People enjoy watching football in most places across this land, but Pittsburgh isn't like most places and Pennsylvania isn't like most states. Football isn't a diversion there, nor is it something to be lightly debated over the water cooler or simply enjoyed as one might enjoy a good dinner. ...more

January 30, 2009

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING "I certainly look forward to partnering with him on various community projects in Tampa. He certainly meant a lot to me as a role model; displaying high character, great integrity and consistency as a man. We cannot ask for a better ambassador for the game of football than Coach Dungy as he has always lived his life by faith, family and football, in that order." ...more

January 13, 2009

Virgil Cooper sat on the Avon Park locker room floor with a brace on his right knee as teammates and friends filed past the senior who'd likely just played his last game of football for the Red Devils. ...more

November 9, 2008

There was a point during Friday night's 31-14 Land O' Lakes victory against River Ridge when the score could have gotten out of hand. ...more

November 1, 2008

DEFENSIVE MVP PROFILE Springstead senior Bryce Hollingshead used football to help turnaround his performance in the classroom. ...more

September 4, 2008

Had Bryce Hollingshead continued on the pace he set forth his freshman year at Springstead High, the Eagles would be minus their best defensive back this season. ...more

September 4, 2008

Chamberlain football coach Billy Turner, 70, will begin his 49th season as a coach and his 29th as Chamberlain's head coach on Friday. As a head coach he has earned 244 victories, making him the all-time winningest active coach in Hillsborough County. He has a 244-149 overall record and a 199-118 record at Chamberlain. ...more

August 27, 2008

AVON PARK — Eight-year old A.J. Mitchell stood in the proper stance and took off like a dart when the word "Go" was yelled, running his route with a huge smile on his face. It was a classic tale of grin meeting gridiron, as Mitchell got his first taste of football along with 70 kids from Highlands County, who braved the muggy mornings and participated in the C&C All-Star Football Clinic at Memorial Field. Chris Hawthorne and Gaingo Hipps of Avon Park, along with former Lake Placid and Florida Gator football player Zep Augustine, organized the fundamentals clinic and were pleased with the turnout. "We're trying to emphasize the fundamentals with all the kids," Augustine said. "We want to introduce the kids to competition and teach them to love the game of football." The kids were broken down into three age groups (ages 6-10, 11-13 and 14-16) and run through basic stretching and warm-up exercises before breaking them off with their position instructors. ...more

June 8, 2008

Nearly a decade ago, Kenny Kelly walked away from the game of football. This spring, he found his way back to the gridiron. ...more

May 28, 2008

Randy Moss joined the Patriots this season determined to avoid off-field problems. Now he's in the middle of one, just days before Sunday's AFC Championship Game. ...more

January 17, 2008