Brooks, Mehra Hailed For Work Benefiting Children About 300 guests attended the seventh annual Champion for Children awards ceremony and dinner Oct. 2 at the Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza in Tampa. The dinner, the signature event for Voices for Children of Hillsborough County Inc., the fundraising branch of Guardian Ad Litem, honored Tampa Bay Buccaneer Derrick Brooks as the 2008 Champion for Children for his work with youths, including The Brooks Bunch, Derrick Brooks Charities and Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in North Tampa. Tampa psychiatrist Rahul Mehra was presented with the Guardian Angel Award for volunteering for Guardian Ad Litem, the nonprofit agency that assigns volunteers to represent children who need help during legal proceedings. The evening, called "Old Havana Nights," raised more than $43,000 and featured an outdoor cocktail reception with cigar bar, a chance drawing for a collection of 60 bottles of wine donated by board members, a silent auction, dinner and dancing. The emcee was former Buccaneers offensive lineman Ian Beckles, a host on WDAE, 620 AM. ...more

October 13, 2008

"You look at great rushing teams and it's not so much the 4-yard gain, 4-yard gain, 4-yard gain," Florida football coach Urban Meyer is saying. "It's a 4-yard gain, 5 yards and then, suddenly, 75 yards. And those two cats bring that to the table." ...more

October 7, 2008

We are only two weeks into fall, and as the weather gradually changes, so will fashion. ...more

October 5, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: The Durant (2-2) defense kept King's offense off the board after the Lions had two first-quarter possessions inside the Cougars' 30-yard line following turnovers. Durant's Marvin Dexter blocked one field-goal attempt and King's holder was unable to handle the snap on its second attempt to put points on the board. ...more

September 27, 2008

FOOTBALL LEOPARDS LOOK TO SNAP 2-GAME LOSING STREAK ...more

September 26, 2008

The wall never came down. Brian Griese threw 67 passes against the Chicago Bears. ...more

September 23, 2008

It's no secret that River Ridge's football team has struggled for the past few seasons. Double-digit losing streaks affect the existing players and discourage prospective players from trying out for the team. Despite the losses and low morale, however, someone who wants to make a difference is on the horizon for the Royal Knights. ...more

September 21, 2008

During the past five football seasons, Hillsborough has owned Chamberlain. Friday night, the Chiefs took back ownership of the rivalry. ...more

September 20, 2008

Eddie Rosenbaum once shared the dream of every youth football player to line up at quarterback and be the one to lead his team to victory. ...more

September 19, 2008

FOOTBALL   Belleview (0-2) comes in attempting to snap a 5-game losing skein while Springstead (1-1) seeks to get off the canvas after last week's last-minute setback at NCT. ...more

September 19, 2008