It took about 20 minutes and the act of falling behind 1-0, but when the Countryside offense decided to come to life Wednesday night, they did not disappoint. On two separate occasions – once in the first half and again in the second – the Cougars scored back-to-back goals in the span of a mere minute while rolling on to a 5-1 victory over Dunedin. ...more

December 11, 2007

A Tongue-In-Cheek Look Back At The Week In Sports ...more

December 9, 2007

Brandon wins wrestling tournament ...more

December 9, 2007

Good coaches, even those with busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, can have a bad day. ...more

December 5, 2007

He wanted to do something special, and he did. Finishing sixth overall, Hernando High senior, Tyler Maier, concluded his prep cross country career proudly in the Class 2A State Finals at the Little Everglades Ranch in Pasco County. ...more

November 24, 2007

Who knows where this senior class will end up for its final bowl game? Maybe Florida State will be back in San Francisco or off to Boise, or perhaps the Noles will play closer to home in Orlando, Charlotte or Nashville. Time will tell. But on Senior Day Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium, a much-maligned senior class looked right at home in a 24-16 victory over Maryland. ...more

November 18, 2007

Each week during the season, The Tampa Tribune will challenge a columnist from the Bucs' opposing city to a Throwdown, to determine the superior city - and which team will come out ahead. This week's Throwdown features the Tribune's Joe Henderson against Jay Adams of The Macon Telegraph. ...more

November 15, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: The arm and legs of Mitchell quarterback Tate Humphrey. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder ran for a pair of first-half scores and threw for two more in racking up 290 total yards in just three quarters of play. ...more

November 10, 2007

Each week during the season, The Tampa Tribune will challenge a columnist from the Bucs' opposing city to a Throwdown, to determine the superior city - and which team will come out ahead. This week's Throwdown features the Tribune's Joe Henderson against Gene Frenette of The Florida Times-Union. (Who's the winner? Be sure to vote, and to comment below). ...more

October 25, 2007

Each week during the season, The Tampa Tribune will challenge a columnist from the Bucs' opposing city to a Throwdown, to determine the superior city - and which team will come out ahead. This week's Throwdown features the Tribune's Joe Henderson against Terry Foster of The Detroit News. ...more

October 18, 2007