PLANT CITY - Durant junior forward Andre Nation brought a capacity crowd to its feet. Nation dazzled with alley oops and two-handed dunks en route to a career-high 31 points, along with 12 rebounds, three blocks and three steals, leading the Cougars past Plant City 63-49 in a Class 5A-District 8 boys basketball game Wednesday. ...more

December 17, 2009

If there's a single word that best sums up investors' views toward stocks heading into 2010, it's probably "wary." ...more

December 13, 2009

Tampa Bay Tech's girls basketball team set a fast and physical pace early to defeat Spoto 65-50 Wednesday night. ...more

December 10, 2009

5 Interceptions thrown by rookie Josh Freeman; he had thrown five in his first four starts combined ...more

December 7, 2009

President Barack Obama says chronic unemployment isn't merely academic and is "a struggle that cuts deep and touches people across the nation." ...more

December 3, 2009

DEANDRA DAVIS, SPOTO Davis, a 5-11 senior forward, led Armwood last season with 13.4 points per game and was second on the team with 9.2 rebounds per game. She also averaged double digits in 18 games. Davis transferred to Spoto to play for her mom. ...more

November 24, 2009

Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic. ...more

November 10, 2009

The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. ...more

November 7, 2009

It didn't quite sink in until 20 minutes after the final point was struck, long after the spectators had made their way toward the exit. ...more

November 5, 2009

eto running back Jeremy Deering's scholarship offers are well into double digits. Deering received his 12th on Friday. The University of Illinois is the latest Division I program to make him an offer. Illinois becomes the fourth Big Ten school vying for Deering. The others are Michigan, Ohio State and Purdue. Other schools that have offered scholarships include Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse and UCF. Deering led the Falcons last year with 1,077 yards and four touchdowns while splitting time between running back and quarterback ...more

April 24, 2009