ANAHEIM, Calif. - One day after Rick Tocchet called for more determination to win the close ones, the Lightning managed to do just that. ...more

January 10, 2009

Three days of hanging out at a desert golf resort may have dried out the Lightning. ...more

January 9, 2009

Here's good news for all those universities of Southern California, Utah and Texas football fans and players unhappy with not being selected to compete for the college national football championship this season. ...more

January 7, 2009

Chad Pennington can prognosticate as well as he passes. The Miami Dolphins quarterback says he told family and friends before the season his new team was a potential 10-game winner. ...more

January 2, 2009

PLAYER OF THE GAME It's not easy being a backup in this league. You seldom play and when you do, you're expected to play as well as or better than the starter. Few players ever meet the standard, but Raiders RB Michael Bush did. Bush, who had run the ball just 68 times prior to Sunday, stepped in for an injured Justin Fargas late in the first quarter and turned in the best game by a Raiders back all season. ...more

December 29, 2008

Robbie Gould kicked a 38-yard field goal with 11:28 left in overtime and the Chicago Bears overcame frigid conditions and the Green Bay Packers for a 20-17 victory Monday night to stay in the running for the playoffs. ...more

December 23, 2008

Joe Young had a monster 23-point, 16-rebound performance, but it wasn't enough on Thursday night as Lake Wales knocked off the Sebring boys basketball team 64-60 in non-district action. ...more

December 20, 2008

Anthony Wilson's 5-yard touchdown in overtime and Cody Bell's extra-point kick lifted Cocoa to a 7-6 win against Tallahassee Godby in Friday's Class 3A state final at the Florida Citrus Bowl. ...more

December 20, 2008

Jake Trussell scored 16 points and center Jewell Campbell had 10 rebounds to lift Sebring to a 69-27 victory over Hardee in Class 4A-District 10 match-up on Tuesday. ...more

December 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG We know what the Rays did last season, and it was sensational, but the challenge now is to sustain that success. It's a tricky game that involves trying to fill a need before you actually need it. ...more

December 17, 2008