Sometime during his team's Class 5A District 8 basketball game against Plant City on Dec. 16, Durant first-year coach Trent Tice looked across the court and asked his senior point guard Jeffrey Thomas for some advice. ...more

December 23, 2009

An 18-year-old high school basketball player in Jacksonville has died after collapsing at halftime. Phillip Jackson played the entire second quarter, but none of the first, for Sandalwood High School on Monday. ...more

December 22, 2009

Damion James led a scoring frenzy that carried No. 2 Texas (10-0) to a 103-90 victory against No. 10 North Carolina (8-3) on Saturday in the first basketball game at Cowboys Stadium. ...more

December 20, 2009

PLANT CITY - Durant junior forward Andre Nation brought a capacity crowd to its feet. Nation dazzled with alley oops and two-handed dunks en route to a career-high 31 points, along with 12 rebounds, three blocks and three steals, leading the Cougars past Plant City 63-49 in a Class 5A-District 8 boys basketball game Wednesday. ...more

December 17, 2009

Many friends and family members thought it would never last, this odd couple. He was kind of a carouser, a jock-type. She was more reserved, kind of a homebody. ...more

November 28, 2009

TAMPA The Academies, a not-for-profit public charter school for students with learning-related disabilities, hosted its second annual Family Abilities Information Rally on Oct. 17. Yes! of America United co-hosted the event along with Hillsborough County. ...more

November 25, 2009

As if President Obama didn't have enough on his plate with health care and Afghanistan, he's now faced with the problem that can't be solved: Women. ...more

October 29, 2009

The University of Florida men's basketball team watched the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday just like all the others. ...more

March 17, 2009

The Auburn Tigers played Tennessee and Mississippi State twice each this season. The Tigers beat Tennessee 78-77 in Auburn during the regular season, and lost 94-85 in Saturday's SEC Tournament semifinal. They beat Mississippi State twice in the regular season, 91-76 at home and 76-58 on the road. ...more

March 14, 2009

Jefferson coach Tom Mosca said Clearwater was a much better team than the one that dismantled the Dragons by 39 points last year. Turns out, Jefferson was better too. ...more

February 18, 2009