If the football gods should allow the Bucs to somehow get a sponsor's exemption into the playoffs, let me pose this question: Do you think it really matters anymore? ...more

December 21, 2008

Javares McRoy dreamed of playing for the Lakeland High football team. While in middle school, he watched Lakeland win three consecutive state titles between 2004 and 2006 as one of the top-ranked football programs in the country. ...more

December 19, 2008

Class 5A championship game is a matchup of two of the nation's elite teams. ...more

December 18, 2008

For weeks, the Bucs have been touting wide receiver Antonio Bryant as a Pro Bowl and Comeback Player of the Year candidate. Until last Monday, no one seemed to be listening. Maybe they are listening now. ...more

December 14, 2008

It's no secret that the University of South Florida secondary has trouble guarding big, physical wide receivers. When the Bulls take the field a week from today in the St. Petersburg Bowl against Memphis, they will be up against the most physical receiving group they have faced all season. ...more

December 13, 2008

With 39.6 seconds remaining in the Class 5A state semifinals between Pensacola Pine Forest and Lakeland, Pine Forest junior quarterback David Lawrence dropped back from his team's 30 and threw a deep pass to Dudley Bickham, who was surrounded by three Lakeland defenders. ...more

December 13, 2008

There are two things Bucs running back Warrick Dunn has done with consistency throughout his illustrious 12-year career: Give away homes to deserving families and run the football. ...more

December 13, 2008

Warrick Dunn's statistics keep piling up. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back has accumulated more than 10,000 rushing yards and 4,000 receiving yards in his stellar career. ...more

December 10, 2008

Antonio Bryant's career night at Carolina sent a message to opposing teams, and perhaps his own organization. He's the established go-to guy. ...more

December 9, 2008

Just a few weeks after he was booed in his home stadium, Mike Teel walked off the field Thursday night to a standing ovation. Teel threw for 447 yards and matched a Big East record with seven touchdown passes, helping Rutgers dismantle Louisville 63-14 and give the Scarlet Knights their sixth straight win. ...more

December 5, 2008