A former youth baseball volunteer was sentenced to life in prison after a Hillsborough County jury today found him guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl, prosecutors said. ...more

March 27, 2009

Testimony began today in the trial of a former youth baseball volunteer accused of raping a 10-year-old girl in May. ...more

March 25, 2009

John Madden is walking around a luxury resort here, searching for ghosts. ...more

March 25, 2009

When last we heard from the Lingerie Football League, it was enmeshed in controversy during Super Bowl week, and its premier event – the Lingerie Bowl – was canceled. Now the organization and its scantily clad female athletes are back. The Tampa Bay Breeze, one of 10 teams in the league, will play a four-game schedule this fall that includes two home games at the St. Pete Times Forum, according to a news release. ...more

March 9, 2009

Some prankster pulled a fast one on Mike Smith during practice Friday, using black hockey tape to wrap the goaltender's blocker glove around one of his sticks. ...more

December 20, 2008

Like the Tampa Bay Rays, the Lutz Little League wants its players to have solid fundamental skills and to work together. ...more

November 12, 2008

Sports leagues must clean fields. ...more

November 4, 2008

Clean up after use. That has always been part of a written agreement local sports league representatives had to sign before using one of the county parks to play soccer, baseball or some other activity. ...more

November 4, 2008

"Rules of Engagement" star David Spade is a dad. The comedian became a father of a baby girl born Aug. 26 in Missouri to his ex-girlfriend, Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace. ...more

September 5, 2008

ESPN's Stacey Dales is accustomed to breaking down a college basketball game or doing a sideline interview in college football. ...more

August 23, 2008