Motorists are paying less at the pump as oil prices plunge amid decreased demand, and industry observers say the trend is expected to continue. ...more

October 6, 2008

East Bay coach Brian Thornton went into Friday's Class 5A-District 7 opener against Brandon with the hopes of holding out injured fullback Chaz Burrows, who suffered an ankle injury the week before against Wharton. ...more

September 27, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: After holding onto a slim 7-6 lead at halftime, Wharton (2-2) converted big plays into touchdowns on its way to a win against Sickles (0-4) in front of a homecoming crowd at Wharton. ...more

September 27, 2008

The Bloomingdale Bulls are 3-1. No, that is not a joke. As improbable as it may sound, Bloomingdale, which has never had a winning season, is two games above .500 four weeks into the season following Friday night's 7-0 victory over Plant City at Charley Harris Stadium. ...more

September 27, 2008

Gaither kicker Darren Domaracki couldn't have scripted it any better. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior had never made a field goal in his career until booting a 28-yarder as time expired to give the visiting Cowboys a 17-14 win against Freedom at Freedom Stadium on Friday night. ...more

September 20, 2008

One year was all it took. Margaret Koch - a native of Poland - got married and moved to Florida. She wanted to find a pastime. ...more

September 15, 2008

TAMPA BAY TECH ... 41 LETO ... 6 THE DIFFERENCE: The running of fullback Maurice Hagens and quarterback Angel Rodriguez teamed with a pursuing Titans defense to dominate Leto (1-1) at Tampa Bay Tech. Hagens and Rodriguez each scored three touchdowns for Tech (2-0). ...more

September 13, 2008

Leto at Tampa Bay Tech ...more

September 12, 2008

Springstead sliced up the Hudson defense for 325 yards and nearly shut out the vaunted Cobras offense during the three-quarter varsity portion of their Kickoff Classic at Booster Stadium, winning 35-14 Thursday. ...more

August 29, 2008

Social Security turns 73 this month, marking over seven decades of one of the nation's most successful and important social programs. As Barack Obama has said, it is "the cornerstone of the social compact in this country." ...more

August 18, 2008