Call it Floruary: Florida in February. Temps well into the 70s. A hint of a breeze. Cold beer. Hot dogs in their quintessential element. Lots of dads and sons. Plenty of guy sports talk. An absence of cell phoneys and blue teeth. Eclectically fun, up-tempo music - from "Hava Nagila" to "Runaround Sue." ...more

March 11, 2009

For 50 years, Tampa's Clem Brooks has been an official, working football, basketball, softball and baseball, mostly at the high-school level, dabbling in some college games and even helping in youth leagues. ...more

January 31, 2009

A pitcher sits on the mound ready to hurl his 85 mph curve ball to an unsuspecting batter. ...more

January 4, 2009

Baseball, as George Carlin famously reminded us, is different than football. In football, you wear a helmet. ...more

October 26, 2008

I had the opportunity to see the University of South Florida play at the University of Central Florida. What impressed me the most is the policy they had on campus concerning drinking alcoholic beverages. You can't walk around the campus with an open container, and you cannot buy beer in the stadium. ...more

September 16, 2008

Filled with college football rivalries, sunny skies and little rain, this glorious weekend belies a behemoth churning toward Florida. ...more

September 6, 2008

It is hard to play one of the most violent sports without being able to turn up personal intensity levels during a game. ...more

October 28, 2007

Although open less than a month, the new Cherry's restaurant in Apollo Beach is attracting large weekend crowds and building a steady lunch and dinner business during the work week. ...more

October 24, 2007

Fans Should Be Ashamed Regarding 'Some Find Flaws In Bulls' Victory' (Letters, Oct. 6): ...more

October 10, 2007