NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says fears of a looming rookie wage scale are unfounded and collegiate underclassmen should not be misled into thinking such a system will be in place by 2010 as they weigh their decisions to forgo their eligibility to enter the NFL next year. ...more

December 29, 2008

ABOUT THE TEAM: The Tribune's All-Hillsborough County volleyball team was selected by staff writer Nick Williams. The team was selected based on regular-season and postseason performances. The various all-conference teams selected by the county's head coaches were strongly considered. The Tribune's player and coach of the year will be announced at the annual Parade of Athletes banquet in May. ...more

December 28, 2008

Football coaches and athletic directors have been aware for some time the Florida High School Athletic Association was planning a district realignment. The verdict finally came in Monday afternoon. ...more

December 26, 2008

Tampa Bay Tech football coach C.C. Culpepper's voice cracked as he stared in disbelief at the award he'd just won. ...more

December 11, 2008

The voting served as a mere technicality, an attempt to maintain a democratic selection process. ...more

December 7, 2008

GIRLS SOCCER Hernando High sophomore striker Hailey Royal just misses tying school record for most goals in one match by notching four first-half goals in Lady Leopards' 5-1 win over South Sumter. HHS EARNS 11th STRAIGHT SERIES WIN OVER SSHS ...more

November 26, 2008

FOOTBALL NCT represented by 3A's Coach of the Year Jamie Joyner, 3A's Player of the Year Michael Fields, Chad Dampier, D.J. Williams and Britt Langley while Springstead was represented by Ben Noury, Stan Miele, Nate Schafer and Domnique Roberson. NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR GAME SET DEC. 23 ...more

November 4, 2008

FOOTBALL   Springstead's Bill Vonada not only became the school's all-time wins leader (50) Friday night, he's also the county's longest tenured football coach across 65 turbulent years. ...more

September 25, 2008

Nearly two years ago, his college football career appeared to be over. Florida International University's Marshall McDuffie Jr. - after his role in an ugly 2006 football brawl with Miami that made national headlines, forced 31 player suspensions and indirectly led to the firing of both head coaches - was kicked off the team. ...more

September 19, 2008

FOOTBALL   Hernando High Head Coach John Palmer makes long awaited debut against archrival Central High at 7:30 p.m. attempting to snap a couple of Leopard hexes.   IT'S BEEN 23 YEARS SINCE ANY HHS COACH OPENED WITH A WIN   ...more

September 5, 2008