We interrupt this James Wilder Jr. for King of the World highlight video with this story: Once upon a time, in 2006, Plant High was making a run to a first state football title, and a few area coaches hated it. Plant, the school with everything, was muscling in on football. One coach complained that all he saw in the newspaper was "Plant, Plant, Plant." ...more

December 19, 2009

If Manatee High (13-1) defeats Plant High (12-1) in tonight's Class 5A state football championship game in Orlando, Hurricanes senior wide receiver Ace Sanders will continue a family tradition. In 1983, his father, Tracy Sanders, was quarterback on Manatee's first state championship team, a 14-0 squad that defeated Miami Southridge for the title. ...more

December 18, 2009

The Plant Panthers and Manatee Hurricanes are both deserving contenders for the 5A state football title. ...more

December 16, 2009

The Class 5A state championship meeting with the Plant Panthers is more than just a game for Manatee High's Brion Carnes. ...more

December 16, 2009

Friday night's Class 5A state championship meeting with the Plant Panthers is more than just a game for Manatee High School senior quarterback Brion Carnes, writes Joey Johnston. ...more

December 15, 2009

Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic. ...more

November 10, 2009

ORLANDO (AP) — A fight over the shoes Michael Jordan's son will wear at the University of Central Florida has cost the school any future sponsorship with adidas. ...more

November 5, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play a preseason game in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sept. 21 against the Ottawa Senators. ...more

June 29, 2009

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is making progress in his rehab program after right hip surgery, but is unlikely to rejoin the team before New York breaks spring training camp on April 1. ...more

March 23, 2009

A couple of hundred yards from where the Tampa Bay Rays were playing St. Louis in an exhibition game, B.J. Upton took his first swings in a game this spring. ...more

March 19, 2009