Maddie Martin's winning habits are infectious. Weeks after leading Plant High's volleyball team to its fourth consecutive state championship and first in Class 6A, Martin led Team Red with seven kills, three digs and one blocked assist during a 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 win against Team White at the second Under Armour All-American Volleyball Match at the Forum on Sunday. ...more

December 21, 2009

No. 1 Penn State defeated Texas to win the program's third consecutive NCAA national championship. ...more

December 20, 2009

Work is well under way at the Max Long Recreation Complex to tear out and resurface Field numbers 2 and 4, which are the smaller fields, to improve drainage and eliminate safety hazards. ...more

December 17, 2009

Columnist Joey Johnston recounts the most memorable moments from the 55 meetings of Florida and Florida State. ...more

November 25, 2009

Hat World acquires Tampa's Sports Fan-Attic Nashville-based Genesco Inc. said its Hat World subsidiary acquired Tampa-based Sports Fan-Attic, a retailer of licensed sports headwear and apparel with 37 stores in seven states, and revenue of approximately $30 million. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...more

November 5, 2009

Bill Foster is this city's next mayor. Foster beat opponent Kathleen Ford by fewer than 3,000 votes in an election where roughly 30 percent of registered voters turned out. ...more

November 4, 2009

Two of the nation's most successful high school football programs square off Friday night in a nationally televised game when the Lakeland Dreadnaughts travel to Concord, Calif., to take on De La Salle High School (10 p.m. EST on ESPN2). ...more

September 24, 2009

Lloyd Sutherland's Sports 2000 racer only needs a one-man pit crew - his wife, Maureen. ...more

March 19, 2009

Bartow used a balanced offense and took advantage of a pair of Sebring errors to blank the Blue Streaks 6-0 in a non-district baseball game at Firemen's Field on Thursday night. ...more

February 28, 2009

If you never got a chance to meet Ken Rosenberg, you missed on one of life's great treats. You could never forget him, that's for sure. ...more

February 25, 2009