Maura Tierney says she is dropping out of the new NBC series "Parenthood" to continue her treatment for breast cancer. ...more

September 11, 2009

Quet Shaw has received one last honor for her exploits as the leader of the Plant City High flag football team, and it's a pretty big honor. Recently Shaw was named the best quarterback in the state, as the signal-caller on flagmag.com's all-Florida squads were announced in late May. ...more

June 4, 2009

Between the raised voices of protestors denouncing the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on same-sex marriages, the sugary melody of a familiar tune played. ...more

May 27, 2009

Defensive end Gaines Adams has been something of a disappointment since joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a first-round draft choice three years ago. In his two years with the Bucs, Adams has compiled just 12.5 sacks, including 6.5 in 16 starts last year. The Bucs are obviously hoping for a breakout season from Adams this year, and with new coordinator Jim Bates running the defense, they may get it. ...more

April 1, 2009

Ten years and a day after a jury awarded Mayola Williams nearly $80 million in punitive damages in her fight with a cigarette maker, the Supreme Court said today she can collect her share. ...more

March 31, 2009

It was with the utmost shock and disappointment that my husband and I read in the newspaper that Sen. JD Alexander proposed cutting state employees salaries by 5 percent due to the lack of state funds. State employees in Florida are already the lowest paid government employees. They have also been deprived of cost-of-living increases for over three years. ...more

March 31, 2009

The Big East's hopes of breaking its own record and becoming the first conference with all the teams in a Final Four ended with Syracuse's loss to Oklahoma in the South Region semifinals on Friday night. ...more

March 28, 2009

State Farm's plan to get out of the property insurance business in Florida is still on hold. ...more

March 27, 2009

State Farm's plan to get out of the property insurance business in Florida is still on hold. ...more

March 26, 2009

For more than 39 minutes, Florida State and Georgia Tech leaned on high-scoring guards Toney Douglas and Lewis Clinch. ...more

March 14, 2009