No matter how the Lightning play tonight against the Wild, the aftermath won't be anything like what occurred after the team's 16th game last year. ...more

November 12, 2009

In his three years at Berkeley Prep, Coach Dominick Ciao has turned the program into playoff contenders again. Tonight against state No. 1 ranked Class 1A Fort Meade, Ciao and company will find out how far they have come, and possibly how far they have to go. ...more

October 23, 2009

Two of the top Class 6A, District 7 pitchers faced off Thursday night when Countryside's Alyssa Bache and Mitchell's Olivia Kline took the mound for an early-season showdown between potential playoff contenders. ...more

February 12, 2009

They've played half their games with a backup quarterback and with a spare part at right guard, yet the Bucs are still an impressive 5-3 at the midway point of the season. ...more

November 2, 2008

In The Trenches The loss of Davin Joseph to a broken right foot means the Bucs almost certainly will start the season with rookie Jeremy Zuttah at right guard. Zuttah gets his first taste of life as an NFL starter tonight, and he definitely bears watching. Zuttah played mostly tackle last year at Rutgers and is still learning the guard position. He hasn't played like a newcomer in camp workouts or preseason practices, but he is going against a couple of strong veterans in John Henderson and Rob Meier tonight. If the Bucs can move the ball and protect the passer the way they did when Joseph was healthy, it will be a good indication they can weather the storm without Joseph. It's too much to ask Zuttah to consistently play at the level Joseph did, but the line as a whole must remain a strength for the Bucs to be viable playoff contenders. If the Bucs can push around the Jaguars the way they did the Dolphins and Patriots, it will boost confidence. ...more

August 23, 2008

Manny's on the move. Junior, too. With more than 1,100 homers between them, two of baseball's greatest sluggers switched leagues just before the trade deadline Thursday to play prominent roles for playoff contenders. ...more

August 1, 2008

This week, eight local football teams played the second week of Pasco County's 7-on-7 league, whose popularity has exploded from two teams to quadruple that in three years. ...more

June 27, 2008

They always said it would be like this. There would be crazy fans wearing funny hats and people waiting in line to buy tickets. Tropicana Field would be a lively place, not the drab mausoleum with catwalks it is so often depicted to be. There would be noise. There would be victories for the home team. ...more

June 21, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A constant state of rebuilding has been the blueprint for the Lake Placid softball team over the past few years, and head coach Marilyn Jones knows all too well the reasons why. ...more

February 20, 2008

The glamour position in today's NHL no longer is distinguished by the finesse of Wayne Gretzky, the awe-inspiring end-to-end rushes of Bobby Orr, or even the grit of Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe. ...more

February 18, 2008