This list of 25 semifinalists will be reduced by mail ballot to 15 modern-era candidates in early January. That list increases to 17 finalist nominees with the inclusion of the two recommended candidates of the Hall of Fame's Seniors Committee. The class will be determined at the selection committee's annual meeting on Saturday, Jan. 31 in Tampa the day before Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

November 26, 2008

When John Abraham wasn't bearing down on him, Drew Brees had to contend with all those pesky Atlanta defensive backs, constantly getting in the way of his throws. ...more

November 10, 2008

TAMPA - Coming off last week's loss at Cincinnati in which the University of South Florida was plagued by several dropped balls, the Bulls put a special emphasis this week on players concentrating on the catch. ...more

November 7, 2008

Three Florida State football players have been suspended for Saturday's game against Clemson, Coach Bobby Bowden said Thursday. ...more

November 7, 2008

With a blessing from basketball royalty and backing from hometown voters, Kevin Johnson swept into office as mayor of Sacramento, Calif., while more than a dozen other sports figures played politics by running in elections across the country. ...more

November 6, 2008

There's no telling at this point if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be able to clinch a trip to the NFL playoffs when they host the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 30 at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

October 25, 2008

The New England Patriots finally dominated the way they did when Tom Brady was playing. ...more

October 21, 2008

Steve Smith called it a debacle. Chris Harris said he was embarrassed. Jake Delhomme described it as awful. ...more

October 20, 2008

After turning in a porous performance in the first half, the University of South Florida defense completely dominated Syracuse in the final 30 minutes, allowing USF to pull away for a comfortable 45-13 win at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday. ...more

October 19, 2008

Ryan Longwell's 30-yard field goal with 13 seconds left lifted the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-27 comeback victory over the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, spoiling a record-tying performance by Reggie Bush. ...more

October 7, 2008