Game preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 26, 2011 . TodayLightning at RangersWhen/where: 1 p.m.; Madison Square Garden, New YorkTV/radio: Sun Sports; 970-AMKey stats: Lightning C...
View ArticleKyle Busch 2-for-2 after wire-to-wire
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch became the first driver in a national NASCAR race to win wire-to-wire in nearly eight years Saturday.It wasn't as easy as it...
View Article2A region basketball: Tampa Prep 52, Admiral Farragut 44 (2OT)
Don Jensen, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 26, 2011 TAMPA — Two gritty teams. Two overtime periods. Too many mistakes by Admiral Farragut.Tampa Prep (25-3) forced 25 turnovers and Josh Heath...
View Article4A region boys basketball: Leesburg 60, Nature Coast 47
Derek J. LaRiviere, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 26, 2011 BROOKSVILLE — No team wants to keep saying "Wait till next year," but that is routinely becoming what the Nature Coast Sharks say in...
View ArticleSports in brief
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 TennisDjokovic remains perfect in 2011DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer for the second time in a month Saturday, 6-3, 6-3 in the...
View Article5A region basketball: Lake Wales 64, Durant 38
Travis Puterbaugh, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 26, 2011 DURANT — Durant gave Lake Wales all it could handle for two quarters Saturday night, but the visiting Highlanders proved why they are...
View Article6A region basketball: Orlando Dr. Phillips 57, Wharton 54
Joey Knight, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 26, 2011 TAMPA — The surgery spanned 16 excruciating minutes. For the entire first half of Saturday's Class 6A region final, Dr. Phillips dissected...
View ArticleNHL playoff glance
Times staff Saturday, February 26, 2011 Playoff chaseWith nonshootout wins (the first tiebreaker) and games remaining. Division winners get the top three seeds:EastPts. Wins GR1. Flyers86 38 202....
View ArticleNo. 13 Florida Gators lose 76-68 at No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats, ending six-game...
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 LEXINGTON, Ky. — With less than two days to prepare to try to end a winning streak spanning almost two years, Florida focused on Kentucky's biggest...
View ArticleNewton faces scrutiny at combine
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS — Before taking a single question during his long-awaited appearance before the media at the NFL scouting combine, Cam Newton tried to put out yet...
View Article3A region basketball: Tampa Catholic 57, Fort Myers Bishop Verot 54
Dan Deluca, Special to the Times Saturday, February 26, 2011 FORT MYERS — Tampa Catholic senior guard Lashawn Harrison is accustomed to hitting big shots.With the Crusaders facing their biggest game...
View ArticleKaymer in final, will be No. 1
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 MARANA, Ariz. — Stoic as ever, Martin Kaymer rolled in an 8-foot par on the 18th hole Saturday and treated it like another day at the office, removing his cap...
View ArticleHuskies win ugly against Hoyas
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 WASHINGTON — No. 1 Connecticut overcame a season-high 26 turnovers to beat No. 18 Georgetown 52-42 and clinch its 19th regular-season title in the Big East's...
View ArticleShort-handed no more, Pistons respond
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Rodney Stuckey had 28 points and a big steal in the final minute, helping the Pistons bounce back from an embarrassing start to the...
View Article4A region basketball: Blake 74, Fort Myers 65
Ed Reed, Special to the Times Saturday, February 26, 2011
View ArticleHokies top Duke for signature win
Times wires Saturday, February 26, 2011 BLACKSBURG, Va. — After three years of being on the NCAA Tournament bubble and winding up disappointed in the NIT, senior Malcolm Delaney hopes Virginia Tech...
View ArticleBaseball: Jesuit 4, Tampa Catholic 3, 8 innings
Steve Lee, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 26, 2011 TAMPA — Jesuit could not have written a better script for the opening of its new $2 million baseball stadium.Paul Straub Field at Hyer Family...
View ArticleBrandon resident, Riverview grad Joshua Prevatt wins first-ever Gasparilla 8K
By Bryan Burns, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 27, 2011 TAMPA — Joshua Prevatt competed in all four events at this weekend's Gasparilla Distance Classic.The final race turned out to be his...
View ArticleElias Gonzalez, Jessica Crate lower men's and women's Gasparilla...
By Bryan Burns, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 27, 2011 TAMPA — Sunday, apparently, was the day to break records at the Gasparilla Distance Classic.Tampa's Elias Gonzalez set a Gasparilla course...
View ArticleDr. Remote
Times staff Sunday, February 27, 2011 NASCAR Now: 5 p.m. on ESPN2. Looking back at Sunday's Sprint Cup race in Phoenix.30 Clubs in 30 Days: 7 p.m. on MLB Network. The network's spring training tour...
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