Chone Figgins and the Los Angeles Angels know they're heading straight into more than one kind of storm. ...more

October 24, 2009

The Florida House has passed two 2010 ballot proposals offering property tax relief, but both face long odds in the Senate. ...more

April 27, 2009

Manager Joe Maddon says he will "more than likely" name a No. 5 starting pitcher before the end of camp, and LHP Carlos Hernandez probably didn't improve his long odds much with a mixed outing Friday against the Blue Jays. ...more

March 13, 2009

Sunday's NFC Championship Game ended amid a deafening roar, with Darnell Dockett cradling a football in his massive arms. ...more

January 23, 2009

The San Diego Chargers' travels to Pittsburgh are filled with curiosities, a remarkable run of odd games, unexpected results and strange scores, comebacks that succeeded and game plans that failed. ...more

January 11, 2009

Larry Zych of Sebring is ready to retire – as soon as he wins $105 million in Wednesday's Powerball drawing. With Florida becoming the 30th state to join in the Powerball lottery, Zych and others like him can purchase tickets for a chance at big multimillion jackpots. ...more

January 6, 2009

It was after midnight. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andy Sonnanstine and his teammates had just been rocked to within a loss of the end of their season by the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series. ...more

October 27, 2008

With the same purpose as one of his in-your-face jumpers, Kobe Bryant leaned into the microphone. ...more

June 15, 2008

In its most competitive admissions season ever, the University of South Florida placed a record 1,300 prospective freshmen on a wait list for next fall. ...more

June 8, 2008

SEBRING –– Two competitors lock hand-to-hand with a glare of determination as the crowd is cheering them on. The adrenaline pours into their veins as they wait for the start. And in an instant, it's all over –– the winner is crowned and the loser takes the fall. For Sebring native Caleb Cleveland, 19, this was the scene when he took center stage at the Central Florida Armwrestling Championships in Leesburg on April 26 as he fought long odds to lift the champions trophy in the 154-pound open division. "It was everything I thought it was going to be and more," Cleveland said. "I just had to see what I was really made of." Cleveland, who works for the Golf Hammock maintenance department, had never before stepped into the organized circle of arm wrestling, but he'd been building to this point since he was a kid. ...more

May 12, 2008