For more than 20 minutes following Wednesday night's game, Joe Maddon and Carlos Pena chatted in the manager's office with the door closed. ...more

May 8, 2008

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - The bedroom bears the telltale signs of a typical boy on the cusp of his teen years: discarded food wrappers, video game consoles, clothes scattered on the floor. ...more

February 3, 2008

Sometimes the most uneasy place to be for a basketball team is on the verge of greatness, the cusp of respect. ...more

January 7, 2008

For Sadou Brown in a Los Angeles suburb, the decisive victory of Sen. Barack Obama in Iowa was a moment to show his 14-year-old son what is possible. ...more

January 5, 2008

No matter the sport, she participated just to see "how fast I could run." Tennis was her first passion, but basketball soon took over when she sprouted up in junior high. ...more

December 17, 2007

More than a few Miami players wish they could smuggle their lockers from the Orange Bowl as souvenirs. Some will sneak onto the turf after this farewell game to pluck some blades of grass as keepsake items. ...more

November 10, 2007

Their goal was to make sure Penny for Pasco money is being spent properly. ...more

October 17, 2007

Paul Ranger eyed down Rodney Pelley in the corner as the two bore down on a loose puck along the wall during the season opener against New Jersey. Each player lowered their shoulder in preparation for full-force contact in a 50/50 battle for the puck. ...more

October 10, 2007

TAMPA - The tattoo on the right side of Cato June's chest, the one that has BIG TIMEstenciled across the bottom in big, block letters, recalls a time when the Bucs outside linebacker was in high school in Washington, D.C. ...more

October 4, 2007

Dear Abby: I am a 17-year-old high school senior. My parents and I don't get along. I swear to goodness that they hate me, plus they don't trust a single thing that I do. I am about to ship out for training in the Army, and I will be gone six months. ...more

September 9, 2007