TAMPA - Hunters have snapped up nearly all the available permits for this year's alligator hunting season, leaving only about 100 this morning of the roughly 4,800 permits that were to be issued. ...more

June 4, 2008

From the moment B.J. Askew arrived in Tampa last year, Bucs coach Jon Gruden never turned down an opportunity to extol him. ...more

June 3, 2008

When Plant's Preston Tucker learned he was named to the Hillsborough County squad of the Rays High School All-Star Classic, he dreamed of hitting a home run. ...more

June 2, 2008

Flawed Reasoning "Move to question." ...more

May 23, 2008

In Hernando County, 14 women are spending Mother's Day with their children at the Dawn Center's shelter. ...more

May 11, 2008

NEW TAMPA - Four years after the first homeowner moved into Live Oak Preserve, the gated community will become truly gated Sunday. The New Tampa neighborhood's main gate is accessed from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, across from Wharton High School. A second, unmanned gate is accessed from Imperial Oak Boulevard near Turner Elementary. "Residents had expressed concerns about the gate by the [elementary] school being open during the day," Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said, "so we're going to close all the gates during the day, and the front gate will be manned 24 hours a day." ...more

May 9, 2008

MAGIC 115, 76ERS 99 PHILADELPHIA (99) - Iguodala 10-19 4-4 25, Young 2-10 0-0 4, Dalembert 1-4 4-8 6, Miller 8-15 9-11 25, Green 9-16 2-2 21, Williams 6-10 5-7 18, Booth 0-1 0-0 0, Ollie 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Carney 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 24-32 99. ORLANDO (115) - Turkoglu 9-17 6-6 31, Lewis 6-16 3-3 17, Howard 9-12 6-10 24, Nelson 6-10 0-0 17, M.Evans 3-11 0-0 6, Cook 2-4 0-0 4, Dooling 4-6 1-1 9, Bogans 2-5 0-0 5, Foyle 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-82 16-20 115. ...more

February 23, 2008

BUCKS 104, PACERS 92 INDIANA (92) - Dunleavy 6-11 8-8 22, Granger 8-17 1-1 20, Foster 5-6 3-3 13, Diener 4-12 5-5 15, Rush 5-11 0-0 14, Daniels 1-7 0-0 2, Murphy 2-5 0-0 4, S.Williams 0-6 0-0 0, Owens 1-3 0-0 2, Graham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 17-17 92. MILWAUKEE (104) - Simmons 6-13 1-2 16, Jianlian 2-6 2-2 6, Bogut 7-11 3-7 17, Redd 13-29 6-6 37, M.Williams 4-10 0-0 9, Bell 4-7 0-0 10, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0, Villanueva 2-5 0-0 4, Ivey 1-2 2-2 5, Storey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-83 14-19 104. ...more

January 25, 2008

The playoffs are the stuff of legends. Have you forgotten Derrick Brooks' interception in San Diego? Or Ronde Barber before him in Philadelphia? Who will shine today? The Bucs finally have the veteran quarterback they wanted - the one who almost got away - in Jeff Garcia. On the opposite sideline are Giants quarterback Eli Manning and a monster pass rush led by Michael Strahan. Two of the last three Giants playoff losses have come at the hands and feet of Garcia. Will the Giant Killer prevail again? Will Manning overcome? Will it be someone from the Bucs defense? It's the playoffs, and the images last forever. Who will you remember from today? ...more

January 6, 2008

HAWKS 116, JAZZ 111 UTAH (111) - Kirilenko 5-11 6-8 16, Boozer 15-24 9-14 39, Collins 1-4 4-5 6, Williams 3-12 8-11 14, Brewer 9-11 1-2 19, Hart 0-2 0-0 0, Miles 4-8 0-0 10, Millsap 3-6 1-2 7, Fesenko 0-3 0-0 0, Giricek 0-2 0-0 0, Price 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 29-42 111. ATLANTA (116) - M.Williams 5-8 11-12 21, Smith 5-13 8-10 18, Horford 8-11 1-4 17, A.Johnson 7-11 0-0 17, J.Johnson 8-17 9-11 26, West 3-4 1-1 7, Pachulia 2-2 4-8 8, S.Williams 0-0 2-4 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-66 36-50 116. ...more

December 18, 2007