RUNNING Sunday Bay to Bay 12K, 5K, kids dash St. Petersburg ...more

March 14, 2009

TAMPA – Florida Gators basketball coach Billy Donovan saw one thing in Thursday night's 73-58 opening-round SEC Tournament victory over Arkansas that overshadowed everything else. ...more

March 13, 2009

Walter Hodge scored 16 points, Dan Werner added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Florida beat Arkansas 73-58 on Thursday night in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. ...more

March 13, 2009

When the Kentucky Wildcats made their run to put away Ole Miss 71-58 on Thursday afternoon at the SEC Tournament, Big Blue Nation stood and rose as one, making a noise that filled the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

March 13, 2009

No upsets. Three games into the SEC Tournament, that was Thursday's story. But it wasn't business as usual - far from it, actually. ...more

March 13, 2009

Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament ...more

March 13, 2009

A food cart and tent on the West Plaza at the St. Pete Times Forum caught fire Thursday about 9:30 a.m. when a propane tank exploded. No one was hurt, and Tampa Fire Rescue had the fire extinguished within 10 minutes. ...more

March 12, 2009

How's life treating you? In that case, cheer up. Any circumstance that does not include at least two of the seven deadly sins, popcorn stuck between your back teeth or a nasty rash puts you a leg up on the average Southeastern Conference basketball coach. ...more

March 11, 2009

Normally a hotbed for hockey and concerts, the St. Pete Times Forum is undergoing a transformation that will be all about basketball. The 12 men's Southeastern Conference college basketball teams and their fans have started arriving for the SEC tournament, which will begin on Thursday at the facility. Today's practices are closed to the public. Ticket books for all sessions are $300 and available at www.secsports.com. Single-session tickets are $50 each (plus any applicable fees) and can be purchased at the box office or any Ticketmaster outlet by calling 1-800-745-3000 or by logging on to www.secsports.com. Four games will be played Thursday, beginning with Kentucky-Mississippi at 1 p.m. and concluding with Florida-Arkansas at 9:45 p.m. ...more

March 11, 2009

At last year's SEC men's basketball tournament, there was never a dull moment. It blew into Atlanta, and Atlanta blew right back. A tornado took off part of the Georgia Dome roof at one point, and the whole thing was moved to Georgia Tech's arena, where Georgia, of all teams, sprang upset after upset to win the tourney and crash the NCAA get-together that followed. Now the Southeastern Conference Tournament comes to Tampa's St. Pete Times Forum. Dull moments might outnumber fans at the Forum this week. It'll be like a four-day Lightning game. ...more

March 10, 2009