It became clear in the fifth and deciding game of Thursday's Class 5A-District 8 final against Newsome that Armwood outside hitter Emilee Taylor wasn't going to let her team lose. ...more

October 30, 2009

A 2-year-old Citrus County boy died this morning when he went outside his home to retrieve a toy and was run over by his mother as she was backing her car out of the driveway. ...more

October 8, 2009

Arizona ace Brandon Webb is headed to the 15-day disabled list with tightness in his pitching shoulder. ...more

April 13, 2009

Tim Clark of South Africa already faced 80-to-1 odds of winning the Masters. Those odds surely grew a little longer Wednesday when he made an ace on the last hole to win the annual Par 3 Contest. ...more

April 9, 2009

(Alphabetically Listed) Michael Grande - (Mitchell - Senior) - Grande has helped give Mitchell one of the most formidable rotations in the region. Like the his fellow Mustangs on the mound, Grande will aggressively get after batters and rack up strikeouts. ...more

March 28, 2009

Phillies ace Cole Hamels will return to camp after a team physician found no damage in his sore left elbow. ...more

March 17, 2009

Justin Verlander remained confident when he struggled earlier in spring training and picked up another reason to be optimistic on Tuesday. ...more

March 17, 2009

As far as Bishop McLaughlin coach John Yaratch is concerned, Monday's 10-0 loss to Tampa Catholic is what it will take to elevate the level of softball for the Hurricanes. ...more

March 12, 2009

Joe Hudson went 3-for-3 with a home run, and Daniel Gibson tossed six strong innings Wednesday to lead Jesuit to a 3-1 victory against Plant in a Class 5A-District 10 matchup at Paul Straub Field. ...more

March 11, 2009

James Shields is now the official ace of the Rays' staff — for what that's worth. On this team, I suspect it's not worth much because the Rays' rotation is the deepest part of a really deep team. On many clubs, Scott Kazmir would be the unquestioned stud. On many clubs, Matt Garza would be the ace. Here, he's No. 3. Andy Sonnanstine is as solid as it gets at No. 4. And in a couple of years, we could be writing about the choice of David Price as Opening Day starter. ...more

March 5, 2009