IMG Academy Sports

IMG Academy launches high school track, cross country program

>IMG Academy announced the launch of a high school track and cross country program on Friday.

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IMG ACADEMY SPORTS

IMG's Herr in Bradenton showcases players from more than 75 countries

More than 75 countries are represented at the 2012 Eddie Herr International Tennis Championships.
MANATEE

College signings roundup | Manatee's Kayla Armer headed to Houston Baptist

When it came to furthering her volleyball career, as well as her education, Kayla Armer started looking close to home. But ultimately, Armer wanted to expand her experiences and attend school outside of Florida.
IMG ACADEMY SPORTS

IMG Academy to field prep football team in 2013

Former Florida State University Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Chris Weinke will be the first head coach for the new IMG Academy high school football team for the 2013-14 school year. IMG announced the new team on Thursday.
CARDINAL MOONEY

MLB draft | Colorado Rockies select Manatee High's Correlle Prime in 12th round

Correlle Prime wasn't about to admit defeat Tuesday evening. But as one hour bled into another, the recent Manatee High graduate felt worse and worse about his chances of getting picked during baseball's amateur draft. Then the phone rang.
MANATEE

Manatee's Correlle Prime, ex-SCF pitcher Nick Goody taken in MLB draft

Cardinal Mooney's Sean McAdams and two IMG Academies players, outfielder Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado and left-handed pitcher Max Foody, also taken in the second day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
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.
MLB BASEBALL

Sports briefs | Miami Marlins agree to deal with Jose Reyes, AP source says

Baseball: Source says Reyes, Marlins agree to deal
IMG ACADEMY SPORTS

IMG alum gets short introduction to big leagues

Imagine receiving the phone call you’ve worked your entire baseball career to get.
TOP STORIES

Former Alabama guard in critical but stable condition

SARASOTA — Mikhail Torrance, the former Alabama basketball player who collapsed Friday during a workout at IMG Academies in Bradenton, remains in critical but stable condition, according to Sarasota Memorial Hospital spokesperson Kim Savage.
IMG ACADEMY SPORTS

GIVING BACK | IMG students extend a hand to India

BRADENTON — The slender Indian girl separated used plastic syringes from dirty needles to recycle them for her boss while the Indian boy sewed clothing in a sweatshop factory.