Taylor DeMesa and Paige Russell had just helped their Academy of the Holy Names swim team finish fifth at the City Relays, but their work was far from over. ...more

September 17, 2008

The Jaguars had the lead, the momentum and the homefield advantage. None of that mattered to Trent Edwards. ...more

September 15, 2008

Ira Kaufman, NFL beat writer for The Tampa Tribune, reviews Week 1 of the NFL season and looks forward to Week Two. ...more

September 11, 2008

Vince Young has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will not play Sunday at Cincinnati. Young got the results of an MRI exam Tuesday, hours after the Titans sought police help in finding the quarterback the team described as "emotionally down" after he had been booed by fans. ...more

September 10, 2008

September 7, 2008

Rookie Aqib Talib has pretty much sewn up the third, or nickel, cornerback spot. He would have to either get hurt or mess up badly in tonight's exhibition finale to lose the job. ...more

August 28, 2008

Midway through the fourth quarter Saturday night, Bucs CB Marcus Hamilton and LB Antoine Cash were hurt on the same play. ...more

August 24, 2008

The time was 7:34 p.m. In the deafening bedlam that is Bucs-Jaguars preseason football, Jon Gruden turned to Jeff Garcia, at last, and told him to run the offense. ...more

August 23, 2008

Quarterback Jeff Garcia finally saw his first action of the preseason Saturday night in the Bucs' 23-17 loss to Jacksonville at Raymond James Stadium, but the results weren't pretty. ...more

August 23, 2008

In The Trenches The loss of Davin Joseph to a broken right foot means the Bucs almost certainly will start the season with rookie Jeremy Zuttah at right guard. Zuttah gets his first taste of life as an NFL starter tonight, and he definitely bears watching. Zuttah played mostly tackle last year at Rutgers and is still learning the guard position. He hasn't played like a newcomer in camp workouts or preseason practices, but he is going against a couple of strong veterans in John Henderson and Rob Meier tonight. If the Bucs can move the ball and protect the passer the way they did when Joseph was healthy, it will be a good indication they can weather the storm without Joseph. It's too much to ask Zuttah to consistently play at the level Joseph did, but the line as a whole must remain a strength for the Bucs to be viable playoff contenders. If the Bucs can push around the Jaguars the way they did the Dolphins and Patriots, it will boost confidence. ...more

August 23, 2008