WINTER HAVEN –– With each passing meet, the Avon Park wrestling team takes another step up the ladder. The Red Devils continued their late season surge by finishing third in Saturday's prestigious 16-team Polk Invitational at Winter Haven High School. With the Class 1A district meet slated for Friday, Avon Park is peaking at the right time. "Overall we're pleased with our performance," said co-Red Devil coach Ed Brown. "The competition was tough and this is exactly what we needed to tune-up for the district meet. "It was an all day meet with lots of distractions and we were able to stay focused and perform well and that's all we can ask for." ...more

January 28, 2008

Hasheem Thabeet had 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots and Connecticut beat No. 13 Marquette 89-73 on Sunday, snapping the Huskies' seven-game losing streak against ranked teams. ...more

January 21, 2008

The top of the District 5A-7 field is tightening by the day, but Tuesday night the Ridgewood Rams claimed their stake as the grouping's top seed come tournament time with an 83-76 dismantling of Wesley Chapel. ...more

January 15, 2008

What in the name of Alexei Yashin is going on with NHL contracts these days? ...more

January 14, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL HCA's total team effort and swarming defense shuts down Berean, 72-20. ...more

January 8, 2008

Hernando Christian Academy (HCA) finished its first annual holiday basketball tournament in grand style beating Berean Academy of Tampa (BAT) by 52 points en route to a championship Friday night, 72-20. ...more

January 8, 2008

The University of Tampa men's basketball team won its Sunshine State Conference opener with a 70-66 victory over previously undefeated and No. 4 Rollins College. ...more

January 3, 2008

With another year of outstanding performances in the books, it's time to reflect on the best of those 2007 achievements. ...more

December 29, 2007

When a team thinks it is headed to the state playoffs and has an official's whistle change everything, it's a hard feeling to shake. ...more

December 19, 2007

The winners of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" are coming to Tampa on tour. Race car driver Helio Castroneves and his partner Julianne Hough will be appearing with the "Dancing With the Stars" tour when it plays Tampa in January, according to officials at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

December 11, 2007