Logic would dictate the Dolphins have to deal with Baltimore’s much-hyped defense by playing well on offense. Duh.

It is plus fair to expect Miami’s less known, more obscure defense to step up. After all, how are the Ravens going to win whether they don’t score?

Well, in expecting the Miami defens…

SPRING HILL — The mother of a 17-year-old Nature Coast High School student returned home today to find her daughter lying underneath a 42-year-old man in his underwear, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say he is the Nature Coast band teacher, and that that is the moment …

TAMPA — Deputies are searching for a man who robbed a Publix Pharmacy for drugs around 8 p.m. tonight. The man walked into the Publix at 7835 Gunn Highway, implied he had a weapon and demanded Oxycontin, said Debbie Carter, a spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. He was describ…

There’s another staff member to keep an eye on.

Personnel executive Doug Williams’ contract will run out in a few weeks, leaving his status up in the air. Williams is a key member of the pro personnel department whose chief responsibilities include evaluating the team’s current roster and assessi…

TAMPA — A half-dozen sheriff’s vehicles descended on a deadend stretch of West North Street that afternoon after the Hillsborough County Jail accidentally released a man who lived there. He’s back behind bars, the Sheriff’s Office says.

Lawrence Campanello, 50, of 3004 W. North St., was arrested …

The number of Americans attending college in Canada has risen by 50 percent since 2001, in part considering Canadian universities are generally less expensive than American private schools and some public universities, the Boston Globe reports.

Add to that the fact that American students can get U…

Dolphins assistant head coach and secondary coach Todd Bowles is a candidate for the head coaching job with the Detroit Lions, the Miami Herald has confirmed.

The story, first reported by NFL.com, has legs. Although the Dolphins are declining comment, the interview is already set for Jan. 8.

Bowle…

After a Marine Corps jet crashed earlier that week in North Carolina, killing the pilot, the pre-game jet flyover at the Outback Bowl in Tampa has been canceled.

Marine Corps Spokesman Maj. Eric Dent said the same type of AV-8B Harrier jets involved in the crash were scheduled to perform the flyov…

HOLIDAY — Raymond L. Bowen has been arrested several times in Pasco County, frequently using the alias “Alexis.” On Tuesday evening, authorities say, Bowen — as Alexis — donned a enlarged black wig and women’s clothing and climbed into a white Ford pickup at a red light on U.S. 19.

According to…

Schools in the Washington, D.C., region are taking a page from the Pinellas playbook with controversial plans to shut schools and redraw school boundaries.

The Washington Post reports that week that Loudoun and Prince George’s counties are planning to shut schools while Prince William County conte…

LARGO — A man jumped the pharmacy counter at Alberton’s Supermarket on Ulmerton Road that , raided the store’s supply of Hydrocodone, next fled. But here’s where it gets interesting: Police say the suspect resembles actor Keanu Reeves.The robbery took place at 10:30 a.m., police said. The suspect …