In his postgame analysis, University of South Florida men's basketball coach Stan Heath acknowledged that his team's defensive effort was less than stellar in an 86-70 loss to Providence College on Saturday afternoon at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. ...more

January 13, 2008

Two games into their Sunshine State Conference schedules, both Saint Leo basketball coaches have a clear understanding of what their teams need. ...more

January 11, 2008

Tyler Smith hit a layup with 4.2 seconds to play and No. 8 Tennessee handed No. 16 Mississippi its first loss of the season, 85-83 on Wednesday night. ...more

January 10, 2008

Of the three career highs University of Florida center Marreese Speights notched in Wednesday night's 88-70 win against High Point, the most significant was the final number. ...more

January 3, 2008

Even the margin of victory reminded the playoff-bound Washington Redskins of Sean Taylor. ...more

December 31, 2007

After starting the season with three losses, the University of South Florida men's basketball team closed out the nonconference part of its schedule by winning nine of its last 10 games, including Saturday's easy 87-48 victory against Winston-Salem State in front of 3,003 at the Sun Dome. ...more

December 29, 2007

If you're around Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton long enough, you'll quickly learn one of his pet phrases. ...more

December 5, 2007

For a women's basketball program that seems to take bigger strides with each new season, it's no surprise Florida State and Coach Sue Semrau are not content with last season's Sweet 16 finish. ...more

November 5, 2007

AVON PARK — Reaching down inside. That's what the South Florida Community College volleyball team did by coming back to defeat Manatee Community College in five sets on Tuesday night in the Panther gym. The important win improved SFCC to 5-4 in Suncoast Conference play and sets up a win and get in scenario for the postseason playoffs. ...more

October 11, 2007

AVON PARK – Throw out the stat book, and forget the R's, H's and E's. Fourth-year South Florida Community College softball coach Carlos Falla is taking his team to softball school, and so far, most of his girls are earning straight A's. "We're not really looking at stats, because at this point, those numbers can be misleading," Falla said. "So we're basically doing a scorecard for each girl, grading them and seeing who's consistent. They get a grade for each day, and when we're done with the fall, we'll sit down and go through all those sheets." The Panthers were perfect pupils this past weekend, pulling off a sweep of the Sarasota Heat traveling team, 4-2 and 8-1. Freshman outfielder Cassidy Faircloth had two doubles on the afternoon, freshman infielder Megan Randolph added two more hits, and freshman Lora Helton and sophomore Kayla Finney each stole two bases on a windy afternoon at Panther Field to lead SFCC, which now boasts an 8-1 fall record. ...more

October 2, 2007