Christian Ponder engineered three second-half touchdowns to lead the Seminoles to a remarkable 30-27 comeback win. ...more

October 23, 2009

Finally. That's what Jermaine Thomas was thinking during Florida State's shootout with Georgia Tech on Oct. 10. ...more

October 23, 2009

Jermaine Thomas said "Finally" during Florida State's shootout with Georgia Tech as the sophomore running back, the one who wowed fans as a backup during 2008, was a major weapon for the Seminoles' offense. ...more

October 21, 2009

James Shields is now the official ace of the Rays' staff — for what that's worth. On this team, I suspect it's not worth much because the Rays' rotation is the deepest part of a really deep team. On many clubs, Scott Kazmir would be the unquestioned stud. On many clubs, Matt Garza would be the ace. Here, he's No. 3. Andy Sonnanstine is as solid as it gets at No. 4. And in a couple of years, we could be writing about the choice of David Price as Opening Day starter. ...more

March 5, 2009

Those who wondered about the plan at One Buc have their answer, at least on offense. When the Buccaneers get the ball, the basic approach will be to knock their opponents down and run over them. ...more

March 3, 2009

Joe Young scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and Chris Grubb got hot from behind the arch late to lead the Sebring boys basketball team to its first district title since 2005 with a 53-49 victory over Palmetto in the final of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at DeSoto High School. The game was tight throughout, but the tenacity of the Sebring defense and Young's inside presence willed the Streaks to the title and a regional home game, to be played against the loser of District 9 runner-up Kathleen or Bartow, at 7 p.m. on Thursday. ...more

February 15, 2009

During the regular season, Clearwater rolled through Class 5A, District 9 play with a perfect 12-0 record and won each of those games by an average of nearly 44 points. ...more

February 7, 2009

Considering the Jesuit soccer team had been ravaged by a recent flu bug that has swept through most of the squad, it was little wonder several players needed to receive intravenous fluids during the Tigers' Class 5A-Region 3 quarterfinal against East Lake on Thursday. ...more

February 6, 2009

Defense has been the Avon Park boy's basketball team's calling card all season, and guard Derrick McKenzie made a point to let Braden River experience it first hand. ...more

December 4, 2008

Coach Rick Tocchet wanted to see more grit and tenacity from his team Wednesday night against the Rangers after Sunday's lethargic no-show against the Devils. ...more

November 27, 2008