Boone, Hickman make commitments Newsome senior DL Shawn Boone has verbally committed to Furman University, while Tampa Bay Tech senior LB Greg Hickman has committed to Florida International University. ...more

December 18, 2009

Florida forward Alex Tyus, the team's second-leading scorer last season, has decided to transfer. ...more

April 17, 2009

The owner of a funeral home who was directed by the state last week to bring her embalming operations to a halt is holding a press conference this afternoon. ...more

January 28, 2009

Responding to complaints from two families, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has ordered a St. Petersburg funeral home to immediately cease any services involving embalming or refrigeration. Sink issued the order last week against the Morning Glory Funeral Chapel of St. Petersburg, 3301 5th Ave. S. ...more

January 26, 2009

Throughout his tenure at Florida, forward Dan Werner has been known as a hustle player. ...more

November 17, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Tampa Bay Tech (6-1) was stronger, faster, quicker and executed better than Lennard (3-4) from start to finish. Tech quarterback Angel Rodriguez (nine carries, 87 yards, four touchdowns) and fullback Maurice Hagens (12 carries, 100 yards, one touchdown) pretty much ran at will. ...more

October 17, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Spoto fumbled three times to set up both of Tech's scoring drives. ...more

October 4, 2008

TAMPA - A man accused of sexual battery and fathering a 13-year-old family member's child turned himself Wednesday night at Orient Road Jail, authorities said. ...more

August 13, 2008

University of Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan seems close to discerning the identity of his young team. And while that identity may not be exactly what Donovan had envisioned, he probably will have to live with it for the remainder of the season. ...more

December 4, 2007

With his team ahead by 32 at halftime Wednesday, University of Florida coach Billy Donovan knew North Carolina Central probably wouldn't offer any more challenge in the second half than it did in the first. So Donovan set four goals to keep his young team learning instead of turning the final 20 minutes into a turnover-heavy dunk contest. ...more

November 15, 2007