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  • Report: former Alonso DL Anthony Chickillo received drinks and strip club entertainment from Miami employee during recruitment

    Report: former Alonso DL Anthony Chickillo received drinks and strip club entertainment from Miami employee during recruitment   Yahoo! Sports has released its latest investigation into the University of Miami football program, and, like last time, there's a spotlight on a former Hillsborough County player. According to the report, Hurricanes head coach Al Golden began using Sean "Pee Wee" Allen, then an equipment manager and onetime right-hand ...
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    Fri. July 20, 2012 at 6:17 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Baseball: Several locals shine at East Cobb

    As the summer baseball showcase circuit rolls on, Tampa Bay players keep collecting accolades. Here are the locals that made the all-tournament team, which was selected by Perfect Game, from the 2012 WWBA (World Wood Bat Association) 17u National Championship, held at the East Cobb Complex in Marietta, Ga. The ...
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    Fri. July 20, 2012 at 5:28 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Baseball: Bloomingdale P Cody Crouse commits to FIU

    Baseball: Bloomingdale P Cody Crouse commits to FIU Bloomingdale P Cody Crouse has committed to FIU, he said Thursday. The 6-foot-6, 195-pound Bulls ace was drawn in by the school's Miami location and his relationship with the coaches. "I like where the program is going, and I want to help them build it up," he said. Crouse, a ...
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    Thu. July 19, 2012 at 2:14 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Court date set for ex-Jefferson baseball player facing child porn charges

    Court date set for ex-Jefferson baseball player facing child porn charges Former Jefferson baseball player Alex Iglesias, charged with two felonies involving possession of child pornography, will appear in court Aug. 8 for an initial deposition. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and Iglesias may have to register as a sex ...
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    Wed. July 18, 2012 at 4:26 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Baseball: Berkeley Prep P/INF Trent Thompson commits to UCF

    Berkeley Prep P/INF Trent Thompson has committed to UCF, he announced via Twitter Monday night. "Just officially committed to UCF for baseball!!" he wrote. "Thank you to everyone who has helped along the way!!" Thompson, a rising senior, was the ace of the Buccaneers' staff last season as they advanced ...
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    Mon. July 16, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • More USA Baseball performances on tap for locals

    More USA Baseball performances on tap for locals Throughout the summer, several Tampa Bay high school baseball players have made or will make the trip up to North Carolina's triangle area to compete at USA Baseball events and trials in Cary and Durham. Here's the full list: • Brooks-DeBartolo 1B/OF Brenden Rivera, King P Brandon Caples and Lakewood ...
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    Mon. July 16, 2012 at 12:56 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Hillsborough QB carousel continues

    Hillsborough QB carousel continues When Durant showed up for some 7-on-7 action this weekend, the Cougars brought a new face with them: QB Trey VanDeGrift, who had spent the past two seasons starting for Strawberry Crest. The rising junior is one of the many starting quarterbacks who have transferred since the end of last ...
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    Sun. July 15, 2012 at 12:11 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Baseball: Plant P John Suskauer commits to North Florida

    Plant P John Suskauer, a rising senior, has committed to North Florida, Panthers coach Dennis Braun said Saturday. Suskauer, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound lefty, threw 28 innings this past season for Plant (16-8), compiling a 3-0 record, 2.25 ERA and 17 strikeouts. He is the second Hillsborough County player to commit to ...
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    Sat. July 14, 2012 at 4:40 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Baseball: King P Brett Morales and Gaither SS Oscar Mercado picked for Perfect Game All-American Classic

    Baseball: King P Brett Morales and Gaither SS Oscar Mercado picked for Perfect Game All-American Classic King P Brett Morales and Gaither SS Oscar Mercado were selected Thursday for the Perfect Game All-American Classic, marking the fifth consecutive year Hillsborough County will be represented in baseball’s premier showcase for rising seniors. This year’s game will be Aug. 12 at Petco Park in San Diego. Morales, a ...
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    Thu. July 12, 2012 at 8:13 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • 2012 MLB draftees making immediate impact

    2012 MLB draftees making immediate impact With Friday’s MLB draft signing deadline fast approaching, here’s a look at how the signed Tampa Bay area picks are doing with their teams that span the country, from Kissimmee to Yakima, Wash. Jesuit P Lance McCullers, Astros: (Supplemental first round, No. 41 overall) McCullers signed a Hillsborough County-record $2.5 ...
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    Wed. July 11, 2012 at 6:38 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Tampa Catholic loses starting quarterback and gains a Plant transfer

    Tampa Catholic loses starting quarterback and gains a Plant transfer With the start of football season less than a month away, Tampa Catholic is losing its starting quarterback but gaining a familiar face. Rising junior Chivarsky Corbett, who had started since midway into his freshman year, is quitting football to focus on basketball. “I’m all basketball now,” Corbett confirmed via ...
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    Wed. July 11, 2012 at 6:09 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Tampa Catholic OL Corey Martinez offered by Vanderbilt

    Tampa Catholic OL Corey Martinez collected his second SEC option when Vanderbilt assisant coach Josh Gattis extended him an oral offer, Martinez's father, Ronnie, said Tuesday.  Martinez, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound rising junior, also has offers from USF, Kentucky, FSU and Miami. He figures to be one of the top area recruits from ...
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    Tue. July 10, 2012 at 6:26 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Baseball: Brooks-DeBartolo 1B/OF Brenden Rivera commits to High Point

    Brooks-DeBartolo 1B/OF/P Brenden Rivera has committed to High Point (N.C.) University, a Division I program, his father, Mickey, said Tuesday. Rivera, a Mr. Baseball nominee, led Hillsborough County in regular-season RBIs and finished with a .438 batting average, 30 RBIs, 13 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple and one home run. ...
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    Tue. July 10, 2012 at 5:35 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • Tampa teenager garners national boxing acclaim

    Tampa teenager garners national boxing acclaim While boxing may not be a school-sanctioned sport, that hasn’t stopped Hillsborough High’s Mark Reyes Jr. from making a name for himself on the national circuit. In June, the 5-foot-8, 145-pound 16-year-old won his division at the USA Boxing Junior Olympics in Mobile, Ala. His career record, according to his ...
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    Tue. July 10, 2012 at 3:53 p.m. | Laura Keeley

  • As expected, TBT WR Richard Benjamin commits to UCF (updated 4:33)

    As expected, TBT WR Richard Benjamin commits to UCF (updated 4:33) As soon as Tampa Bay Tech receiver Richard Benjamin announced one week ago that he would actually give his college commitment today, all signs pointed to UCF. And Monday, Benjamin made it official by picking the Knights. At one time, the 6-foot-1, 195-pound Benjamin claimed 34 verbal offers from the ...
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    Mon. July 09, 2012 at 3:44 p.m. | Laura Keeley

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