Oklahoma's offense has a simple gauge for success in Thursday night's BCS Championship Game against the Florida Gators. ...more

January 7, 2009

If the football gods should allow the Bucs to somehow get a sponsor's exemption into the playoffs, let me pose this question: Do you think it really matters anymore? ...more

December 21, 2008

Vanessa Herron picked the wrong place to ram her vehicle into another vehicle six times today, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

December 19, 2008

Armwood offensive coordinator Chris Taylor said Plant's defense is the best at getting off their blocks and getting to the ball of any team they've faced this season. Led by defensive lineman Javon Mention, team leader in sacks with 19, and Austin Clark, linebackers Beau Hume, team leader in tackles with 101 tackles, Mike Mirabella and Josh Varon and safety Hunter Baldwin, the Panthers have a knack for swarming to the ball. ...more

December 4, 2008

The road to Orlando and the Class 4A state championship game again goes through Armwood and Plant. ...more

November 30, 2008

PLAYER OF THE GAME Jeff Garcia took a beating Sunday. He was sacked six times and he lost two fumbles, including one that helped the Lions build their 17-point first-quarter lead. Without Garcia, though, the Bucs probably don't beat back the Lions and win this game. Though he admits he was sloppy at times, there were also times when Garcia was as precise as a hand-crafted timepiece. He finished the game with a 137.5 passer rating that was largely a result of the fact he completed 13 of 18 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns and was not picked off. His biggest plays came in the second quarter, when he solved the Bucs' red zone problems by making sure they scored before they got there. With pressure in his face on both plays, Garcia found Ike Hilliard 36 yards downfield for one score and Jerramy Stevens 24 yards downfield for another that proved to be the game-winner. ...more

November 24, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden has a saying: "It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish.'' His Bucs proved his point again Sunday. ...more

November 23, 2008

PLAYER OF THE GAME The Bucs never win this game without the stellar play of their defense and they don't win without the stellar play of their quarterback, Jeff Garcia, either. ...more

November 17, 2008

Tyler Greathouse won the boys individual title in leading Berkeley Prep to the boys team title Saturday at the Class 1A-Region 3 cross country meet at Polk Community College. ...more

November 16, 2008

For 40 years, Catholics in the Diocese of St. Petersburg turned to the weekly edition of the Florida Catholic to keep up with news that affected their faith lives. ...more

November 15, 2008