USF head coach Stan Heath believes the Bulls are on the verge of showing significant improvement. ...more

October 27, 2009

Valerie Laken was taking graduate courses in Slavic literature in Ann Arbor, Mich., when she persuaded her husband to buy a fixer-upper in a neighborhood just beginning to gentrify. They were working on the house soon after they moved in when an old man across the street came by. So, he said, you know the history of this place, right? When Laken said no, the man proceeded to tell them. ...more

March 15, 2009

While senior Toarlyn Fitzpatrick has led the King High boys basketball team in points and rebounds this season, the Lions are getting large contributions from a pair of sophomores. ...more

March 2, 2009

The Tampa Bays Rays have prevailed in their arbitration case with catcher Dioner Navarro, the player's agent said today. ...more

February 10, 2009

It may not be the most attractive or appealing definition, but in its strictest scientific sense, life is a common, sexually transmitted, medical condition with 100 percent mortality. At the time we are conceived, we are all programmed to die. Human life is being transmitted through "genes" the same way, since its creation. How well and how long each one of us lives is essentially decided by the genes, if we let nature take its course. ...more

January 11, 2009

No one is going to outwork Sebring's Camiel White. The junior golfer combined a strong work ethic with outstanding ability to lead a young Blue Streak squad to a second-place finish in the Class 2A-District 3 tournament and a spot in the regional tournament. ...more

January 1, 2009

Despite having to battle her way out of a mass of runners, Lake Placid senior Erica Resendiz managed to finish seventh in Friday's Class 2A-District 6 cross country meet at Estero Park in Fort Myers. ...more

November 9, 2008

Students at Independent Day School use food to learn a lesson in science. Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students were given food items to represent parts of the cell structure. The hands-on project was designed to give students an idea of how human cells look. ...more

November 5, 2008

With eight runners back from last year's squad, the Sebring boys cross country team has the talent and experience to make their mark in the postseason. ...more

September 16, 2008

With a solid nucleus of four returning players, the Lake Placid boy's golf team is practicing hard in search of better consistency on the links. ...more

September 1, 2008