Tiger Woods grimaced. He limped. He hopped on one foot after hitting a shot while standing on a concrete cart path, his left foot slipping and the surgically repaired knee twisting slightly. ...more

June 14, 2008

BY THE NUMBERS Shot difference between first-round co-leader Kevin Streelman's opening-day score and Friday's second-round score - 68 and 77. ...more

June 14, 2008

TRINITY -- Buyers are finding good deals on homes, but sellers often must slash the asking price or wait for a rebound in home values. Even Trinity, with many higher-end homes, tends to be no exception to the trends. ...more

June 11, 2008

AVON PARK — If Rocky Khara had a chance to avoid a playoff on Sunday, he was certainly going to take it. After finishing second in the 2006 and 2007 Bagwell Invitationals, Khara seized on his opportunity to claim top honors when he birdied his final hole to hold off Cory Meade of Haines City and win the overall championship at the 39th annual Bagwell Junior Invitational at River Greens golf course. "It's very satisfying," said Khara, 16, a recent qualifier for the upcoming Florida State Golf Association Amateur championships. "It's something I've always needed to do, and not come in second again." But it didn't come easy: Khara saw his three-stroke lead with five holes to play evaporate on a makeshift leaderboard strapped to the back of one of the dozen or so golf carts following the final group. After sinking a 20-footer on No. 16, he figured he was in good shape to hold off Meade. ...more

June 9, 2008

Yani Tseng of Taiwan became the first rookie in 10 years to win a major, beating Maria Hjorth on the fourth hole of a playoff with a 5-foot birdie on the 18th hole to win the LPGA Championship. ...more

June 9, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Three text messages sent from a former substitute teacher to the 17-year-old student she's accused of having sex with surfaced in court documents today. ...more

June 5, 2008

Phil Mickelson made a 9-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory at the Crowne Plaza Invitational over Tim Clark and Rod Pampling, who led by two strokes going to the back nine Sunday. ...more

May 26, 2008

Bernhard Langer and Jeff Sluman appeared ready to run away from the field as the third round of the Senior PGA Championship was coming to a close Saturday. ...more

May 25, 2008

There wasn't much that went wrong for Durant's Amy West on the golf course this season. The exception was that bit of trouble on the eighth hole at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland during the first round of the Class 2A state tournament. ...more

May 20, 2008

Annika Sorenstam is on her way back, and a performance that harkened memories of her game before an injury-filled 2007 season suggests she's close. ...more

May 12, 2008