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Sports Shorts
Congrats to former Buccaneers’ safety John Lynch for becoming the fourth Buc to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lynch was a stalwart on the 2002 Bucs Super Bowl championship. He was known for his hard hitting and classy manner. Next ex-Buc up: Should be Ronde Barber.
Olympic track: UF’s Grant Holloway won the silver medal in the 200 meters and Hillsborough High senior Erriyon Knighton, 17, just missed a medal, finishing fourth in the same race.
Extra medal incentive: A U.S. medalist receives $37,500 for gold, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze. Then there’s Singapore, which is not exactly synonymous with Olympic gold. The affluent island city-state offers $1 million (in local currency) for a gold medal. There were no takers in Tokyo.
Olympic trivia: What city did Berlin beat out to host the 1936 Summer Games? Barcelona.