In his final basketball home game Wednesday night, Eddie Blackshear got a surprise: His coach at Dunedin High School sent him running out with the starters. Eddie, a senior whose mother is in prison on cocaine charges, is designated as mentally disabled but trainable and is something of a celebrity at Dunedin high. He learned to read in high school and has progressed enough to enter a career education program. ...more

January 31, 2008

During his freshman year at Riverview High School, Rafael Rivera participated in a conditioning program for the upcoming season. ...more

January 30, 2008

The notion of not seeing Alonzo Mourning play basketball again is a difficult one for the Miami Heat to accept. ...more

December 21, 2007

No matter the sport, she participated just to see "how fast I could run." Tennis was her first passion, but basketball soon took over when she sprouted up in junior high. ...more

December 17, 2007

Shawnta Snakovsky, a senior guard at Sickles, was a first-team All-Hillsborough County selection last season. This season, she has helped the Gryphons to a 9-0 start while averaging 21.9 points, 5.8 steals and five rebounds per game. ...more

December 6, 2007

Shantia Grace scored a career-high 29 points to lead South Florida past Florida International 84-56 in women's basketball Thursday. ...more

November 30, 2007

A year ago, Kevin Burnell was a new kid on varsity just trying to find his way and plugging in his skills wherever they could be used. ...more

November 30, 2007

Some Benito Middle students opted to extend their school day last week during the school's annual student night out. ...more

November 3, 2007

As Tampa prepares to host the Women's Final Four in April, the Tribune will talk to notable players and coaches about how they began in the sport. Today, in the debut of an occasional series, it's Lakewood High coach Necole Tunsil, a two-time prep All-American for the Spartans and a key member of Iowa's 1993 Final Four team. ...more

October 10, 2007

TAMPA – Una ex estudiante de la secundaria Wharton, quien tuvo una reciente relación sexual por dos años con su maestra y entrenadora, le dijo al juez el lunes que no quiere que su maestra vaya a prisión. ...more

October 9, 2007