College basketball
Cincy ends drama early, pounds USF
CINCINNATI 79, USF 57: No. 5 Bearcats lead 19-4 and 47-23 at halftime in the C-USA quarterfinal.
Nothing flashy, just a Gator win
FLORIDA 81, AUBURN 63: The 11th-ranked Gators dispose of the Tigers behind Haslem's 22 points and Nelson's six 3-pointers.
Tampa enters tournament hot
Unlike last season, when the Spartans were underdogs, this year they are favored.
Online
It's getting crowded in the community pool
Think your office pool is going to be big?
On the air
ESPN film on Knight can't live up to book
COMING SUNDAY: John Feinstein takes issue with the movie portrayal of his book, A Season on the Brink, in Hubert Mizell's Sunday Punch.
Baseball
Area camps
Torre opts for caution with his banged-up Yankee stars
Preps
Panther's return in doubt
TAMPA -- Practice at Plant was somber and short Thursday after it was learned that junior pitcher Patrick Goitia might not return to the team this season.
Lancers toss four no-hitters
TAMPA -- Seminole Presbyterian baseball coach J.J. Pizzio hasn't seen anything like it in all his years in baseball. Lancers athletic director Frank Mabry called it "unreal."
Lakewood gets it done
LAKELAND -- There was just one highlight dunk by Marcus Morrison, just one nasty crossover by Kevin Dorsey and none of the spectacular plays associated with the run-and-gun Lakewood basketball team.
Lecanto's speed leads to wins
The girls team paces the Panthers at the Bear Relays with eight wins.
Spartans adjust, put Yellow Jackets away
LAKELAND -- This was not a district game for Lakewood, so driving to the hoop for dunks, dribbling the ball past defenders to set up layups and wiggling through the lane for easy baskets wasn't going to work.
Outdoors
Shell games
More than 1,000 shooters from the United States and Canada are participating in the 22nd annual Southern Grand Satellite Grand American trapshooting competition at the Silver Dollar Shooting Club on Patterson Road in Odessa. The seven-day tournament runs through Sunday.
Cold is still a big factor
The transition from winter to spring has been brought to a halt temporarily. A series of cold fronts has forced many anglers to return to winter tactics.
