College basketball
Back from oblivion: Coach delivers for OU
By reaching the Final Four, Sherri Coale finishes a turnaround.
Vols plan for an expected trip
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It's as close as it comes to a hoops guarantee: Play four years at Tennessee, and you'll reach the Final Four at least once.
Seniors back to finish job
After duplicating last season's success, Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter seek two more wins for Maryland.
Davis is turning into 'the man' at Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Funny what a trip to the Final Four can do.
Baseball
Lesson from an old Whiz Kid: Toughen up
CLEARWATER -- Shake hands with Andy Seminick. It is not unlike grabbing a fistful of walnuts: fingers knobby and gnarled and going off in all directions, fingers that caught, blocked and deflected thousands of fastballs, curves, knucklers ...
Cruz set to rejoin Jays
DUNEDIN -- For Blue Jays manager Buck Martinez, there was another game just as important as Tuesday's with the Rays. At the Joe DiMaggio Complex in Clearwater, his centerfielder made a minor-league start to test an injury.
Preps
Mustangs get revenge, beat up on Buccaneers 6-1
TRINITY -- Mitchell starting pitcher Tyler Clippard and reliever Mike Reid combined to strike out 16 Gulf batters Tuesday and the Mustangs used a five-run second inning to beat their Class 4A, District 8 rivals 6-1.
Durant defeats East Bay 9-2 to stay alive
TAMPA -- Still trying to make up for a loss in the first round -- and a close call in the second -- state-ranked Durant was determined to make this one count.
He never surrendered
CCC's Ted Anderson played full-throttle for 80 minutes every time he took the field.
Bloomingdale no-hits Sharks
TAMPA -- One team emerged as a division leader, a pitcher tossed a gem and the wild-card race started to shake out Tuesday.
Gaither escapes; King takes it easy
Four teams, two games, two completely different outcomes.
Dunedin battery snuffs Leon 3-0
CLEARWATER -- Dunedin has bashed most teams it has played this season, but Tuesday night against the Tallahassee Leon Lions it didn't need to.
Spartans fall short of matchup with Bogie
SEMINOLE -- Bradenton Bayshore coach Dan Green noted after Tuesday's 5-2 win over Lakewood that his team showed no resemblance whatsoever to his squad of the first two weeks of the season.
Outdoors
Daily fishing report
The offshore bite for grouper again has been a deep proposition. Though the water has warmed considerably, the surface is many degrees warmer than the bottom. This has kept most grouper well past 60 feet, with the best catches coming in 90 feet or more.
