Every year, Dec. 21 is a special day for Jordan Wright. It's his birthday. On his 18th birthday on Wednesday, he decided to make it twice as special. The two-sport Dillard standout announced via Twitter a commitment to Kentucky for football. "They been on me since Day One and have been talking...
It didn't take long for some of Miami's top freshmen to show they were ready to play. Ahead of the Hurricanes opener, linebackers Shaquille Quarterman, Mike Pinckney and Zach McCloud had earned jobs as starters. So, too, had receiver Ahmmon Richards. When Miami's defense was beset with injuries...
New Florida Atlantic football coach Lane Kiffin has been the underdog in Florida before. He's been laughed at for trying to pry high school recruits from the Sunshine State and bring them to USC during his tenure as an assistant coach. "I just took the mindset, I didn't know any different, I'm...
It was just a year ago when the son of the head coach at Flanagan was signing early with a college early at a ceremony at the school. On Tuesday, it happened again. With it well known that Stanford Samuels III was heading to Florida State, there was much less drama this time than when an uncommitted...
Former Chaminade-Madonna wide-out Marquise Brown, who took a season to go the junior college route to the NCAA this fall, announced a commitment to Oklahoma in a ceremony at Chaminade on Monday afternoon. Brown, a four-star recruit in the 247 Sports Composite Rankings, chose the Sooners over West...
St. Andrew's standout guard Anthony Polite had a wide array of scholarship offers.There was Miami, Florida State and UCF from instate. Rutgers, out of the Big Ten, made a pitch; Texas Tech and Kansas State from the Big 12; Memphis from the AAC; even Utah in the Pac-12. In all, Polite received close...
It's not often your entire high school secondary is ticketed for Division I college football before their first official game of their senior season. But that is the case at Boyd Anderson. Cobras cornerbacks Michael Nesbitt and Raheme Fuller committed to Kentucky and Fresno State, respectively,...
St. Thomas Aquinas receiver Trevon Grimes had his commitment date set for Aug. 24, or this Wednesday, for more than two months, but he just couldn't wait any longer. Grimes, with the help of a video produced by Bleacher Report, announced he was committing to Ohio State in a decision that didn't...
For the first time since at least the turn of the century, a Broward football prospect is bound to be a USC Trojan. Cypress Bay defensive end Jake Lichtenstein announced a commitment to Southern Cal on Tuesday, deciding on the Trojans over Cal and Virginia. "Such great opportunity there for me,"...
Jerald Butler only needed to step foot on one college campus. Days after taking his first official visit to Butler University in Indianapolis, the Calvary Christian senior guard committed to the Big East Conference program on Friday. "I'm just happy to say that I'll be committing to Butler next...
American Heritage-Delray senior cornerback Joshua Turner committed to Iowa on Thursday. The three-star Stallions standout had cut his list to a final six -- Wisconsin, Purdue, Boston College, USF, Army and the Hawkeyes -- on June 30. "I would like to thank every college coach who believed in me,...
The Miami Hurricanes picked up another two football commitments Monday. Lake Worth defensive end Jonathan Garvin and Miami Columbus cornerback Trajan Bandy committed to UM. This came a few hours after after Jacksonville-based linebacker Bradley Jennings Jr. changed his pledge from FSU to UM on...
Cousins Desmond Cain and Trenard Davis sat next to one another, smiling and laughing. They put on a pair of bright orange Illinois ball caps after signing their letters of intent as family and friends took photos of the two Wednesday in the gym at American Heritage-Delray. When Cain woke up on...
St. Thomas Aquinas put an exclamation point on its 10th state championship season. The Raiders, ranked No. 5 nationally by USA Today, made 12th-ranked Utah powerhouse Bingham, for three quarters at least, look as overmatched as most opponents on their schedule in a 33-25 win on ESPN U in the GEICO...
Flanagan coach Stanford Samuels Jr. jokes that he became famous among Florida State fans for one big play. Then, when everyone found out how good his son was, he was every FSU fan's favorite alum. "I'm going to be famous for more than just one," says Stanford Samuels III, who has already signed...
The ping of an aluminum baseball bat is not a common sound at Pahokee High School, a place far more known for it’s tradition of producing top pro and college football players. Baseball coach Chad Sanford is hoping to change that through the team’s GoFundMe page. The money will be used to help the...
Sun Sentinel Sports Coordinator Dave Brousseau breaks down the best games of Week 4
Dave Brousseau previews the top high school games for week 3
Local high school football teams display their skills at the 8th Annual Miami Dolphins Academy 7 on 7 Tournament.
Wellington boys volleyball coach looking forward to spending more time with his daughter
This season, Florida is the first and only state in the U.S. to require girls lacrosse teams to wear protective headgear, thanks to a new requirement by the Florida High School Athletic Association.
The first-ever wrestling tournament for high school girls in South Florida, at McArthur High on Saturday, featured some pretty tough competitors.
McArthur High School has 16 girls on its 57-member wrestling team, more than ever before. But can Broward County coaches convince the Florida High School Athletic Association to make women's wrestling a standalone program?
The high school sports reschedulings in Broward County continue to shape up in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew brushing South Florida. *District games on Monday include: 11-8A: Piper at Douglas, 7 12-8A: Flanagan at Plantation, 5 12-8A: Cypress Bay at Miramar, 6 12-8A: Everglades at South Plantation,...
Blanche Ely track stars Devonte Findlay and Roderic Wilson signed to Eastern Michigan on Thursday, the school's Twitter account announced. Findlay, who made the Sun Sentinel's All-County first team, runs a personal best of 38.63 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles. The four-time state qualifier placed...
Demetrius Jackson is, when not on the football field, generally a happy-go-lucky guy. But ask the 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive end about how the Hurricanes have played in bowl games over the course of the past decade, and that ever-present smile on Jackson's face disappears. Quickly. "Sometimes,...
Hurricanes receiver Stacy Coley will get one more chance to show off his skills while representing Miami. Coley, a former Northeast High standout, became the latest Miami player to accept an invitation to play in a postseason showcase game, joining the roster for the East-West Shrine Game, set...