Freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels threw three touchdown passes, the last a 13-yarder to David Leonard in the second overtime Saturday, and Wyoming beat Fresno State 35-28 in the New Mexico Bowl. ...more

December 20, 2009

Orlando went on an 11-0 run during the final seven minutes to scratch out a 92-83 win over the Trail Blazers. ...more

December 19, 2009

At this point in their season of discontent, the Bucs aren't into numbers. ...more

December 14, 2009

Navy has made sports' most patriotic rivalry a lopsided one. The Mids beat Army 17-3 on Saturday for their eighth straight win in the series. The loss eliminated the Black Knights' shot at playing in their first bowl game since 1996. ...more

December 13, 2009

When Plant High moved up to Class 5A this season, most people thought the defending 4A state football champs had no chance at another title. After all, the Panthers would have to go through Lakeland in the semifinals. ...more

December 12, 2009

Just like it always does at Lakeland's Bryant Stadium, Friday night's Class 5A semifinal game began with the Dreadnaughts taking the field to great fanfare, including a clanging bell and loud cannon. ...more

December 11, 2009

Mondays are the worst. Particularly for the players. Mondays, after all, are the day they sit down and review what happened on Sunday. ...more

December 8, 2009

JAGUARS ...23 TEXANS ...18 David Garrard threw two touchdown passes, Josh Scobee kicked three field goals and Jacksonville stayed in the AFC wild-card hunt with a victory against injury-depleted Houston. It was the Jaguars' fifth straight victory at home and came in front of an announced crowd of 42,079 - the lowest in franchise history. Garrard threw for 238 yards, completing passes to nine different receivers, and enjoyed his first turnover-free game in a month. He had four fumbles and an interception the past three weeks. Two of his four turnover-free games this season have come against the Texans, who have lost four in a row and appear out of the playoffs for the eighth time in as many years. ...more

December 7, 2009

Call it the great aberration, if you will, but going into Sunday there was only one team in the NFL that was better at scoring touchdowns inside their opponent's 20-yard line than the Bucs. ...more

December 6, 2009

We knew there would be days like this. Rookie quarterbacks are like that. Bucs rookie Josh Freeman had one of those days Sunday, and then some. ...more

December 6, 2009