Preparing for a new soccer season is nothing new for David Castillo. "I've been playing soccer since I was 5," Castillo said. "So I started doing this as soon as I could run." ...more

November 11, 2009

Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy came to Tampa last spring with their names penciled into the Yankees' starting rotation. ...more

February 16, 2009

Despite missing more than a quarter of action because of foul trouble, Lake Placid freshman forward Jamacia Gayle scored a game-high 23 points and senior guard Kaneisha Hamilton added 18 to lead the Green Dragons to a 66-50 win over Frostproof in the semifinals of the Class 3A-District 10 tournament on Friday night. ...more

February 8, 2009

With little sign that the departing Bush administration will press Israel to halt the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, diplomats and political leaders throughout the Middle East and Europe are scrambling to find ways to bring an end to the violence. ...more

January 5, 2009

A single dive does not make a season, and Avon Park's John Chittum has proved that he belongs with the top divers around, even if the end results didn't turn out the way he envisioned. ...more

January 4, 2009

When it comes to repairing the faltering U.S. economy, Barack Obama offers vision, numbers and detail. But as Israeli bombs and Palestinian missiles explode in the Middle East, the president-elect has responded with silence. ...more

January 4, 2009

The sophomore jinx is something that can creep up on any athlete that has an explosive debut, but that subliminal virus never took hold of Lake Placid's Kevin Smit this season. ...more

December 30, 2008

HUDSON - The "Little Beast" was wearing a massive smile Wednesday afternoon. ...more

December 17, 2008

Baylife Magazine editor Kim Franke-Folstad offers her holiday greetings. ...more

December 16, 2008

Dear Hillsborough River, You're boring. Sorry, nothing personal. I actually think you're pretty neat. I like your lazy brown waters and your ability to increase property values while simultaneously threatening the destruction of any structure built within your flood plain. I love what you did with your east bank. The new landscaping looks fabulous. It has that sort of retro-'50s mangrove-forest-meets-new-wave-cypress-swamp groove going on. And your sulfur springs! Wow! They're still going strong, percolating up from the aquifer to perfume the air with the delicate aroma of rotting eggs. As far as I'm concerned, the Suwannee has nothing on you. ...more

December 7, 2008