With their coach in the hospital, A.J. Price and Hasheem Thabeet scored 20 points apiece to lead top-seeded Connecticut to its first postseason win in three years, a 103-47 victory over Chattanooga, as the Goliaths ruled the Opening Day of the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 20, 2009

The local hospitality, the facility and the weather combined to make the SEC Tournament a success for visitors to the Tampa Bay area. ...more

March 16, 2009

Jarvis Varnado threw another block party Saturday, but he and his Mississippi State teammates aren't quite ready for dancing in the streets. ...more

March 15, 2009

Sometimes, getting there just isn't enough. The University of Tampa women's basketball team has made six NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, including four under seventh-year coach Tom Jessee, but the Spartans have not advanced past the second round. ...more

March 13, 2009

Florida Gators Probable Starters ...more

March 12, 2009

It took a four long years and a vote of the Big East's presidents for the University of South Florida men's basketball team to finally make the Big East Tournament. ...more

March 11, 2009

TAMPA CATHOLIC ROSTER ...more

February 24, 2009

Florida Gators sophomore guard and leading scorer Nick Calathes says "our backs are against the wall." ...more

February 17, 2009

Tampa Bay Tech struggled from the free-throw line in Thursday's Class 5A-Region 2 girls basketball quarterfinal game against Land O' Lakes. ...more

February 13, 2009

What passed for a crowd at the Sun Dome was actually making a bit of noise Tuesday night when Dominique Jones finished off a breakaway dunk. The game had been threatening to get away from the University of South Florida, but now the Bulls were within five points of Providence. ...more

February 10, 2009