Brooks, Mehra Hailed For Work Benefiting Children About 300 guests attended the seventh annual Champion for Children awards ceremony and dinner Oct. 2 at the Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza in Tampa. The dinner, the signature event for Voices for Children of Hillsborough County Inc., the fundraising branch of Guardian Ad Litem, honored Tampa Bay Buccaneer Derrick Brooks as the 2008 Champion for Children for his work with youths, including The Brooks Bunch, Derrick Brooks Charities and Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in North Tampa. Tampa psychiatrist Rahul Mehra was presented with the Guardian Angel Award for volunteering for Guardian Ad Litem, the nonprofit agency that assigns volunteers to represent children who need help during legal proceedings. The evening, called "Old Havana Nights," raised more than $43,000 and featured an outdoor cocktail reception with cigar bar, a chance drawing for a collection of 60 bottles of wine donated by board members, a silent auction, dinner and dancing. The emcee was former Buccaneers offensive lineman Ian Beckles, a host on WDAE, 620 AM. ...more

October 13, 2008

FOOTBALL Lions improve to 4-0 on the season and earn a key division win over the Patriots, 29-6. ...more

September 26, 2008

Ex-Buc Warren Sapp received one of the better scores on 'Dancing With The Stars' Monday night. ...more

September 23, 2008

Matt Lauer and Al Roker will be wandering the grounds of the University of Tampa on Tuesday morning as part of the "Today" show's four-day road trip to battleground states. ...more

September 22, 2008

Such is the power of a simple, declarative: "No!" ...more

September 20, 2008

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneer football fans a model for the rest of the league and maybe for America? ...more

August 15, 2008

FOOTBALL Veteran NFL tight end lectures Eagles on taking advantage of opportunities and taking care of business in the classroom. ...more

July 25, 2008

The ex-wife of former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ricky Reynolds pleaded guilty this morning to one count of criminal mischief in a deal with prosecutors. ...more

July 21, 2008

A former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and a decorated veteran of the war in Iraq are among the new Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies who were sworn in Friday. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - A former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and a decorated veteran of the war in Iraq are among the new Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies to be sworn in at 2 p.m. today. ...more

July 11, 2008