Bucs&#39; Garner gone for season
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Charlie Garner is sidelined the rest of the season because of a torn patellar tendon in his right knee.
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Chris Simms&#39; first NFL start lasted only 19 plays, and it may be a while before he plays again for the Bucs. Although the second-year quarterback is day to day with a left shoulder sprain, coach Jon Gruden
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Chris Simms will make his first pro start at quarterback for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, replacing Brad Johnson. &quot;I hope I can give us the spark we need,&quot; Simms said Wednesday, when the Bucs
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - Carolina Panthers  running back DeShaun Foster will miss the rest of the season  due to a broken collarbone.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Steve Smith, who was expected to be a key component of the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers&#39; offensive attack in 2004, suffered a broken left leg in Monday&#39;s season-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers.
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Safety John Lynch, now with the Broncos after 11 seasons with the Bucs, got a standing ovation when he was introduced. Rookie Micheal Clayton caught four passes, including a 51-yard TD reception that sparked the Bucs.
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TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers  made several roster moves on Wednesday, including putting  center John Wade on injured reserve and signing defensive end  Chidi Ahanotu.
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Making one of the NFL&#39;s most exciting players look ordinary for much of the day, the Bucs dominated Atlanta 27-0 Sunday to keep the first-place Falcons from clinching the NFC South championship.
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Carolina running back Stephen Davis will be out of action for several weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery. The Panthers are already without injured receiver Steve Smith for at least two months.
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In good times and bad, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could count on two things â-taunch defense and stench offense. By Chris O&#39;Meara, AP.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kris Jenkins will miss the remainder of the season because of a shoulder injury.
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Mike Alstott is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 12th season.
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Phil Garner savored the taste of champagne and the wild celebration going on in the Astros&#39; clubhouse. Garner had known nothing but bitter endings after spending 10 mostly terrible seasons as a manager in Milwaukee and Detroit.
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Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks with a sprained right knee.
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TAMPA, Fla. - Chris Simmsâ first NFL start lasted 19 plays, and it might be a while before he plays again for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Sports Network) - Carolina wide  receiver Steve Smith was carted off the field Monday night  after breaking his left fibula during the Panthers' 24-14 loss  to Green Bay.
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TAMPA - Maybe it was appropriate that the lights went out on Tampa Bay&#39;s playoff party plans before Sunday&#39;s game against the Carolina Panthers even started.