Gaither High baseball player Drew Doty made the most of his trip out West earlier this month. Doty, a senior outfielder, recently was named to the 2009 All-Area Code Team. Doty, playing for the Oakland Athletics, went 4-for-5 with five walks, four runs, three RBIs and a stolen base during the event, according to his father, Rick. ...more

August 28, 2009

World trade more or less quadrupled from 1982 to 2008. Most economists either did not foresee the universal array of economic calamity which dramatically manifested itself in the fourth quarter of 2008 or chose to remain mum. ...more

March 6, 2009

Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan is quick to reconfirm Corvette Racing's GT1 program in the first half of the 2009 American Le Mans Series. ...more

December 24, 2008

Since 1999, Johnny Mowlem has been competing in the American Le Mans Series. As one of the most experienced drivers on the grid, Mowlem talks about his dual 2008 season, first behind the wheel of a GT2 sports car and later transitioning into a LMP1 Zytek prototype. ...more

December 8, 2008

Medals of Honor will be awarded today to two Navy SEALs killed in action overseas. The ceremony today will be at the Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base. ...more

November 17, 2008

The Port of Tampa along with nine other U.S. seaports accounted for 83 percent of the American cruise industry's passenger traffic last year, the Cruise Lines International Association, a trade group in Fort Lauderdale, said in a new report. ...more

October 22, 2008

Ten U.S. cruise ports, including the Port of Tampa, accounted for 83 percent of U.S. cruise embarkations in 2007, a report by the Cruise Lines International Association in Fort Lauderdale reported. ...more

October 21, 2008

Plant High's football team plans to bring some sunshine to the state of Oregon. And a little bit of some Sunshine State attitude. ...more

July 17, 2008

Graham Rahal's life has been a blur since his historic victory in last month's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. ...more

May 24, 2008

So now that David Brabham is the only driver in the American Le Mans Series to win races in four different classes, the question becomes obvious. Which one is the most memorable? With 13 victories over the years, it's naturally quite a task for even someone the level of Brabs. "Each one was great. You can't deny that," said Brabham, whose most recent triumph came with Scott Sharp in Patrón Highcroft Racing's Acura ARX-01b at Long Beach. Then Brabham seemingly went down the list of highlights, starting with his stint as part of the factory Panoz prototype effort. "We took Petit Le Mans in 1999. And the Washington DC win with Jan (Magnussen) in 2002 was one of the highlights," Brabham noted. "The location was great and to beat Audi back then, only a few of those opportunities came your way. We had a fraction of their budget. The Nurburgring win in 2000 was fantastic having beaten Audi and BMW in their backyard. With GT1, the Ferrari 550 won a few. Then winning at Sebring driving an Aston Martin in its first race in more than 40 years meant a lot, for sure. Then there was the Panoz win at Sebring in 2006. That was probably the most unlikely win that we could have scored. And Long Beach was really good. Having the record happen there with such strong support from Patrón will be one of my most memorable ones." ...more

May 5, 2008