When Byron Simmons showed up at a little league game in February to watch his 10-year-old son play, he volunteered to act as an umpire when one failed to show. What the staff didn't know was that Simmons was a convicted sexual offender. ...more

May 30, 2008

I don't have to tell you what today is except that you'd better watch out, and you'd better not cry cause time is running out. If that's not bad enough, the mail today is going to remind you even more that once again you are late getting out those holiday cards ... and after all those promises you made last year. ...more

December 12, 2007

More than 16 years later, Rodney McCray still is not tired of talking about the night he literally ran through a wall for his team. ...more

December 11, 2007

BRADENTON — Senior Whitney Lee scored 11 points and seniors Brenita Grant and Chelsea Davis combined for 15 more Friday night, but poor shooting hampered the Sebring girls basketball team's effort in a 39-36 loss to Braden River. ...more

December 9, 2007

Despite playing without its main cog Friday night, the University of South Florida men's basketball team nearly gave new coach Stan Heath a victory in his Bulls debut. ...more

November 10, 2007

On most major-league teams, the bench coach is essentially the backup manager, serving as the skipper's right-hand man with wisdom accrued over the years - often in previous jobs as a manager - at the ready. ...more

October 12, 2007

The aroma of seasoned tilapia being lightly fried in a drizzle of olive oil drew members of the Miller family out of the woodwork. ...more

October 4, 2007