Alonso High senior baseball player Tyler Ding has verbally committed to the University of Tampa, Ravens coach Landy Faedo said Tuesday. Ding, Alonso's starting second baseman, had a huge junior season, hitting .476 with eight doubles, two home runs, 26 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 23 stolen bases for the Class 6A state champion Ravens. He earned Class 6A first-team all-state honors and was a Tribune All-Hillsborough County first-team pick. ...more

November 4, 2009

When the University of South Florida's football fortunes are going badly, senior defensive end George Selvie reverts to his instincts. ...more

October 27, 2009

Kamran Joyer believes records are meant to be broken. ...more

March 22, 2009

Ellen McNamara, a traffic and general assignment reporter from Austin, Texas, is coming to Tampa to co-anchor a new weekend morning newscast on WFTS, Channel 28. While many other television stations are dealing with cutbacks, WFTS' "ABC Action News" is expanding with five hours of weekend coverage beginning April 4. ...more

March 18, 2009

According to Wikipedia, Tiger Woods began playing golf at age 2. Mitchell High junior Kristen Pitts waited until the ripe old age of 3. ...more

March 15, 2009

Though Emily Hoy officially signed with Liberty University a couple of weeks ago, her desire to do so has been years in the making. ...more

March 4, 2009

King High senior power forward Toarlyn Fitzpatrick doesn't have to be the leading scorer in every game for his team to win. ...more

March 2, 2009

2008 Olympian Ryan Hall has come to Tampa to compete in Saturday's Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-kilometer road race. Hall, the American record holder in the half marathon (59 minutes, 43 seconds) who is tuning up for next month's Boston Marathon, responded to questions posed by Tampa Tribune running and triathlon writer Bill Ward about his early running career, his days as a Stanford University star, his faith and, now, running as a professional. ...more

February 26, 2009

Whether it's athletics, academics or volunteering after school, Kaylee Wolf does it wholeheartedly. ...more

February 22, 2009

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February 14, 2009