When Florida State puts together a season highlight DVD at the end of the season, the Seminoles might want to leave out Tuesday's 64-55 victory against Clemson. ...more

February 20, 2008

The Barry University men's team rallied past 13th-ranked University of Tampa 60-55 on Saturday, sending the Spartans to their second straight loss. ...more

February 17, 2008

Shan Foster scored 20 points and A.J. Ogilvy added 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 24 Vanderbilt handed the NCAA's winningest team one of its worst losses in decades, by beating Kentucky 93-52 on Tuesday night. ...more

February 13, 2008

Brandon senior guard Tarron Stewart led the top-seeded Eagles with 17 points and six rebounds in a 69-50 win over Armwood on Friday to advance to the Class 5A-District 8 boys basketball district final. ...more

February 9, 2008

Last week, North Carolina's LaToya Pringle was honored as the ACC Player of the Week, thanks in part to her performance in the third-ranked Tar Heels' 97-86 double-overtime victory against fourth-ranked Maryland. Pringle scored 12 of her career-high 31 points in the second overtime to cap the victory. The senior from Fayetteville, N.C., talked to The Tampa Tribune about her performance and how she would like her team to end its season in Tampa. With so many dominating players in the ACC, what does it mean to you to get this award? It feels good to finally play well against top competition in the ACC. I really wanted to attack and get into a defensive mode, but also score, so it was nice to be able to do both. Is North Carolina the team to beat in the ACC? I would think so, since we're at the top of the ACC. I think everyone wants to play their best against us. How tough is this conference right now with three teams ranked in the top 10, including two in the top five? I think it's actually the toughest conference. I know Tennessee and Connecticut are the top teams in the nation right now, but I think for a conference to be the best, you can't just have one team. We have so many teams that are ranked and ones that could be ranked. How has your game evolved at the collegiate level? I think I've extended my range. In high school, I was usually only 3 feet away from the basket. Now in college, with my height and size, I really had to extend my game. What's it like playing in the basketball Mecca of the world? I knew North Carolina was a good school and had good basketball teams. You can't really go anywhere without somebody coming up to you and saying, "I saw your game on TV" or "I came to the game." I think it's the Triangle area in general, with us, Duke and N.C. State. I think it's a huge basketball town. As it gets closer to tournament time, do you feel like your team is peaking at the right moment? After our loss to Connecticut, I think we really elevated our game to another level. I think that helped us beat Maryland and hopefully we can keep it going. Katherine Smith ...more

February 4, 2008

4A-II GIRLS SOCCER Defending Class 4A State Champion Orlando-Bishop Moore Hornets ousts Springstead, 2-0. LOSS IS SPRING HILL CLUB'S 7th STRAIGHT IN REGIONAL ACTION ...more

January 30, 2008

Hudson midfielder Lindsay Zullo stole Zephyrhills' first pass, out-ran the defense and scored her first of two goals 14 seconds into Thursday's Class 4A-District 8 quarterfinal, leading the top-seeded Cobras to a 4-0 victory and a berth in tonight's final at Nature Coast High. ...more

January 18, 2008

University of South Florida sophomore LB Donte Spires, of Plant, has left the program and is considering transferring to another school. ...more

December 29, 2007

Ohio State will be playing in its third national championship game in the past six seasons when it takes on LSU on Jan. 7 in New Orleans. ...more

December 24, 2007

When asked how he would describe Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas' offense, a Largo defensive assistant who requested anonymity bowed his head and inhaled heavily, deep in thought. After gaining perspective, he summed up the Raiders in terms Pinellas County high school football fans could understand. ...more

December 7, 2007