The last two times the University of Tampa hosted the NCAA Division II Final Four in 1994 and 2001, the Spartans finished with national championships. The 2008 Spartans team went into Friday's semifinal match against Cal State Dominguez Hills with a 9-0 home record this season, but a golden goal from Toros midfielder Scott Mariano stopped both of those streaks and ended the Spartans' season. ...more

December 6, 2008

Just a few weeks after he was booed in his home stadium, Mike Teel walked off the field Thursday night to a standing ovation. Teel threw for 447 yards and matched a Big East record with seven touchdown passes, helping Rutgers dismantle Louisville 63-14 and give the Scarlet Knights their sixth straight win. ...more

December 5, 2008

Mike Leach has removed himself from consideration for the University of Washington's coaching position, a person close to the Texas Tech coach told the Associated Press on Thursday night. ...more

December 5, 2008

School officials need to revamp sports program's structure. ...more

November 30, 2008

Call it the best cover-up of the week. Florida State QB Christian Ponder injured his back during last week's win against Maryland, and apparently no one outside the FSU program knew it. ...more

November 30, 2008

A football slipped from the Mulberry quarterback's hand, and as fate would have it, Tampa Catholic defensive lineman Michael Aguila snagged the floating ball and rumbled 25 yards for a touchdown: a touchdown with 2 minutes remaining that made it 10-0, which ended up the final score of the Class 2A state quarterfinal. ...more

November 29, 2008

The end of the football season is here for head coach Jared Hamlin, but the work has only just begun for him and his coaching staff. ...more

November 28, 2008

Surrounded by her Hillsborough High teammates after an afternoon workout, standout rower Katie Burke signed a letter-of-intent Friday to attend Duke University in 2009. For Burke, it was the culmination of a whirlwind year that saw her win state and regional championships, try out for the U.S. Junior National Team, and now join a college program viewed as an up-and-comer on the national scene. ...more

November 19, 2008

Surrounded by her Hillsborough High teammates after an afternoon workout, standout rower Katie Burke signed a letter-of-intent Friday to attend Duke University in 2009. For Burke, it was the culmination of a whirlwind year that saw her win state and regional championships, try out for the U.S. Junior National Team, and now join a college program viewed as an up-and-comer on the national scene. ...more

November 19, 2008

Surrounded by her Hillsborough High teammates after an afternoon workout, standout rower Katie Burke signed a letter-of-intent Friday to attend Duke University in 2009. For Burke, it was the culmination of a whirlwind year that saw her win state and regional championships, try out for the U.S. Junior National Team, and now join a college program viewed as an up-and-comer on the national scene. ...more

November 19, 2008