I sit in wonderment at the story of W. Lance Anderson, the president of NovaStar Financial in Kansas City, who while handing out subprime mortgages to any applicant wearing shoes and a shirt managed to sink the company's stock from $40 in June to $1.72. This is a man who earned $1.7 million in salary and bonuses last year, plus $711,386 in deferred compensation, plus more dough in various arrangements that dopes like me can't quite grasp. Meanwhile, all the little investors in NovaStar are cutting back on Christmas gifts and canceling their winter vacations in Daytona Beach. ...more

November 23, 2007

Senior quarterback Luke Loucks completed 17 of 31 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns to lead Clearwater to victory at Tarpon Springs. ...more

November 10, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Leading Robinson 7-0 with 1:32 left in the second quarter, Sarasota Booker was faced with a fourth-and-1 on Robinson's 46-yard line. Booker decided to go for the first down and handed the ball to fullback Tevin Mitchell, who ran up the middle for a 46-yard touchdown. Mitchell's touchdown gave Booker a 14-0 lead at halftime that Robinson could not overcome. ...more

October 27, 2007

The Clearwater High School volleyball team entered district tournament play in an unfamiliar setting this past week. ...more

October 26, 2007

It was Senior Night at the Clearwater High School football stadium Friday evening before their Class 5A-District 9 match up with cross-town rival Countryside. ...more

October 26, 2007

This week's Pinellas County football games ...more

October 25, 2007

A game-by-game breakdown of the weekend's games. ...more

October 17, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Jesuit couldn't find an answer to Sarasota Booker's running tandem of Andre Hobbs and Derek Phillips. Hobbs rushed 15 times for 86 yards and scored on a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter.Phillips became a force in the second half rushing 13 times for 66 yards.

October 6, 2007

Dunedin was upset by the Tornadoes last year, and the Falcons didn't want history to repeat itself. Dunedin's defense was the key, forcing six turnovers, including five interceptions. ...more

October 6, 2007

Northeast High's Jeff Brinson has already established himself as a pretty good running back. But the Vikings star showed he can play some defense, too. ...more

October 6, 2007