If there was any thought that the Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team would still be savoring its thrilling overtime win against Sarasota Christian, it was erased early Thursday in an easy rout of Academy at the Lakes in a Class 1A-Region 3 quarterfinal. ...more

February 8, 2008

Epiphanny Prince was too much for top-ranked Connecticut to handle. ...more

February 6, 2008

SARASOTA — Daija Barrett's tears told how close the Avon Park girls basketball team came to a rematch with the Sebring and an extension of its season, as the junior reluctantly relived the final seconds of Friday's Class 4A–District 10 semifinal game against Booker. "My father has told me time and time again that free throws win games," Barrett said. "It was a lot of pressure, but as a player you want the ball in your hand to win the game. It just didn't fall for me tonight." ...more

February 3, 2008

LaToya Pringle scored 12 of her career-high 31 points in the second overtime to help No. 3 North Carolina beat No. 4 Maryland 97-86 on Saturday. ...more

January 27, 2008

Venus Williams followed her sister Serena out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals, both in losses to Serbian players. ...more

January 23, 2008

Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points, Rashard Lewis added 16, and the Orlando Magic held off a late surge to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-94 Saturday night. ...more

January 20, 2008

In a game loaded with talented freshmen, an often overlooked senior helped No. 18 Mississippi finally beat Florida. ...more

January 17, 2008

WAUCHULA — Sam Robinson poured in 38 points — including 17 in the third quarter alone — and Joe Young added 18 more on Friday night as the Sebring boys basketball team rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to knock off Hardee 74-67 in Class 4A-District 10 action. The Blue Streaks outscored the Wildcats 29-15 in the third quarter and had 20 steals, returning the favor against a Hardee squad that beat Sebring at home earlier this season. ...more

January 13, 2008

Freshman Patrick Patterson had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lift Kentucky to a 79-73 double-overtime win over No. 13 Vanderbilt on Saturday, stealing back some of the luster missing from the historic program. ...more

January 13, 2008

The University of Tampa men's basketball team (6-2) returned from its Christmas break with a 91-61 victory against McMaster University (4-5) of Hamilton, Ontario. ...more

December 27, 2007