On a team littered with big-play potential, RB Jeff Demps may trump them all. ...more

October 24, 2008

Star Of The Game: Matt Garza The Rays needed an inspired performance in Sunday night's Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field. That's exactly what they received from right-hander Matt Garza, who pitched the game of his life in a 3-1 victory against the Boston Red Sox, sending Tampa Bay to its first World Series. Garza, the ALCS Most Valuable Player, allowed just two hits in seven innings on 118 pitches - he started the eighth, but was immediately removed when shortstop Jason Bartlett booted Alex Cora's routine grounder. He struck out nine and walked three, finishing 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA in the ALCS. ...more

October 20, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Spoto's Alex Byers scored on a 47-yard pass from Jamaurice Burgess late in the second quarter; then, on the next play from scrimmage, he picked off a pass and scored on a 53-yard return. ...more

October 17, 2008

Roy Cummings analyzes the crucial Week 6 matchup. ...more

October 11, 2008

Junior tailback Jermaine West rushed for two touchdowns and returned an interception for a score on Friday night to lead Mulberry past Lake Placid 49-7 in a Class 2A-District 5 game at the Phosphate Bowl. ...more

October 11, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Bishop Verot (4-1) led the battle of field position and was able to grind it out for both halves without using big plays. Lennard (3-3) threatened early in the first quarter, but Hugo Delpapenha came up with a big interception to stop a rally and the Vikings capped it off with a 1-yard scoring run by Schon Thomas. ...more

October 11, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Junior quarterback C.J. Bennett led the charge for the potent Alonso offense, throwing for 350 yards and 4 TDs. He hit his favorite target, junior running back Jesse Avaya, seven times for 160 yards. ...more

October 11, 2008

All afternoon, even after the rain began to fall and the fatigue set in, Tampa Bay's defense was stout. ...more

October 6, 2008

Change Of Plans The Bucs and Broncos were still feeling each other out when the Bucs walked to the line for a second-and-8 play from their 22 midway through the first quarter. Bucs QB Brian Griese didn't like what he saw and immediately checked out of his original play and into a run to the right for Earnest Graham. Good call. With the Broncos' defense running around a bit, Graham ran around their left flank for 14 yards before being run out of bounds. Two plays later, a 38-yard run by Warrick Dunn got the Bucs into scoring position. The Bucs didn't let the chance go to waste. After three plays netted them 6 yards, they still capitalized, notching a 33-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead with 4:28 left in the quarter. ...more

October 6, 2008

University of Florida coach Urban Meyer often repeats a favorite saying when calling for a player to step up under adverse circumstances. If someone drops the rifle, Meyer's challenge goes, another player must be ready to pick it up and continue the fight. ...more

October 4, 2008