Rick Kouwe has been close buddies with Jim Boeheim since they were kids back in the day. They played high school basketball against each other and used to hang out in each other's houses when they were growing up around Syracuse, N.Y. They even played hoops in the summer behind the funeral home run by Boeheim's dad. ...more

February 13, 2008

Vinny Prospal dropped to his knees and pumped both arms as he slid toward the sideboards seconds after scoring the winning goal Tuesday in Tampa Bay's 3-2 victory against Montreal. ...more

February 13, 2008

Dunedin has to find a new name for its baseball stadium. Cable TV provider Knology will give up naming rights at the end of the year. ...more

February 11, 2008

In Self's four seasons, the Jayhawks (22-1, 7-1 Big 12) have sandwiched NCAA Tournament region-final defeats around stunning first-round losses to Bucknell and Bradley. If Self is ever going to reach the Final Four, this is the season. Self talks about his team heading into today's key conference game against Baylor. What do you think about the job done by Baylor coach Scott Drew? When he took it over, the program was at rock bottom. They didn't even get a chance to play non-conference games. To see that program come to where it is now, that's a testimony to the job their staff has done. You don't win games without good players. Their talent level is very good. Have you seen the competitive level rise as you've gone from non-conference games to Big 12 games? When you get into the teeth of your schedule, the other team has comparable athletes to what you have. We may not have played to the defensive level that it appeared because we were going against players that couldn't beat us off the bounce. We have to get better. We will get better. Does your team need to pick up its level as the season winds down? We only have four more home games left. These guys only get to run out of the tunnel four more times. The reality for the seniors is, "Hey, it is coming to an end." There should be more of a sense of urgency. I hope that's the case. What do think about the resignation of Texas Tech coach Bob Knight? I'm disappointed - for selfish reasons. It's like when Barry Sanders retired from football. It was like he couldn't do that to all the people out there, retiring that early. That's how I feel about Coach Knight, because he's great for our league. Selfishly, I was looking forward to him coming to Allen Fieldhouse one more time." Joey Johnston ...more

February 9, 2008

SEBRING — Daniel Grimaldo stepped up the ball and thought of all the penalty kicks he'd taken in his life. Some went left, some went right, but none were bigger than the one straight in front of him. "I'm not going to lie — I prayed right there in the box," the senior said. "I knew I had to get it in. I knew it was our last chance. And there was no better feeling than watching that ball go in." Sebring captured its first-ever district boys soccer title in dramatic fashion on Friday night, scoring twice in the second half and netting a penalty kick in the 78th minute to defeat defending district champ Palmetto 2-1 in the finals of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament at Firemen's Field. ...more

January 27, 2008

Injured D Dan Boyle flew to Baltimore on Friday morning for a checkup with Thomas Graham, the hand specialist who performed the second surgery on Boyle's left wrist in November. The team did not release much information on Boyle's visit, but assuming he has no setbacks, he could be cleared to return before next weekend's All-Star break. ...more

January 19, 2008

Sometime soon, the Rays would like their home games to be in enough demand that moving regular-season contests elsewhere won't be a consideration, but they aren't there yet. ...more

January 12, 2008