The Avon Park girls basketball team headed into the Christmas break on a positive note by holding off a scrappy Auburndale squad by a score of 34-30 in non-district action on Monday night. ...more

December 23, 2009

One victory does not a season make. But one more loss could result in a season break. ...more

December 21, 2009

Tiger Woods had to be a happy man as he settled into a seat on his private jet for the long flight home from Australia. His successful comeback year was all but complete, and the rapturous reception he received Down Under was a pleasant reminder of his status as the most sought-after athlete in the world. ...more

December 13, 2009

One day after benching his top forwards in their loss to Washington, Lightning coach Rick Tocchet shook up his top line. ...more

December 8, 2009

NO. 1 FLORIDA VS. NO. 2 ALABAMA KICKOFF: 4 p.m.; Georgia Dome, Atlanta ...more

December 5, 2009

With its best player out with the flu, the Lake Placid boys basketball team battled a talented Okeechobee squad on even terms for most of the game before falling by a score of 64-56 on Thursday night. ...more

December 5, 2009

It's a tradition. Every morning after Florida State home games, Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden sits at a table and holds court with reporters for a half hour, sometimes an hour. Who does that anymore? Win or lose, up or down, Bowden shows up like few coaches do. ...more

November 25, 2009

The high school football playoffs start tonight, and, alas, the three Highlands County teams are making other plans. In the end, Sebring couldn't win The Big Game(s), Lake Placid coalesced too late and Avon Park, playing out an athletic director's ultimate nightmare, faced four top-10 teams in five weeks. ...more

November 20, 2009

It may have been one of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden's biggest wins. ...more

November 16, 2009

The Lake Placid football team enters tonight's final game of the season against Lemon Bay with a chance to accomplish something that hasn't happened in 10 years - finish with a winning record. ...more

November 13, 2009