Lightning D Noah Welch sat out Saturday's game as a healthy scratch. In seven games in a Tampa Bay uniform since being acquired from Florida, Welch has not recorded a point and is a minus-5. ...more

March 22, 2009

Toney Douglas has played 129 games in his college career. Uche Echefu has played 130. ...more

March 20, 2009

Syracuse went five more minutes instead of five more overtimes. The 18th-ranked Orange, less than 24 hours after winning the second-longest Division I game ever, played just one extra period in a 74-69 victory against West Virginia on Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. ...more

March 14, 2009

The Freedom baseball team is on a roll. Senior right-hander Chris Bonti turned in a quality start with five scoreless innings, and the Patriots offense managed enough support Friday night in a 6-3 win against visiting Newsome. The win was Freedom's (5-2) fourth straight and fifth in the past six games. ...more

March 7, 2009

They almost waited until it was too late, but the University of South Florida finally got that elusive fourth Big East victory. ...more

March 3, 2009

TODAY'S MEN'S GAME West Virginia at South Florida TIP-OFF: 4 p.m.; Sun Dome, Tampa ...more

March 1, 2009

The Lightning's defensive core took a double dose of bad news Thursday when the team announced that Paul Ranger and Andrej Meszaros each will have season-ending shoulder surgery on March 3. ...more

February 20, 2009

Jefferson coach Tom Mosca said Clearwater was a much better team than the one that dismantled the Dragons by 39 points last year. Turns out, Jefferson was better too. ...more

February 18, 2009

The Washington red light district is officially Green. Washington defenseman Mike Green established an NHL record in the Capitals' 5-1 victory against Tampa Bay on Saturday, scoring a goal in a league record eighth consecutive game. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Lightning head into tonight's matchup against Washington on full alert, knowing they are only a defensive breakdown away from giving Mike Green a treasured spot in the NHL record book. ...more

February 14, 2009