Last week, North Carolina's LaToya Pringle was honored as the ACC Player of the Week, thanks in part to her performance in the third-ranked Tar Heels' 97-86 double-overtime victory against fourth-ranked Maryland. Pringle scored 12 of her career-high 31 points in the second overtime to cap the victory. The senior from Fayetteville, N.C., talked to The Tampa Tribune about her performance and how she would like her team to end its season in Tampa. With so many dominating players in the ACC, what does it mean to you to get this award? It feels good to finally play well against top competition in the ACC. I really wanted to attack and get into a defensive mode, but also score, so it was nice to be able to do both. Is North Carolina the team to beat in the ACC? I would think so, since we're at the top of the ACC. I think everyone wants to play their best against us. How tough is this conference right now with three teams ranked in the top 10, including two in the top five? I think it's actually the toughest conference. I know Tennessee and Connecticut are the top teams in the nation right now, but I think for a conference to be the best, you can't just have one team. We have so many teams that are ranked and ones that could be ranked. How has your game evolved at the collegiate level? I think I've extended my range. In high school, I was usually only 3 feet away from the basket. Now in college, with my height and size, I really had to extend my game. What's it like playing in the basketball Mecca of the world? I knew North Carolina was a good school and had good basketball teams. You can't really go anywhere without somebody coming up to you and saying, "I saw your game on TV" or "I came to the game." I think it's the Triangle area in general, with us, Duke and N.C. State. I think it's a huge basketball town. As it gets closer to tournament time, do you feel like your team is peaking at the right moment? After our loss to Connecticut, I think we really elevated our game to another level. I think that helped us beat Maryland and hopefully we can keep it going. Katherine Smith ...more

February 4, 2008

WEST PALM BEACH - A 12-year-old Connecticut boy may be the new Florida record holder for catching the heaviest bull shark. ...more

January 2, 2008

Junior midfielder Kevon Neaves had two goals and senior Simon Schoendorf had three assists as the University of South Florida men's soccer team defeated Georgetown 4-0 Wednesday night in the first round of the Big East Championship. ...more

November 7, 2007

TAMPA The only certainty among the University of South Florida's walking wounded is senior WR Amarri Jackson will miss his second consecutive game since injuring his knee Oct. 27 at Connecticut. ...more

November 7, 2007

Connecticut 22, USF 15 Georgia 42, Florida 30 ...more

October 28, 2007

Shattered. The University of South Florida's No. 2 ranking and its realistic hopes of playing for a national championship were dashed with Thursday night's 30-27 loss at Rutgers. ...more

October 19, 2007

Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips insisted Friday that he never said New England's three Super Bowl championships were tainted. ...more

October 13, 2007

USF UP NEXT WHO: North Carolina WHEN: Saturday, noon ...more

September 16, 2007

Dear Abby: I am a 17-year-old high school senior. My parents and I don't get along. I swear to goodness that they hate me, plus they don't trust a single thing that I do. I am about to ship out for training in the Army, and I will be gone six months. ...more

September 9, 2007