Smith, Brown Commit To Florida Gulf Coast Brandon senior catcher/first baseman Mike Smith and Bloomingdale senior pitcher R.J. Brown each have verbally committed to Florida Gulf Coast. ...more

October 9, 2008

Another blown fourth-quarter lead for Oakland led to yet another San Diego win over the Raiders and the possible end of Coach Lane Kiffin's tenure. ...more

September 29, 2008

They are the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the Tribune's preseason poll, the Nos. 1 and 3 teams in the Class 4A state rankings. ...more

September 1, 2008

Rookie Aqib Talib has pretty much sewn up the third, or nickel, cornerback spot. He would have to either get hurt or mess up badly in tonight's exhibition finale to lose the job. ...more

August 28, 2008

The United States and Cuba are political adversaries and fierce baseball rivals, so the preliminary-round game Friday between the teams had the feel of a gold-medal showdown. Cuba needed nearly four hours, 11 innings and a new tiebreaker rule to beat the U.S., 5-4. ...more

August 16, 2008

Gold, which scorched into the record books this year, has suddenly gone cold. ...more

August 16, 2008

Every February, Carnival in Trinidad is a celebration that blows the beads off Mardi Gras in New Orleans and rivals Carnaval in Rio. ...more

August 7, 2008

MLB FAST FACT: Cleveland, 4-0 against Tampa Bay this season, is the last of the American League's 13 other teams to visit the Trop. ...more

August 4, 2008

Jabs that once drove opponents toward rage are fewer and without nearly as much sting. Quips guaranteed to poke needles into rivals' thin skin now are mostly self-effacing. ...more

July 26, 2008

NEW YORK Buster Posey capped one of the greatest seasons in Florida State history by winning the 2008 Golden Spikes Award as announced by USA Baseball on Wednesday. Posey becomes the fourth Seminole to capture the award, joining Mike Fuentes (1981), Mike Loynd (1986) and J.D. Drew (1997). ...more

July 17, 2008