Russ McNickle spent Wednesday afternoon in and out of Saint Leo's athletic offices, getting to know as many people as he can and returning a long string of messages that had been piling up on his cell phone. ...more

June 26, 2008

The moniker seemed appropriate at the time. J.P. Howell had just done it again last week, pitching a couple of spotless innings in relief of Andy Sonnanstine to maintain a Rays lead before handing it off to the late-inning relievers, when his manager referred to him as a "bridge" in Tampa Bay's bullpen. ...more

June 24, 2008

Carl Crawford doesn't need to look at a stat sheet to know how much better Tampa Bay's starting pitchers have been this season compared with past years. ...more

June 3, 2008

Dunedin and North Port will meet Friday afternoon for the start of the best-of-3, Class 5A regional finals and a trip to the Final Four at Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium on the line. Aside from sharing the same field at Dunedin's Englebert Sports Complex, little much else will be in common between the two programs. ...more

May 7, 2008

Tampa Prep will host Calvary Christian for the Class 2A-District 9 championship tonight after dominating wins against their semifinals opponents, Bishop McLaughlin and Indian Rocks Christian. ...more

February 9, 2008

Billy Donovan glanced at his stat sheet early Saturday evening and searched through some of his most painful memories. ...more

December 16, 2007

If University of Florida sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow doesn't win the Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding college football player, voters need to find another line of work. ...more

November 27, 2007

University of Florida C Marreese Speights averaged 16.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in the stretch that included two exhibition games and the Gators' first two regular-season games. Despite Speights' respectable numbers, Florida coach Billy Donovan criticized the St. Petersburg native after every game. ...more

November 20, 2007

With his team ahead by 32 at halftime Wednesday, University of Florida coach Billy Donovan knew North Carolina Central probably wouldn't offer any more challenge in the second half than it did in the first. So Donovan set four goals to keep his young team learning instead of turning the final 20 minutes into a turnover-heavy dunk contest. ...more

November 15, 2007

The NFC South is still anyone's division. It's up for grabs, like a bouquet tossed by a bride at a wedding reception. ...more

November 15, 2007