NEW YORK -- Syracuse outlasted Connecticut in the second-longest Division I game ever, capping a Big East tournament quarterfinal doubleheader in which the second- and third-ranked teams in the country both lost. ...more

March 13, 2009

Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon on Thursday stood by a magazine interview in which he compared former teammate Manny Ramirez to cancer and said Boston made the right decision when it traded the slugger to the Los Angeles Dodgers last summer. ...more

March 13, 2009

Mike Mussina is enjoying retirement and no has desire to pitch again. ...more

March 10, 2009

NEW PORT RICHEY - Land O' Lakes' boys and Wesley Chapel's girls came out on top in Friday's Chasco Invitational at Gulf High. ...more

March 7, 2009

BRADENTON After hitting the first pitch he saw in anger this spring off the top of the left-field wall and collecting a bloop two-run double the following inning, Carlos Pena was feeling pretty good about his 2009 debut. ...more

March 6, 2009

Though Emily Hoy officially signed with Liberty University a couple of weeks ago, her desire to do so has been years in the making. ...more

March 4, 2009

Philly fans being Philly fans, Pat Burrell wasn't quite sure what to expect when he stepped to the plate Saturday at Bright House Field. After helping the Phillies to a World Series title last fall, though, he needn't have worried. ...more

February 28, 2009

As hard as he tried to acknowledge the separation that now exists between himself and the Buccaneers, Derrick Brooks couldn't quite pull it off Friday. The leader in him just wouldn't allow it. ...more

February 28, 2009

Remember D Shane O'Brien? You know, he of the 154 penalty minutes, 21 points and a classic punch-up with Carolina's Andrew Ladd last season. ...more

February 28, 2009

James Mudge is all business about Wiregrass Ranch tennis. The new No. 1 is not motivated by the Bulls' memorable regular season. Nor the thrilling 4-3 victory against River Ridge in the final match or the Sunshine Athletic Conference title that came with it. It is the one-point loss to Nature Coast in the district tournament last year that has set Mudge and his team on a mission to not let it happen again. ...more

February 28, 2009