Hight hits Vegas gold, keeps Force team hot
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 LAS VEGAS — Robert Hight earned his second Funny Car win of the season Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, giving John Force Racing its fifth consecutive NHRA victory...
View ArticleShooting from the lip
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, April 3, 2011 St. Petersburg Times staff writer Tom Jones looks back at the best and worst from a weekend of televised sports.Funniest storySpeaking of the...
View ArticleSports in brief
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 HORSESZITO'S DIALED IN TAKES FLORIDA DERBYHALLANDALE BEACH — Nick Zito was a bundle of nerves in the paddock at the Florida Derby, and his eyes were filling with...
View ArticleLewis finally first in LPGA's first major
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Stacy Lewis held off defending champion Yani Tseng to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship by three strokes Sunday, earning her first LPGA Tour...
View ArticleAfter inspiring run, VCU enjoys homecoming
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 RICHMOND, Va. — About 100 fans welcomed Virginia Commonwealth back to Richmond on Sunday after its Final Four loss to Butler the night before, ending an unlikely but...
View ArticleBonds prosecution now playing from behind
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO — Over two weeks, prosecutors methodically worked to build a credible case that Barry Bonds lied to a federal grand jury in 2003 when he denied...
View ArticlePoised Irish, Diggins shock No. 1 Huskies
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS — It's not often Maya Moore meets her match. Skylar Diggins was up to the task, and Notre Dame will play for a national championship because of it.The...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning edges Chicago Blackhawks 2-0
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Sunday, April 3, 2011 CHICAGO — The injury, when it occurred Sunday night, didn't seem that bad as Vinny Lecavalier skated himself off the ice.But the...
View ArticleDodgers 7, Giants 5
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Dodgers 7, Giants 5LOS ANGELES — Marcus Thames tripled in the go-ahead run during a four-run seventh inning, and the Dodgers took three of four from the defending...
View ArticleOakland Raider, ex-Florida Gator Louis Murphy arrested
By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 Oakland Raiders WR Louis Murphy, a St. Petersburg native and former Florida Gator standout, was arrested Sunday in Gainesville and charged...
View ArticleCase against Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Geno Hayes closed without finding of guilt
By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 Even as the case against cornerback Aqib Talib is just beginning to take shape, another criminal matter involving a Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
View ArticleTampa Bay Buccaneers turning to agents to help build mock draft board
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 Here's another example of some forward thinking by Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik when it comes to the draft.Tampa Bay's...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays may move Ben Zobrist into No. 3 hole with Evan Longoria hurt
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — When the Rays acquired DH Manny Ramirez and LF Johnny Damon in the offseason, manager Joe Maddon said it would allow him to put...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays might move Ben Zobrist into No. 3 hole with Evan Longoria hurt
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — When the Rays acquired DH Manny Ramirez and LF Johnny Damon in the offseason, manager Joe Maddon said it would allow him to put...
View ArticleAn enigma all season, Tampa Bay Lightning's power play needs to be better in...
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Here's the thing about winning. It can hide all those little blemishes.So, consider the Lightning, which is on a...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning winning even as power play keeps failing
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Here's the thing about winning. It can hide all those little blemishes.So, consider the Lightning, which is on a...
View ArticleNo structural damage to Tampa Bay Lightning's Vinny Lecavalier's injured eye
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier said the doctor that examined him Monday said he was "pretty lucky" he has what is basically...
View ArticleNo structural damage to Tampa Bay Lightning center Vinny Lecavalier's injured...
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 4, 2011 Lecavalier might playBUFFALO, N.Y. — Vinny Lecavalier's injured right eye has no structural damage, the team said, and the Lightning...
View ArticleCubs 4, D'backs 1
Times wires Monday, April 4, 2011 Cubs 4, D'backs 1CHICAGO — Randy Wells overcame a shaky start to pitch six solid innings, Kerry Wood escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and Alfonso Soriano...
View ArticleBraves 2, Brewers 1
Times wires Monday, April 4, 2011 Braves 2, Brewers 1MILWAUKEE — Martin Prado and Dan Uggla homered off Takashi Saito in the eighth inning, rallying the Braves and spoiling the Brewers' home opener....
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