A former Major League baseball player was charged with simple domestic battery Thursday afternoon after an argument with his ex-wife turned physical, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

March 7, 2009

A former Major League baseball player was charged with simple domestic battery Thursday afternoon after an argument with his ex-wife turned physical, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Christopher M. Spurling's former wife said he "threw" her to the floor after a "minor dispute," a sheriff's report said. Spurling, 31, was a right-handed relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers from 2003 to 2007, according to Major League Baseball's official Web site. ...more

March 6, 2009

On NBC's "The Biggest Loser," contestants arrive fat and leave thin. And in between, they go through an intense fitness regimen that is, to put a good face on it, grueling. ...more

January 10, 2009

MIAMI - University of South Florida senior linebacker Brouce Mompremier was taken off the field in the third quarter of Saturday's game at Florida International in an ambulance with an unknown injury. ...more

September 20, 2008

VENUS — The myth that modern scientists work alone staring into space or mixing chemicals in an otherwise empty laboratory was thoroughly debunked this week at Archbold Biological Station. ...more

February 19, 2008