For all intents and purposes, this year's Class 5A, District 9 girls basketball tournament is expected play out how it has for the past two seasons: with Clearwater winning it all and the rest of the district rushing for runners-up status. ...more

January 31, 2009

It's a rare occasion when a tournament's No. 1 seed is considered the underdog, but that was the case in Friday night's Class 5A, District 9 championship game at Palm Harbor University High when the Hurricanes hosted rival and nationally-acclaimed East Lake. ...more

January 30, 2009

It already had been a grand trip by the time Emmitt Smith and his best friend reached the Rose Bowl on that January afternoon 22 years ago, just a couple of high school buddies loose in the big city. ...more

January 30, 2009

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! ...more

January 29, 2009

It was a Class 2A-District 10 semifinal, a boys soccer game Tampa Prep has had little trouble with the past few years. ...more

January 28, 2009

Bay area leaders kicked off Super Bowl XLIII on Monday, pledging to make the weeklong event a memorable one for visitors while remaining mindful of the economic recession. ...more

January 27, 2009

In the first two meetings this season, River Ridge defeated Land O' Lakes 2-0 each time. But in those two games, Land O' Lakes coach Vicky King said, the Royal Knights dominated play. ...more

January 24, 2009

Bloomingdale edged Wharton 1-0 and Newsome outlasted Freedom 1-0 in a shootout (winning 2-1 in penalty kicks) Thursday night in the Class 5A-District 8 girls soccer semifinals. ...more

January 23, 2009

A handful of lawmakers used a resolution commending the University of Florida's national football championship Thursday to protest college football's much-maligned BCS system ...more

January 22, 2009

A four-goal performance by Berkeley Prep sophomore Taylor Richardson lifted the Bucs to a 9-0 rout of host Holy Names in Wednesday's chilly Class 3A-District 9 girls soccer tourney. ...more

January 22, 2009