A group of Lakeland teens robbed a 16- and 12-year-old with a 12-gauge shotgun in St. Augustine Beach on Tuesday, authorities say. ...more

December 30, 2009

Sometimes we have to be reminded of what we take for granted. The holiday season always seems like an appropriate enough time. ...more

December 30, 2009

Now comes the hard part. Less than a day after stepping down as Florida football coach for health reasons, Urban Meyer changed his mind. He is now only taking an indefinite leave of absence. Gainesville is now officially the flip-flop coaching capital of the world. And, no, he isn't going to the Orlando Magic. ...more

December 28, 2009

University of South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt finally could talk about two of the Bulls' most highly touted recruits Tuesday: junior college transfers Claude Davis and Curtis Weatherspoon. ...more

December 23, 2009

A former Hernando High School football coach who left the district following allegations of inappropriately touching and drinking alcohol with students is now fighting to keep his education certification with the state. ...more

December 19, 2009

Plant High football coach Robert Weiner has been a Tampa Bay Bucs fan since the team's inception, when his family became original season-ticket holders. ...more

December 18, 2009

Defend Israel Our ally Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. It is critical that the United States take a strong stand against the efforts of the Islamic terrorist ideologues and the world media to refuse to recognize the existence of Israel. ...more

December 17, 2009

USF might do well to realize official "statements" that say nothing is bad strategy, writes Joe Henderson. ...more

December 16, 2009

The University of South Florida has opened an internal review into an alleged incident involving head coach Jim Leavitt. ...more

December 16, 2009

John Castelamare had an idea the day was coming. The day he would be told his time in the Deferred Retirement Option Program would end. There were moments this season when he talked about this possibly being his final season as Wesley Chapel's football coach. ...more

December 16, 2009