Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. ...more

May 21, 2008

As the first round of interleague play began this weekend, the Rays stood alone atop the more powerful of baseball's leagues, their record bettered only by the Cubs and Diamondbacks in all of baseball. ...more

May 18, 2008

There wasn't a sound coming from the Pasco dugout other than a backdrop of sobs as Coach Ricky Giles lamented another disappointing playoff exit for the Pirates. ...more

May 12, 2008

Pasco thought it had enough highlights to win the decisive Game 3 of the Class 4A-Region 3 baseball final series at Palatka, but too many lowlights gave Palatka (24-9) a 9-6 win and its first berth in the state tourney since 1986. ...more

May 11, 2008

The Sebring baseball team moved one step closer to a return trip to the state final four on Friday night. Senior Adam Simmons struck out four in a gutsy complete-game performance to lead the Blue Streaks to a 3-2 victory over Riverdale in the opening game of a Class 4A regional final series at Riverdale High School. ...more

May 9, 2008

As the season unfolds, the Rays undoubtedly will benefit from having Scott Kazmir in their rotation, but getting him back didn't prove to be a quick fix. ...more

May 5, 2008

SEBRING - When the Sebring baseball team reached the state's final four in 2007, it had been more than 40 years since its last appearance. After a 2-0 victory over Bartow on Friday night, the Blue Streaks are one step away from accomplishing the same feat for the second year in a row. Steven Fortner threw seven shutout innings and got help from a errorless Blue Streak defense to help Sebring reach the Class 4A regional finals for the second straight season. ...more

May 3, 2008

Despite a three-run advantage for Nature Coast in the second inning, Pasco stormed back on a furious pace, collecting a 12-3 victory in the Class 4A-Region 3 semifinal, dispatching the Sharks and setting up a showdown against Palatka next Friday and Saturday in a best-of-three game series. This was the fourth victory this season Pasco (25-5) notched against Nature Coast (21-7). ...more

May 3, 2008

When things go well, they say, you're supposed to act like you've been there before. That's all well and good for the Red Sox and Yankees, who have, in fact, been there before. ...more

May 2, 2008

For Tony Brooks, it was simply a mental case of putting aside what his wife had been going through since being hospitalized Jan. 28. ...more

April 23, 2008