The script for tonight's basketball game between the University of Florida and Charleston Southern probably will read like this. In an O'Connell Center only half-full because of no-show season-ticket holders, UF will feast on an opponent far lower on the basketball food chain. ...more

December 18, 2007

BRADENTON — Senior Whitney Lee scored 11 points and seniors Brenita Grant and Chelsea Davis combined for 15 more Friday night, but poor shooting hampered the Sebring girls basketball team's effort in a 39-36 loss to Braden River. ...more

December 9, 2007

LaShawn Davis didn't even consider trying out for the East Bay High School boys basketball team before last year. ...more

December 8, 2007

Once again the fans packed both sides of the gym, the noise reached headache-inducing decibels and a rare electric atmosphere accompanied a basketball game in Hernando County. ...more

December 7, 2007

He didn't even take up the game until five years ago. "Basketball's kind of a family thing," said Derick Beltran, a Spoto High School student. "I didn't start playing until around the eighth grade. I kind of picked it up from my pops first, but I've also got a few cousins that like to play." ...more

December 5, 2007

Tampa Bay Tech guard Fredrick Drayton scored five of his team-high 13 points in the final minute of the fourth quarter to give the Titans a 59-53 win against King in a Class 5A-District 8 boys basketball game Monday. ...more

December 4, 2007

SEBRING — With bodies racing up and down the court at a frenetic pace, Saturday night's boys basketball game between Sebring and Bradenton Southeast resembled a track meet. But the uptempo action was to Sebring's liking, as its defense forced 20 turnovers and guard Chris Grubb scored a game-high 20 points, while Sam Robinson added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Blue Streaks to a 58-46 win over the Seminoles. "We had to bounce back with a win because we came up a little short against Hardee on Friday night," Robinson said. "I wasn't tired because I drank a whole bunch of Kool-Aid with sugar and that always gets me hyped up. "We cut down on our turnovers in the second half and we started attacking the basket to take advantage of our size. ...more

December 3, 2007

The good news for Sickles coach Mark Key was the Gryphons defeated Mitchell 51-31 in a Class 6A-District 7 girls basketball game Thursday. ...more

November 30, 2007

Don't count out the Academy of the Holy Names. That was the message the Jaguars sent after a 58-57 win against Tampa Catholic in a Class 3A-District 11 girls basketball game Wednesday. ...more

November 29, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG -- People knew this season-opening boys basketball game between Lakewood and Northeast was something special when the Lakewood pep band serenaded its Spartans as they took the court for pregame warm-ups. ...more

November 28, 2007