The beautiful thing about a district tournament is that every team gets its one last shot - a final, fleeting attempt to stay above water regardless of any and all regular season futilities. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Sebring girls basketball team continued its surprising run in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Friday night with a 49-39 upset victory over DeSoto in the tourney semifinals. ...more

February 6, 2009

It took a half for their nerves to settle, but once that happened the Durant boys soccer team cruised into the 6A playoffs. ...more

February 4, 2009

All is right with the NFL. A Pittsburgh franchise still owned and operated by the sons of a man who used his winnings at the racetrack to buy into the fledgling league 76 years ago became the first to win its sixth Super Bowl and somehow, it seemed just right. ...more

February 3, 2009

GIRLS BASKETBALL In perhaps the most competitive district tournament in recent memory, Wiregrass Ranch, Gulf or Nature Coast could all realistically claim the 4A-8 crown. ...more

February 1, 2009

TAMPA Tampa community leaders have pitched the Super Bowl as a way to celebrate the area's people, attractions and tropical quality of life in front of a worldwide audience. ...more

February 1, 2009

Tampa community leaders have pitched the Super Bowl as a way to celebrate the area's people, attractions and tropical quality of life in front of a worldwide audience. But a California-based polling company has found that the national exposure from the Super Bowl seldom translates into a meaningful boost in the image of the host community. ...more

January 31, 2009

For all intents and purposes, this year's Class 5A, District 9 girls basketball tournament is expected play out how it has for the past two seasons: with Clearwater winning it all and the rest of the district rushing for runners-up status. ...more

January 31, 2009

It's a rare occasion when a tournament's No. 1 seed is considered the underdog, but that was the case in Friday night's Class 5A, District 9 championship game at Palm Harbor University High when the Hurricanes hosted rival and nationally-acclaimed East Lake. ...more

January 30, 2009

It already had been a grand trip by the time Emmitt Smith and his best friend reached the Rose Bowl on that January afternoon 22 years ago, just a couple of high school buddies loose in the big city. ...more

January 30, 2009