* The Rays recently played in front of an embarrassingly sparse crowd of 2,443. But, no, it wasn’t at the Trop. It was in Oakland, the other MLB franchise with a major facility and attendance issue.
* UCF is working on its AAC (American Athletic Conference) exit—as are Houston and Cincinnati. They are all headed to the Power Five Big 12. Meanwhile the depleted ACC, which includes USF, is considering the additions of FAU, UAB, North Texas, Rice and UTSA (University of Texas San Antonio). How ironic that at one time USF didn’t want to play UCF, because it was a step down in stature. That was then.