NFL quarterback rankings
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 tom jones' two centsEvery year at this time — a week after the NFL season — we rank the starting quarterbacks of all 32 teams.The rankings...
View ArticleUSF falls to Villanova
By Jon Marks, Special to the Times Saturday, February 9, 2013 VILLANOVA, Pa. — Last year must seem like light years ago to USF. So many things went right for it in a 22-14 campaign that got the Bulls...
View ArticleFlorida State routed at Wake Forest
Times wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton offered a simple assessment when asked what his team did right Saturday. "We put our uniforms on...
View ArticleGators rebound, rout Mississippi State
By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 GAINESVILLE — Fresh off a humbling loss at Arkansas, and with a big-time game against Kentucky looming Tuesday night, No. 2 Florida...
View ArticleSapp could start glut of Bucs in Hall
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 TAMPA — Warren Sapp's improbable journey from a dirt road in Plymouth, near Orlando, to the steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in...
View ArticleSunday: Lightning at Rangers
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 .TonightLightning at RangersWhen/where: 7:30; Madison Square Garden, New YorkTV/radio: Sun Sports; 970-AMKey stats: The Lightning...
View ArticleLightning: On Purcell, New York and Kurtis Foster
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 5 questions RW Teddy PurcellWhat do you think of the movie The Shawshank Redemption? It's in my top three.And those are? Shawshank...
View ArticleSports in brief
Times wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 TENNISNADAL IN TWO FINALSVINA DEL MAR, Chile — Rafael Nadal beat Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday, putting the Spaniard in both finals of the VTR Open after a...
View ArticleLightning's B.J. Crombeen to return
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 9, 2013 BOSTON — Lightning RW B.J. Crombeen will be back in the lineup tonight against the Rangers, five days after he was convinced he was...
View ArticleSnedeker tied for Pebble Beach lead
Times wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Brandt Snedeker, the hottest player without a win this year, had four straight birdies at Pebble Beach for 4-under 68 Saturday and a share...
View ArticleWrestling region roundup: Springstead wins team title, qualifies nine for state
By Derek J. LaRiviere, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 9, 2013 ST. CLOUD — Springstead, the back-to-back defending Class 2A state champion, captured its third consecutive Region 2 wrestling...
View ArticleOff game by Griner doesn't slow Bears
Times staff, wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas — Odyssey Sims had 18 points and Brittney Griner sparked No. 1 Baylor's clinching second-half run with her 13th career dunk, leading the...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Wesley Chapel wins Class 5A, District 8 title over Anclote
By Steve Lee, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 9, 2013 WESLEY CHAPEL — A third straight trip to a district final finally paid off for Wesley Chapel, which handily defeated Anclote 65-46 Saturday...
View ArticleWrestling region roundup: Dunedin's Arrington continues undefeated march
By Derek J. LaRiviere, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 9, 2013 ST. CLOUD — Dunedin defending state champion Clarence Arrington continued his undefeated march toward another title Saturday at...
View ArticleHurricanes win 11th straight
Times wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 CORAL GABLES — Miami played so well Saturday, it earned a standing ovation from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. With the Heat stars watching from the front row,...
View ArticleDenver's win streak hits eight-year high
Times wires Saturday, February 9, 2013 CLEVELAND — Danilo Gallinari had 19 points, Kenneth Faried added 17 and the Nuggets won their ninth straight game Saturday night, 111-103 over the Cavaliers.The...
View ArticleBoys basketball: St. Petersburg Catholic tops Shorecrest for Class 3A,...
By Anthony Salveggi, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 9, 2013 LARGO — In last year's district final between St. Petersburg Catholic and Shorecrest, the Chargers' abundance of 3-point baskets was...
View ArticleWrestling roundup: Brandon, Robinson score region team victories
By Andy Warrener, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 9, 2013 KISSIMMEE — As expected, wrestling powerhouse Brandon won the Class 3A, Region 2 team title, scoring 294 points Saturday, but...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Tampa Prep routs Seffner Christian for Class 3A, District 8...
By Michael Hinman, Times Correspondent Saturday, February 9, 2013 SEFFNER — Tampa Prep's Adonis Rwabigwi scored 21 to lead the Terrapins to their eighth consecutive district title, 63-33 over host...
View ArticleWho owns season tickets?
Times staff Sunday, February 10, 2013 The Tampa Bay Times last week asked around to businesses, politicians and others to gain a sense of who holds season tickets to the Tampa Bay Rays. Here are the...
View ArticleCaptain's Corner: Tracking February patterns
By Tim Whitfield, Times Correspondent Sunday, February 10, 2013 Tips: February is a tough month; the fish seem to move in and out from winter to spring patterns. The trick is to catch them as they...
View ArticleSnedeker gets record Pebble Beach win
Times wires Sunday, February 10, 2013 PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Brandt Snedeker didn't have to take a back seat to anyone at Pebble Beach. A runnerup to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each of the last...
View ArticleRays' Chirinos back from concussion
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 ST. PETERSBURG — Robinson Chirinos was never so happy to get smacked in the mask by a baseball.The haunting symptoms from the concussion he...
View ArticleIrish still standing after marathon
Times wires Sunday, February 10, 2013 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame watched a video of great boxing knockouts knowing their game against Louisville would probably be bruising. It turned out to be the...
View ArticleUSF women rout Providence
Times wires Sunday, February 10, 2013 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Inga Orekhova had 21 points and Alisia Jenkins 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead USF to an 82-54 rout of Providence on Sunday afternoon in a...
View ArticleIndiana gets back on track
Times wires Sunday, February 10, 2013 COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a stunning loss, the Hoosiers were on a mission to reaffirm just how good they were. There was little questioning their ability Sunday....
View ArticleRock 'n' Roll Marathon St. Petersburg results
Times staff Sunday, February 10, 2013 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon SeriesSUNDAY'S RESULTSAt St. PetersburgHalf marathonMENOverall finish, Name, City, Time1. Jon Phillips, Brooklyn, 1:14:232. Andrew...
View ArticleSports in brief
Times wires Sunday, February 10, 2013 TENNISNADAL STUNNED IN FINAL ON CLAYVINA DEL MAR, Chile — Rafael Nadal lost to Horacio Zeballos in Sunday's VTR Open final, settling for a runnerup finish in his...
View ArticleShooting from the lip
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 Worst practiceThat's it. I've had enough. The next time college basketball fans rush the court, the officials should clear the court and give...
View ArticleKillorn brings size to Lightning
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 NEW YORK — Alex Killorn's road to the NHL has not been typical, and it has been long but no less satisfying.It has been almost six...
View ArticleAnother Lightning road loss
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Sunday, February 10, 2013 NEW YORK — The frustration over the Lightning's road woes is beginning to bubble to the surface. After Sunday night's 5-1 loss to the...
View ArticleLightning suffers odd scoring slump
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 NEW YORK — Vinny Lecavalier streaked toward the Rangers net on Sunday and the hopes of the Lightning went with him.Tampa Bay had...
View ArticleExpect Rays to be good again
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Monday, February 11, 2013 Expect good. Expect fast. Expect talented.Expect a little more offense. Expect a lot more defense. Expect a pitching staff deep enough...
View ArticleFlorida Gators recruit football heavily in Tampa Bay area
By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 GAINESVILLE — Florida's 2013-14 football roster is a solid reflection of the Gators' commitment to recruiting in the Tampa Bay area.At...
View ArticleGame preview: Lightning vs. Canadiens
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013
View ArticleCaptain's Corner: Tuna time
Ed Walker, Times Correspondent Monday, February 11, 2013 What's hot: Unseasonably warm offshore water temperatures have caused an early return of blackfin tuna. Recent trips have produced tuna 18-28...
View ArticleCollege basketball preview: No. 7 Florida vs. No. 25 Kentucky
By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 . TOnightNo. 7 Florida vs. No. 25 KentuckyWhen/where: 7; O'Connell Center, GainesvilleTV/radio: ESPN; 620-AMRecords: Kentucky 17-6, 8-2...
View Article1-1 week keeps IU in top spot
Times wires Monday, February 11, 2013 Indiana coach Tom Crean used an analogy to the state's second favorite sport after the Hoosiers remained No. 1 in the AP poll for a second straight week. It had...
View ArticleJeter making progress
Times wires Monday, February 11, 2013 TAMPA — Derek Jeter ran Monday for the first time since breaking his left ankle in October, another step toward being in the Yankees lineup on opening day. The...
View ArticleSports on TV/radio
Times sports staff Monday, February 11, 2013 TODAY College basketball Kentucky at Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN; 620-AM Seton Hall at Rutgers , 7 p.m., ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Virginia, 7 p.m., ESPNU Villanova...
View ArticleFlorida, Kentucky ignore established narrative
By Antonya English, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 GAINESVILLE — From the outside looking in, here's how you might pitch the storyline for tonight's SEC showdown between No. 7 Florida...
View ArticleSpring decisions for Rays
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Monday, February 11, 2013 PORT CHARLOTTE — For all the roster reconstruction the Rays did in what executive vice president Andrew Friedman jokes is the misnomered...
View ArticleSports in brief
Times wires Monday, February 11, 2013 NFLEAGLES RETAIN VICK, CUT PAYPHILADELPHIA — QB Michael Vick took a significant pay cut to stay with the Eagles and compete for a starting job.The four-time Pro...
View ArticleMarquette coach sparks Hoyas' run
Times wires Monday, February 11, 2013 WASHINGTON — Georgetown coach John Thompson III was so focused on the details of the game that he claimed not to notice a momentum swing when Marquette...
View ArticleUSF women deal with winter blizzard
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Jose Fernandez vividly remembers Hurricane Andrew in Miami some 20 years ago, being huddled in a closet with his mother and brother as...
View ArticleUSF Bulls set for new baseball season
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 12, 2013 TAMPA — USF baseball coach Lelo Prado has settled into a new ballpark, has a solid core of returning veterans and just enough impact...
View ArticleGirardi believes Yankees will win big
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 12, 2013 TAMPA — Manager Joe Girardi believes the suggestion the Yankees are getting old is an old story.He points out people have been saying that...
View ArticleCaptain's Corner: Warmer water brings action
By Dave Zalewski, Times Correspondent Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Timing: It appears we can expect an early Spanish mackerel and kingfish season. Both Sunshine Skyway fishing piers are reporting daily...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria 'feeling like a new man'
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 12, 2013 PORT CHARLOTTE — This year is going to be different for Evan Longoria.There's the baby he and girlfriend Jaime Edmondson are expecting...
View ArticleIOC boots wrestling from Olympics
By Greg Auman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, February 12, 2013 For Jared Frayer, the Olympic dream kept him going.A skilled wrestler at Countryside High in the 1990s, Frayer kept at the sport into...
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