LAND O' LAKES - Sunlake opened in the fall of 2007, and like most new schools, one of the challenges was the development of its athletic teams. ...more

November 15, 2009

I was very disappointed in the adults at a recent Sebring Middle School football game that I attended. I was dumb struck at the sight of a football player lying on the ground yelling in pain with little help from anyone. Once the play resumed this student was left alone on the sidelines to figure out what to do. The EMT who was called in was ill-equipped to handle the situation while the coaches and the doctor on the field turned their attention to the game. ...more

November 14, 2009

An arrest warrant affidavit says the fight that led to the stabbing death of University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard began when one of his teammates "disrespected" a woman at a school-sponsored dance. ...more

November 10, 2009

Heralded Florida State recruit Erik James Manuel will get his first start Saturday at Wake Forest. ...more

November 10, 2009

Florida DL Justin Trattou tore a tendon completely off his left shoulder that connects to the bicep in a 23-20 win against Arkansas. He has got one left, he shrugs, so he figured he might as well go ahead and try to play - missing only one game after the injury after doctors expected him to be out at least a month. ...more

November 9, 2009

Michael Irvin and Mark Dacascos have been booted from the ballroom. ...more

November 3, 2009

The expected announcement came without a news conference or much hoopla. So with a simple press release, the end of an era was officially announced on Tuesday when veteran defensive coordinator Micky Andrews confirmed he will retire from Florida state after the 2009 season. ...more

November 3, 2009

Police on Tuesday charged a man with the murder in the stabbing death of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school-sanctioned dance, but his defense attorney says he was just trying to break up a fight. ...more

October 28, 2009

So there we were, properly duded up in orange and blue and crammed together with 90,000 or so of our closest friends, ready for the victim du jour, in this instance the Arkansas Razorbacks. ...more

October 21, 2009

JACKSONVILLE—Even Tampa Bay's few veterans are dazzled by Sammie Stroughter. The seventh-round WR out of Oregon State showcased his versatile skills in Saturday night's 24-23 preseason triumph against the Jaguars, setting up one TD with a 75-yard kickoff return and scoring himself six minutes later on a 9-yard pass thrown by Luke McCown. ...more

August 23, 2009