Bucs QB Josh Freeman vs. Packers CB Charles Woodson There is a lot about the Packers' confounding 3-4 defensive scheme that the Bucs rookie starter should be concerned with. Nothing should concern him more, though, than the presence of the seemingly ageless Woodson. ...more

November 8, 2009

Playing its biggest district game in a number of years should have had Lake Placid fired up for Friday night's Class 2B-District 6 matchup with Fort Myers Dunbar. ...more

November 1, 2009

TAMPA – The Bucs finally started addressing their needs on the defensive side of the ball on Sunday, drafting Texas defensive tackle Roy Miller with their third-round pick (81st overall). ...more

April 26, 2009

Having conquered their issues with space, the University of South Florida is headed to the final frontier of the WNIT. ...more

April 2, 2009

When the Titanic first hit the iceberg the people were in denial that this mighty ship could not fail, thinking that even God could not sink her. It is said that if a few things had been done, many more souls would have been saved. Things like: if all of the life boats had been filled, if wooden doors had been removed and grouped together or if the captain had allowed the ship to travel at its correct speed, the iceberg could have been avoided and all would have survived. ...more

March 21, 2009

Just short of the finish line, the home-state favorites took a fall Friday night, dispatched from SEC Tournament second-round play by the Auburn Tigers. ...more

March 14, 2009

Springstead clobbers Ocala-West Port in regional final, 76-47, to answer all the doubters and earn a spot in the state semifinals. ...more

February 28, 2009

After losing only one starter to graduation and with eight returning players, Sebring boys tennis coach Jack Holt has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the 2009 season. ...more

February 16, 2009

The pistol-shot start to the NFL's free-agency signing period is just around the corner. Before it gets here Feb. 27, the entire league will take a detour to Indianapolis, site of the annual scouting combine. ...more

February 15, 2009

The NFL combine begins Thursday and with so many players involved it can be a little overwhelming. With that in mind, the Bucs Beat looks at five players the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should be targeting with their first-round selection. ...more

February 13, 2009