Two of the nation's most successful high school football programs square off Friday night in a nationally televised game when the Lakeland Dreadnaughts travel to Concord, Calif., to take on De La Salle High School (10 p.m. EST on ESPN2). ...more

September 24, 2009

The NCAA placed Alabama's football program and 15 other of the school's athletic teams on three years' probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks. ...more

June 11, 2009

The University of South Florida's football program has the nation's worst Academic Progress Report (APR) among BCS conference schools. ...more

May 7, 2009

Florida State is appealing part of an NCAA punishment that would strip the school of victories in 10 sports, including as many as 14 in football. The university president called the penalty "excessive and inappropriate." ...more

March 17, 2009

HERNANDO COUNTY SPORTS BRIEFS ...more

March 17, 2009

The news release, written by Billy Turner himself, was only six paragraphs. That hardly seemed adequate to encapsulate a half-century of accomplishments, a half-century of memories. But the first sentence was perfect. It has been a great life! ...more

March 6, 2009

Sharks climb to 2-0 in young season by clipping archrival Hernando, 54-36. ...more

March 4, 2009

Each in the coaching quartet is vying for the position left open when Tom Fisher retired in December after 20 years at the helm of the Bulldogs football program. During that span, Fisher led the program to a 124-89 record. ...more

March 3, 2009

Now the Florida Gators know how the University of Tennessee football program feels. ...more

March 1, 2009

Tarnished Star One of my stars fell a little lower in the sky. I am a big fan of Tony Dungy. He is a wonderful role model for young and old alike. But I was dismayed to see him play the race card in Sunday's Trib ("The Sidelines Still Lack Diversity At Colleges," Views, Feb. 22). ...more

February 25, 2009