COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The sizzling temperatures in upstate New York didn't do much to heat up the Sebring 12-and-under team's bats in their opening games, but the Streaks have since caught fire in three straight victories at the Cooperstown Dreams Park National Invitational Tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park. ...more

June 10, 2008

In the wilds of Wauchula, Peace River Electric Cooperative utility workers often come across wildlife. A few weeks ago, utility worker Eddie Bailey was traveling near the town of Ona in Hardee County when he spotted a furry thing parked on top of a wooden utility pole. Bailey recognized the beast as a Florida bobcat. ...more

June 4, 2008

The postseason is under way this week in Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist Youth Soccer League play. ...more

May 21, 2008

Dunedin and North Port will meet Friday afternoon for the start of the best-of-3, Class 5A regional finals and a trip to the Final Four at Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium on the line. Aside from sharing the same field at Dunedin's Englebert Sports Complex, little much else will be in common between the two programs. ...more

May 7, 2008

Concerned about the possible construction of town houses nearby and an incident that involved teenagers shooting paintballs at leopards, Big Cat Rescue officials recently began the first phase of installing a 10-foot-tall wall around the sanctuary's property. ...more

February 11, 2008

Concerned about development and an incident that involved teenagers shooting paintballs at leopards, Big Cat Rescue officials began the first phase of installing a 10-foot-tall wall around the sanctuary's property. ...more

February 9, 2008

76ERS 103, BOBCATS 96 PHILADELPHIA (103) - Iguodala 13-21 5-8 33, Young 3-8 0-0 6, Dalembert 2-6 3-5 7, Miller 9-17 5-7 23, Green 4-7 0-0 8, Williams 4-10 3-3 12, Evans 0-3 2-6 2, Booth 0-0 0-0 0, Carney 0-4 4-4 4, Smith 3-3 0-0 6, Ollie 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 38-79 24-35 103. ...more

January 27, 2008

Cars speed by on busy Massachusetts Avenue, where law offices, a chain drugstore and a pizza parlor tell of modern life. ...more

January 20, 2008

Caron Butler scored 21 and Antawn Jamison added 20 points and 10 rebounds to lift the Washington Wizards to an 88-83 victory against the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Butler scored nine points during a 25-6 run over the final 6:24 of the fourth quarter to give the Wizards their fifth win in the last six games against Boston. Boston lost consecutive games at home and overall for the first time all season and dropped to 30-6. The Celtics are 2-3 over their last five and have averaged 85 points a game over that span. Eddie House scored his only five points of the game to give the Celtics their largest lead at 77-63 with 6:24 remaining before the Wizards rallied. SPURS 89, 76ERS 82: Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead San Antonio to victory over Philadelphia. Tim Duncan added 18 points and 16 rebounds to give the Spurs their second straight win. JAZZ 98, BUCKS 87: Deron Williams scored 24 of his 33 points in the second half and had 10 assists as Utah rallied to beat Milwaukee. BOBCATS 119, NUGGETS 116: Gerald Wallace scored 40 points, Matt Carroll hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds left, and Charlotte made the big plays down the stretch this time in a win over Denver. TRAIL BLAZERS 99, NETS 73: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points to lead Portland to its 18th win in the last 20 games with a victory over New Jersey. CAVALIERS: Coach Mike Brown received a two-year contract extension Monday that will keep him with the club through the 2010-11 season. The Associated Press ...more

January 15, 2008

Rachel Allison had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 9 Baylor to an 84-57 win over Texas State on Friday night. ...more

January 5, 2008