The South Florida Bulls open Big East Conference play tonight against an unranked Louisville team that experienced a tumultuous offseason due to off-the-court trouble for Coach Rick Pitino, whose job was made even more difficult than expected after the loss of several key players from last season's 31-win team. ...more

December 30, 2009

Dwight Howard had 18 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks, and the Orlando Magic spoiled Hedo Turkoglu's return with a 118-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. ...more

December 17, 2009

With the loss of 6-foot-8 Lukas Poderis and 6-4 Bryan Jones to graduation, Ridgewood coach Gary Anders expected this year's squad to be more of a perimeter team. ...more

December 11, 2009

New York Islanders 2009 overall No. 1 pick John Tavares is no stranger to Lightning 2008 No. 1 pick Steven Stamkos. The pair played on the same youth team for a few years, helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships and squared off many times in the Ontario Hockey League. ...more

December 6, 2009

Whatever plans the Rays might have had for Gregg Zaun this season were dashed Friday when the catcher agreed to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. ...more

December 5, 2009

Bucs LT Donald Penn is breaking the traditional view of offensive linemen. ...more

November 16, 2009

Rogers Redding, the SEC's coordinator of football officials, said Florida LB Brandon Spikes - suspended for Saturday's game against Vanderbilt after a video showing him poking into the helmet of Georgia RB Washaun Ealey gained national attention - won't endure extra scrutiny by officials the rest of the year. ...more

November 8, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib was charged this afternoon for striking a cab driver two months ago, the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office said. ...more

October 22, 2009

1. Mark Whipple was hired in the offseason to assume the duties as the offensive coordinator. He's Miami's fourth offensive coordinator in five years. ...more

August 31, 2009

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell clarified the rules for how to handle any punts that ricochet off the high-definition monitors that hang over most of the field at the new Cowboys Stadium. Perhaps the key piece of his ruling is that it is only for this season. ...more

August 28, 2009