On Thanksgiving Day, Chamberlain High's football players gathered in their locker room before an early morning practice to share what they were thankful for. When it became his turn to speak, head coach Billy Turner had to fight back tears. As he looked into his players' faces, he told them that as he stood on the school's field that morning, his coaching career flashed before his eyes. Turner, 71, has 254 career wins, the winningest active football coach in Hillsborough County. He's in his 49th season, the past 30 at Chamberlain. Before this season, Turner said it was a strong possibility he would retire after this year. On Monday, he reaffirmed it. ...more

December 2, 2008

Chamberlain coach Billy Turner always knew that in order to win a Class 5A state championship, his team would have to go through Lakeland. ...more

November 29, 2008

When DE Jimmy Wilkerson signed with Tampa Bay before this season, it did not create even a ripple in the free agency pool. ...more

November 28, 2008

When DE Jimmy Wilkerson signed with Tampa Bay before this season, it did not create even a ripple in the free agency pool. ...more

November 27, 2008

No one has to tell the members of Chamberlain's boys cross country team about the adverse effects of pressure. At last season's Class 3A-Region 2 meet, the stress of trying to reach the state finals got to the Chiefs. ...more

November 20, 2008

No one has to tell the Chamberlain's boys cross country team about the adverse effects of pressure. ...more

November 19, 2008

The very concept of a "crash tax" seemed repugnant a year ago. Then Amendment 1 passed, and city officials watched their tax revenues shrink by $400,000 this year. ...more

November 12, 2008

CHAMBERLAIN ... 39 KING ... 0 THE DIFFERENCE: The Chiefs struggled with their running game early because of the Lions' impenetrable line, but Chamberlain eventually chipped away at that defense and set up a stable running game led by Dontae Aycock and Kenny Allen. ...more

November 8, 2008

Most of us have the Bucs pretty well nailed after all these years, I think. We know about the defense. We know they don't have much firepower on offense. And above all, we know that when they fall 21 points behind as they did here Sunday, they are toast. Finished. Splatt-o. ...more

November 3, 2008

Bucs wide receiver Antonio Bryant lost a friendly wager with teammate Clifton Smith on Sunday - and he couldn't be happier about it. ...more

November 3, 2008