With Drew Weatherford now firmly entrenched as Florida State's starting QB, Christian Ponder owning a strong grip on the backup job, and Xavier Lee's future with the team uncertain, redshirt freshman QB D'Vontrey Richardson is somewhat the forgotten man. ...more

December 30, 2007

A quarter of a century later, Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden can still hear the strange sounds coming from the stands. If he tries hard enough, he can picture Billy Allen's 95-yard kickoff return and MVP Greg Allen's two touchdown runs that night in Jacksonville. ...more

December 30, 2007

In those early days, shortly after Garrison Sanborn started playing in the Tampa Bay Youth League, his mom would take her only boy and a few pillows out to the yard for practice. ...more

December 28, 2007

In the wake of an academic cheating scandal that forced FSU to leave more than 20 scholarship players home, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has come under extra scrutiny, prompting some to call for his retirement. ...more

December 28, 2007

Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly. ...more

December 28, 2007

In the wake of an academic cheating scandal that forced Florida State to leave 25 scholarship players home, a lot of uncertainty surrounds what kind of team FSU will have in Monday's Music City Bowl against Kentucky. ...more

December 27, 2007

Michigan senior running back Mike Hart had one goal for this season. Hint: It wasn't a trip to the Capital One Bowl. ...more

December 24, 2007

The Tennessee Titans have a chance to win their way into their first playoff berth since 2003, thanks to help from Cincinnati and their own stingy, quarterback-hitting defense. ...more

December 24, 2007

American Eric Volz was freed by a judge Friday despite an uproar in Nicaragua, after an appeals court overturned his conviction and 30-year-sentence in the slaying of his Nicaraguan girlfriend. ...more

December 22, 2007

Sitting under a pavilion with children on his lap, Santa Claus was comfortable and out of the elements while children relayed their wishes. ...more

December 22, 2007