When the University of South Florida plays Memphis in Saturday's St. Petersburg Bowl, it will be the first Division I-A college football game held in Tropicana Field. ...more

December 16, 2008

Mitchell tops River Ridge ...more

December 13, 2008

Sophomore Amanda Grimaldo scored two goals and the Sebring defense played with a sense of urgency to earn a 3-0 shutout victory over Sarasota Booker in a Class 4A-District 10 match on Thursday. ...more

December 13, 2008

The Rays remain in the market for an established slugger, but they made a preliminary move to shore up their offense Wednesday night. ...more

December 11, 2008

Ben Hartman kicked a 36-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining, and East Carolina took advantage of seven turnovers to beat Tulsa, 27-24, on Saturday in the Conference USA Championship Game for its first league title in 32 years. ...more

December 7, 2008

AT STAKE The ACC Championship Game winner goes to the Orange Bowl, probably to face Big East champion Cincinnati. Boston College, seeking its first BCS bowl bid, hasn't played in the Orange Bowl since Jan. 1, 1943. Virginia Tech has made three BCS bowl appearances, including last season's 24-21 loss to Kansas at the Orange Bowl. ...more

December 6, 2008

The ACC Championship Game winner goes to the Orange Bowl, probably to face Cincinnati, the Big East Conference champion. ...more

December 5, 2008

Mistake-free hockey is a concept only devised in theory. But offensively-challenged times almost make it feel like it has to be practiced. ...more

December 5, 2008

The Outback Bowl probably won't make it official until Sunday, but a logical matchup has emerged for the Jan. 1 game at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

December 1, 2008

PLAYER OF THE GAME Jeff Garcia took a beating Sunday. He was sacked six times and he lost two fumbles, including one that helped the Lions build their 17-point first-quarter lead. Without Garcia, though, the Bucs probably don't beat back the Lions and win this game. Though he admits he was sloppy at times, there were also times when Garcia was as precise as a hand-crafted timepiece. He finished the game with a 137.5 passer rating that was largely a result of the fact he completed 13 of 18 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns and was not picked off. His biggest plays came in the second quarter, when he solved the Bucs' red zone problems by making sure they scored before they got there. With pressure in his face on both plays, Garcia found Ike Hilliard 36 yards downfield for one score and Jerramy Stevens 24 yards downfield for another that proved to be the game-winner. ...more

November 24, 2008