Getting healthy at the right time. Senior left-hander Buddy Duke, who has been battling a hamstring injury, tossed a complete-game four-hitter and had an RBI single to lead Avon Park over Frostproof by a score of 6-0 in high school baseball action on Friday night. ...more

March 22, 2009

Florida State coach Sue Semrau said she's not worried about Georgia's possible home-state edge, with the Bulldogs playing an hour's drive from their Athens campus. ...more

March 21, 2009

Marcus Thornton scored 30 points and LSU held off a late rally to beat Butler 75-71 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. ...more

March 19, 2009

The Auburn Tigers played Tennessee and Mississippi State twice each this season. The Tigers beat Tennessee 78-77 in Auburn during the regular season, and lost 94-85 in Saturday's SEC Tournament semifinal. They beat Mississippi State twice in the regular season, 91-76 at home and 76-58 on the road. ...more

March 14, 2009

Teams combine for 7 home runs as Pirates win 8-5. ...more

March 14, 2009

The Avon Park baseball team rallied from five runs down in the fifth inning on Thursday to pick up its first district victory of the season with an 8-5 win over DeSoto. ...more

March 14, 2009

PLAYER OF THE GAME Mississippi State guard Barry Stewart was not much of a factor during the first half against South Carolina. ...more

March 14, 2009

Florida and South Carolina were viewed as bubble teams in need of big wins in the SEC Tournament if either wanted to make the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 13, 2009

Walter Hodge scored 16 points, Dan Werner added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Florida beat Arkansas 73-58 on Thursday night in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. ...more

March 13, 2009

LSU (25-6) vs. Kentucky (20-12) Time: 1 p.m. ...more

March 13, 2009