St. Petersburg Beach angling fanatics Brad Ball, Chris Turner and Kevin Ahearn have spent many hours around the docks of Florida's west coast, and they had one common observation: The dock lights at most residences and waterfront businesses are ugly, inefficient and short-lived. ...more

February 8, 2009

Billy Flutie, the Boston College backup quarterback and nephew of Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie, threw for a 9-yard touchdown on a fake field goal Saturday to lead the 20th-ranked Eagles to a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in Tampa with a 28-21 victory over Maryland. ...more

November 30, 2008

Everette Brown wasted no time in joining the 10-sack club for a single season Saturday night. The junior defensive end took Chris Turner to the ground on Maryland's first drive. He became the 13th Seminole to make at least that many sacks in a season and the first since Alonzo Jackson in 2002. ...more

November 23, 2008

A road win and a Rhodes win. Not a bad Saturday for the Florida State football program. ...more

November 23, 2008

Chris Turner engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter drive that produced a 26-yard field goal by Obi Egekeze with 1:42 left, and Maryland beat No. 17 North Carolina 17-15 Saturday for its school-record sixth consecutive win against a ranked opponent. ...more

November 16, 2008

For three quarters, California appeared to be sleepwalking against Maryland. ...more

September 14, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded outside an apartment building early Tuesday as he and a former teammate waited for two women they had met at a nightclub, police said. ...more

September 3, 2008

If there was any doubt whether the McDonald's Tampa Hoops Classic could thrive in Tampa, an electrifying championship game at Jefferson High School on Saturday should have solidified the tournament's place within the city. ...more

December 30, 2007

Matt Ryan threw four touchdown passes and Boston College pulled away with four interceptions late in the first half to overwhelm Bowling Green 55-24 Saturday and get off to its best start in 65 years. ...more

October 7, 2007

Rutgers apparently doesn't like being in the Top 10. Backup quarterback Chris Turner led three second-half scoring drives, Keon Lattimore rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown and Maryland's defense shut down Ray Rice and No. 10 Rutgers' high-powered offense in a stunning 34-24 victory Saturday. ...more

September 30, 2007