Tony Stewart's day at Daytona International Speedway started with a wreck in his Sprint Cup car, but it ended on a high note as he held off Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer and Kyle Busch to win his second consecutive season-opening Nationwide Camping World 300. ...more

February 14, 2009

He still doesn't have a sponsor, and his Sprint Cup car did not make Sunday's Daytona 500, but Lakeland's Joe Nemechek was able to smile Friday. ...more

February 14, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH — Tampa's Aric Almirola still needs full-season sponsorship for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing No. 8 Chevy. If he keeps running like this, he's certainly going to attract some attention. ...more

February 11, 2009

With a skeleton crew, three race cars and a firm belief sponsorship will come through, Lakeland's Joe Nemechek is setting out to run the full Sprint Cup season as an owner/driver. ...more

February 6, 2009

Hackers are messing with electronic road signs in some states, warning of zombies and raptors down the road. Traffic safety officials aren't amused. ...more

February 4, 2009

Deion Sanders wasn't thinking about the Vince Lombardi Trophy as the final minutes ticked down at Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium 14 years ago. ...more

January 30, 2009

Bobby Bowden signed a one-year contract Wednesday to coach a 34th season at Florida State, prolonging his duel with Penn State's Joe Paterno to see who will retire as college football's all-time leader in wins. ...more

January 29, 2009

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin routinely starts his weekly news conference by running down his injury list. The last couple of weeks, that's taken only a few seconds. ...more

January 15, 2009

the starting defensive unit for the Florida Gators. Oklahoma's offense came in having scored at least 60 points in five consecutive games. All Florida's defense did was hold OU scoreless in the first quarter and limited the Sooners to 14 points, their fewest since scoring 17 against Iowa State in 2007. The bend-but-don't-break defense did just that - stopping Oklahoma on a fourth-and-goal run at the 1 and intercepting Sam Bradford on the 3 in the second quarter. The cliche is defense wins championships and that was the case Thursday night. ...more

January 9, 2009

Put a rookie quarterback in the NFL playoffs, and it would be reasonable to suggest he might be nervous, tentative and prone to making mistakes. ...more

January 9, 2009