As expected, Jesuit's baseball team fell from the top spot in the ESPN RISE national poll after suffering its first loss to Sarasota last week, falling five spots to No. 6. However, the Tigers are not the only Hillsborough County program in the national Top 25 this week. The Alonso Ravens made a big jump from No. 31 to No. 20 in this week's poll, giving the county two national top 25 teams. Alonso secured a spot in the 2009 state playoffs after knocking off Countryside in a Class 6A-District 7 semifinal on Tuesday. ...more

April 29, 2009

Former University of Miami and Plant High quarterback Robert Marve is expected to make a decision on where he will transfer by the end of next week, Plant coach Robert Weiner said today. Weiner met with Marve and his father, Eugene, Monday evening. Weiner said Marve is still considering all five finalists: Arizona State, Nebraska, Purdue, South Florida and Texas Tech. ...more

April 28, 2009

Purdue is the leader in the Robert Marve sweepstakes to land the former University of Miami and Plant High quarterback, ESPN.com reported. ...more

April 27, 2009

We're going to find out just how popular the NFL really is tonight. It's one thing to dominate televisions across America on a Sunday afternoon, when your only competition is a rerun of "Lassie." It's another during a weeknight when you're pitting yourself against "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Biggest Loser." ...more

April 14, 2009

Samuel L. Jackson will return as host of the ESPY Awards for the fourth time this summer. ...more

April 7, 2009

Despite the initial disappointment after missing out on the NCAA field, the Bulls have made the best of their opportunity in the Women's National Invitation Tournament and are one win away from the championship game. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chipper Jones already had a World Series ring and an MVP trophy. What he wanted was the chance to finish up in the place he started. ...more

April 1, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES Henson Earns National Honor Sickles senior basketball player John Henson has been named a first-team PARADE All-American. ...more

March 31, 2009

The University of Memphis has given Kentucky permission to speak to coach John Calipari about the Wildcats' head coaching position. ...more

March 31, 2009

Sickles senior and North Carolina-bound power forward John Henson has been named a Parade Magazine First Team All-American. The 6-foot-10 center, rated the No. 3 prospect in the country by ESPN, averaged 17.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 6.1 blocks per game this past season and led Sickles to the Class 6A region semifinals. ...more

March 30, 2009