BEST GAMES No. 8 LSU (26-7) vs. No. 9 Butler (26-5) - One of the best 8-9 games in recent memory. LSU has the SEC's best overall record. Butler was flirting with a top-four seed but stumbled against Cleveland State in the Horizon final. ...more

March 19, 2009

Sickles senior center and North Carolina signee John Henson was named to the McDonald's All-America Team on Wednesday. ...more

February 19, 2009

Playing their first game without No. 1 draft pick Steven Stamkos, the Lightning showed their future star how much conditioning plays a part in having success late in games. ...more

January 11, 2009

When Gus Gilchrist, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound center, signed a basketball scholarship with the University of South Florida two months ago, the Bulls landed the most electrifying recruit in program history. ...more

August 23, 2008

Going to the NBA? Staying in school? The basketball future of St. Petersburg's Marreese Speights, the University of Florida's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer as a sophomore, is very much in play. UF coach Billy Donovan said he can't predict the direction. ...more

May 24, 2008

Plant's Givens Invited To Baseball Classic Plant junior shortstop/pitcher Mychal Givens has received an invitation to the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic, Panthers coach Dennis Braun said Thursday. ...more

May 9, 2008

The Phoenix Suns acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning, blockbuster deal that sent four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat. ...more

February 7, 2008