The Lightning gave John Tortorella a rude welcome back to Tampa Bay by beating his Rangers 5-1. ...more

November 27, 2009

Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and No. 3 Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a 49-39 win against the Aggies on Thursday night. ...more

November 27, 2009

Tampa Bay's Kurtis Foster has scored three points in the past two games after he didn't register a point through his first 10. ...more

November 24, 2009

With D Mattias Ohlund missing all four games on the just-completed road trip with a foot injury, D Andrej Meszaros took on an expanded role in the absence of the team's ice time leader. ...more

November 24, 2009

Local sports briefs for the Highlands County area. ...more

November 22, 2009

Entering play Saturday, C Zenon Konopka remained the only Lightning forward on the roster to play at least six games not to register a point, but it certainly hasn't been from having prime opportunities. Though he only has 11 shots on goal, Konopka has a handful of prime scoring chances from in close, only to be turned away. ...more

November 21, 2009

Freedom (7-2) at Countryside (9-1) Since John Davis has been at Countryside the Cougars have pretty much been an offense-first team, and if Countryside happened to have some decent defenders, OK. ...more

November 20, 2009

Local sports briefs for the Highlands County area. ...more

November 20, 2009

How a team handles adversity often measures its mettle. Coming through the difficult times, well, those are times teams often come together, mold a team identity and learn how to grow when times are tough. ...more

November 19, 2009

GLENDALE, Ariz. Tampa Bay's venture through the desert Monday turned into a night of vindication for some of the Lightning's key components in a 4-1 victory against Phoenix. ...more

November 17, 2009