During Friday's weigh-in for his 135-pound bout against South Africa's Ali Funeka, Campbell, a longtime Tampa resident and Jacksonville native, came in at 138 pounds. He was given two hours to shed the remaining weight, but when he returned, he was down to just 137 1/2. ...more

February 14, 2009

Local youth and high school soccer coaches have known for years that the Tampa Bay area is loaded with talent. Last weekend, the NCAA Division I Men's Final Four field provided all the proof they needed. ...more

December 18, 2008

Plant City High's Duran Lowe, who is verbally committed to Wake Forest University, was the lone Raider named to the First Team when Western Conference all-star squads were announced last week. ...more

December 3, 2008

After nine, long hard-fought games throughout this 2008 high school football season, the playoff fate's of Palm Harbor University, Dunedin and Countryside came down to a three-team Battle Royale on a chilly Monday evening to decide which two programs would represent Class 5A-District 9 in the regional quarterfinals and who would be going home empty-handed. ...more

November 11, 2008

It's never too early to be thinking about the playoffs, and Lake Placid volleyball coach Marilyn Jones is using this week to get her girls in the right frame of mind as the postseason approaches. ...more

October 22, 2008

Will Smith already has it all: the picture-perfect family; a film career that blends commercial hits with artistic acclaim; the occasional foray into music, where he scored his first success. ...more

December 16, 2007