After all Tennessee overcame to get to this point - the lopsided losses, the calls for the coach to be fired - blowing a 17-point lead was no reason to get down. ...more

November 25, 2007

WHO: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers WHEN: 7 TV/RADIO: Versus/WDAE, 620 AM WHO'S HURT: Lightning - D Dan Boyle (wrist), out. Thrashers - C Steve Rucchin (post-concussion), G Kari Lehtonen (groin), out. THE SKINNY: Tampa Bay has won five consecutive games, tied for the second-longest streak in franchise history. The only longer winning streak was eight games from Feb. 23-March 6, 2004. ... Atlanta has won seven of nine and nine of 13 since starting the season 0-6. ... This is the fourth of eight meetings this season; Tampa Bay is 2-1. ... Thrashers RW Marian Hossa and LW Ilya Kovalchuk have combined to score 17 of Atlanta's 23 goals since Nov. 1. ... Hossa has four consecutive multipoint games. ... Bolts C Vinny Lecavalier has seven consecutive multipoint games tied for the longest streak since Jaromir Jagr had a 10-game streak from Feb. 18-March 9, 1996. ... RW Marty St. Louis has five goals and nine assists during a seven-game scoring streak. ... Lecavalier has two goals and five assists in three meetings with Atlanta this season. ... Thrashers are 3-4 at home. ... Atlanta entered Sunday ranked last in penalty kill (72.2 percent) and home penalty kill (69.4 percent). ... Tampa Bay is 7-10-4 all-time in Atlanta but 5-2-1 in the past eight trips. Erik Erlendsson ...more

November 19, 2007

Completing a late-season blitz that will go down as one of the greatest finishes in history, Jimmie Johnson did more than he had to do Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...more

November 19, 2007

Three different NASCAR Nextel Cup champions in the past three years have been crowned following dramatic and unpredictable outcomes in the season finale, the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...more

November 18, 2007

Nights like Friday are just the type of pick-me-up performances a team needs throughout the course of a season. ...more

November 17, 2007

Jimmie Johnson could have been cautious with his points lead Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, especially with his only challenger having an average day. ...more

November 12, 2007

The road was a problem for the Lightning not so long ago. To be frank, for about two weeks there, just about any slab of ice they happened to come across - home or away - wasn't exactly their comfort zone. ...more

November 10, 2007

The streak was supposed to end on that cold December night in Jacksonville two years ago. Virginia Tech was ranked No. 5 in the country and listed as a heavy favorite against Florida State in the inaugural ACC Championship Game. ...more

November 10, 2007

With seven freshmen on its roster, the University of Florida men's basketball team probably felt some jitters before stepping onto the court for Friday's season opener against North Dakota State. ...more

November 10, 2007

RACE NO. 9: PHOENIX Checker Auto Parts 500, coverage starts 3 p.m. Sunday, WFTS, Ch. 28 ...more

November 9, 2007