SPRINT CUP PREVIEW: RACE NO. 15 - MICHIGAN NASCAR doesn't race on Mother's Day (although there is now a race the Saturday night before), but Father's Day is always on the schedule. Once again, it's 2-mile Michigan International Speedway and Sunday's LifeLock 400. Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch were last year's winners at Michigan. Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at what's topical this weekend. ...more

June 13, 2008

Ryan Briscoe held off Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon and barely slipped through a late-race crash to win Sunday's IndyCar Series race at the Milwaukee Mile. ...more

June 2, 2008

Little could they have known that after winning their first game by a narrow 3-2 score, the rest of the season would come so easily. The Macaws concluded a dominant campaign May 17 as the Under-8 champions of the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist youth soccer program. ...more

May 28, 2008

Avon Park's defense scored two touchdowns on Friday night to lead the Red Devils to a 13-7 victory over cross-county rival Lake Placid in each team's spring game at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

May 23, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Nearly seven months removed from taking her Zephyrhills volleyball team to the Class 4A-Region 3 quarterfinals - the school's first since 1999 - Tiffany Bibby resigned her position as Bulldogs volleyball coach. ...more

May 13, 2008

When James Shields stares down the Red Sox lineup tonight, neither side will need a scouting report. ...more

May 3, 2008

When Rays CF B.J. Upton collapsed to the ground Thursday after fouling off a fifth-inning pitch by Orioles LHP Brian Burres, it conjured visions of yet another extended stay on the disabled list for a crucial Rays player. ...more

May 2, 2008

For Carl Edwards, it's a signal. At least one NASCAR Sprint Cup team is ready to take on Hendrick Motorsports. ...more

February 25, 2008

In Sunlake's first five games, the Seahawks were outscored 66-13. ...more

February 25, 2008

As their roller-coaster and injury-plagued season winds down, Florida State players continue to use phrases like "making a run" and "proving people wrong." Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton prefers the more reserved "keeping our mathematical chances alive." ...more

February 24, 2008