Florida's three-game weekend series against NL East rival Atlanta ended Sunday without any ceremony for departing Braves manager Bobby Cox, who criticized Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria earlier this season.

EVANS KISTLER MOREHEAD CITY — After a close first half, the 12th annual Golden Corral Shootout turned into a second-half blowout as the West Carteret High School football team took care of archrival Croatan 47-12 in a bitter, slobber knocker of a game.

We regret that the 1st Annual Matt Camp Classic, scheduled to be held Saturday September 4th, 2010 between Redwater (Redwater, Texas) High School and The Prep (Bradenton, Florida) will not occur as planned, due to Redwater ISD canceling the game.

Coming off a convincing 5-0 victory over Jacksonville to stat the regular season, the UCF men's soccer team welcomes Florida Atlantic to Orlando Monday at 3 p.m. It will be the last time the Knights will be at home until the Conference USA opener vs. SMU Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.

Local eateries, stores and retailers across Florida advertise deals on mobile apps and location-based Web sites Want to go bowling in Boca Raton on the cheap? Get a free cup of coffee in Orlando? Cop a free meal in Fort Lauderdale?

Local eateries, stores and retailers across Florida advertise deals on mobile apps and location-based Web sites Want to go bowling in Boca Raton on the cheap? Get a free cup of coffee in Orlando? Cop a free meal in Fort Lauderdale?

Ohio State-Miami is a grudge match. Penn State visits champion Alabama. Then there's Michigan-Notre Dame, which should be even more fun to watch without having to worry about Rich Rodriguez's job, Dennis Dodd says. Rich Rodriguez - Alabama - Michigan - Ohio State University - Pennsylvania State University

MIAMI, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Scott Cousins delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday, handing the Florida Marlins a 7-6 decision over Atlanta. Florida Marlins - Scott Cousins - Major League Baseball - Pinch hitter - sport

Good news for Labor Day beachgoers. The southern stretch of Crandon Beach has been deemed safe for swimming again. Sunday afternoon, the Miami-Dade County Health Department lifted the swimming advisory for Crandon Park South.

Commissioners want more answers on costs Almost everyone loves the idea of paying for parking at the airport without having to stop to pay a cashier.

FORT MYERS, FL (September 5th, 2010) - The Miracle scored seven runs in a wild fourth innings by the Mets, and added five more in the eighth, as they cruised to a 12-2 victory in the final game of the 2010 season. Fort Myers finished with an overall record of 64-74, and 36-32 in the second half.

No. 4 Florida could be without starting cornerback Moses Jenkins next week against South Florida.

Should teachers, students 'friend' each other?

USF's season opener Saturday night against Stony Brook drew an announced crowd of 40,201, and while that was down slightly from the announced crowd of 40,360 from last year's opener against Wofford, there were actually more fans in the seats. The actual attendance -- literally the fans in the stands -- was 32,870, according to the Tampa Sports Authority (the announced figure is for tickets ...

Redbox, the popular DVD rental kiosk provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinstar, Inc. , reached a major movie milestone today with the rental of its one billionth movie.  "Clash of the Titans," rented from a redbox® location in Tampa, Florida, was the one billionth movie rented.  The milestone occurs only six years after the popular red kiosks first debuted in Denver, Colo.  Today ...

Want to talk about the upcoming Florida-USF game? Join Times college football writers Antonya English and Greg Auman for a live chat Wednesday, Sept. 8 from noon to 1 p.m. Can't make it? Leave a question in the "Comments'' area below, then check back later to replay the chat. Florida-USF chat