18+ hour, 26+ min ago  (323+ words) The Detroit Tigers open 2026 Grapefruit League play today (Saturday) in spring training against the New York Yankees in Tampa, Florida, at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Tigers lineup today includes Kevin McGonigle, the consensus No. 2 prospect in baseball, batting second and…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (194+ words) A 23-year-old Lakeland man died after a single-vehicle accident in Mulberry the evening of Feb. 17. The accident happened on Church Avenue and Northeast 5th Street about 6:15 p.m. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that when first responders arrived,…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (710+ words) LAKELAND " Kelin Hendrix just wanted to play football. The starting quarterback at Kathleen as a freshman and sophomore, he transferred to Lakeland in the spring after Joaquin Kavouklas had already transferred from Tarpon Springs." "I heard they had a quarterback,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (178+ words) This is a big district week for most of Polk County's high school football teams. Perhaps the biggest one is in Orlando as Auburndale travels to play Jones, the defending district champion. With a win ... Live scoreboard: Keep up with…...