After playing solid baseball in taking two out of three games from conference opponent Polk Community College, the South Florida Community College team made numerous mental and physical mistakes in losing to Manatee CC by a score of 9-2 on Saturday. ...more

March 23, 2009

Talking tougher by the hour, livid Democrats confronted beleaguered insurance giant AIG with an ultimatum Tuesday: Give back $165 million in post-bailout bonuses or watch Congress tax it away with emergency legislation. ...more

March 17, 2009

President Barack Obama freed billions of dollars to help the nation's small businesses on Monday, hoping to get credit flowing again to Main Street, not just Wall Street. He heaped praise on the little guys of American industry, often overshadowed in the blitz of government bailouts. ...more

March 16, 2009

The Florida Gators could hardly ask for more. With four games left in the regular season, the Gators (21-6, 8-4) are tied with Kentucky and South Carolina for the SEC Eastern Division lead. They are one game in front of Tennessee. Along with road games at LSU (tonight) and Mississippi State remaining, the Gators get Tennessee and Kentucky at home, where they are undefeated this year. ...more

February 23, 2009

Beonca Godfrey could do nothing but shake her head as she watched Lake Wales' Lucky Tensley intercept an Avon Park pass and hoist up a 3-pointer in the waning moments of Tuesday's game. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Sickles and Berkeley Prep boys basketball teams had their opportunities to upset some of the top teams in the second annual McDonald's Tampa Hoops Classic on Friday, but both teams fell short in the opening round of play. And the losses eliminated the chances of a Hillsborough County team playing for the tournament championship. ...more

December 27, 2008

Banks, mortgage companies, even automakers have asked for, and in some cases received, billions of dollars in federal taxpayer dollars to offset poor decisions that left them deep in debt. ...more

December 7, 2008

In Florida, during a time of huge federal bailouts, nonprofit broups are being denied funding for 2009 because of the lagging economy and declining revenue. ...more

December 4, 2008

The good news is the Bucs still have two weeks to get ready for the start of the regular season. The bad news is their starting quarterback may need every bit of those two weeks to find his old winning form. ...more

August 24, 2008

Quarterback Jeff Garcia finally saw his first action of the preseason Saturday night in the Bucs' 23-17 loss to Jacksonville at Raymond James Stadium, but the results weren't pretty. ...more

August 23, 2008