FOOTBALL Four turnovers help doom Central at River Ridge, 24-7 ...more

November 8, 2008

ALONSO ... 28 SICKLES ... 0 THE DIFFERENCE: Alonso secured a playoff berth as the runner-up in Class 5A-District 6 as QB C.J. Bennett went 30 of 46 for 376 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. ...more

November 8, 2008

JESUIT ... 32 KATHLEEN ... 25 THE DIFFERENCE: On the first play of triple overtime Jesuit scored on a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan James to wide receiver Erick McGriff. With the Tigers up 32-25 the pressure fell on Kathleen to send the game into a fourth overtime. After Kathleen quarterback Isaac O'Neal threw three incompletions the Red Devils were faced with 4th and goal. The ball was snapped and O'Neal completed the pass to wide receiver Marcus Cunningham but he was wrapped up at the 1-yard line to seal the victory for Jesuit. ...more

November 8, 2008

Ben Roethlisberger underwent an MRI exam Tuesday on his injured right shoulder, and the Steelers won't know if he can play Sunday against the Colts until they get the results. ...more

November 5, 2008

Most of us have the Bucs pretty well nailed after all these years, I think. We know about the defense. We know they don't have much firepower on offense. And above all, we know that when they fall 21 points behind as they did here Sunday, they are toast. Finished. Splatt-o. ...more

November 3, 2008

Player Of The Game It wasn't just the numbers that Antonio Bryant produced that made him the MVP of this game, it was when and how he produced them. Two of Bryant's team-leading eight catches converted third downs into first downs, one set up the Bucs' first field goal and another was the touchdown that allowed the Bucs to tie the score with a 2-point conversion. There was also a catch for 16 yards that would have proved critical had the drive not resulted in a fumble. Bryant's first catch might have been his best. It was a one-handed grab along the left sideline as he fought off the defense of cornerback Maurice Leggett. Bryant beat Leggett on his touchdown catch as well, that one coming on a long toss into the end zone (imagine that) in the fourth quarter. Bryant's catches accounted for 115 yards of offense for the Bucs, who needed to be a pass-first team to get back in the game. ...more

November 3, 2008

Bucs wide receiver Antonio Bryant lost a friendly wager with teammate Clifton Smith on Sunday - and he couldn't be happier about it. ...more

November 3, 2008

Because there is no such thing as a bad win in the National Football League, we present this basic truth from Sunday: Bucs 30, Kansas City 27 in overtime. ...more

November 2, 2008