SARASOTA — No championship is just handed to a team, and the Sebring girls basketball team seemingly tried to rest on its laurels of past tournament wins and almost saw their chance at a third-straight district championship slip away. Hannah Shoop's basket on a beautiful no-look pass by senior Whitney Lee with 1:07 to play ended a Blue-Streak scoring drought — which saw a 15-point lead dwindle to just four points — and lifted the Blue Streaks past the No. 4 seed Palmetto Tigers 52-44 in the semifinals of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Friday. ...more

February 3, 2008

Authorities say Sean Welsh attempted to steal almost $80,000 from his mother by using her identity to open nine credit cards and selling her possessions. ...more

January 31, 2008

Authorities say Sean Welsh attempted to steal almost $80,000 from his mother by using her identity to open nine credit cards and selling her possessions. ...more

January 30, 2008

Jeanine Bethoney didn't have much in the way of possessions. She kept a modest house with her 3-year-old daughter and scraped by on her husband's income as a carpet cleaner. ...more

January 10, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL HCA's total team effort and swarming defense shuts down Berean, 72-20. ...more

January 8, 2008

Hernando Christian Academy (HCA) finished its first annual holiday basketball tournament in grand style beating Berean Academy of Tampa (BAT) by 52 points en route to a championship Friday night, 72-20. ...more

January 8, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL Frazier's 32 points can't stop Z'Hills ...more

January 7, 2008

The first big test for the Bucs defense came on the Giants' second drive, on a third-and-1 play from the New York 23. To no one's surprise, the Giants opted to hand the ball to Brandon Jacobs, who was directed to run off right tackle instead of straight into a stacked middle of the Bucs line. It didn't matter. The Bucs were ready for Jacobs and dropped him for a 1-yard loss that ended their second drive after just three plays, forcing the Giants to punt. When Jeff Feagles shanked his punt, the Bucs took over at their 46 and 10 plays later, the Bucs led 7-0. ...more

January 7, 2008

The New York Giants began Sunday's playoff game with three consecutive three-and-outs that produced minus-2 yards of offense. ...more

January 7, 2008

In a prep basketball game, for a team to win it generally has to play well for the entire 32 minutes. ...more

January 7, 2008