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Former Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett at peace with Pirates
BRADENTON -- A.J. Burnett hopped in his truck Saturday and began driving south.
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Local roundup | Bradenton Christian boys fall to St. Petersburg Shorecrest Prep in OT thriller in prep boys basketball region quarterfinal
Joey Carollo’s 35-footer at the buzzer of regulation sent Thursday’s Class 3A-Region 3 quarterfinal into overtime, but the Bradenton Christian boys basketball team fell to host St. Petersburg Shorecrest Prep in the extra session 101-97 to end its season 18-8.
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Outdoors | Hot spots fishing reports
Finally the fish at Lake Manatee seem to be getting hungry. They are starting to bite a little better this week than they have in the past month.
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IMG ACADEMY SPORTS
Friendly match? Professional soccer teams Seattle Sounders, Columbus Crew go all out at IMG
MANATEE -- The goal in any preseason game, no matter the sport, is to work the kinks out and keep players injury-free for the grind that awaits.
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FLORIDA SPRING TRAINING
Spring training | Sluggers pop up in new places
Tim Lincecum thought about the seismic shifts of baseball’s offseason, the ones that saw Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder migrate to the American League.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
TIGERS TAKE TITLE | Palmetto beats Lakewood Ranch in two overtimes
PALMETTO -- Neither Lakewood Ranch nor Palmetto took a smooth road to the Class 6A-District 12 boys basketball final.
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LATEST LOCAL SPORTS
Concession to host Big Ten golf tourney
EAST MANATEE -- The Concession Golf Club’s name is based on that memorable moment in Ryder Cup history when Jack Nicklaus conceded a short putt to Tony Jacklin that established the first tie in the match play event.
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LATEST LOCAL SPORTS
Manatee County pro golfer graduates to top tours | Jodi Ewart earns LPGA, LET cards with Q-School play
MANATEE -- First came the reunion with a sports psychologist after a six-year hiatus.
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Commentary | Rotating title games throws off balance
Manatee and Pinellas counties were two of the first to shake up the prep postseason.
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LATEST LOCAL SPORTS
Girls basketball | Southeast earns shot to extend district title streak
BRADENTON -- It wasn’t pretty, but at this time of year the only thing that matters for the Southeast High girls basketball team is putting another number in the victory column.
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MANATEE
Four top Manatee High football players headed to Division I colleges
Manatee linebackers Darius White (Iowa State) and Hershel Caywood (Brown) will join defensive back Clinton Heaven (North Carolina) signed their letters this morning.




