A total body workout is the key for teenagers wanting to be in great shape, says Shawn Balow, a personal trainer at Tampa's Downtown YMCA. He should know, as Balow, 33, oversees conditioning for the student athletes at Plant High School, where he's a business education teacher and track coach. ...more

January 31, 2008

Regarding "Dungy Son Transfer Produces Questions" (front page, Jan. 16): Congratulations on beginning an inquiry on the abuse of special school assignments by athletes in Hillsborough County. Please continue your investigation. It would be interesting to know how many special transfers are approved so kids can play sports at a "good" school. If the district doesn't want to give names (and I understand that in the case of minors) they should at least have to provide accurate data on how many transfers subsequently play a varsity sport at their new school. ...more

January 22, 2008

Florida State's quest to find a permanent athletic director to replace Dave Hart took a step forward Thursday when the school's advisory search committee finalized plans to start interviewing candidates. ...more

January 18, 2008

This is not the way Florida State women's basketball coach Sue Semrau envisioned her 11th season unfolding, and first since leading the Noles to the program's inaugural Sweet 16 appearance a year ago. ...more

January 15, 2008

TALLAHASSEE Prior to the start of the spring semester, famous class-skipper Ferris Bueller had a chance to make it as an athlete at Florida State. As of Wednesday, he would be kicked off the team by the time the first exams rolled around. ...more

January 10, 2008

Considering that a quarter of Florida State's football team has been suspended for cheating in an online music-history class, it seems ironic that the Seminoles are playing today in, of all things, the Music City Bowl in Nashville. ...more

December 31, 2007

In the wake of an academic cheating scandal that forced FSU to leave more than 20 scholarship players home, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has come under extra scrutiny, prompting some to call for his retirement. ...more

December 28, 2007

Three days before what was supposed to be the first game of his last season, Florida State's Joslin Shaw received word he would not be making the trip to Clemson for the Labor Day game on ESPN. ...more

December 22, 2007

A poorly administered online course and sloppy oversight of "one rogue tutor" combined to "contaminate" a class in which as many as 50 student-athletes may be penalized for cheating, Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell said Friday. ...more

December 22, 2007

A poorly structured online course, a lack of attention and sloppy oversight of "one rogue tutor" combined to "contaminate" a class in which as many as 50 student-athletes may be penalized for cheating, Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell said today. ...more

December 21, 2007