Jordan Rees is known for his research. In preparing for a race, he studies the background of every swimmer he's going up against. Long before Friday's Class 3A state meet, the Wharton senior sprinter predicted his specialty, the 50 freestyle, would come down to a faceoff between he and Miami Palmetto's Michael Saco. ...more

November 14, 2009

Viviana Cao loves to create arts and crafts at home in Cory Lake Isles. Her brother, Christopher, enjoys playing chess and working on improving his tennis game. ...more

July 27, 2009

Imagine showing up for swim class and getting an Olympic champion to show you a few moves. ...more

April 25, 2009

Tommy Lasorda did his best to whip up fervor for the U.S. team. ...more

March 5, 2009

Avon Park senior James Bland became the first state wrestling champion in school history when he won the 160-pound weight class at the Class 1A state tournament in Lakeland on Saturday night. Bland outpointed Tronic Williams of South Fort Myers 14-5 to win the gold medal. Red Devil senior Jace Grimmett won his semifinal match on Saturday morning to reach the finals in the heavyweight class CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS AND MORE RESULTS ...more

February 21, 2009

VAL D'ISERE, France - Manfred Pranger of Austria won the men's slalom on a desperately difficult course at the World Championships on Sunday after a succession of challengers failed to finish. ...more

February 16, 2009

Jeremy Lusk, an American freestyle motocross rider, died of head injuries Tuesday after crashing while trying to land a backflip in competition. He was 24. ...more

February 10, 2009

WRESTLING While host Brandon cruises to first as expected at 25th annual Tony Ippolito Wrestling Tournament, Springstead finishes third behind Bradenton-Manatee to fall short of second-place goal. ...more

January 24, 2009

North Carolina State's Kay Yow, the Hall of Fame women's basketball coach who won more than 700 games while earning fans with her decades-long fight against breast cancer, died on Saturday. She was 66. ...more

January 24, 2009

After leaving the trophy rostrum with silver, runners-up medals three times before, Hillsborough County United's boys Under-17 soccer team finally struck gold. ...more

January 7, 2009