"American Idol" sponsor AT&T says a few overeager company employees helped Arkansas fans vote by text at viewing parties — but didn't influence the final results. ...more

May 27, 2009

There are no words needed to describe just how tough Saturday's Class 3A-District 5 wrestling tournament at East Bay will be. All you have to do is look at the results from last weekend's Hillsborough County Championships. ...more

February 3, 2009

Getting a senior to change his game midseason was not the easiest thing, but it has been paying off for the Plant City High boys basketball team. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Tarpon Springs High School junior varsity football team commemorated its first 7-0 undefeated season since the 1970s with its annual banquet last week and presentation of awards to top performers. ...more

December 27, 2008

It wasn't an election. It was THE election. These blacks from Tampa filled in the bubble for a candidate they felt passionately about. ...more

November 5, 2008

Brandon senior standout wrestler Eric Grajales has verbally committed to Michigan. ...more

October 14, 2008

Don't be fooled by Jacksonville's 139 rushing yards against Houston - QB David Garrard accounted for 41 of them. The Jags can't be taken seriously as a Super Bowl threat until they get Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew going on the ground. ... The Chargers are still packing a lot of heat on enemy QBs despite the season-ending loss of Pro Bowl OLB Shawne Merriman, one of the game's premier pass rushers. Credit veteran defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell for mixing up San Diego's fronts and coverages. ... Besides the 4-0 record, here's another reason why Buffalo's Dick Jauron is the early frontrunner as NFL Coach of the Year. Trailing the Rams 14-6 on the road at halftime, Buffalo ran on 21 of its 29 second-half snaps. That's faith in your guys up front to get it done, folks. ... Keep your chin up, Jay Cutler - even when John Elway was in his prime, he usually struggled at Arrowhead. ... The good, the bad and the ugly were all on display as Kurt Warner threw for 472 yards against the Jets but had a hand in six of Arizona's seven turnovers. ...more

September 30, 2008

One of the advantages of senior citizenship is that I've heard it all before..... ...more

June 14, 2008

One of the advantages of senior citizenship is that I've heard it all before - for at least the last 65 years. ...more

June 14, 2008

Now that Sen. Barack Obama has enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, the history-making victory by a black candidate is complicated by another first: a runner-up who doesn't know how to count. ...more

June 5, 2008