 to finish at 10-under 134. He was two strokes ahead of David Mathis and three up on Cameron Triangle and Matt Every.

Mathis matched Curtis at 67, Triangle had 65, and Every was poised to inch closer before play was suspended because of darkness. He'll have an 11-foot birdie chance on the par-4 17th when second-round play resumes today.

"We'll see how it goes over the weekend," Curtis said. "When you're not playing the schedule that you want, you don't have it all laid out in front of you before the year starts, you're kind of playing when you can. It's hard."

Curtis started the year on the European Tour. The Texas Open is just his fourth PGA Tour stop because of his low conditional status following a miserable 2011, when he didn't muster a top-10 finish for the first time since joining the tour in 2003.

That was the year Curtis came out of nowhere to win the British Open. He racked up two more tour victories in 2006 but hasn't won since, and his 149th ranking on the money list last year was a career worst.

CHAMPIONS: Brad Bryant and Tom Purtzer teamed to shoot 12-under 60 to take the first-round lead at the Legends of Golf in Savannah, Ga. The score was one shot off the course record set in 2008 by Tom Watson and Andy North at the best-ball event. Four teams were two strokes back at 62, including Michael Allen, coming off Sunday's win in the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am at TPC Tampa Bay in Lutz, and partner David Frost.

LPGA: Ai Miyazato shot 2-under 70 in difficult wind to take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Lotte Championship in Kapolei, Hawaii. The seven-time tour winner had a 10-under 206 total. Azahara Munoz (73), tied for the second-round lead with Miyazato, and Cristie Kerr (71) were second. Top-ranked Yani Tseng was 6 under along with four others. Seminole's Brittany Lincicome (73) was tied for 16th at 2 under.

JURISPRUDENCE: Australia's Matthew Giles was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed his car into a home southeast of Phoenix, authorities said. Giles, 22, who lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., crashed Monday night into a single-family home in Gilbert, a police report said.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Cardinals 4, Pirates 1

PITTSBURGH — Lance Lynn allowed only an inside-the-park homer to Alex Presley in seven innings to lift St. Louis. Lynn, primarily a reliever last season, has won all four starts in place of injured Chris Carpenter. Presley sent a drive off the top of the centerfield fence in the first that got by Skip Schumaker. It was the Pirates' second inside-the-parker at PNC Park since it opened in 2001 (Jack Wilson on July 2, 2004).

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Arena Football

Philadelphia Trounces Storm

PHILADELPHIA — Quarterback Dan Raudabaugh threw for 270 yards and eight touchdowns, four to Tiger Jones, and Philadelphia routed the Storm 83-48 Friday night.

The Soul scored seven first-half touchdowns on 19 offensive snaps to put Tampa Bay (3-3) in a 48-14 hole by halftime.

Tampa Bay was led by Chandler Williams, who had a game-high 127 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Former USF quarterback Matt Grothe came in to relieve Stephen Wasil and completed both his pass attempts for 46 yards and a touchdown.

Tennis

Distracted Djokovic reaches semifinal

Novak Djokovic dropped serve four times before beating Robin Haase 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals, saying he had thought about pulling out of the event after his grandfather's death.

Playing the day after getting the news, the top-ranked Djokovic looked distracted at times. "Obviously, it's what life gives you and takes (from) you," he said. "I was very close to him, so it was a big loss for me.

Seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal beat Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5, 6-4 for his 40th straight win at Monte Carlo.

Wrestling

Weight issue ends comeback at trials

Heavyweight Rulon Gardner, 40, ended his comeback bid on the eve of today's U.S. Olympic trials in Iowa City, Iowa, by not showing up to the weigh-in.

Gardner said in a statement released by USA Wrestling that he was within 5 pounds of the 264.5-pound limit for his weight class before falling short.

"I'm disappointed I didn't make the weigh-in," Gardner said. "I'm glad I did this and have my health back."

Gardner won gold in Sydney in 2000 and bronze in Athens in 2004.

He added nearly 200 pounds after retiring, but a stint on the NBC reality show The Biggest Loser convinced him to give wrestling one more shot.

Et cetera

Horses: Jockey Julien Leparoux equaled a 22-year-old Keeneland record by winning six races in one day at the Lexington, Ky., track. Leparoux, 28, had eight mounts on the day and nearly broke the record — shared by Randy Romero and Craig Perret — by finishing second by a neck in one race.

Soccer: The head of Israel's football association called off matches in the top two divisions this weekend to quell on-field violence after a second match in which players brawled.

Swimming: Former Olympian Janet Evans, 40, finished third in the 400-meter freestyle consolation final, while Tyler Clary (200 fly, 200 back) won two titles at the Fran Crippen Memorial Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Track: Former world champion Caster Semenya, who had slow times early in the season, qualified for the 800 meters at the London Olympics. The South African, who won a world title in 2009 but was sidelined by a gender test controversy, finished in 1 minute, 59.58 seconds in a meet near Johannesburg. It was the second time she ran faster than the qualifying time of 1:59.90, making her eligible for her first Olympics.

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By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer
Friday, April 20, 2012

ST. PETERSBURG — Rookie Matt Moore gave the Rays a chance in Friday's game against the Twins with a solid start.

Third baseman Evan Longoria gave them the lead with a two-out, two-run homer in the sixth.

But the Rays bullpen gave it away in the seventh, red-hot leftfielder Josh Willingham lacing a fortuitously placed double to right-center to drive in three and hand Tampa Bay a 5-4 loss in front of 18,763 at Tropicana Field.

"It was just really, really well-placed," Rays manager Joe Maddon said of Willingham's hit. "Sometimes, you're going to get smashed like that. Despite all of our efforts to be in the right spot, he beat us right there."

As precarious a situation as the Rays faced in the seventh, Maddon still liked their chances.

Clinging to a 4-2 lead, Moore and Brandon Gomes combined to load the bases with one out for left-handed hitting slugger Joe Mauer.

Maddon loves righty Joel Peralta against lefties — a .155 average last season — and picked the veteran over lefties J.P. Howell (unavailable after pitching on consecutive days) and Jake McGee (who Maddon said was "somewhat available").

The move looked brilliant at first, Mauer flying out to shallow left and a run not scoring.

But after Peralta got ahead 1-and-2 on Willingham, he threw an elevated fastball that wasn't high enough. Willingham ripped it to the right-center gap, extending his hitting streak to 14 games.

"That's the one pitch that (Peralta) didn't get where it was supposed to get," Rays catcher Chris Gimenez said. "Sometimes, you'd like to grab the guy's bat before it happens. It's just one of those ones where you see it in slow motion; just see the ball come off his bat."

Centerfielder B.J. Upton, making his season debut after coming off the disabled list, initially thought he had a chance to catch it. But he was positioned a shade toward left-center. The closer he got, he realized — with the ball's top spin — he couldn't get it, and it bounced several feet away from him.

"There wasn't much I can do about it," Upton said. "It was closer than you probably think it was, but at that point, I can't dive for it."

It spoiled Moore's first career start at the Trop. While there were concerns during his last outing of tipping pitches, Moore's problem Friday was his location, walking more batters (three) than he struck out (two). The left-hander lasted 61/3 innings, allowing eight hits and charged with three runs. He was helped by a couple of double plays.

"I shouldn't be walking guys like that, especially on four or five pitches," Moore said. "I talk so much about getting ahead in the count. I've got to do a lot better job of that more consistently."

Said Maddon: "It was a nice outing, but you know that he's got more in him than that."

The Rays (7-7) had more offense in them in the previous two games, when they scored a combined 21 runs in wins over the Blue Jays. But other than a solo homer by Matt Joyce and Longoria's two-run blast, they didn't muster enough Friday.

"There was still that fight; always that fight," Maddon said. "They just beat us. They got the hit they needed, and we did not."

Joe Smith can be reached at joesmith@tampabay.com.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

ORLANDO — At Friday's practice, the loss became a reality. The Magic officially began to prepare to play without star center Dwight Howard for the rest of this season and the postseason.

Howard was doing well after arthroscopic surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back Friday in the Los Angeles area, the team said.

Howard is expected to recover in about four months and return to form, team doctor Craig Mintzer said.

Howard not only is out for the regular season and playoffs, he will miss this summer's Olympics.

Asked about the success rate for Howard's sort of surgery, Mintzer said: "Is it going to be perfect? It should be. He shouldn't have restrictions whatsoever."

Union wants Fisher out: The players union executive committee requested the resignation of president Derek Fisher, who refused to step down and urged players to seek a review of the union's finances. The union said the executive committee had lost confidence in Fisher's ability to lead, citing "numerous instances over the past six months where Fisher engaged in conduct detrimental to the union." The Thunder guard, who has been president since 2006, said, "The allegations that are now being directed at me are defamatory."

Game highlights: Kobe Bryant returned from his seven-game absence (left shin) to score 18, but the Lakers were routed by the host Spurs 121-97. … Mike Conley scored 18 as the Grizzlies extended the host Bobcats' franchise-worst losing streak to 19 games, 85-80. … Amare Stoudemire returned from a back injury to score 15, but the Knicks lost 98-90 to the host Cavaliers.

Around the league: Bulls star Derrick Rose (right foot) will be a game-time decision today against the Mavericks, the Chicago Tribune reported. Rose, who has missed 26 games, wants to play before the regular season ends.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.

Spurs 121, Lakers 97

L.A. LAKERS (97): World Peace 3-9 3-4 10, Gasol 4-10 3-4 11, Bynum 5-9 7-8 17, Sessions 2-9 1-1 5, Bryant 7-12 3-4 18, Barnes 5-11 3-3 14, Blake 2-4 0-0 6, Murphy 1-1 0-0 2, McRoberts 2-4 0-0 5, Ebanks 0-3 0-0 0, Hill 1-1 3-4 5, Goudelock 1-1 2-2 4, Morris 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 25-30 97.

SAN ANTONIO (121): Leonard 3-5 0-0 8, Duncan 10-15 1-1 21, Splitter 2-3 0-0 4, Parker 8-14 4-5 20, Green 3-7 1-1 8, Ginobili 6-9 5-5 20, Bonner 3-4 0-0 7, Jackson 1-3 2-2 4, Neal 5-8 0-0 12, Diaw 3-4 2-2 8, Blair 2-4 2-2 6, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 47-77 17-18 121.

L.A. Lakers 25 27 21 24— 97

San Antonio 32 24 35 30— 121

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 6-14 (Blake 2-3, McRoberts 1-1, World Peace 1-2, Bryant 1-3, Barnes 1-4, Sessions 0-1), San Antonio 10-15 (Ginobili 3-4, Leonard 2-2, Neal 2-3, Mills 1-1, Green 1-1, Bonner 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Parker 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 35 (Gasol 8), San Antonio 44 (Duncan 8). Assists—L.A. Lakers 19 (Blake 5), San Antonio 27 (Parker 10). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 14, San Antonio 22. A—18,581.

Mavericks 104, Warriors 94

GOLDEN STATE (94): D.Wright 5-14 5-6 19, Tyler 6-12 3-7 15, Gladness 1-1 0-2 2, Jenkins 5-15 0-0 10, Thompson 11-22 1-2 26, McGuire 0-3 1-2 1, Rush 9-12 0-0 20, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Jefferson 0-2 0-0 0, C.Wright 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 37-83 11-21 94.

DALLAS (104): Marion 5-10 4-4 14, Nowitzki 7-14 2-2 16, Haywood 2-3 0-0 4, Kidd 0-3 0-0 0, West 5-10 5-5 16, Terry 4-12 0-0 9, Mahinmi 2-5 5-5 9, Carter 5-9 8-8 19, Beaubois 0-4 0-0 0, B.Wright 8-9 1-2 17, Azubuike 0-2 0-0 0, Cardinal 0-0 0-0 0, Yi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 25-26 104.

Golden State 22 27 21 24— 94

Dallas 27 23 26 28— 104

3-Point Goals—Golden State 9-19 (D.Wright 4-9, Thompson 3-4, Rush 2-5, Jefferson 0-1), Dallas 3-19 (West 1-2, Carter 1-2, Terry 1-8, Beaubois 0-1, Nowitzki 0-1, Azubuike 0-2, Kidd 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 44 (Rush, Tyler, McGuire 8), Dallas 56 (Mahinmi, Carter 9). Assists—Golden State 23 (Jenkins 10), Dallas 19 (West, Kidd, Terry 4). Total Fouls—Golden State 21, Dallas 16. A—20,547.

Cavaliers 98, Knicks 90

NEW YORK (90): Anthony 5-13 1-1 12, Stoudemire 5-11 5-8 15, Chandler 2-3 0-0 4, Bibby 4-7 0-0 12, Shumpert 3-9 0-0 6, Smith 4-12 1-2 11, Fields 4-10 0-2 8, Douglas 3-6 0-0 6, Novak 5-12 0-0 15, Harrellson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 35-83 8-15 90.

CLEVELAND (98): Parker 4-6 0-0 9, Jamison 3-9 2-6 8, Thompson 4-7 2-2 10, Irving 6-15 8-8 21, Harris 6-12 4-5 19, Sloan 3-9 0-0 6, Samuels 7-12 1-2 15, Casspi 2-7 3-4 7, Harangody 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-79 20-27 98.

New York 20 14 22 34— 90

Cleveland 25 20 27 26— 98

3-Point Goals—N.Y. 12-33 (Novak 5-12, Bibby 4-5, Smith 2-6, Anthony 1-2, Shumpert 0-2, Douglas 0-3, Fields 0-3), Cleveland 6-19 (Harris 3-5, Parker 1-1, Harangody 1-2, Irving 1-7, Sloan 0-1, Casspi 0-1, Jamison 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N.Y.45 (Douglas 9), Cleveland 60 (Harris 12). Assists—N.Y. 26 (Smith, Douglas 6), Cleveland 15 (Jamison 5). Total Fouls—N.Y. 17, Cle. 15. Technicals—Cleveland three second. A—19,349.

Hawks 97, Celtics 92

BOSTON (92): Pavlovic 2-3 0-0 4, Bass 4-15 2-2 10, Stiemsma 2-2 0-0 4, Bradley 12-22 3-4 28, Dooling 7-10 0-0 17, Daniels 5-12 2-4 12, Hollins 4-5 0-2 8, Ja.Johnson 2-7 0-0 4, Moore 1-5 2-2 5, S.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-81 9-14 92.

ATLANTA (97): Jo.Johnson 11-18 5-5 30, Smith 8-17 3-3 19, Collins 3-5 2-3 8, Teague 1-6 0-0 2, Hinrich 3-3 0-0 8, I.Johnson 3-3 0-0 6, M.Williams 2-6 0-0 4, McGrady 0-2 1-2 1, Pargo 1-4 2-2 5, Radmanovic 2-3 1-2 6, Green 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 37-72 14-17 97.

Boston 27 22 22 21— 92

Atlanta 34 24 16 23— 97

3-Point Goals—Boston 5-12 (Dooling 3-4, Bradley 1-2, Moore 1-4, Daniels 0-2), Atlanta 9-17 (Jo.Johnson 3-4, Green 2-2, Hinrich 2-2, Radmanovic 1-2, Pargo 1-4, Smith 0-1, M.Williams 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 40 (Daniels 8), Atlanta 45 (Smith 12). Assists—Boston 18 (Dooling, Daniels, Bass, Bradley, Pavlovic 3), Atlanta 24 (Jo.Johnson 6). Total Fouls—Boston 18, Atlanta 9. A—16,214.

Grizzlies 85, Bobcats 80

MEMPHIS (85): Gay 4-14 1-2 9, Speights 2-8 2-4 6, Gasol 3-5 2-2 8, Conley 7-10 5-6 20, Allen 0-3 0-0 0, Mayo 4-10 0-0 9, Randolph 6-10 2-2 14, Haddadi 0-0 0-0 0, Selby 1-4 0-0 2, Pondexter 3-5 2-2 8, Cunningham 4-6 1-3 9, Arenas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 15-21 85.

CHARLOTTE (80): Brown 5-15 1-1 11, Mullens 4-13 3-4 11, Biyombo 3-4 1-4 7, Walker 5-15 0-0 11, Henderson 12-24 6-6 32, Higgins 1-4 0-0 2, Carroll 1-1 1-1 3, Moon 0-1 0-0 0, White 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 32-79 13-18 80.

Memphis 17 20 20 28— 85

Charlotte 21 18 26 15— 80

3-Point Goals—Memphis 2-8 (Conley 1-1, Mayo 1-3, Pondexter 0-1, Gay 0-3), Charlotte 3-9 (Henderson 2-3, Walker 1-4, Brown 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 49 (Randolph, Gay 6), Charlotte 50 (Mullens 11). Assists—Memphis 16 (Conley 7), Charlotte 18 (Walker 5). Total Fouls—Memphis 21, Charlotte 17. Technicals—Gay, Mayo, Speights, Biyombo, Mullens. Flagrant Fouls—Mayo. A—13,428.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Giants 4, Mets 3

10 innings

NEW YORK — Hector Sanchez hit a go-ahead single in the 10th off Frank Francisco, and the Giants rallied after blowing the lead in the ninth and hung on. Josh Thole's RBI single sent the game to extras.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

The Predators, the first team to advance in the postseason, beat the Red Wings in the playoffs for the first time in the teams' third series against each other.

"Right now it seems like another win, but it'll sink in a little bit," goalie Pekka Rinne, who made 21 saves, told NBC. "We'll go to the locker room and realize we just won four games against one of the better teams in the league."

This is Detroit's earliest postseason departure since a six-game first-round loss to Edmonton in 2006.

"I just thought we didn't have enough depth up front," coach Mike Babcock said. "I just thought … we weren't good enough."

Penguins force Game 6

PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury restored order to his goal crease and his team's Stanley Cup hopes.

Fleury turned aside 24 shots — a dozen in a frantic third period, seven of them on a Flyers power play — and the Penguins fended off elimination for the second straight game with a 3-2 comeback victory in Game 5 of the East series.

Pittsburgh cut Philadelphia's series lead to 3-2.

Matt Carle and Scott Hartnell scored power-play goals in the first for Philadelphia, which didn't score at even strength for the second straight game. The Flyers' last even-strength goal came 27 seconds into the third period of Game 3.

"Five on five, we're getting badly outplayed," Hartnell said. "We're getting badly outscored." But Fleury won Pittsburgh this game, he said.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby agreed. "(Fleury) was on, and he made some huge (saves). It definitely was the difference in the game."

Jordan Staal, coming off a hat trick in Pittsburgh's 10-3 victory in Game 4, beat Ilya Bryzgalov over the glove 6:15 into the second to tie the score at 2. Tyler Kennedy scored 3:38 later to give Pittsburgh the lead for good.

playoff news: Commissioner Gary Bettman said complaints from teams about their players receiving suspensions in the postseason are nothing more than "gamesmanship." Nine players were issued suspensions through the first eight days of the playoffs. … The league will announce today whether the Coyotes' Raffi Torres will be disciplined for his hit to the head of the Blackhawks' Marian Hossa that led to Hossa being take off the ice on a stretcher in Game 3 of that series. Torres wasn't penalized in the game. He was suspended indefinitely pending a hearing Friday with league discipline czar Brendan Shanahan in New York. Hossa didn't play in Game 4 on Thursday and didn't travel to Phoenix for today's Game 5.

rookie finalists: The Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog and the Devils' Adam Henrique are the finalists for the Calder Trophy, given to the rookie of the year. The winner will be announced June 20.

around the league: Canadiens owner Geoff Molson sent Mike Cammalleri the jersey he wore for his last game with Montreal before being traded mid game to the Flames on Jan. 12, Cammalleri said. He had asked since-fired general manager Pierre Gauthier at the time if he could keep the jersey; Gauthier told him he would have to pay $1,250 for it.

First Period—1, Nashville, Radulov 1 (Legwand), 16:10. Penalties—Cleary, Det (interference), :15; Fisher, Nas (interference), :31; Ericsson, Det (hooking), 11:55; Yip, Nas (goaltender interference), 18:26.

Second Period—2, Detroit, Hudler 2 (V.Filppula, Zetterberg), 13:45. Penalties—Holmstrom, Det (tripping), 8:09.

Third Period—3, Nashville, Legwand 2 (Bourque, Radulov), :13. Penalties—None. Shots on Goal—Detroit 8-6-8—22. Nashville 10-8-7—25. Power-play opportunities—Detroit 0 of 2; Nashville 0 of 3. Goalies—Detroit, Howard 1-4-0 (25 shots-23 saves). Nashville, Rinne 4-1-0 (22-21).

First Period—1, Phila, Carle 1 (Read, Jagr), 11:45 (pp). 2, Pitts, Sullivan 2 (Letang, Neal), 14:51 (pp). 3, Phila, Hartnell 1 (Briere, Giroux), 17:35 (pp). Penalties—Simmonds, Phi (tripping), 5:49; Engelland, Pit (roughing), 9:47; Coburn, Phi (interference), 13:13; Malkin, Pit (roughing), 15:43; Adams, Pit (slashing), 17:25.

Second Period—4, Pitts, Staal 6 (Kennedy, Letang), 6:15. 5, Pitts, Kennedy 3 (Cooke, Staal), 9:53. Penalties—Lilja, Phi (hooking), :53; Malkin, Pit (interference), 17:20.

Third Period—None. Penalties—Kennedy, Pit (slashing), 7:37. Shots on Goal—Phila 7-5-14—26. Pitts 6-9-8—23. Power-play opportunities—Phila 2 of 5; Pitts 1 of 3. Goalies—Phila, Bryzgalov 3-2-0 (23 shots-20 saves). Pitts, Fleury 2-3-0 (26-24).

By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer
Friday, April 20, 2012

Rays vs. Twins

When/where: 7:10 tonight, Tropicana Field

TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers

Rays: RH James Shields (2-0, 3.38)

Twins:

RH Carl Pavano (1-1, 5.23)

Promotion: Evan Longoria walkoff figurine to the first 10,000 fans.

Watch for …

Strong Shields: Shields is coming off an outing against the Red Sox on Monday in which he threw 81/3 scoreless innings in an 1-0 victory. He is 3-2 with a 4.69 ERA in nine starts against the Twins.

Carl in charge: Pavano beat the Yankees in his last start, giving up three runs over seven innings against his former team. He is 5-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 13 starts against the Rays.

Key matchups

Rays vs. Pavano

Carlos Peña 1-for-11, HR

Evan Longoria 2-for-13

Matt Joyce 4-for-8

Twins vs. Shields

Joe Mauer 8-for-21

Denard Span 2-for-20

Justin Morneau 8-for-23, HR

On deck

Sunday: vs. Twins, 1:40. Sun Sports. Rays — Jeff Niemann (0-2, 4.50); Twins — Francisco Liriano (0-2, 11.91)

Rays disabled list

C Robinson Chirinos, concussion, 15-day

RHP Kyle Farnsworth, right elbow strain, 15-day

OF Sam Fuld, right wrist surgery, 15-day

C Jose Lobaton, shoulder, 15-day

Joe Smith, Times staff writer

Spending on spreads

CF B.J. Upton believes he did his teammates right while on a seven-game rehabilitation stint with Class A Charlotte and Double A Montgomery, assuming the tradition of providing the postgame dinner spread. He bought Carrabba's a few times but said Outback Steakhouse was the biggest hit. "They hear about … you get to the big leagues and it's steak and lobster," Upton said. "I feel like I did a pretty good job taking care of them."

Hardware of the day

Joe Maddon (manager of the year) and RHP Jeremy Hellickson (rookie of the year) received their 2011 awards during a pregame ceremony Friday. Hellickson said he probably will put his in his basement until he gets a showcase. "It's a pretty amazing award to win," Hellickson said. "To get the hardware finally is going to feel good." Maddon, whose 2008 manager of the year award is in the clubhouse, is not sure where he'll put this one. "It's really cool," Maddon said. "I'm very grateful to have it."

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Dodgers 3, Astros 1

HOUSTON — Matt Kemp hit his majors-high eighth homer, a two-run shot, for the Dodgers. The opposite-field homer put Los Angeles up 2-0 in the first and gave him a majors-high 20 RBIs. The eight homers tie Wally Moon's Dodgers record for the first 14 games. Ted Lilly has allowed only six hits over two starts and 13 innings for the Dodgers.

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Rockies 4, Brewers 3

MILWAUKEE — Michael Cuddyer's single in the ninth lifted the Rockies. Norichika Aoki hit an inside-the-park homer for Milwaukee in the fourth. His shot got past diving leftfielder Carlos Gonzalez. There was a moment of indecision between Gonzalez and centerfielder Dexter Fowler about who should pick up the ball.

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Blue Jays 4, Royals 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose Bautista's single in the eighth lifted Toronto, which turned its first triple play since 1979. With runners on first and second in the third, Eric Hosmer lined out to Adam Lind, who stepped on first to double off Yuniesky Betancourt, then fired to shortstop Yunel Escobar to double off Alex Gordon at second.

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Pac-12 set the pace. The SEC answered the challenge.

Defending champ Alabama, top-seeded Florida and Arkansas gave the SEC the top three spots in Friday's second semifinal at the NCAA women's gymnastics championships in Duluth, Ga., after UCLA led the Pac-12's sweep in the first semifinal. The top three from each semifinal advanced to today's team final.

Alabama's 197.675 points edged Florida's 197.650 for the top two scores in either session. Arkansas was third at 197.150.

UCLA, the No. 2 seed, had the top score in the first semifinal, 197.40, and is also joined in the final by Utah (197.200) and Stanford (197.125). Utah, a longtime power, is in its first year in the Pac-12.

Florida was led by all-around champion Kytra Hunter's 39.725 points in the four events. The individual event finals are Sunday.

Times wires
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Braves 9, Diamondbacks 1

PHOENIX — Brian McCann hit a two-run homer and Freddie Freeman hit two RBI doubles to help lift the Braves. Atlanta won the first game of the series 10-2. And it has won nine of its past 10 games after starting 0-4. Arizona has lost four straight, all at home. Trevor Cahill, acquired from Oakland during the offseason, was hit hard in his first home start for Arizona.

Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Reimold lf 5 2 3 2 0 1 .370

Hardy ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .192

Markakis rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .226

Ad.Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298

Wieters c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279

Betemit 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Mar.Reynolds dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 .146

C.Davis 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .333

Andino 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294

Totals 34 3 7 3 3 8

Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Aybar ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 .240

H.Kendrick 2b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .286

Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .276

Tor.Hunter rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .280

Trumbo lf 4 0 2 1 0 2 .391

Bourjos cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

V.Wells cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241

K.Morales dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261

Iannetta c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .243

Callaspo 3b 4 2 1 0 0 1 .167

Totals 36 6 11 5 3 10

Baltimore 001 000 200— 3 7 3

Los Angeles 210 003 00x— 6 11 0

E—Andino 2 (2), Ad.Jones (1). LOB—Bal. 7, L.A. 9. 2B—Reimold (4), C.Davis (5), H.Kendrick 2 (5), Tor.Hunter (4), Trumbo (1), V.Wells (3). HR—Reimold (5), off Williams. RBIs—Reimold 2 (10), Hardy (5), H.Kendrick 3 (6), Tor.Hunter (5), Trumbo (5). RISP—Bal. 3; L.A. 6. DP—Bal. 1.

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Matusz L, 0-3 5 9 6 4 3 6 100 7.98

O'Day 2 2 0 0 0 4 31 1.29

Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00

Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Willims W, 1-1 6M7 3 3 1 6 102 7.71

Hawkins H, 1L0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00

S.Downs H, 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 0.00

Walden S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 1 27 4.91

T—2:49. A—32,272 (45,957).

Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

De Aza cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .255

Morel 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .119

A.Dunn dh 4 2 3 5 0 1 .265

Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .340

Pierzynski c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .368

Rios rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .289

Al.Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271

Viciedo lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200

Beckham 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .167

Totals 32 7 8 7 3 4

Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Figgins cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .237

Ackley 2b 4 1 1 0 1 3 .259

I.Suzuki rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .279

Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214

J.Montero c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .261

Olivo dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .130

Liddi 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .273

C.Wells lf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .300

Ryan ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .205

Totals 35 3 9 3 3 15

Chicago 240 000 010— 7 8 0

Seattle 001 001 100— 3 9 0

LOB—Chi. 2, Sea. 8. 2B—A.Dunn (6), Beckham (3), I.Suzuki (3), C.Wells 2 (2), Ryan (4). HR—A.Dunn (2), off Noesi; A.Dunn (3), off Iwakuma; J.Montero (2), off Sale. RBIs—Morel (3), A.Dunn 5 (12), Rios (4), I.Suzuki 2 (9), J.Montero (7). SB—De Aza (2). CS—Beckham (1). SF—Rios. RISP—Chi. 1; Sea. 6. DP—Chi. 1; Sea. 1.

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Sale W, 2-1 6L7 3 3 3 11 110 3.50

ThorntonM1 0 0 0 1 8 0.00

Crain 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 2.57

H.Santiago 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 5.40

Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Noesi L, 1-2 1L6 6 6 2 1 58 9.49

E.Ramirez 3M1 0 0 0 1 39 3.12

Iwakuma 4 1 1 1 1 2 45 2.25

T—2:45. A—19,947 (47,860).

Times wires
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Phillies 4, Padres 1

SAN DIEGO — Juan Pierre's two-run single in the seventh lifted the Phillies to their 13th straight win at Petco Park. Cole Hamels is 7-2 with a 2.22 ERA in 12 starts against his hometown Padres. In his last four against them, he's 4-0 with a 0.60 ERA. Shane Victorino hit a solo homer for the Phillies in the eighth. He was hit by a pitch on the elbow earlier in the at-bat, but umpire Dan Bellino ruled he leaned into the pitch.

Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Pierre lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .316

Polanco 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .188

Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Pence rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .296

Victorino cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .315

Wigginton 1b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .276

Galvis 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .244

Schneider c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .200

Hamels p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333

Thome ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077

Mayberry ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 37 4 11 4 3 6

San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg.

Denorfia rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .310

Maybin cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .167

Headley 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288

Guzman lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .188

Hundley c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .175

Alonso 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217

Parrino ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304

Venable cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275

O.Hudson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .156

Volquez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 32 1 6 1 2 5

Philadelphia 000 000 310— 4 11 0

San Diego 000 010 000— 1 6 0

LOB—Phil. 9, S.D. 7. 2B—Hamels (1), Parrino (2). 3B—Maybin (2). HR—Victorino (2), off Spence. RBIs—Pierre 2 (4), Victorino (4), Schneider (1), Guzman (7). RISP—Phil. 6; S.D. 4. GIDP—Schneider, Denorfia. DP—Phil. 1; S.D. 1.

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Hamels W, 2-1 6 6 1 1 1 4 92 2.95

Contreras H, 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00

Qualls H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00

Papelbon S, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 1.29

San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA

Volquez L, 0-2 6 5 3 3 3 5 98 4.30

Cashner BS, 1-1 1 2 0 0 0 1 16 2.08

SpenceL4 1 1 0 0 19 1.93

Thatcher 1M0 0 0 0 0 20 2.25

T—2:51. A—23,748 (42,691).

Times wires
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Angels 6, Orioles 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Howie Kendrick had three hits and three RBIs to help the Angels end a three-game skid and hand Brian Matusz his 12th consecutive loss. Matusz's skid is the longest by any active major-leaguer and one shy of the Orioles record set by Mike Boddicker between August 1987 and May 1988. Matusz, the fourth overall pick in 2008, has an 11.64 ERA in 13 starts since his last victory, June 6, 2011, against Oakland.

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

White Sox 7, Mariners 3

SEATTLE — Adam hit two homers and drove in five runs for the White Sox. He had a run-scoring double in the first, three-run homer in the second to make it 6-0 and solo homer in the eighth to make it 7-3. It was the 31st multihomer game for Dunn but the first since joining the White Sox last season, when he hit just 11 home runs. It also was the first time Dunn had homered against Seattle in 12 career games.

By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Rays believe the improvements to their offense eventually will show their significance. And they are confident the early season issues with their pitchers — a lack of aggressiveness from the starters and consistency from the relievers — will be worked out.

But from the look of the first two weeks, they may need to go out and find help behind the plate. Serious help.

It sounds as if they are more in the browsing mode now, content with Chris Gimenez and planning to give Jose Lobaton another opportunity when (if?) his sore shoulder feels good enough for him to come off the disabled list sometime next month. Plus, it's a bit early to engage teams in significant trade talks.

But if Lobaton doesn't come back strong, or soon, the Rays will have to look hard for someone to at least share time with veteran Jose Molina.

Plus, the Rays have had issues early with Molina. Most obvious, the pitchers have to adjust to how he catches, strategically (notice his number of mound visits) and physically, as he sets up on the edge of the plate and at a slight angle. Manager Joe Maddon acknowledged last week "it might" have something to do with the early pitching woes.

Plus, there are the "Molina Rules." Maddon has to manage around not starting the 36-year-old career backup too often, seemingly not more than three straight days, preferably two. Also, Molina hasn't hit much, with 10 strikeouts, one walk and six hits.

The three biggest-name catchers considered to be available at some point this season are A.J. Pierzynski of the White Sox, Geovany Soto of the Cubs and Kurt Suzuki of the A's. (Though the typically under-the-radar Rays may be looking elsewhere.)

Pierzynski, 35, making $6 million in the final year of a deal, would be an intriguing one-year fix, especially given his spunky attitude. Soto, 29, makes $4.3 million with another year of arbitration eligibility and has 20-homer power. Suzuki, 28, would be more of a long-term acquisition. He's signed for $5 million this season and $6.45 million in 2013, and has a $9.25 million vesting option for 2014.

On a lower tier, possibilities could be Miguel Olivo (Mariners), Chris Snyder (Astros), George Kottaras (Brewers) and Bobby Wilson (Angels). From the Triple-A ranks, there is a guy hitting .321 for Cincinnati's Louisville club named Dioner Navarro. Nah.

By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, April 21, 2012

There's no guarantee the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft leads to a player with five-star potential. But as the Bucs prepare for their No. 5 selection Thursday on the first of the three-day draft, there's promise of what could be. Several Hall of Famers — notably cornerback Deion Sanders (1989) — were taken there. So were standouts whose careers were hampered by injuries, including Bucs running back Cadillac Williams (2005). There are some for whom the jury is still out, including Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (2009). And there are some who appear to be starting something special, including Chiefs safety Eric Berry (2010) and Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson (2011), who made the Pro Bowl as rookies. Here's are the best and busts at No. 5.

Deion Sanders, CB Falcons, 1989

Sanders, the Hall of Famer known as "Neon Deion" and "Primetime," was as electrifying and colorful as a player could be and one of the best cornerbacks of all time. The former Florida State star was flashy and cocky but could back it up. He had 53 career interceptions, including nine returned for touchdowns (many capped with an entertaining dance). Sanders, an eight-time Pro Bowl player and two-time Super Bowl champion, also played major-league baseball for 10 seasons.

Mike Haynes, CB Patriots, 1976

Haynes, a member of the 1997 Hall of Fame class, turned into a dynamic cornerback and punt return specialist for the Patriots and Raiders, making nine Pro Bowls. The former Arizona State star was named to the NFL's 75th anniversary all-time team and began his career with a splash as the 1976 defensive rookie of the year.

LaDainian Tomlinson, RB Chargers, 2001

Tomlinson was an instant star with the Chargers, and he has put together a Hall of Fame-type career as one of the top all-around backs. "L.T." has racked up 13,684 rushing yards, fifth all time, and became the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and catch 100 passes in the same season. Tomlinson, a five-time Pro Bowl player and the 2006 league MVP, is a free agent with his career winding down.

Mike Ditka, TE Bears, 1961

Ditka is known more for his work on the sideline, having won a Super Bowl with the Bears in 1985 and twice being named coach of the year. But Ditka is also a Hall of Fame tight end, having gone to five Pro Bowls and leading Chicago to a championship in 1963. He joins Tom Flores as the only people in NFL history to win a Super Bowl as a player, a coach and an assistant

Junior Seau, LB Chargers, 1990

Seau quickly became an icon in San Diego, with the versatile linebacker known as the "Tasmanian Devil" getting elected to 12 Pro Bowls. He led the Chargers to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX and was on the NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team. Seau, traded to the Dolphins in 2003, retired in 2005 before returning to the league and playing for the Patriots.

Len Dawson, QB Steelers, 1957

The Hall of Famer was traded by the Steelers and released by the Browns before landing with the Dallas Texans (who a year later became the Chiefs). Dawson led them to three AFL titles and a win in the fourth AFL-NFL championship game, earning MVP honors.

Honorable mentions: Ricky Williams, RB, Saints, 1999; Jamal Lewis, RB, Ravens, 2000; Kerry Collins, QB, Panthers, 1995; Terrell Buckley, CB, Green Bay, 1992.

Cedric Jones, DE Giants, 1996

Jones, part of the team that lost to the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV, picked up just 15 sacks over five seasons. Despite knowing Jones is blind in one eye, New York took him high. He couldn't adjust to the left side, starting just 15 games. However, that did lead the Giants to move end Michael Strahan to that side, and he turned into a Hall of Fame-type player.

Curtis Enis, RB Bears, 1998

Enis, an All-American at Penn State in 1997, is one of the biggest draft busts of all time, reminiscent of the failures of former Nittany Lions running backs Ki-Jana Carter (No. 1 overall in 1995) and Blair Thomas (No. 2 overall in 1990). Enis was in the NFL for three years, totaling four touchdowns and 1,497 yards. Injuries played a role in his situation.

Trev Alberts, LB Colts, 1994

Alberts appeared like a can't-miss prospect coming out of Nebraska, where he was one of the school's best all-time linebackers and won the Dick Butkus Award in 1993 for being the nation's best at the position. But Alberts suffered major injuries that sidelined him, and he couldn't make the transition to the NFL. He had 69 tackles and four sacks over a three-year career.

Joe Smith can be reached at joesmith@tampabay.com.

By John C. Cotey, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, April 21, 2012

With spring football right around the corner, another strong class of recruits is likely to bring in a wave of interested colleges. • If you're Wharton's Vernon Hargreaves, St. Petersburg Catholic's Ryan Green or Jesuit's Travis Johnson, what's new? This trio, along with a few others, already has offers from many of the big schools. • But there are players out there with no offers. That won't last for some of them. • Here's just a few — we expect dozens more — of the players who don't have offers yet but we expect soon will:

1. Pete DiNovo, QB, East Lake: The Eagles signal caller competed in the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp on Saturday, a day after stopping at Alabama and Auburn to try to wow coaches. East Lake will be a popular stop this spring, with UCF possibly leading the pack.

2. David Emmanuel, RB, Pasco: He has rushed for almost 2,500 yards and 35 touchdowns the past two seasons, and schools such as Miami, Minnesota and USF are just a few to have expressed interest in the Pirate.

3. A.J. Sattinger, TE, Countryside: Sattinger received an offer last year from Ohio but hasn't heard anything since. So we'll put him back at zero, but only for another week or so, as UCF, Miami, Florida International, Georgia, Duke, Temple and Indiana could be the first to offer.

4. Mike Stevenson, DB, CCC: A 6-1, 200-pound safety prospect, he heads up a group of Marauders expected to flourish in 2012. USF, FIU and Miami are interested. And teammate DB/WR Trey Larry is not far behind.

5. Robby Garcia, OL/DL, Jesuit: It's not that colleges such as USF and Furman aren't interested, it's that they can't decide where Garcia is best suited. The rising senior will get lots of playing time as a guard this spring to raise his profile.

6. Rohan Blackwood, WR/DE, Nature COast: At 6-5, 195 pounds, Blackwood is an intriguing prospect with outstanding raw athleticism. Florida's interest has been piqued, and the rising junior has lots of room to grow.

7. Zach Benjamin, WR, Tampa Catholic: He has been tearing up the combine circuit this spring, but the Crusaders leading receiver from a year ago still hasn't netted an offer. Real football might change that. He will get there, if 6-2, 300-pound teammate OL Christian Freeman doesn't get his first first.

8. Albert Laskett, DB, Gibbs: If scouts aren't too distracted by 6-foot-9, 375-pound lineman Davarus Clark or speedster RB Emmanuel Stewart (just about all recovered from last year's torn ACL), they should notice Laskett, who coach Antonio Knox likens to Oklahoma signee Gary Simon.

9. Carlos Duclos, DB, Robinson: A knee injury kept Duclos off the field last season, but this spring will be his chance to prove he is healed. Along with lineman Bruce Hector, the pair will help draw recruiters to Robinson in what could be a banner spring.

10. Kevin Faulkner, TE, Fivay: One of the most productive tight ends in Tampa Bay. At 6-4, 220 pounds, Faulkner's athleticism makes him an intriguing prospect. Someone will stop in Hudson and be impressed enough to produce an offer.

For more names submitted by our Facebook friends, go to tampabay.com/hometeam.

Just a matter of time?

We asked our fans on Facebook who they thought would pick up his first offer this spring, and here's several of the names they said to watch out for:

Jordan Algere, DB/WR, Middleton

Tramaine Batten, RB, Dunedin

Dominic Bourne, OL, Wharton

Nate Godwin, S, Freedom

Adam Harris, WR, Clearwater

Tyrail Hawkins, ATH, Hernando

Robert Leeks, DT, Lakewood

Tre Leonard, TE, Robinson

Jordan Leston, QB, Clearwater

Max Orr, LB, Freedom

Brandon Pertile, OL, Countryside

Austin Podurgiel, OL, Countryside

Adam Posateri, WR, Bloomingdale

Zachary Rosinski, OL, Countryside

Zack Romp, DB/WR, Freedom

Marrieo Taylor, ATH, Countryside

Issac Turner, LB, Freedom

Travion Wallace, OL/DL, Freedom

Ryan Yates, FB, Countryside