LAKEWOOD RANCH - A Jewish family in Lakewood Ranch had a swastika painted on their door this week in what the resident said was clearly a hate crime. ...more

May 8, 2008

When Tampa Prep boys soccer coach Jose DaCosta looks at his team's two starting forwards, he doesn't see Wes Sever as a sophomore and Jake Peterson as a freshman. ...more

February 16, 2008

Mike Jenkins (University of South Florida), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Tennessee State) and JoJo Clermond (Pittsburgh) are three Bay area athletes with their sights set on this month's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. ...more

February 12, 2008

LAKEWOOD RANCH - Three people were arrested on Saturday after using their jobs as newspaper carriers to burglarize vehicles in gated communities, Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 11, 2008

If there was any thought that the Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team would still be savoring its thrilling overtime win against Sarasota Christian, it was erased early Thursday in an easy rout of Academy at the Lakes in a Class 1A-Region 3 quarterfinal. ...more

February 8, 2008

PREPS ...more

February 7, 2008

It might have been a girls soccer game, but it could only be described as "physical" or "hard-nosed." ...more

January 30, 2008

Twenty-six days. Dick Vitale went that long without speaking. The unmistakable voice, synonymous with ESPN's coverage of college basketball for nearly three decades, was shut down Dec. 18 after ulcerated lesions were surgically removed from his left vocal cord. ...more

January 27, 2008

While other builders may focus only on the negative aspects of today's housing market, Charley Hannah, co-founder of Hannah Bartoletta Homes, has a different view. ...more

January 27, 2008

Girls regional soccer ...more

January 24, 2008