* Since 2008, the Rays have won the third-most games in MLB (behind only the payroll-bulging Dodgers and Yankees.)
* The Rays franchise was valued at $1.25 billion in the annual Forbes.com listing—or 27th overall.
* ESPN’s list of the “30 coaches who will define the next decade of college football” includes USF’s Alex Kolesh.
* Pro golfer Nelly Korda, 25, is the world’s No.1 player. She also won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Bradenton is her home town.
* Dartmouth’s response to a student-athlete union: Players are “students whose educational program includes athletics.” Maybe that still applies to Dartmouth.