Even though Rick Tocchet spent most of last season behind the bench running the Lightning, the former four-time all-star essentially is a rookie coach trying to lead a once-proud franchise back to being a contender. ...more

December 23, 2009

If Dutch luxury car maker Spyker doesn't buy the Saab brand, General Motors Co. will let it die a quiet death by Dec. 31, GM's chairman said Tuesday. ...more

December 16, 2009

Last season, the Riverview High boys basketball team won just two games. Second-year coach Dwayne Perry says that for the program to turn into a district contender, the Sharks will have to win one game at a time. ...more

December 16, 2009

No fourth-quarter collapse. No 26-turnover performance. Two unofficial games into this young season, Sebring is looking more and more like a contender - again. ...more

November 21, 2009

Stewart-Haas Racing stormed out of the gates this season and had solidified itself as a championship contender. ...more

November 15, 2009

First-year Freedom High head football coach James Harrell is determined to turn the school's program into a state championship contender. ...more

November 11, 2009

It meant a lot to Lance Cormier that the Rays were the first team to call his agent after the Orioles declined to tender him a contract in December. ...more

March 6, 2009

It's tough to win a job when you can't even get on the field. ...more

March 4, 2009

After a winless season, former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth simply wanted to be competitive again. ...more

February 28, 2009

Daytona is over. Let the real season begin. That's been the prevailing theme this week as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series moves to Southern California for today's Auto Club 500. ...more

February 21, 2009