Alabama goes 12-0 and climbs to the nation's No. 1 ranking. And its reward is being made 10-point underdogs? ...more

December 4, 2008

Fast and elusive, Gulliver Prep has left many a defense gasping. Consider last week's Class 2A state quarterfinal against Miami Archbishop Carroll, a 47-30 victory that marked the eighth time this season the Raiders have scored more than 35 points. ...more

December 4, 2008

The week before Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa on Feb. 1, volunteers for Habitat for Humanity in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties will be eyeing a record of their own. They plan to start and finish five houses that week. One they will start on Super Bowl Sunday morning will be done by the time the game starts after 6 p.m., they say. ...more

December 2, 2008

It would be easy for the Bucs to overlook their road game at Detroit this Sunday. Tampa Bay is 7-3, while Detroit is 0-10 and the NFL's only winless team. The Lions have been outscored 308-173 and are six losses away from finishing the season without a win. They lost 31-22 to Carolina on Sunday. ...more

November 18, 2008

FOOTBALL HCA's undefeated season comes to a head Saturday night in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference championship game against Mount Dora Bible. ...more

November 13, 2008

PLANT CITY The city's newest hotel will open in time for the big game. Shaner Hotels recently announced that its 87-room Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites will open Jan. 12 at 4307 Sterling Commerce Drive, near the Interstate 4 and County Line Road interchange. Super Bowl XLIII is Feb. 1 at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. ...more

November 11, 2008

TAMPA CATHOLIC ... 56 BISHOP VEROT ... 0 THE DIFFERENCE: Tampa Catholic (7-2) dominated Bishop Verot (6-3) on both sides of the ball, but especially on the offensive line. The Crusaders ran downhill and had tons of time to throw, allowing them to pick apart the Vikings. After playing the first two games of the season with a new offensive line and seven or eight injured players, the Crusaders have been on a roll, winning seven in a row. ...more

November 8, 2008

Daniel Burnett may not have the playoffs to look forward to, but that doesn't mean he the junior running back can't daydream a bit about the future. ...more

November 7, 2008

Bradenton Southeast (8-1) at Lakewood (6-2) The host Spartans lost a close, costly game against Northeast last week. Now, it's win and force a tiebreaker for the Class 4A-9 district title. If Lakewood loses it has to depend on a lot of help. ...more

November 6, 2008

SIG: FOOTBALL A Win and They're In HCA can clinch a division title and a spot in the SSAC championship game with a win over Canterbury. ...more

November 1, 2008