Sports Shorts

* The Tampa Bay Bowl, which used to be called the Outback Bowl, will now be called the ReliaQuest Bowl. The new sponsor is a local cybersecurity company. The previous names were better—but still not nearly as bad as Orlando’s Cheez-It Bowl.

* Congrats to the University of Florida women’s track and field team. The Gators won both the NCAA outdoor and indoor championships.

* The Lightning’s Steven Stamkos was the NHL’s overall No. 1 draft choice in 2008. No surprise. But No. 3 overall that year was (Lightning defenseman) Zach Bogosian, who was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers.

* “Sportswashing”: What human rights activists call the process of a country (such as Saudi Arabia) improving its image through staged events (such as golf) with well-known athletes.

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