Despite allegations that a Newsome High School soccer coach had sex with a female student, members of the girls soccer team said they were not distracted from their game Friday night against Lakeland powerhouse George Jenkins High School. ...more

February 2, 2008

Denise Brooks-Clauser needn't look further than her own backyard in Belmar, N.J., to get a glimpse of her future. ...more

January 26, 2008

Chanele Patton, a 5-foot-9 senior forward at Blake, endured a long, drawn-out coaching search and watched teammates transfer to other schools before the start of the season. But through it all, she remained loyal to Blake and has helped the Yellow Jackets to a 13-5 record while averaging 19 points and eight rebounds per game. ...more

January 17, 2008

For the last month, watching college basketball on cable network ESPN has been about as exciting as watching paint dry. ...more

January 15, 2008

Educator. Coach. Pastor. Father and grandfather. Prison evangelist. Community servant. The Rev. Abe Brown is one of Tampa's last surviving icons from the days before people of color had rights. Some of his peers were more vocal in their leadership — the late Rev. Leon Lowry and Bob Gilder, to name two. Brown, meanwhile, quietly influenced thousands of lives and change in this community. It is only fitting that his biblical name means "father of many nations." "He's the property of history. Our history," says Tampa's poet laureate, James Tokley. "He is the coach of men, of the community and of the hopeless." At the end of the year, Brown, now 80, retires from one job so he can plunge into another. Although he has certainly earned the right to enjoy some time off, that's just not his nature. Because wherever there's work that needs to be done, there is Abe Brown. ...more

December 23, 2007

Coach wasn't putting up with anything from Al Barnes. The teenager knew that when he saw Abe Brown on the porch, talking to his mama. ...more

December 23, 2007

AVON PARK — Tears of joy and sorrow mixed with laughter and joyous ovations, as the legacy of Earnest Perkins filled the APHS auditorium, and supporters young and old paid tribute to the former Avon Park football coach. "This was a very sentimental night for all of us," said Red Devil senior captain Fred Mixon Jr. "It hasn't really hit me yet that he isn't the coach anymore, even though I'm graduating. He was more than a coach to all of his players. "I'm blessed that I was a part of this and belong to the last Circle of Honor." ...more

December 16, 2007

Despite playing without its main cog Friday night, the University of South Florida men's basketball team nearly gave new coach Stan Heath a victory in his Bulls debut. ...more

November 10, 2007

Leonard Hamilton is no fool. The Florida State basketball coach is entering his 20th season as a collegiate head coach. He also spent a season as an NBA head coach and six years as associate head coach at basketball-crazy Kentucky. Hamilton knows that you win, or eventually you lose your job. ...more

November 7, 2007

There is a revival happening at Brandon High, and it doesn't involve a choir or a preacher. ...more

November 6, 2007