Vince Carter returned to New Jersey and scored 16 points before leaving the game against his former teammates in the second quarter with a sprained left ankle and the Orlando Magic rolled to a 95-85 victory Friday night. ...more

October 31, 2009

First-time All-Star Tim Wakefield earned his AL-leading 11th victory, and David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night. ...more

July 9, 2009

Orlando Magic players say Jameer Nelson will play in the NBA finals, even though the All-Star point guard and his coach remain publicly pessimistic. ...more

June 2, 2009

Evan Longoria trailed Derek Jeter by a mere 570 votes last week when the first round of American League All-Star Game vote totals were announced, but the Rays' third baseman has surged ahead in a week in which he didn't play a game at home. ...more

June 2, 2009

University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has another job. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner was appointed as co-chairman of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness on Wednesday. He joins an all-star cast of star athletes from the state. ...more

May 6, 2009

TAMPA - Washington All-Star Alex Ovechkin scored his 50th goal of the season against the Lightning Thursday, becoming only the second active player in the league with three 50-goal seasons. ...more

March 19, 2009

Cash-strapped taxpayers got unwelcome news this week when officials speculated solid waste assessments may go up - and even double - because of delays to the expansion project at the county landfill. ...more

March 13, 2009

Bayshore Little League kicked off the 2009 baseball and softball seasons Feb. 21 on the Bayshore Majors Field with 36 teams made up of 450 players. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Residence Inn Sebring was awarded two prestigious awards at the 2009 Residence Inn General Managers Conference. ...more

February 15, 2009

Brian Pattie didn't want to chat inside the hauler, away from the garage noise. ...more

February 10, 2009