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

He didn't know it at the time, of course, but when Toney Douglas missed on a 3-point attempt in the final seconds of Florida State's first-round NCAA Tournament game Friday night, it would be the last shot he would take in a Seminoles uniform. ...more

March 22, 2009

A shooting suspect fired shots at police, carjacked people in an attempt to flee and fatally shot himself Friday, Lakeland police say. ...more

March 20, 2009

Avon Park junior hurler Dylan Heiring picked a good time to record the first win of his varsity career. ...more

March 15, 2009

The person who lost control of his motorcycle Friday night on Belcher Road, in an accident that caused some traffic to slow, was not seriously injured, Pinellas Park police say. ...more

March 14, 2009

Syracuse went five more minutes instead of five more overtimes. The 18th-ranked Orange, less than 24 hours after winning the second-longest Division I game ever, played just one extra period in a 74-69 victory against West Virginia on Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. ...more

March 14, 2009

Heading into Friday night's SEC Tournament quarterfinal game, the Florida Gators were 23-9 and 9-7 in the league's regular-season games. The Auburn Tigers were 21-10 and 10-6 in the SEC regular season. ...more

March 14, 2009

The Tennessee Volunteers do not have a distinguished history at the SEC Tournament. ...more

March 13, 2009

A law enforcement officer was in critical condition Friday night after being involved in a multivehicle accident on State Road 434 in Seminole. ...more

March 13, 2009

Tyler Smith scored 22 points and Wayne Chism added 15 Friday night to lead Tennessee to an 86-62 rout of cold-shooting Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament. ...more

March 13, 2009