The eyes bore like small lasers. The shoulders are wide and chiseled. A cap pulled down hard carries a trademarked TW. Tiger Woods stepped confidently and effortlessly - no limp - into the U.S. Open media interview tent at Torrey Pines. ...more

June 11, 2008

Mark Ellis hit a grand slam with two outs in the 12th inning Sunday, giving the Oakland Athletics a 7-3 victory that snapped the Los Angeles Angels' season-best seven-game winning streak. ...more

June 9, 2008

The interesting thing about this week's U.S. Open is nobody has a clue. It didn't start out that way. When the 2008 season began, pretty much everybody figured to be an expert on the U.S. Golf Association's national championship that begins Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. One word said everything you needed to know: Tiger. ...more

June 8, 2008

If official statistics were tallied for fist pumps and self-exhortations during Grand Slam matches, Ana Ivanovic might well have established a record while winning her French Open semifinal. ...more

June 6, 2008

Designing For The FutureHer design for a home whose porch takes a person from toddler to elderly won Christine Sanchez third place in a continental competition for architecture and design students. Challenged to "design for a person to age in place with dignity," Sanchez incorporated a porch that wraps around the perimeter of the house and offers complete accessibility by wheelchair. A student at the University of South Florida, she drew for a waterfront site in Sarasota. "The porch begins with a ramp and evolves into a deck, walls, windows, seating, roof, and finally, ceiling," she wrote in her accompanying essay. "The user has the freedom to access and see all parts of his or her property." The Ethel Andrus Percy House of Freedom Design Competition is sponsored by AARP and the American Institute of Architecture Students. To see the winning designs, go to www.aias.org/aarp. Nurture A Growing VocationMost great ideas have a loser. Some are win-wins. Very few are win-win-wins. Falkenburg Road Jail's Horticulture Vocational Program hits a grand slam: Inmates learn landscaping; the government gets help beautifying highway medians; and the public gets to enjoy all that beautification - and buy lovingly grown plants. The next sale is from 8 a.m. to noon June 13 near the entrance of Falkenburg Road Jail, 520 N. Falkenburg Road, Brandon (Interstate 75 to State Road 60, west to Falkenburg Road and north to the jail). Bring cash or a check. Proceeds buy program supplies and seed careers: Inmates who graduate from the program earn a vocational certificate. Looks To Watch ...more

June 5, 2008

There have been times this year when Roger Federer's cloak of infallibility slid from his shoulders, when his absolute dominance against anyone but Rafael Nadal and at any tournament but the French Open wasn't quite so absolute. ...more

June 5, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – There's a reason Florida State catcher Buster Posey was named national player of the year and is a candidate to be taken by the Tampa Bay Rays with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft: the soft-spoken Georgian often has big days at the ballpark. ...more

June 2, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Florida State avenged Friday's shocking loss to Bucknell by essentially taking batting practice against seven Bison pitchers in Sunday's rematch, pounding 25 hits in a 24-9 victory. ...more

June 1, 2008

He's feeling better, he's doing better, but there's still no timetable. ...more

May 28, 2008

Mary Ratliff takes pride in saying she is the most-tenured member of Florida's No. 1-ranked softball team. ...more

May 23, 2008