As winner of the local Take an NFL Player to School contest, student Justin Austin got to catch a ride to class Tuesday with Bucs wide receiver Michael Clayton. The two arrived at Oak Grove Middle School in Clearwater in a limo. Clayton used the visit to impress upon students the importance of good health. To drive his point home, he led the children in physical activities as part of the NFL's Play 60 campaign. ...more

December 9, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will be back on the field Sunday against the San Diego Chargers after missing two games because of a concussion. ...more

November 14, 2009

A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed the judge who ruled against the NFL and let quarterback Michael Vick keep more than $16 million in roster bonuses from the Atlanta Falcons. ...more

November 11, 2009

Michael Vick is out of prison and headed home, broke and reviled for running a vicious dogfighting ring, but hopeful for a second chance at his once-charmed life as a star NFL quarterback. ...more

May 21, 2009

The police officer who pulled out his gun and threatened an NFL player with jail instead of allowing him inside a hospital where his mother-in-law was dying resigned Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

A police officer was placed on administrative leave Thursday over a traffic stop involving an NFL player whom he kept in a hospital parking lot and threatened to arrest while his mother-in-law died inside the building. ...more

March 26, 2009

Lakeland native Spencer Duhm lasted five weeks on "Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands" but the youngest player in the series' history was voted out when his tribe turned on him. ...more

March 13, 2009

TAMPA – Tyrone McKenzie has traveled from Riverview to Michigan to Iowa and back to Florida in hopes of one day becoming an NFL player. ...more

February 23, 2009

Celebrities and celebrity-seekers dance the night away at some of the area's hottest Super Bowl parties. ...more

January 31, 2009

All across Tampa Bay, football fans and party fans are attending huge shindigs in celebration of the big game. ...more

January 31, 2009