Lakeland Florida Sports News
| Lifelike Gators |
| LAKELAND<br>They might not hail from the Black Lagoon, but the University of Florida Gators are preparing to storm movie theaters in glorious 3-D. |
| 01/07/2009 02:40 AM |
| Gator Offense Relies on Many Weapons |
| FORT LAUDERDALE | Ask the Florida coaches and players what makes the Gators' offense go, and you'll get a variety of opinions and theories.<br>Wide receiver Louis Murphy says it's the speed.<br>Offensive coordinator in waiting Steve Addazio says it's the toughness.<br>Outgoing offensive coordinator Dan Mullen points to the playmakers. |
| 01/06/2009 09:50 PM |
| Sooner Offense Succeeds With New Scheme |
| FORT LAUDERDALE | The transformation began through the waffle-iron heat of an Oklahoma spring.<br>Then, Sooners players knew little about the impact of the no-huddle offense that offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson was installing.<br>All they knew was that it wasn't easy to pick up. |
| 01/06/2009 09:50 PM |
| Trip Home Brings Pain, Pleasure For Hayes |
| TAMPA | Connecticut's Tiffany Hayes covered her swollen right eye after an aggressive shot to the face Tuesday night. It was hardly the way the former Winter Haven star wanted to walk off the court in her trip close to home. |
| 01/07/2009 01:40 AM |
| Iraqi Official, Guard Shot To Death |
| BAGHDAD | Gunmen killed a member of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's political party in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police officials said Tuesday. |
| 01/07/2009 02:40 AM |
| George Jenkins Holds Off Improving Dreadnaughts |
| LAKELAND | Call it rust after an 18-day layoff or that Lakeland is an improved team since the opening game of the season, or most likely a combination of the two, but George Jenkins found itself in a much more competitive game against the Dreadnaughts than their first meeting. |
| 01/07/2009 01:40 AM |
| Second-Quarter Run Helps Magic Subdue Wizards |
| ORLANDO | Courtney Lee learned a lot in his first NBA start.<br>In Tuesday night's 89-80 victory over Washington, the Magic rookie learned he could shut out the Wizards' Caron Butler in the first half and still give up a game-high 29 points. |
| 01/07/2009 01:40 AM |
| Florida Finally Pulls Away From Pesky Longwood |
| GAINESVILLE | Nick Calathes scored 19 points, Erving Walker had 16 and Kenny Kadji added 14 as Florida routed Longwood 95-69 on Tuesday night. |
| 01/06/2009 10:50 PM |
| Saints QB Brees Named NFL's Top Offensive Player |
| NEW YORK | In a year of prolific offenses, Drew Brees stood out.<br>So much so that the New Orleans Saints quarterback won The Associated Press 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award after nearly setting a passing record for yards. |
| 01/06/2009 08:30 PM |
| BCS Trivia |
| Quick Quiz<br>Each day we'll give you a trivia question about Florida in the bowl games.<br>Today's question:<br>In Urban Meyer's first bowl game as Florida's head coach the Gators hung on to beat Iowa 31-24 in the Outback Bowl. Who led Florida in rushing in that game'<br><B>See answer below.</B><br>Bowl Heroes<br><B>OKLAHOMA</B> |
| 01/06/2009 10:58 PM |
| Dennison Latest to Interview With Denver |
| ENGLEWOOD, Colo. | Rick Dennison served 14 seasons as Mike Shanahan's disciple, and now he wants to be his replacement.<br>The Denver Broncos offensive coordinator met with team owner Pat Bowlen on Tuesday after expressing interest in the position following Shanahan's firing last week. |
| 01/06/2009 08:30 PM |
| Loeffler Named UF's QB Coach |
| FORT LAUDERDALE | As expected, Scot Loeffler has been named the new quarterbacks coach at Florida.<br>News of Loeffler's impending hire leaked out over the weekend and was reported by numerous media outlets. |
| 01/06/2009 10:50 PM |
| Tuesday's Prep Results |
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| 01/07/2009 01:40 AM |
| Capitals Remain Hot, Ground Flyers |
| WASHINGTON | In a statement game against a "we don't like them" rival, the unusual happened as Washington Capitals red overcame Philadelphia Flyers orange - on the ice and in the stands. |
| 01/07/2009 01:40 AM |
| Area Golf Results |
| Results from golf league play around Polk County through Jan. 5 with format, date, event and winners by flight or class in alphabetical order. |
| 01/06/2009 08:30 PM |
| Winter Haven's Hayes Gives Huskies Energy Off Bench |
| Tiffany Hayes wants to be known as the spark off the bench this season for the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies. Fortunately for the former Winter Haven standout, she's had the opportunity. |
| 01/05/2009 10:20 PM |
| Rays Add Power by Signing Burrell |
| Pat Burrell went from one World Series team to the other. The Tampa Bay Rays added a big bat to the middle of their lineup, agreeing Monday on a $16 million, two-year contract with Burrell. |
| 01/05/2009 10:20 PM |
| UF Hopes to Unleash Its 'Little Big Man' |
| FORT LAUDERDALE | Florida's little big man has been silent over the Gators' past several games, stifled, stuffed and stymied in the return game by Alabama, FSU and others. |
| 01/05/2009 10:20 PM |
| Dungy Will Take Time to Consider His Future Options |
| INDIANAPOLIS | Tony Dungy still enjoys the challenge of coaching.<br>He just has to decide whether commuting from Indianapolis to see his wife and children in Florida is worth it. |
| 01/05/2009 10:20 PM |
| Late Touchdown Lifts Longhorns Past Ohio State |
| GLENDALE, Ariz. | Left out of the national title game, Colt McCoy and Texas made the most of their trip to the Fiesta Bowl.<br>McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26-yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play, lifting third-ranked Texas to a 24-21 victory over No. 10 Ohio State on Monday night. |
| 01/06/2009 12:50 AM |
| Hurricanes Hold Off Owls; FSU Women Upset #3 Aggies |
| CORAL GABLES | Dwayne Collins scored 24 points as Miami closed its non-conference schedule with an 85-69 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night.<br>Collins scored 18 points in the second half, including 12 straight during a stretch that ended with a short jumper to give Miami (11-3) a 75-60 lead with 4:37 left. |
| 01/06/2009 12:50 AM |
| It's Been Business as Usual for Bradford |
| FORT LAUDERDALE | It would have been easy to ask for the front seat. |
| 01/06/2009 01:10 AM |
| James Files Paperwork For Draft |
| FORT LAUDERDALE | Florida return specialist Brandon James has joined the small list of Gator underclassmen who haven sent in paperwork to the NFL to find out where they project in this spring's draft.<br>"I have ambitions of playing at the next level," James said. Basically, I put it in to get some feedback and see where I'm at." |
| 01/05/2009 10:20 PM |
| BCS Trivia |
| Quick Quiz<br>Each day we'll give you a trivia question about Florida in bowl games.<br><B>Today's question:</B><br>Which Florida assistant coach took over the defensive coordinator's role for the 1999 Orange Bowl after Bob Stoops left to become the head coach at Oklahoma'<br>The answer is below.<br>Bowl Heroes<br><b>Oklahoma</b> |
| 01/05/2009 10:40 PM |
| Haines City Rallies Past Lake Gibson |
| HAINES CITY | Haines City rallied back 11-2 first-quarter deficit and outscored Lake Gibson by 20 points in the remaining three quarters to beat the Braves, 57-46, Monday night. |
| 01/06/2009 12:50 AM |
| Nets Hand Kings Their 11th Straight Road Loss |
| EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | Vince Carter scored 29 points, Yi Jianlian added 22 points and a season-high 13 rebounds and the New Jersey Nets handed the Sacramento Kings their 11th straight road loss, 98-90 on Monday night. |
| 01/06/2009 12:50 AM |
| Rangers Blank Slumping Penguins |
| NEW YORK | Henrik Lundqvist became the fifth NHL goalie to start a career with four 20-win seasons, and the New York Rangers turned their struggling power play into a plus in a 4-0 victory over the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. |
| 01/06/2009 12:50 AM |
| Searches Continue for New Coaches, GMs |
| Scott Pioli, one of the architects behind New England's three Super Bowl victories, is talking to Kansas City about its vacant general manager's job. He has also been courted by Cleveland for its GM position. |
| 01/05/2009 10:20 PM |
| Species Coming Back After '05 Gulf Outbreak |
| Marine life is returning to near-shore reefs that were so smothered by a devastating outbreak of red tide along Florida's central Gulf Coast in 2005 that the area became known as a "dead zone." |
| 01/05/2009 01:10 AM |
| Ravens Pick Fish Clean |
| MIAMI | It was an unbelievable run by the Miami Dolphins. |
| 01/05/2009 12:50 AM |
