SEBRING — Sebring has another reason to dislike Red Devils. The Kathleen boys soccer team ended Sebring's historic run into the state playoffs on Thursday night, as the Red Devils knocked out the Blue Streaks' first-ever district-championship team with a 1-0 victory in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal on Firemen's Field. Hampered by an injury to leading scorer and senior Daniel Grimaldo, the Blue Streaks outshot the Red Devils but couldn't make the most of multiple scoring opportunities, ending the school's first home regional match on a sour note in front of a large and raucous crowd. "It's real emotional to lose like this," said junior Pedro Gori. "But we made history this year, and hopefully, it won't be the last of it." ...more

February 2, 2008

In a game loaded with talented freshmen, an often overlooked senior helped No. 18 Mississippi finally beat Florida. ...more

January 17, 2008

Tampa Prep's girls soccer team looked sluggish after two weeks off practice, and it resulted in the Terrapins' record getting its first blemish at Mitchell as a 67th-minute goal from Morgan Shellenberger earned the Mustangs a 1-1 tie on Friday. ...more

January 5, 2008

Four years ago, a shy, timid Deana Rossi earned her first starting position for the River Ridge girls soccer team. Not many involved would have expected her and the team to come so far, so quickly. ...more

January 1, 2008

Wesley Chapel girls soccer coach Jami Finan freely admits that she is at a bit of a loss when it comes to the college recruiting process. Thanks to Janessa Gunn, that might be changing soon. ...more

November 22, 2007

Dwight Howard matched a career high with 35 points and Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu tied up LeBron James for a jump ball in the final second of overtime to help the Magic remain unbeaten on the road with a 117-116 win against the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. ...more

November 15, 2007

Florida State coach Bobby Bowden felt as good as he has in a long time after the Seminoles knocked off No. 2-ranked Boston College eight days ago. But in the days leading up to FSU's trip Saturday to No. 11-ranked Virginia Tech, Bowden constantly reminded everyone that for the Noles to be back among the nation's elite, they must start winning big games regularly. ...more

November 11, 2007

back-to-back district titles, a Sunshine Athletic Conference championship and an 18-1-1 record a season ago - you might never know that the River Ridge girls soccer team battles many of the same problems its opponents do. ...more

October 30, 2007

Twenty years and two national championships later, the final score remains unchanged. So does the lasting image of a stunned coach on the sideline, one Florida State's Bobby Bowden says doesn't haunt him any more than a dressed-up 5-year-old on Halloween. ...more

October 20, 2007

The state owes nearly 41,000 Palm Beach County residents fair compensation after removing citrus trees from their yards in a failed decadelong effort to eradicate a harmful bacteria, an attorney said Monday during opening statements in a class-action lawsuit. ...more

October 16, 2007