TAMPA Last season, the Cambridge Christian boys basketball team ended Bayshore Christian's playoff hopes by defeating the top-seeded Faith Warriors in the first round of a Class 1A district tournament. With the win, Cambridge Christian secured a state playoff berth. ...more

December 11, 2009

and a chance to keep pressure on Arizona in the NFC West. Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send Seattle to a victory over inopportune and angry San Francisco. After the 49ers called timeout to try to ice the veteran on a cold day, Mare made his second field goal of the final quarter and extended his team record of 18 consecutive makes for the Seahawks. They also kept alive hopes for a winning season, if not a playoff berth. The Seahawks also severely damaged the postseason hopes of San Francisco. Smith, who had never had a 300-yard passing day in his first 38 NFL games, threw for a career-high 310 yards in the 49ers' new spread offense. Smith completed 27 of 45 throws and had two TD passes. ...more

December 7, 2009

Tim Ruskell resigned as president and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks and was replaced by Ruston Webster, the team's vice president of player personnel. Both previously served as executives together with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ...more

December 3, 2009

The football season ended Friday. For eight Avon Park athletes, basketball season starts tonight - four days later. ...more

November 17, 2009

Earl Garcia doesn't mince words when it comes to Charles Lovett. "He is the best receiver I've had," Hillsborough High's football coach states emphatically. ...more

November 4, 2009

Host Zephyrhills rallied Wednesday night for a 23-25, 17-25, 25-11, 25-19, 15-10 victory against Lecanto in the Class 4A-District 8 semifinal to earn its first playoff berth since 2007. ...more

October 29, 2009

Armwood volleyball coach Mike Wyatt said any of the top four seeds in the Class 5A-District 8 tournament could advance to the district championship match. ...more

October 28, 2009

Recruiting is already heating up for Freedom High junior linebackers Anthony Harrell and Keith Lewis. Head coach James Harrell, Anthony's father, said Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, South Florida and Miami have shown interest in his 6-foot-2, 220-pound son. Florida State, North Carolina and South Florida have shown interest in Lewis. ...more

October 19, 2009

As expected, Jesuit's baseball team fell from the top spot in the ESPN RISE national poll after suffering its first loss to Sarasota last week, falling five spots to No. 6. However, the Tigers are not the only Hillsborough County program in the national Top 25 this week. The Alonso Ravens made a big jump from No. 31 to No. 20 in this week's poll, giving the county two national top 25 teams. Alonso secured a spot in the 2009 state playoffs after knocking off Countryside in a Class 6A-District 7 semifinal on Tuesday. ...more

April 29, 2009

The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel from the New England Patriots in a trade for their second-round draft pick. ...more

February 28, 2009