Though the morning was dominated by first-time runners, the star of the 31st Turkey Trot's 10-kilometer run Thursday was Christa Benton. ...more

November 27, 2009

Bucs cornerback Torrie Cox was born and raised in Miami. He played running back at Miami Northwestern High in the Liberty City area. He and Antonio Bryant were teammates and led the Bulls to a 16-0 record and Class 6A state championship in 1998. As Cox prepared to return to Miami for today's game against the Dolphins, he spoke about everything "305" - Miami's area code - for this week's Wide Right column. ...more

November 15, 2009

A year ago, doctors told Zach Eicholtz a back disease might prevent him from ever swimming — or walking — again. This weekend, the Berkeley Prep star is back in the water at the state championships. ...more

November 11, 2009

Preparing for a new soccer season is nothing new for David Castillo. "I've been playing soccer since I was 5," Castillo said. "So I started doing this as soon as I could run." ...more

November 11, 2009

Alonso High senior baseball player Tyler Ding has verbally committed to the University of Tampa, Ravens coach Landy Faedo said Tuesday. Ding, Alonso's starting second baseman, had a huge junior season, hitting .476 with eight doubles, two home runs, 26 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 23 stolen bases for the Class 6A state champion Ravens. He earned Class 6A first-team all-state honors and was a Tribune All-Hillsborough County first-team pick. ...more

November 4, 2009

When the University of South Florida's football fortunes are going badly, senior defensive end George Selvie reverts to his instincts. ...more

October 27, 2009

Kamran Joyer believes records are meant to be broken. ...more

March 22, 2009

Ellen McNamara, a traffic and general assignment reporter from Austin, Texas, is coming to Tampa to co-anchor a new weekend morning newscast on WFTS, Channel 28. While many other television stations are dealing with cutbacks, WFTS' "ABC Action News" is expanding with five hours of weekend coverage beginning April 4. ...more

March 18, 2009

According to Wikipedia, Tiger Woods began playing golf at age 2. Mitchell High junior Kristen Pitts waited until the ripe old age of 3. ...more

March 15, 2009

Though Emily Hoy officially signed with Liberty University a couple of weeks ago, her desire to do so has been years in the making. ...more

March 4, 2009