After Tampa Bay Tech and Bloomingdale split their two meetings last month, the top two girls basketball teams in Hillsborough County met again in a Class 5A-District 8 game. ...more

January 14, 2008

As he swept the gym floor the day before his team's toughest challenge of the season to date, Tampa Prep boys basketball coach Joe Fenlon walked over to his star player, 6-foot-7 senior forward David Waller, and shared with him a premonition. ...more

January 13, 2008

When she closes her eyes, college sophomore Courtney Ioane can visualize the statue of Bruce Lee that she wants erected on the University of Washington campus. ...more

December 30, 2007

SEBRING — The front entrance of Sebring High School ran out of tickets before Friday night's non-district meeting between the Sebring and Lake Placid boys basketball teams. But that didn't stop the Blue Streaks from putting on a show. After the Highlands County rivals traded baskets for much of the first half, Sebring took over in the third quarter, as Sam Robinson's 20 points and six rebounds paced the Streaks to a 71-51 romp of Lake Placid. ...more

December 23, 2007

It's fair to say that football and baseball are the two most popular and nationally recognized high school sports in Hillsborough County. It's also fair to say basketball is a distant third. ...more

December 21, 2007

At the beginning of the school year, her first at Lennard High School, sophomore Caitlyn Wilson sometimes found it difficult to balance school and sports. ...more

December 15, 2007

Tonight the University of South Florida's red-hot men's basketball team hosts UAB. Football coach Jim Leavitt will even be there, with his body painted green and gold. However, the best story inside the Sun Dome will be sitting in the stands. ...more

December 8, 2007

If the boys basketball teams from Plant City and Durant have their way, there will be at least three meetings between the rivals this season. Two are on the regular schedule. ...more

December 1, 2007

AVON PARK — Size is going to be a key factor for both Lake Placid and Avon Park girls basketball teams this season, but in different ways altogether. While the Red Devils have plenty of size in the post, the Green Dragons are lacking presence in the middle, a trend that was on full display during Avon Park's 40-18 win over Lake Placid on Tuesday at APHS. The Red Devils got good production inside from forwards Breanna Tate and Daija Barrett, who hauled in countless rebounds, while Avon Park's defense held the visiting Green Dragons to four points in a second quarter that saw the Red Devils build a 14-point lead at half time. ...more

November 29, 2007

The truth about the Florida State and Florida men's basketball teams lies somewhere between the reputations they carried into Friday. The Seminoles couldn't possibly be as bad as they appeared last week in losses to Cleveland State and South Florida, and the Gators couldn't possibly be as good as they appeared while buzz-sawing their first five opponents by an average of 33.6 points. ...more

November 24, 2007