The Atlantic Coast Conference has moved the start of its football championship game at Raymond James Stadium to prime time but is moving to ESPN after four years on ABC. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. Dec. 5. ...more

June 17, 2009

The woman handed me a stack of gift wish lists. That's not all that unusual this time of year, especially around our house where the lists include electronic devices I have (a) never heard of and (b) can't afford. It has been like that for a long time now, but it has only been in recent years that telephones exist that do everything except, apparently, make phone calls. ...more

December 10, 2008

FOOTBALL HCA Head Coach David Raley reaches one of his dreams with undefeated Lions team in tow. ...more

November 13, 2008

When the Atlantic Coast Conference's football championship game was awarded to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, local fans already had their dream matchup. ...more

November 5, 2008

Only 10 days ago, the door seemed shut on Tampa's chances of regularly hosting the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship game. ...more

February 26, 2008

As people headed toward Tampa International Airport in March at the end of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, they passed a massive billboard erected by the Tampa Bay Sports Commission. ...more

December 13, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference football championship game is coming to Tampa. Raymond James Stadium will host ACC Championship Games in 2008 and '09, ACC commissioner John Swofford announced today. ...more

December 12, 2007

Tampa Bay Sports Commission executive director Rob Higgins and a group of Tampa officials were close to finishing their presentation to Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday when Higgins' cell phone rang. ...more

November 14, 2007