Rogers Redding, the SEC's coordinator of football officials, said Florida LB Brandon Spikes - suspended for Saturday's game against Vanderbilt after a video showing him poking into the helmet of Georgia RB Washaun Ealey gained national attention - won't endure extra scrutiny by officials the rest of the year. ...more

November 8, 2009

Two of the nation's most successful high school football programs square off Friday night in a nationally televised game when the Lakeland Dreadnaughts travel to Concord, Calif., to take on De La Salle High School (10 p.m. EST on ESPN2). ...more

September 24, 2009

An unnamed buyer has shelled out $500 for a copy of a high school yearbook that contains pictures of an Orlando woman accused of killing her daughter. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the 2003 Colonial High School yearbook with pictures of Casey Anthony was sold on the Web site eBay.com Wednesday. The book didn't belong to Anthony, who is charged with murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. It sold for $499.99, plus shipping and insurance. ...more

June 4, 2009

As texting creeps into the nation's courtrooms, local judges say the best way to avoid pitfalls is by removing the temptation. ...more

March 26, 2009

Maria Menounos of NBC's Today Show put the spotlight on Sun City Center with a recent filming of the Vintage Babes softball team as they competed against women from Hillsborough Correctional Institution. ...more

March 25, 2009

As texting and tweeting creep into the nation's courtrooms, local judges say the best way to avoid pitfalls is by removing the temptation. ...more

March 20, 2009

Jessica Simpson's concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival may have gotten mixed reviews from music critics. ...more

March 18, 2009

Jessica Simpson's concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival may have gotten mixed reviews from music critics. But the 28-year-old pop-turned-country singer's looks at the festival were a big hit. The blond diva put to rest rumors of a weight gain the minute she took the stage. At least three celebrity Web sites ran photos and stories on Simpson and the Daisy Duke short-shorts she wore during her hourlong concert. ...more

March 11, 2009

A local murder suspect who drew national attention in 2005 for perching himself atop a crane in Atlanta for 56 hours was found guilty today and sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 13, 2009

The murder suspect who drew national attention in 2005 for perching himself atop a crane in Atlanta for 56 hours was found guilty today and sentenced to life in prison. ...more

February 12, 2009