http://naplesnews.com/news/sports/naplesnews.com Stories: Sportsen-ussportshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/junior-league-baseball-championship-cape-coral-fin/Cape Coral’s Walter Cleary had his previous at-bat in the back of his mind when he stepped into the batter’s box Saturday afternoon in the top of the fourth against San Carlos in the Section 6 junior league baseball championship game. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/junior-league-baseball-championship-cape-coral-fin/prepzone/baseballhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/college-football-media-days-locals-update/A look at the local players at the state schools whose coaches spoke Thursday at the FSWA College Football Media Days. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/college-football-media-days-locals-update/sports/collegeshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/college-football-media-days-notebook-webber-steppi/Webber International College doesn’t get much attention when it comes to college football programs in Florida, but perhaps it should. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:46:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/college-football-media-days-notebook-webber-steppi/sports/collegeshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/college-football-media-days-um-hoping-road-title-g/No team in the Coastal Division has an easier path to the ACC championship game than Miami. A shorter trip, anyway. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:32:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/college-football-media-days-um-hoping-road-title-g/sports/collegeshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/report-plancher-autopsy-results-complete/Former Lely High School football player Ereck Plancher had sickle cell trait, which led to his death shortly after football practice at the University of Central Florida on March 18, according to an autopsy report released by the District 9 Medical Examiner’s office in Orlando on Thursday. Plancher was 19. He played wide receiver at Lely through fall 2006, when he was named offensive MVP after gaining 1,027 yards of total offense. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:08:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/report-plancher-autopsy-results-complete/citizen/sportshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/naples-high-school-constructing-new-gymnasium/Bill Kramer, as well as a lot of other Naples High coaches, has been waiting for new athletic facilities for a long time. Now he’ll finally get his wish. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:28:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/naples-high-school-constructing-new-gymnasium/prepzone/nhs/boys_basketballhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/swim-florida-sending-nine-junior-olympic-champions/He might still be more than a year away from high school, but Brandon Thoman has big goals for his first prep swimming season. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/swim-florida-sending-nine-junior-olympic-champions/sports/otherhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/college-football-gulf-coast-high-grad-small-named-/Gulf Coast High graduate Corey Small, a cornerback at Florida Atlantic University, has been named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:21:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/college-football-gulf-coast-high-grad-small-named-/sports/collegeshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/womens-tennis-fgcu-adds-three-recruits/Florida Gulf Coast University women's tennis coach Jennifer Magley has announced the signing of three athletes for the upcoming 2008-09 season. Priscillia Villemond, Eva Sambrano and Heather St. John have all decided to continue their career at FGCU. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:19:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/womens-tennis-fgcu-adds-three-recruits/sports/fgcuhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/lely-shows-new-faces-boys-basketball/The Lely boys basketball team used its summer to get to know each other on the court. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:46:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/lely-shows-new-faces-boys-basketball/citizen/sportshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/british-open-follow-final-round/Follow the final round of the British Open at Royal Birkdale. Click on the Related Link on the left to go to live scoring. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/british-open-follow-final-round/sports/golfhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/david-moulton-i-could-be-wrong/ Sometimes in sports lady luck is on your side. There are others when a higher power gets called in. It's called the "gods." How else to explain the unexplainable? Buster Douglas over Mike Tyson. The Red Sox in 2004. The Tortoise over the Hare. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/david-moulton-i-could-be-wrong/sports/golfhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/british-open-norman-familiar-spot-major-if-it-was-/Greg Norman has another chance to win a major. This time, he might have nothing to lose. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:12:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/british-open-norman-familiar-spot-major-if-it-was-/sports/golfhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/golf-fort-myers-mcneill-tied-third-pga-tours-us-ba/Second-round leader Nick Flanagan birdied the final hole Saturday to join fellow Australian Gavin Coles in first place after three rounds at the US Bank Championship. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:26:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/golf-fort-myers-mcneill-tied-third-pga-tours-us-ba/sports/golfhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/basketball-fgcu-men-play-michigan-season/The full men’s basketball schedule will not be released until early next month, but seventh-year Florida Gulf Coast University coach Dave Balza already has put together three headline games. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:52:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/basketball-fgcu-men-play-michigan-season/sports/fgcuhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/womens-tennis-fgcu-adds-three-recruits/Florida Gulf Coast University women's tennis coach Jennifer Magley has announced the signing of three athletes for the upcoming 2008-09 season. Priscillia Villemond, Eva Sambrano and Heather St. John have all decided to continue their career at FGCU. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:19:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/womens-tennis-fgcu-adds-three-recruits/sports/fgcuhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/14/softball-fgcu-featured-one-eight-rising-programs-w/The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team is one of eight mentioned by ESPN.com columnist Graham Hays as ones to watch in 2009. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:45:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/14/softball-fgcu-featured-one-eight-rising-programs-w/sports/fgcuhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/11/deny-deny-deny-fgcu-responds-discrimination-lawsui/Holly Vaughn and Jaye Flood were once employees in its athletics department, that much the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees will admit. Basically everything else about the former coaches lawsuit against the university is a point of contention. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/11/deny-deny-deny-fgcu-responds-discrimination-lawsui/bonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/mlb-aybars-bases-clearing-triple-sparks-angels-ove/While the scrappy Los Angeles Angels are showing they've got what it takes to beat the Boston Red Sox, they say doing so in July means no more than beating anyone else. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:56:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/mlb-aybars-bases-clearing-triple-sparks-angels-ove/sports/otherhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/mlb-mauer-morneau-power-twins-past-rangers-14-2/With all those hits Livan Hernandez has given up and Francisco Liriano waiting impatiently in the minors, the natural assumption is that the Minnesota Twins might soon make a change in their rotation. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/mlb-mauer-morneau-power-twins-past-rangers-14-2/sports/other