Every week Tampa Bay watches highlights of a running back having an outstanding game. Then those running backs see their good fortune end against the Bucs defense. ...more

October 14, 2008

Jovan Haye, the Bucs' 285-pound defensive tackle, turned a cartwheel. And that was during the game. By the time the game was over, everybody in pewter and red had reason to turn cartwheels. ...more

October 13, 2008

Reid Brignac's mother, father and brother flew to the Tampa Bay area from Louisiana on Friday. Plans for a Cajun-style Independence Day cookout understandably were put on hold. ...more

July 5, 2008

Jordan Dumars, the son of former NBA All-Star Joe Dumars, verbally committed to the University of South Florida men's basketball program Sunday. ...more

June 24, 2008

TAMPA - Jordan Dumars, the son of former NBA all-star Joe Dumars, verbally committed to the University of South Florida's men's basketball program Sunday. A 6-foot-5, 230-pound shooting guard at Detroit's Country Day High School, Dumars said he chose USF over Duquesne, Dayton and Michigan. Duquesne was the only other school that offered him a scholarship, he said. A senior at Country Day this fall, Dumars will join the Bulls in the 2009-10 school year. ...more

June 23, 2008

For Brian Shaw, these were the true sights and sounds of Boston. Celtics flags everywhere. Fans shouting at the Lakers' bus, most of them decked out in green. Even the driver taking the team to the arena was wearing a Celtics hat. ...more

June 9, 2008

MASSACHUSETTS - Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce practiced without difficulty Sunday and was cleared to play in Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. ...more

June 8, 2008

After being critically wounded in a shooting at his Miami-Dade County home, Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor responded to simple commands from doctors Monday night after surgery. Known as a hard hitter in the NFL, he did not play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday because of a knee sprain. ...more

November 27, 2007

Maybe the critics will quiet down a bit now. Much-maligned end Mario Williams led a Houston defense that allowed no second-half points, and Andre Johnson returned for 120 yards receiving and a touchdown to help the Texans to a 23-10 win against the error-prone New Orleans Saints on Sunday. ...more

November 19, 2007

QB Kyle Wright is hopeful he will be able to play Saturday against N.C. State. ...more

October 31, 2007