Susan Toll couldn't believe it. She had been in well over a dozen Gasparilla Pirate Fest parades, as a member of the Krewe of Alegria and the Rough Riders, and had loved Gasparilla ever since she was a child in the 1950s, when the pirates threw blank bullets and candy. But this was something new and pretty cool. ...more

January 24, 2008

SEBRING — The Sebring girls basketball had to win Friday night to clinch the top seed in the upcoming Class 4A-District 10 tournament. Think they knew? The Blue Streaks held Braden River without a field goal for the first 10 minutes and got five 3-pointers from senior captain Whitney Lee en route to a 53-26 victory over the Pirates, a blowout win that clinched the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the district tourney, which tips off Jan. 28 at Booker High School in Sarasota. ...more

January 20, 2008

Bring Eli Back To Reality The "playoff" Eli Manning is not the same player most Giants players have grown frustrated with. They are used to the Manning who threw four interceptions in New York's season opener against Dallas and was prone to mistakes. However, "Playoff Eli" has completed 32 of 45 passes for 348 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Manning had a 132.4 quarterback passer rating during last week's 21-17 victory against Dallas. It will be up to Packers defensive ends Aaron Kampman and Cullen Jenkins to pressure Manning and bring back the "Good Ol' Eli." ...more

January 20, 2008

Ray Rice ran over Ball State and through the 2,000-yard barrier in the International Bowl, giving Rutgers the second postseason win in its 138-year history. ...more

January 6, 2008

This would have been a perfect Rose Bowl for the USC Trojans, except for the one thing they couldn't control. ...more

January 2, 2008

Impressionable players are studying him hard, looking for the slightest hint of panic. ...more

December 25, 2007

Deana Rossi knew it was a matter of time. So did Coach Skip Glover. All that was left to decide last Friday night was when the right moment would come. ...more

December 11, 2007

A milestone afternoon for Navy ended with the sweetest accomplishment of all: an unprecedented sixth straight win against Army. ...more

December 2, 2007

NEW ORLEANS While earning NFL Coach of the Year honors in 2006, Sean Payton proved he could transform a losing culture and turn around the dysfunctional Saints. ...more

December 1, 2007

AVON PARK –– Shock and embarrassment were the feelings felt in the Avon Park locker room after being trounced by Orlando Christian Prep on their home floor on Friday. How they would respond was a mystery, until tip-off on Saturday. A totally different and energized Red Devil squad stunned the Pendleton Panthers for most of the game, using a quality inside game and hitting open jumpers to build an early 15-point lead. But the young team's tanks went empty in the final three minutes, as the Panthers pulled away for a 64-58 win in the final day of the Bill Jarrett Ford Tip-Off Classic. The turnaround could be attributed to an early-morning practice at the players' request. ...more

November 19, 2007