Sebring High School senior Megan Wolfe and Lake Placid junior Tammi Beach competed in the Florida Swimming Spring Senior Championships at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando over the weekend. ...more

March 3, 2009

Barrett Ruud said his sore right knee is unlikely to keep him out of Sunday's big game against Carolina. Tampa Bay's active middle linebacker hurt his knee at Denver and didn't return in Sunday's 16-13 setback, but Ruud is optimistic he'll start at Raymond James Stadium against the Panthers, who lead the NFC South at 4-1. "It was a freak play," Ruud said. "I fell and looked like a non-athlete. It's a day-to-day thing, but I feel like I should be ready. A little soreness is no problem and that's what I've got right now." Ruud is a key component on a defense that has yielded only eight touchdowns in five weeks. If Ruud is unable to go, second-year pro Adam Hayward figures to make his first NFL start. ...more

October 7, 2008

Michael Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly. ...more

August 16, 2008

Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. ...more

July 6, 2008

Don't start texting Chris Colwill just yet to congratulate him on reaching the Beijing Games. But after his performance at Thursday's U.S. Olympic Diving Selection Camp in Knoxville, Tenn., the Brandon native has nearly assured himself of that trip to China. ...more

July 4, 2008

In the first major stunner of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Brendan Hansen failed to make the Olympic team in the 200-meter breaststroke Thursday night. ...more

July 4, 2008

Coming off the final turn in Monday's 400-meter dash semifinal, Tampa's Calvin Smith II realized he was sitting in fifth place, out of the money if he wanted to run in Thursday's Olympic Track and Field Trials final. ...more

July 1, 2008

Bob Margalis vividly remembers when his son, Robert, made a complete and total commitment to swimming. It's so clear in Bob's mind because Robert was only 10, yet so convincing about focusing his life on the sport. ...more

June 28, 2008

Looks like it will be close, but no giant cigar, for Cuba's stogie-rolling king Jose Castelar. ...more

May 7, 2008