Bucs WR Antonio Bryant vs. Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie Bryant has become a real force in the Bucs' offense the past few weeks. He has clearly regained his comfort level with the league, and he is making plays all over the field. He is proving to be tough to slow down one-on-one, but he could have a hard time beating Cromartie. Cromartie has the size, speed and athleticism to match Bryant nearly stride-for-stride, and he is a big-time playmaker. The one thing Cromartie doesn't do well is tackle. If the Bucs can get the ball into Bryant's hands, he should win the battle for yards because he'll require more than Cromartie to bring him down. ...more

December 21, 2008

The Bloomingdale High wrestling team went to the East Lake Invitational last weekend looking to post a top-three finish in the team standings. ...more

December 10, 2008

Bill Bernardi's letter is right on. Football has been fixed since Broadway Joe threw the 50-yard pass that won the Super Bowl game for the Jets many years ago. Everyone is in on it from the players, coaches and referees. A ref controls the placement of the ball for a first down; calls pass interference and roughing the passer. A player can step off-sides and cause his team five yards any time he wants. ...more

December 6, 2008

In a matchup between two of the top boys basketball teams in the Tampa Bay area, Oldsmar Christian got the best of Berkeley Prep, 55-49, in both teams' season opener Tuesday. ...more

November 26, 2008

Anyone voting for Obama should think hard about the implications that will result from an election of this man to president. There is obviously going to be a super majority of Democrats in the House and in the Senate after this election. This will mean there is nothing to stop the Democrats from passing any and all bills and laws of their choice. The Republicans will not be able to even filibuster from the floor to delay passage of these items because of their minority status. It has been tossed around that there are 49-million people without health insurance, which is a tragedy, but can you imagine what it will do to the health care system? It is sometimes difficult to get an appointment or a bed in the hospital now. There has been no mention of building the hospitals and educating all the medical people conducive to accommodating that large a number of new patients. It would be overwhelming to the existing system and take years to accomplish a feat of that magnitude (by either party). Obama has stated that he wants to provide this health care now, not 10 years down the road. ...more

October 24, 2008

With Florida State trainers attending to a woozy Drew Weatherford and a graduate assistant yelling at Christian Ponder to get ready, offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher wasn't sure what to expect from his untested redshirt freshman quarterback on a November night in 2007 in Blacksburg, Va. ...more

October 23, 2008

Tampa Prep volleyball coach Mike Flynn doesn't panic when his team is in a close match. ...more

October 8, 2008

FAITH BAPTIST ... 38 PROVIDENCE CHR. ... 29 THE DIFFERENCE: Faith Baptist senior quarterback Aaron Despaw was the catalyst for the offense throughout the game. Trailing 29-14 late in the third quarter, the Eagles scored four unanswered touchdowns behind Despaw's 344 total yards of offense. ...more

September 27, 2008

Jurors in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial on Friday heard a recording of the football star angrily accusing two memorabilia dealers of stealing his mementoes and saying, "Don't let nobody out of this room." ...more

September 20, 2008

It may have only been a preseason tournament, but the Sebring girls volleyball team put the rest of the Heartland on notice: They'll be a force to be reckoned with this season. ...more

August 30, 2008