Tony Stewart called him "a dart without feathers." Other veterans fumed. David Ragan made no friends in a premature and disastrous Sprint Cup start at Martinsville in October 2006. Instead, he got blamed for holding up faster cars and causing at least three wrecks. ...more

June 18, 2008

Shot from a cannon inside the University of Tampa dugout, Joe Urso flew across the field and landed in the face of the first-base umpire. ...more

May 25, 2008

The Rev. William Tassey planned to build his sermon last Sunday around a Bible verse that reads: "All things work for the good to them that love God." ...more

May 20, 2008

The Rev. William Tassey planned to build his sermon last Sunday around a Bible verse that reads: "All things work for the good to them that love God." ...more

May 19, 2008

For Graham Rahal, driving in the Indianapolis 500 has been an almost lifelong ambition. ...more

May 18, 2008

Another week, more expectations for Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR's most popular driver got off to a good start in his new ride at Hendrick Motorsports, winning the non-points Budweiser Shootout and his 150-mile qualifying race at Daytona. ...more

February 24, 2008

They earned the highest award last year, so they will have to work hard to top what they accomplished in 2007. ...more

January 26, 2008

Patriots owner Robert Kraft sat behind his wide desk and marveled at how his team's jersey could be the target of so many boos - even when it's worn by a 14-year-old girl. ...more

January 16, 2008

We are approaching the first-quarter moon on Tuesday at 7:46 p.m., and thank goodness for that, because the last week was very slow — and I mean real slow. I tried everything short of explosives to get a fish into the boat, and the best I could come up with was a few bass the size of my Yum Dinger 7-inch worm. I believe the overwhelming majority of bass were feeding at night, despite the fact that the new moon occurred near noon last Tuesday. ...more

January 13, 2008

AVON PARK — The sales office for Water's Edge at Lake Anoka was heavily damaged early Sunday, and the State Fire Marshall declared it the second arson in three days for the Avon Park area. The fire at 1200 S. Florida Avenue comes two days after a Friday morning blaze that struck the New Life Ministries at 25 S. Verona Ave. ...more

December 30, 2007