Last season, Dontae Aycock rushed for 1,101 yards with 22 touchdowns and threw for 941 yards and five TDs. ...more

July 8, 2008

John Rauch, the Oakland Raiders head coach in Super Bowl II and a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Bandits assistant coach, died in his sleep Tuesday at his Oldsmar home. ...more

June 12, 2008

The Bucs wound up getting something out of that trade for Jake Plummer after all. ...more

June 11, 2008

Sports enthusiasts were surprised when the National Football League chose Tampa to host the 1984 Super Bowl. Pro football's championship game regularly rotated between much larger cities with ample hotel space, restaurants and attractions. ...more

February 6, 2008

Florida State President T.K. Wetherell will introduce Randy Spetman as FSU's new athletic director today. ...more

February 3, 2008

It's time to move Steve Mariucci from "maybe" to "definite" on the list of Washington Redskins coaching candidates. ...more

February 1, 2008

In his final season in the NFL, Martin Mayhew remembers observing and learning from the way Bucs rookie coach Tony Dungy ran the team. ...more

January 30, 2008

Florida State's quest to find a permanent athletic director to replace Dave Hart took a step forward Thursday when the school's advisory search committee finalized plans to start interviewing candidates. ...more

January 18, 2008

Previous Best of the South players. ...more

December 25, 2007

It was one week before Christmas, 2002. Ernie Sims Jr., a heavily recruited linebacker from Tallahassee North Florida Christian, was on the telephone. ...more

December 24, 2007