ON SOCCER
Personal conviction sometimes overtakes an athlete's love of competition. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Pat Tillman felt a need to serve his country, cast aside a lucrative NFL playing career and enlist in the military.
Miami resident Yuriorkis Gamboa made short work of Al Seeger in their nationally televised bout Friday night in Primm, Nev. outs since the Cuba native and 2004 Olympic gold medalist turned professional last year.
The scars on Adler Volmar's knees are more than just targets for his opponents on the judo mat. They have become symbols of the adversities he has overcome.
FAS of El Salvador and Guatemala's Municipal will play in the final of the Taca Central American Cup on Sunday night at Tropical Park.
FISHING
One can easily excuse Danny Coll and Bernard Davis for accidentally misidentifying a sailfish as a blue marlin during the Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament that ended Saturday off the Florida Keys.
Josh Johnson last won at Dolphin Stadium on Aug. 28, 2006. But the surgically repaired pitcher said he is in his best physical shape since that day and hopes to end his 23-month winless drought at home Sunday when he faces the Phillies.
Hanging out at marinas, docks, boat ramps, canals, beaches, bridges, piers and public meetings, I hear one sentiment echoed endlessly: a plea for more and better access to waterways for shore-based anglers.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK HOW DID THE METS CLIMB BACK SO FAST? They're baaaaaaaaack. Exactly one month after Willie Randolph was unceremoniously axed in the wee hours of the morning on the West Coast, the Mets moved into a tie for first place with a come-from-behind victory Thursday. It was their first taste of first place since April 19, and it appears they are in the NL East race for the long run.
Gao Jun, a silver medalist in table tennis for China in 1992, will return to her native country, where she is still a star, to try to medal for the U.S., where she is practically unknown.
It isn't every day that an athlete from Suriname wins an Olympic gold medal. Especially not a swimmer. Suriname, a small nation (pop. 380,000) on the east coast of South America, had only one Olympic-sized pool in 1988 and had never won an Olympic medal in any sport.
NASCAR's wacky world With NASCAR Sprint Cup on break, a few observations from the wacky world of stock car racing: Breaks are good. Just ask Jeff Gordon, who can spend time with baby Ella.
CALDER RACE COURSE
Saint Knows won her second consecutive Calder Race Course turf stakes Saturday, once again with a stretch rally that nipped several rivals at the wire.
BASEBALL
There is a cigar stub Babe Ruth left at a brothel and the shorn locks of an outfielder -- the ''Bearded Babe Ruth'' -- who played for a barnstorming religious sect that preached celibacy.
PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 2
If the Marlins could figure out a way to hasten the retirement of Jamie Moyer -- the oldest player in the majors -- they would gladly pay for the gold watch, host the party, and get all 25 players to sign the card.
IN MY OPINION
The Marlins have their shovels poised above the dirt the same way a starving man has his fork ready to dig into a heap of rice and beans.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
It was a backhanded compliment from a fellow University of Miami football coach. Florida International coach Mario Cristobal will never forget it.
A magnetic resonance imaging exam performed on pitcher Andrew Miller's ailing right knee over the All-Star break didn't turn up anything unsightly.
FLORIDA STATE
In a way, Bobby Bowden acknowledged, cobbling together a lineup without seven suspended starters isn't much different from trying to navigate through a spate of injuries.
CALDER RACE COURSE
Fans and horse owners will see some of the first benefits of Calder Race Course's recent contracts settlement in the $55,000 Ms Brookski Stakes on Saturday.
BOXING
The Florida boxing commission inspector approached Lou Del Valle outside his dressing room to complete a postfight report. A frustrated Del Valle was blunt: ''Give me a minute,'' he said. ``I need some time.''
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