YESILYURT, Turkey - An Atlasjet plane crashed on a rocky mountain shortly before it was expected to land in southwest Turkey early today, killing all 56 people onboard. The cause was not immediately known. ...more

November 30, 2007

FIRST TEAM Chris Biuso, King, Sr. Biuso proved again this season to be one of the area's most consistent golfers. The Lions standout finished with a regular-season average at par and registered two top-five finishes in the postseason. Biuso, a first-team All-Western Conference pick, finished as the individual runner-up at the 2A-District 11 tournament, and one week later finished tied for fifth at the Region 4 tournament, missing a state berth by two strokes. ...more

November 25, 2007

When former Florida State receiver Barry Smith played for the Noles, the Florida State-Florida rivalry was one-sided. Smith, a Tampa resident who set numerous receiving records during his career, finished 0-3 against the Gators. Still, Smith has fond memories of the heated rivalry. He caught two touchdown passes in his first game against UF in 1970, and he threw one in his final FSU-Florida game in 1972, a 42-13 loss to UF and a quarterback named Chan Gailey. Today, Smith will be rooting for Gailey's team - Georgia Tech - because Smith's son, Andrew, is a junior receiver for the Yellow Jackets. Smith will be in Atlanta watching Georgia Tech play Georgia, a rivalry he compares to FSU-Florida: ...more

November 24, 2007

COLETTE EULE, TAMPA CATHOLIC ...more

November 12, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Late in the fourth quarter, Leto, down 10-3, drove down to Blake's 3-yard line but fumbled the ball into the end zone. Blake recovered, stopping the drive and the rally on the Falcons' Senior Night. ...more

November 3, 2007

Virginia Tech bounced back just fine from its shocking collapse against Boston College. ...more

November 2, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Malik Williams' 6-yard run for a touchdown in overtime won it for Blake. ...more

October 27, 2007

This week's Hillsborough County football games ...more

October 25, 2007

BARTOW — The Bartow Yellow Jackets defense resembled a swarm of bees protecting their hive on Friday night, busting through to surround whoever had the ball. The Avon Park Red Devils found that out on their first play from scrimmage — a three-yard loss by Virgil Cooper, who was swamped by three Yellow Jacket defenders, and fell victim to punishment in the backfield all night long in Bartow's 36-0 victory. Sophomore tailback Tyre Brooks found the holes in the Red Devil defensive front, racking up 127 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown, while the Yellow Jackets totaled 272 yards on the ground. ...more

October 21, 2007

Sophomore tailback Tyre Brooks rushed for 127 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown to lead the Bartow Yellow Jackets to a dominating 36-0 home win over the Avon Park Red Devils at Yellow Jacket Field on Friday. The Class 3A Yellow Jackets improved to 4-4 on the season, while Avon Park dropped to 1-7 on the season. ...more

October 20, 2007