Meet John Henson, the 6-foot-10, 200-pound basketball player from Sickles High School, all arms and legs, a full-court attraction. ...more

November 25, 2008

Michael Phelps, Swimming After winning six gold medals in the 2004 Athens Games and seven at last year's World Championships in Australia, there's talk of Phelps taking home eight golds from Beijing. If Phelps can pull that that off with his 6-foot-7 wingspan and size 14 feet, he could overshadow any athlete and any story line from these games. With two previous Olympics under his belt and a space-age Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit covering his body, Phelps has a chance. But he'll have to swim at least 17 races (four more races than Mark Spitz's seven-gold-medal showing in 1972) and that schedule could be his undoing. ...more

August 5, 2008

PALMETTO — Sitting in the parking lot of Avon Park High School when they were supposed to be warming up for a first-round playoff game wasn't the best of starts for the Avon Park boys basketball team on Tuesday night. "We were waiting for the bus at 3:45 p.m. and we didn't leave until 5:30 p.m. — which is crazy," said AP head coach Luther Clemons about a bus mishap that almost cost the Red Devils the game before they took a shot. ...more

February 7, 2008

GAINESVILLE - University of Florida WR Percy Harvin missed practice Thursday and half of practice Wednesday because he contracted a sinus infection. ...more

November 8, 2007

First, he must find a way to replace Al Thornton, an NBA lottery pick and the best player to wear a Florida State uniform this decade. Second, one of his strongest allies on campus, FSU athletic director Dave Hart, is on his way out. And finally, FSU coach Leonard Hamilton has to answer questions about whether this season - his sixth in charge of the men's basketball program - could be his last if the Noles fail to make the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive season. ...more

November 4, 2007

Some of the University of Florida's most dynamic athletes lined up single file along one hashmark one day during the first week of preseason practice. Veterans joined raw freshmen, and each player waited his turn to audition for one of the Gators' most coveted jobs. ...more

September 15, 2007