A Tampa man authorities blamed for an explosion at a Port Richey fireworks tent pleaded guilty to first-degree arson this morning. ...more

December 5, 2008

Hasheem Thabeet had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Jeff Adrien added 18 points, and No. 2 Connecticut survived a big scare, holding off Buffalo 68-64 on Thursday night. ...more

December 5, 2008

Tampa's Daron Rose, who started 11 games at tackle as a sophomore for Florida State University last season, said he will play at the University of South Florida next season. ...more

December 3, 2008

Taylor Baccili held up her hand with reverence. "This is my Mike Alstott hand," the 9-year-old said. ...more

November 19, 2008

Readers at TBO.com had a lot to say about the Hillsborough County School Board's recent decision to select Strawberry Crest as the name for a new high school under construction off Interstate 4 east of McIntosh Road. ...more

November 19, 2008

TAMPA - Things certainly haven't been good since the University of South Florida got into the Big East part of its schedule. The Bulls are 6-3 overall, but their 1-3 conference mark have them tied for sixth place with Louisville. ...more

November 13, 2008

A Tampa woman with three prior convictions for prostitution was arrested early today on more charges, including criminal transmission of HIV. ...more

November 12, 2008

For more than an hour, the University of South Florida football team laid it on the line. Nothing was held back. No one saved anything for later. ...more

November 12, 2008

Perhaps the toughest part of naming a high school after the strawberry is finding a mascot. ...more

November 4, 2008

It's no surprise Tyler Hansbrough made The Associated Press' preseason All-America team - this is his record third straight year as its leading vote-getter. For the first time, however, the North Carolina forward was a unanimous selection. ...more

November 4, 2008