Perhaps life isn't as complicated as we make it out to be. Take high school. Maybe it's not the SAT or grade-point averages that determine where a student truly ranks in his class. And maybe it's not the football player's touchdowns or the basketball player's game-winning shots that earn the most respect. ...more

January 31, 2008

Eddie Blackshear has his last home game tonight, but his Dunedin High School teammates will long remember this extraordinary teenager. ...more

January 30, 2008

Not every football player in Hillsborough County is given the luxury of entering his final high school season on the radar of a college program. ...more

January 29, 2008

Current and former Bucs players, and others comment on Mike Alstott's retirement: ...more

January 24, 2008

Barring another change of mind, Mark Popek could become the first Plant City High football player to line up offensively for the University of South Florida. ...more

January 19, 2008

Warren Sapp told the Oakland Raiders on Thursday that he was retiring, ending the career of one of the best defensive tackles to play in the NFL. ...more

January 4, 2008

NORTH TAMPA - When Derrick Brooks wasn't suiting up for the Buccaneers this year, he was opening a high school. The football player founded the Brooks-DeBartolo Charter High School, which opened its doors in August at 15th Street and Fowler Avenue. ...more

January 2, 2008

Monday, Ben Moffitt will make his 43rd - and final - start at linebacker for the University of South Florida. ...more

December 30, 2007

Bucs receiver Michael Clayton is finally getting his chance. One opportunity to show coaches, fans, supporters, skeptics - and even himself - that he can catch lightning in a bottle. One shot to relive the glorious 2004 season when Clayton was regarded as a premier NFL receiver. One game to erase 39 others of him as a role player the past three years. ...more

December 29, 2007

Jon Gruden discusses Sunday's game against Carolina and other topics. ...more

December 27, 2007