Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 as the shorthanded Detroit Pistons beat Orlando 85-80 on Tuesday night, handing the Magic their first loss of the season. ...more

November 4, 2009

Last week's column, in which I described in vivid detail the theft of one our newspaper racks, my comically heroic efforts to recover it from behind a grocery store and the debilitating back injury I suffered while loading its remains onto a truck, drew much sympathy from readers. ...more

October 28, 2009

A warehouse fire Sunday night caused damage estimated at $1.5 million, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Elaine and Dick Gibbs of Sun City Center take to heart a Sun City Center Emergency Squad motto, "neighbors taking care of neighbors." ...more

March 11, 2009

The Steelers have no knowledge that Ben Roethlisberger played the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, as the quarterback told a Web site. ...more

February 10, 2009

After missing a playoff game with an injured hamstring, Arizona WR Anquan Boldin said he expects to play in the NFC Championship Game against Philadelphia on Sunday. ...more

January 17, 2009

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jeff Teague scored a career-high 34 points and No. 4 Wake Forest held on to beat third-ranked North Carolina 92-89 on Sunday night. ...more

January 12, 2009

Why is Washington Heights area of Sebring still shut off from the most direct route for emergency care? This has always been a question to me and no one has provided a logical answer. Why was this not considered a problem when they planned the construction of the Sebring Parkway? Now I don't live in this area but I do have children that live in the area and I pray to God nothing ever happens to one of them where they need emergency care and it's delayed because they're shut off from the most direct route to the hospital. It didn't take the county long to tear up Kenilworth Boulevard and have it back in operation, but Highlands Avenue that leads into the Washington Heights area has been shut down for months, maybe even close to a year. ...more

January 10, 2009

Losing senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton to a back injury didn't help the chances of the Lake Placid girls basketball team against Fort Meade on Thursday night. ...more

December 6, 2008

Tampa Bay running back Warrick Dunn saw his offensive role change after two plays against Minnesota. ...more

November 17, 2008