Posted: 4:34 PM FSU standout tight end Brandon Warren has been denied in his appeal to get a release from his Florida State scholarship

Posted: 2:11 PM The Blazers won the last one for their skipper, locking up the fourth seed for the playoffs.

Posted: 1:44 PM The Braves called up Cairo native Willie Harris to take the place of Ryan Langerhans.

Updated: 10:41 AM Eric Erickson shut out Florida State batters for five innings to help Miami beat the Seminoles 7-1.

Updated: 11:10 PM Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag in the Aaron's 499, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt for sixth place on NASCAR's career victory list. He tied Earnhardt with a win last week at Phoenix.

Updated: 11:12 PM Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run in the eleventh inning to help the Colorado Rockies avoid a three-game series sweep with a 9 to 7 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Updated: 11:13 PM Six Gators were taken on the second day of the NFL draft, giving the national champions nine players selected in the seven rounds, the most of any school. The runner up with eight picks was Ohio State, which lost to the Gators in the BCS title game in January.

Updated: 10:57 AM Valdosta State baseball coach Tommy Thomas finishes his 40 year coaching career with his biggest fan watching from the stands.

Posted: 12:18 AM Darryl Evans drove in seven runs and batted 6-for-7 on the day to help Florida A&M defeat winless Coppin State, 14-1 and 16-0 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday at Joe Cannon Stadium.

Posted: 12:11 AM Seven-time All-Star Grant Hill -- whose career was slowed by a recurring ankle injury -- is contemplating retirement.

Posted: 12:08 AM FSU Catcher Buster Posey had a two-run double in the first, the grand slam in the sixth and added a run-scoring single in the seventh for the Seminoles.

Posted: 12:03 AM All-in-all, there were 4 FSU Seminoles, 3 Miami Hurricanes, 3 Florida Gators, and 2 Georgia Bulldogs selected on Day 1 of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Posted: 11:55 PM Smoltz (3-1) allowed two runs, nine hits, and struck out eight in seven innings to improve to 11-and-4 with nine saves and a three-point-43 E-R-A in his career against the Rockies.

Posted: 11:54 PM The Bulldogs were shut out of the first round for the second year in a row.

Posted: 11:52 PM The Commodores jumped to a 6-to-1 lead in the first before the Gators tied the game in the fourth. But Vanderbilt snapped the 6-all tie in the sixth with an R-B-I single by freshman Andrew Gobi. From there they just kept on going.

Posted: 7:22 PM Lawrence Timmons was the first player from the state's "Big Three'' schools-- FSU, Florida and Miami-- to be selected in the 2007 draft, something he was particularly proud about.

Posted: 7:19 PM With Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn on the board, the Dolphins decided against addressing their most glaring need in the first round and instead took Ohio State receiver-returner Ted Ginn Junior.

Posted: 7:17 PM The Jacksonville Jaguars dropped down in the N-F-L draft before taking free safety Reggie Nelson with the 21st overall pick. The Jags grabbed the Florida safety after giving Denver the 17th selection for the Broncos' first, third and sixth picks.

Posted: 7:16 PM Linebacker Lawrence Timmons heads to the Steel City after being taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 15th overall selection in today's N-F-L draft.

Posted: 10:04 PM Two 9th inning home runs give noles comeback victory

Updated: 4:56 PM The hard work pays off for college football stars across the country. It's the 2007 NFL draft.

Updated: 10:00 PM Jim Gladden has a hobby that gets your attention.

Posted: 3:40 PM The Cairo High Syrupmakers are proud to have a star forward like Casey Ponder leading the team on the soccer field. Casey hopes her fancy footwork will lead to a bright future in collegiate play.

Posted: 2:38 PM Apalachicola Senior basketball player Mackenzie Williams will compete for the right to become Florida's Youth of the Year.

Posted: 12:15 PM The weekend will feature the final home games for head coach Tommy Thomas, who is in his 40th season in the dugout for VSU.