BOYS BASKETBALL Springstead improves to 3-0 on the season versus Nature Coast with a 69-50 victory, outscoring the host Sharks 44-20 in the second half. ...more

January 16, 2009

Once again, Baltimore's Super Bowl road to Tampa left the favored Tennessee Titans beaten and bewildered. ...more

January 11, 2009

Freshman Kunsae Wilson scored 10 points to lead the Lake Placid girls basketball team in scoring, but it was Hardee's defense that took control in the fourth quarter en route to a 36-32 victory over the Green Dragons in front of a raucous crowd on Monday night. ...more

December 3, 2008

Two very different campaign rallies were held in Tampa on Sunday. Singer Jimmy Buffett led a raucous crowd at a free Last Chance For Change rally at the Ford Amphitheatre, urging people (particularly Barack Obama supporters) to vote. At a more sedate affair, former GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani made a pitch for John McCain. ...more

November 3, 2008

Senior night is always a bittersweet moment in any athlete's playing career, and the emotions ran high as the Lake Placid volleyball team honored six of their seniors before taking the court against cross-county rival Avon Park on Thursday. ...more

October 25, 2008

We all know the hooded figure on the New England sidelines is a great coach. Now that Bill Belichick is no longer tethered to Tom Brady, we'll see just how great. ... The Lions started four former Bucs on defense at Atlanta (NT Chuck Darby, DE Dewayne White, CB Brian Kelly, SS Dwight Smith) yet still managed to surrender 474 yards to Tampa Bay's next opponent. Detroit defensive coordinator Joe Barry doesn't seem to have any answers when the Lions hit the road. ... Let's just admit it - the Cowboys have the most talent in the league. ... A 10-point win in San Francisco is a decent start, but I'm not buying into the Cardinals until they beat a good team on the road. ... Every time you watch Drew Brees play, you appreciate him a little more. ... The Jaguars have a heck of a time beating Tennessee because the Titans are one of the few teams that match Jacksonville's physicality. ... Disgraceful effort by Cincinnati's offense at Baltimore, averaging 3.1 yards on 50 snaps. ... Texans owner Bob McNair keeps waiting for a breakthrough season, but Houston just can't play with the big boys. Still, DE Mario Williams, LB DeMeco Ryans and WR Andre Johnson can play with anybody. ...more

September 9, 2008

And just what exactly did Omali Yeshitela, St. Petersburg's official village blowhard, expect police Officer Terrence Nemeth to do Saturday night as he confronted a teenager who had been firing a weapon into the air. ...more

June 12, 2008

Republican John McCain, speaking to a raucous crowd on Cuba's independence day, hammered Democrat Barack Obama for saying he would meet with President Raul Castro and called Obama a "tool of organized labor" for opposing a Latin American trade deal. ...more

May 21, 2008

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Barack Obama may be getting ahead of himself in acting like the party's nominee before the final primary contests are over. ...more

May 20, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring has another reason to dislike Red Devils. The Kathleen boys soccer team ended Sebring's historic run into the state playoffs on Thursday night, as the Red Devils knocked out the Blue Streaks' first-ever district-championship team with a 1-0 victory in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal on Firemen's Field. Hampered by an injury to leading scorer and senior Daniel Grimaldo, the Blue Streaks outshot the Red Devils but couldn't make the most of multiple scoring opportunities, ending the school's first home regional match on a sour note in front of a large and raucous crowd. "It's real emotional to lose like this," said junior Pedro Gori. "But we made history this year, and hopefully, it won't be the last of it." ...more

February 2, 2008