Normally a hotbed for hockey and concerts, the St. Pete Times Forum is undergoing a transformation that will be all about basketball. The 12 men's Southeastern Conference college basketball teams and their fans have started arriving for the SEC tournament, which will begin on Thursday at the facility. Today's practices are closed to the public. Ticket books for all sessions are $300 and available at www.secsports.com. Single-session tickets are $50 each (plus any applicable fees) and can be purchased at the box office or any Ticketmaster outlet by calling 1-800-745-3000 or by logging on to www.secsports.com. Four games will be played Thursday, beginning with Kentucky-Mississippi at 1 p.m. and concluding with Florida-Arkansas at 9:45 p.m. ...more

March 11, 2009

The bracket for this week's SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in Tampa came into focus Sunday afternoon when the league's regular season concluded. ...more

March 9, 2009

With no reason to be distracted, Jason Kubel is off to a strong start this spring. ...more

March 7, 2009

An up-and-down season for the Saint Leo men's basketball team ended on perhaps the most disappointing note Wednesday, a 71-47 loss to No. 2 seed Rollins in the Sunshine State Conference Tournament at Winter Park. ...more

March 7, 2009

King High senior power forward Toarlyn Fitzpatrick doesn't have to be the leading scorer in every game for his team to win. ...more

March 2, 2009

Plant's offense had gotten off to an uncharacteristically slow start this season, but the Panthers finally got things rolling Saturday. ...more

March 1, 2009

As the combine ends and free agency begins, we really have no idea what the Buccaneers have planned, writes Joe Henderson. ...more

February 24, 2009

The Florida Gators could hardly ask for more. With four games left in the regular season, the Gators (21-6, 8-4) are tied with Kentucky and South Carolina for the SEC Eastern Division lead. They are one game in front of Tennessee. Along with road games at LSU (tonight) and Mississippi State remaining, the Gators get Tennessee and Kentucky at home, where they are undefeated this year. ...more

February 23, 2009

Florida guard Erving Walker came off the bench to score a team-high 17 points and lead the Gators to an 82-68 victory over Vanderbilt. ...more

February 22, 2009

Grant Balfour already knew it was a big deal to participate in the World Series, of course. But when he went back home to Australia after the Rays' magical run to the American League pennant last season, he found out firsthand just how big it really was. ...more

February 18, 2009