AVON PARK — When South Florida Community College sophomore pitcher Jeff Bloomer went down last season with an injured shoulder, he was forced away from the game he loves. "It was extremely hard being away," Bloomer said. "I didn't play in any fall exhibition games and I'm finally healthy enough to get back out there." Bloomer showed that he was worth the wait — he hurled 6 2/3 innings and surrendered no runs and just two hits against the defending Suncoast Conference champions St. Petersburg College. But the Titans were able to piece together some timely hits and catcher James Blackburn's single into right field scored the winning run to beat the Panthers 7-6 in 12 innings on Friday, spoiling a five-run comeback for the Panthers on opening day at Panther Field. ...more

January 27, 2008

The Red Sox and the A's will open the 2008 regular season with a two-game series on March 25-26 at Tokyo Dome. ...more

January 24, 2008

Most Bucs players decorate their lockers like a second room in their home. ...more

November 30, 2007

The Bucs' day ended up on an up note for two reasons: Jeff Garcia returned, albeit not until the fourth quarter, and the Bucs held on to beat Washington 19-13. ...more

November 25, 2007

University of Florida C Marreese Speights averaged 16.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in the stretch that included two exhibition games and the Gators' first two regular-season games. Despite Speights' respectable numbers, Florida coach Billy Donovan criticized the St. Petersburg native after every game. ...more

November 20, 2007

The much-improved offense that Saint Leo men's basketball coach Mike Madagan has been talking about finally made its debut Saturday at the Bowman Center, and it sure did look different than years past. ...more

November 19, 2007

Freshman Derrick Rose had 21 points to help No. 3 Memphis beat Richmond 80-63 on Tuesday night in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, spoiling the Spiders' hopes of scoring the first upset of the young season. ...more

November 7, 2007

Bucs RB Kenneth Darby has experienced more ups and downs in his career than he could have predicted. ...more

October 5, 2007

What a goalie the Lightning have found during this year's training camp. This guy is pretty good. ...more

September 27, 2007

After two days of suiting up in full uniforms for the sole purpose of skating conditioning laps, Lightning players get the chance to push some pucks around the rink this morning. ...more

September 15, 2007