Larry Fitzgerald has covered 28 Super Bowls as a journalist but this will be his first covering his own son. ...more

January 28, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: Plenty of big stories broke between the lines and on the playing fields, courts and tracks of the Heartland in 2008. Wins and losses aside, certain moments transcended the games themselves and stuck out as the top stories of the year. This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run of the stories we covered that had a major impact on the local sports scene. The ranking was determined by the sports department: Sports editor Brian Gjurgevich, senior sports writer Mark Pinson and sports reporter Chris Hoffman. ...more

December 31, 2008

BOYS GOLF ...more

October 9, 2008

Zephyrhills' David Reutimann comes off 35th- and 40th-place finishes in the last two Sprint Cup races and sorely needs a good run in the No. 44 Toyota. New Hampshire, where he once finished fifth in a Craftsman Truck Series event, should be a better track for him. ...more

June 27, 2008

SPRINT CUP PREVIEW: RACE NO. 16 - SONOMA Road racing is the most popular form of auto racing in the world. NASCAR's top-level drivers do it only twice a year: this weekend at Sonoma, Calif., and in August at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at what's topical heading into Sunday's Save Mart 350. ...more

June 20, 2008

Last week's Coca-Cola 600 meant drivers were one-third of the way through the season, and Sunday's Best Buy 400 will make it halfway to the Chase. Pressure soon will start to mount on drivers fighting for the final few Chase berths, and that group currently includes Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth. Below, Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at what's topical heading to the Monster Mile: ...more

May 30, 2008

The Sights And Sounds From Within South Florida's Dugout ...more

May 19, 2008

SPRINT CUP PREVIEW: RACE NO. 11 - DARLINGTON NASCAR goes back to its roots this weekend with an annual stop at Darlington Raceway, stock car racing's original super speedway. The famed and oft-cursed "Lady in Black" has received a $10 million facelift, including a repaving of the narrow 1.366-mile surface that will mean higher speeds and even more treacherous racing. Below, Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at what's topical entering Saturday night's Dodge Challenger 500: ...more

May 9, 2008

According to an article in The New York Times, baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez's connection to Tampa doesn't end when the New York Yankees leave town at the end of spring training. ...more

December 14, 2007