Florida DL Justin Trattou tore a tendon completely off his left shoulder that connects to the bicep in a 23-20 win against Arkansas. He has got one left, he shrugs, so he figured he might as well go ahead and try to play - missing only one game after the injury after doctors expected him to be out at least a month. ...more

November 9, 2009

No. 11 North Carolina may have been upset Saturday had coach Sylvia Hatchell not broken up the Tar Heels' two-week layoff before the NCAA tournament with one last game. ...more

March 21, 2009

Strategy in chess leads to strategies in life. So every student at Academy Prep of Tampa Bay is taught the board game where two players do battle, trading off pawns, rooks, knights, bishops and an all-powerful queen to protect their kings. "Kids can think deeper after playing chess," said Ted McNair, who began teaching chess skills at Academy Prep when the school opened six years ago at 1207 E. Columbus Drive. That can mean better grades in English, science, even reading, McNair said. Students hooked on the game tend to focus on fun and competition. ...more

January 21, 2009

BOYS SOCCER Nature Coast beats Hernando, 3-0, to notch third win in four matches; Leopards' struggles continue as losing streak reaches 34. ...more

January 14, 2009

The legend of Tim Tebow? Supersize it. As Florida prepares for Saturday's SEC Championship Game in Atlanta's Georgia Dome against No. 1 Alabama, the story of Tebow's impassioned postgame speech following his team's upset loss to Ole Miss is growing toward Paul Bunyan proportions. ...more

December 5, 2008

An emotional Tim Tebow, voice strained and blinking repeatedly, came to the postgame interview session and patiently faced all the questions about Florida's 31-30 upset loss to Ole Miss and his failed fourth-down effort for a late-game first down that could have set up a winning field goal. ...more

September 28, 2008

VOLLEYBALL Lady Sharks improve to 7-0 on the season with a three-game sweep of Hernando. ...more

September 16, 2008

Warrick Dunn optimistically believed he could watch his former team play in Super Bowl XXXVII. ...more

September 7, 2008

FOOTBALL Jeremy Knight returned one interception 41 yards for a touchdown, while teammates Nate Kautsky, Jake Foster and Sam Kautsky each intercepted passes, and Josh Romeo blocked a punt for the Lions. ...more

September 5, 2008

Before Tuesday night, Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg last saw his team play in person about 21/2 weeks ago at Tropicana Field. ...more

July 9, 2008