For better or worse, the Bucs were going to ride their Cadillac in overtime. ...more

December 28, 2009

Many years ago — actually BBT (Before Boob Tubes) — a talented comedian recorded a tongue-in-cheek monologue about the growing popularity of football (baseball was then still the national sport). He explained, in his country-boy way, how he attended a game and was swept along by a rather frightening crowd making their way into a place where a bunch of seats surrounded a cow pasture marked with white lines. ...more

December 26, 2009

The Bucs won another game Sunday. They traveled way out west and handily beat Seattle. ...more

December 24, 2009

Some of the very best high school senior football players in the Sunshine State get a final chance to sparkle in tonight's Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic at Firemen's Field. ...more

December 22, 2009

Some of the very best senior football players in the Sunshine State have converged on Sebring because of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic. ...more

December 20, 2009

The 2009 football season was supposed to be the breakout year for Wharton junior wide receiver Xavier Fisher, but a season-ending injury has left him wondering whether he might ever play the game again. ...more

December 9, 2009

Less than 24 hours before kickoff, the Miami Dolphins' outspoken linebacker was ruled out of Sunday's game against Tampa Bay because of a coach's decision. ...more

November 14, 2009

When the deed was finished, when the Bucs completed their 38-28 victory against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium, the pressure finally lifted. There will be no more talk about finishing 0-16. ...more

November 9, 2009

For one Sunday this season, the cynicism turned into euphoria for Bucs fans. ...more

November 9, 2009

A circuit judge on Wednesday threw out a complaint seeking to reinstate forfeited football games at Kathleen High School, saying he didn't think the state acted improperly or that the losing season will economically affect the team's players. ...more

November 5, 2009