Venus Williams was cruising along with a ho-hum 6-3, 4-1 lead over her 35-year-old opponent at the French Open on Monday when suddenly everything went awry. ...more

May 27, 2008

Until Wednesday, Tampa's big, physical frontcourt has been bulldozing through the Sunshine State Conference. A 6-foot-1 point guard from Saint Leo, however, found a way to change that. ...more

February 14, 2008

High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. ...more

February 6, 2008

PORT ORANGE – High school girls weightlifting is unique to Florida, and nobody does it better than the Spruce Creek Lady Hawks. They come in all shapes and sizes, some as slight as 98 pounds and some who lift in the 199-pound and unlimited classes, and they're part of a powerhouse that dominates the sport. The Lady Hawks have won the state tournament all four times it has been held, and try for their fifth title on Saturday. Only Florida offers girls' competitive weightlifting, with about 3,800 participants at more than 150 schools, and it is becoming "kind of a recruiting ground" for national teams, said coach Richard Lansky of USA Weightlifting. ...more

February 4, 2008

University of Tampa coach Richard Schmidt told senior forward Chris King that he needed to stay after practice on Friday and work on his shooting. ...more

January 20, 2008

The Bucs recognized that the price of keeping a good defensive coordinator had gone up this offseason. More importantly, they were willing to pay that increased price. ...more

January 19, 2008

Chris Evans looks like a big man at 6-foot-8, but when his shooting touch is on, he can beat a team from anywhere - including the 3-point line. ...more

January 10, 2008

Bucs receiver Michael Clayton is finally getting his chance. One opportunity to show coaches, fans, supporters, skeptics - and even himself - that he can catch lightning in a bottle. One shot to relive the glorious 2004 season when Clayton was regarded as a premier NFL receiver. One game to erase 39 others of him as a role player the past three years. ...more

December 29, 2007

'Tis the season to make Visa and MasterCard rich, foolishly battle the guy with a gun rack in his truck for that premier parking space, and contemplate how much giving your wife a rice cooker shows true love. ...more

December 23, 2007

Three separate scoring runs and a distinct size advantage fueled the University of Tampa's 88-79 victory against Puerto Rico-Bayamon on Saturday night at the Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic. ...more

November 25, 2007