Warren Jones played basketball in high school, then went on to junior college and furthered his career a couple of seasons, but after his father's death in 2003, the flame went dim. ...more

July 23, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Moments after receiving the news that he had been selected as the next coach for the Pasco High boys basketball team, Derek Heard got on the phone and placed a call he had been looking forward to for years. ...more

July 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco High's search for a boys basketball coach ended Tuesday when James Derek Heard was hired to replace Poncho Broner, who stepped down after eight seasons and leading the Pirates to the program's eighth district title. ...more

July 16, 2008

When Max Copley ran in her first Heartland Triathlon last year, she admittedly didn't quite know what to do once the race was underway. ...more

July 14, 2008

SEBRING — Summer normally means days at the beach, making some extra money at a part-time job or just lounging around with friends. But for a select group of athletes at Sebring High School, summer spells sweat, hard work and pushing themselves to the limit. ...more

July 6, 2008

There's little Plant High's Sheldon Cooley can't accomplish on the basketball court. ...more

July 3, 2008

A Sarasota County man was in a doctor-induced coma Wednesday after being struck by lightning Tuesday at a Siesta Key beach. ...more

June 26, 2008

Former USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo was disappointed when he learned the NBA issued a rule that mandated players be 19 and a year out of high school before entering the draft. ...more

June 26, 2008

Hillsborough Community College men's basketball coach Derrick Worrels sat in the stands in the Mike House gym at Disney's Wide World of Sports, staring down at the courts below where his former players, Othello Hunter and Keith Brumbaugh, were working out in front of dozens of NBA scouts. ...more

June 23, 2008

The baseball gods must be smiling at Spring Hill American All-Star pitcher, right-hander Matt Myers. ...more

June 22, 2008