Florida Sentinel Bulletin

DETROIT — Free agent outfielder Torii Hunter has agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Tigers. The 37-year-old Hunter hit a career-best .313 last season for the Los Angeles Angels. He’ll be able to fill a corner outfield spot for the AL champion Tigers, taking care of a major offseason priority for Detroit. Hunter hit 16 home runs and had 92 RBIs in 2012. He could also help the Tigers improve their defense as they chase their first World Series title since 1984. Detroit was swept by San Francisco in this year’s series.

IRVING, TX — Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant has agreed to a year of anger management counseling as part of a deal that could lead to the dismissal of a family violence charge over a dispute with his mother. Attorney Royce West said Wednesday that Bryant was already attending anger management sessions, and he said the Dallas County district attorney’s office would dismiss the misdemeanor charge if Bryant stays out of trouble for a year.

ASHBURN, VA — DeAngelo Hall has been fined $30,000 for his confrontation with an official in the Washington Redskins’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last month. Hall will not be suspended for the incident late in the Steelers’ 27-12 win Oct. 28.

The Tampa Bay Buccan-eers, winners of 4 of their last five games, made their claim to a playoff spot with a 34-24 victory over the visiting San Diego Chargers Sunday. Former Largo High School quarterback, and Buccaneer cornerback, Leonard Johnson (pictured), showed out in front of his hometown fans when he intercepted a Phillip Rivers pass and returned it 83 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

Another new face, cornerback LeQuan Lewis, recorded his first career interception with 3:09 left in the game and setting up Connor Barth for his game-sealing 45-yard field goal. Rivers finished the evening completing 29 of 37 passes for 337 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Buccaneer quarterback, Josh Freeman finished with 14 out of 20 completions for 210 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Running back sensation, Doug Martin, didn’t have a spectacular game, but still finished with 68 yards on 19 carries, and ripped off a 14 yard run during the contest. Buccaneer receivers Dallas Clark and Tiquan Underwood caught touchdown passes from Freeman, while Adam Hayward started things off for the defense in the second quarter when he blocked a punt, and returned it for a touchdown.

With the Buccaneer victory, the Bucs are now 5-4, and a game ahead of the third place New Orleans Saints in the NFC South. The division leading Atlanta Falcons suffered their first loss of the season, pulling the Bucs to within 3 games of the division lead. The Bucs will hit the road next week for a division game against the Carolina Panthers (2-7), who are coming off a loss to the Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos.

WARSAW, POLAND — A court in Poland has ordered Mike Tyson to pay $48,000 in compensation to the organizer of a boxing gala for which the former heavyweight champion did not show up last year.

The decision took effect this month after Tyson did not appeal it, and can be executed through European Union regulations on British territory, Judge Igor Tuleya, a spokesman for the Regional Court in Warsaw. The Polish organizer of the gala, Tomasz Babilonski, sued Tyson in March for $48,000 compensation and interest. Babilonski filed the suit because Tyson’s managers were refusing to talk about any compensation.

NEW YORK – The NBA has suspended Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins for two games without pay for confronting San Antonio announcer Sean Elliott in a hostile manner. The exchange followed the Spurs’ 97-86 victory in Sacramento on Friday night.

The volatile Cousins will lose about $70,500 of his $3.9 million salary. Cousins will sit out games at the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday and at home against Portland on Tuesday.

Elliott was a longtime Spurs player who is the team’s primary TV analyst.

Antron Brown opened the week at Miramar College in San Diego telling students not to set limits on what they believe they can accomplish in their careers.

He did that at the start of his NHRA career, when he mistakenly believed Pro Stock Motorcycles was all he could ever accomplish. But after a decade on bikes, Brown made the leap to Top Fuel dragsters.

Five years after moving up to NHRA’s most prolific division, Brown goes into this weekend’s finals at Pomona with the chance to become the first black champion. He takes a 65-point lead over teammate Tony Schumacher.

Under new head coach, Greg Schiano, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have to be considered one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now.

The numbers the offense has put up in their last two games, and the coming out party of first-round pick, Doug Martin, have indicated a turning point in the team’s fortunes. If not for the amazing start of the Atlanta Falcons, the Bucs would be right in the thick of the NFC South race. Right now, they are a game ahead of New Orleans and the Carolina Panthers.

Playing the Chargers at home will be a special treat for the Buccaneer fans and everyone will be expecting encore performances from Martin, quarterback Josh Freeman, wide receivers Mike Williams and Vincent Jackson, and a defensive unit that is finally getting noticed by the rest of the league.

BY TED TAYLOR

In what Rattler followers call the worst performance in years, Florida A&M fell to the Aggies of North Carolina A&T 16-3, on Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, North Carolina.

On the day in which Florida A&M Coach Joe Taylor announced his retirement earlier, the Rattlers performed in such a way the 6,346 fans in attendance and those on the radio broadcast were left wondering.

The Aggies used two first quarter field goals of 27 and 30 yards, respectively, by Zach Cimaglia for a 6-0 lead. The lead was cut in half by FAMU’s Chase Varnadore, when he connected from 19 yards out. At 3-6, the Rattlers are assured of the first losing season since 2007. The upcoming Homecoming game against North Carolina Central is pivotal for the Rattlers to bounce back and salvage what they can for the season.