She doesn't normally impose on perfect strangers, but there was something about the situation that impelled Allysa Forrest to dig deeper. ...more

January 7, 2009

A once-promising South Carolina season went south real fast. The Gamecocks' 7-3 start in 2008 will be marred by three consecutive lopsided losses to end the season, with the last coming Thursday in a 31-10 setback to Iowa in the Outback Bowl. ...more

January 2, 2009

John Daly smashed one tee shot off the top of a beer can during a pro-am. At another tournament at Innisbrook, he returned from a rain delay with Bucs coach Jon Gruden as his caddie. And his most memorable photo this year came in an orange jail suit, eyes half-closed. ...more

January 1, 2009

John Daly has been suspended for six months by the PGA Tour for conduct that brought unwelcome publicity, including a night in a North Carolina jail to sober up. ...more

December 31, 2008

A mistake-riddled first half left Florida only nine points ahead of Stetson as the Gators walked into the locker room. ...more

December 31, 2008

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner had 18 points and eight rebounds, Alli Smalley scored 16 points and No. 9 Auburn won its 14th straight with a 68-53 win over Miami on Tuesday night. ...more

December 30, 2008

For the second time in his career, University of South Florida junior guard Mike Mercer has a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season. ...more

December 27, 2008

A jury has convicted a Florida man of first degree murder and armed burglary in the death of a man on Valentine's Day 2007. ...more

December 20, 2008

For the second time in less than a week, a suspect charged in the November 2007 shooting of Samuel Tiller entered into a plea agreement. ...more

December 19, 2008

The show must go on. Or in this case, the Jim Taveniere Holiday Tournament, which has become a cottage industry in Highlands County longer than most can remember, but economic hard times nearly put the annual event in jeopardy. ...more

December 19, 2008