There were maybe a dozen teenagers - and one adult - at the house on Lelani Boulevard to celebrate the 18th birthday of a Sarasota High School wrestler. ...more

August 1, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE AAA MAJORS BASEBALL Spring Hill American pitcher Vito Tambasco whacks two homers – his 6th and 7th of the postseason – while scattering eight singles across six gutsy innings on the mound to edge South Lake, 5-4. COUNTY EARNS FIRST-EVER STATE CROWN IN THIS AGE GROUP IN 53 YEARS ...more

July 18, 2008

A spot in her seventh Wimbledon final already secured, Venus Williams headed back to Centre Court to catch the end of the next match. ...more

July 4, 2008

The Dixie Youth League Angels (ages 9-10) District 4 Tournament held at Oakridge Park was postponed due to inclement weather all of Saturday and the majority of Sunday. ...more

June 26, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE ANGELS SOFTBALL SH ANGELS POST BACK-TO-BACK WINS ...more

June 23, 2008

LORIDA –– Friends that ride and rope together will always be friends. That sage advice was never more true than for two Sebring Middle School students on the crest of the biggest junior rodeo competition in the country. For 14-year-old Bailey Vickers and 12-year old Loni Damboise, the dream of competing on the biggest rodeo stage has come true, as the two friends, along with Hardee resident Dalton Boney, will represent Florida in the Wrangler Junior High Rodeo Finals in Gallup, NM beginning June 30. "I'm so excited that Loni and I get to go to nationals together," Vickers said. "The competition is going to be intense, and we'll both have to be on the top of our game. "I'm so honored to be and proud to represent Florida at nationals." ...more

June 16, 2008

With the same purpose as one of his in-your-face jumpers, Kobe Bryant leaned into the microphone. ...more

June 15, 2008

In their comeback season, the Celtics saved the biggest one of all for the NBA Finals. ...more

June 13, 2008

Catch it while you can. The LPGA finally has something the PGA has coveted for years - a legitimate rivalry. ...more

June 5, 2008

Ridgewood High School's baseball team was suffering only its sixth loss of the season, at crosstown rival Gulf High, on April 13, 2007. ...more

June 4, 2008