Florida Sentinel Bulletin

It’s been more than fifteen years since Evander Holyfield’s infamous ‘bite fight’ with fellow heavyweight Mike Tyson. Since then Holyfield’s boxing career hasn’t had many memorable moments. Monday night, the now almost 50-year-old Holyfield told  Sports Illustrated he’s finally had enough.

OWINGS MILLS, MD — Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis will miss the remainder of the season with an arm injury, an enormous blow to an already depleted defense that has uncharacteristically struggled this year.

Lewis tore his right triceps during Sunday’s 31-29 victory over Dallas. Cornerback Lardarius Webb also is out for the year after ripping the ACL in his left knee in the win against the Cowboys. Ravens coach John Harbaugh confirmed Monday both are done for the year.

The 37-year-old Lewis leads Baltimore in tackles and is the voice of experience in the huddle. He’s been invited to 13 Pro Bowls and is a two-time NFL defensive player of the year.

WACO, TX — Brittney Griner watched the Olympics and wished she was there. Thanks to the WNBA draft lottery, she might know where she’s going.

Before Rio in 2016, or even getting started in the pros next summer, there is still the senior season with the Lady Bears for the fun-loving All-American who can dunk and broke her right wrist in a longboarding accident this summer.

Baylor is coming off the NCAA’s first 40-win season and returns every starter from its undefeated national championship team. The accident on the elongated skateboard came after Griner had already removed herself from consideration for the 12th and final spot on the U.S. women’s basketball team that won gold at the London Olympics. She almost certainly would have been part of the team, but didn’t participate because of summer school classes she had to take and the ill health of her mother.

“She’s OK. Ups and downs, but she’s all right,” Griner said, but not wanting to elaborate.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came alive Sunday at home, thrashing the Kansas City Chiefs 38-10. Some fans might say, well that was the Chiefs, but a 28-point victory is good no matter who the opponent is.

Coming off a bye week, the Buccaneer offense came to life with Josh Freeman completing 15 of 26 pass attempts for 328 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. The Buc ground game also came to life with first-round pick Doug Martin recording 76 yards on 13 carries, and LeGarrett Blount recording 58 yards on 7 carries, and scoring a touchdown. Wide receivers Mike Williams and Vincent Jackson had a great day, with Williams catching 4 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown, and Jackson catching 4 balls for 66 yards and 2 scores.

The Buccaneer defense maintained its stellar performance during the 3-game losing streak, and made life miserable for Brady Quinn. The Bucs led 14-3 at halftime, and at the end of the third quarter, they had the game firmly in control with a 21-3 lead. In the fourth quarter, the Bucs added on 17 additional points while holding the Chiefs to one touchdown for the game.

Next up for the Bucs will be a home game against their NFC South Division foe, the New Orleans Saints. The Bucs are now 2-3 and in second place behind the undefeated Atlanta Falcons.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib has avoided league discipline for a possible violation of the personal conduct policy following criminal charges he had faced in his home state of Texas.

The National Football League caught up to Talib on Saturday, though, announcing that the fifth-year cornerback had been suspended for four games for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Talib decided not to file an appeal and began his suspension on Sunday. Talib will be eligible to return on Nov. 5, keeping him out of games against the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders.

Talib’s suspension is without pay, which means he will forfeit $435,882, which is 4/17ths of his $1,852,500 base salary for the 2012 season. Talib is also ineligible for postseason awards, including participation in the Pro Bowl.

NEW YORK — Delirious only minutes earlier, fans at Yankee Stadium sat stunned in utter disbelief while they watched Derek Jeter being helped off the field, his left leg dangling.

Their worst fears were met, too. The durable captain broke his left ankle in the 12th inning of the AL championship series opener Saturday night and is out for the rest of the postseason. “It’s kind of crushing,” outfielder Nick Swisher said.

Three innings after Raul Ibanez sent the 47,122 in Yankee Stadium into a frenzy with a tying two-run homer, the New York shortstop silenced the crowd when he went down and didn’t get up after making a tumbling stop on Jhonny Peralta’s grounder.

BALTIMORE – Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens has tied an NFL record with a 108-yard kickoff return.

Jones’ return came in the third quarter of Baltimore’s game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. He took the kick in the middle of the end zone, veered to his right around the 10-yard line, broke an arm tackle by Andre Holmes and outdistanced kicker Dan Bailey down the right sideline.

The return tied the mark set by Ellis Hobbs of New England against the New York Jets in 2007 and matched in 2011 by Randall Cobb of Green Bay against New Orleans. The Ravens’ record for a kickoff return was 103 yards by David Reed against Houston in 2010.

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh Steelers rookie defensive lineman was arrested early Sunday on charges of leading police on a chase while driving drunk and crashing into parked cars, injuring a woman, authorities said.

Alameda Ta’amu, 22, of Kent, Wash., was driving a sport utility vehicle the wrong way on Pittsburgh’s South Side at about 2:30 a.m., police said. The 6-foot-3, 348-pound Ta’amu fled officers and crashed into four parked cars, injuring a woman, then tried to flee on foot before he was restrained by four officers and arrested, police said.

Charges against him include felony fleeing police, aggravated assault and aggravated assault by vehicle, as well as misdemeanor accident causing damage, resisting arrest, escape and DUI charges, along with summary counts, according to court records.

Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers used their first pick in the draft on Boise State running back Doug Martin, they are saying LeGarrett Blount is not out of the picture.

On Sunday, the Bucs will be coming off a bye week to host the Kansas City Chiefs in a 1 p. m. contest at Raymond James Stadium. Buccaneer head coach, Greg Schiano, has announced that Blount has shown improvement during practice, and will be expected to get more carries Sunday.

So far, Blount has only 13 carries in 4 games. The Bucs ground game hasn’t been impressive this season with both Martin and Blount averaging less than 4 yards per carry. The Chiefs will enter the game with their own set of problems, the biggest coming at quarterback.

Last Sunday, starter Matt Cassel suffered a head injury, and fans at Arrowhead Stadium cheered as he lay motionless on the field. Backup, Brady Quinn, came in for Cassel and completed all three of his pass attempts for 32 yards.

The Buccaneer defense has held opposing running backs to 3.2 yards per carry in their 4 games so far, and that statistic will be challenged Sunday. The Chiefs are expected to feature powerful running back Jamaal Charles, who is coming off a 140 yards on 30 carry performance last week.