He was never one for distractions, endlessly preaching to his players the virtue of a mind that can overcome any ordeal. "There are no small plays when we are doing it," U.S. men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon would forever tell his players. Hardly words of great insight but a window into the soul of a man who disdains the kind of clutter that pulls an athlete down. ...more

August 11, 2008

Another duel down the stretch. Another shot that hit a pin and kicked away. Another loss in a major championship. ...more

August 11, 2008

A fatal accident closed westbound lanes of Interstate 4 at Kathleen Road in Polk County for an hour Sunday afternoon. ...more

August 10, 2008

I can't even imagine how many melons have been thumped and tomatoes squeezed. How many vats of homemade bean soup have been served and how many times someone has leaned over the counter for that special cut of meat for an equally special occasion. ...more

August 6, 2008

Deputies arrested a 26-year-old woman on a drunken driving charge Sunday after her car plowed into a stopped sheriff's cruiser, sending the squad car more than 90 feet into an intersection. ...more

August 4, 2008

Contrary to statements given by an inmate, attorney Barry Cohen has never been investigated by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in connection with the Nov. 24, 1997 disappearance of 5-month-old Sabrina Paige Aisenberg, says sheriff David Gee. ...more

July 27, 2008

On Sunday afternoon, when Detroit-bound passengers stuck in the Dayton, Ohio, airport, learned their plane's repairs would take until 6 p.m., Margaret Hedgepeth rented a car and high-tailed it out of there. ...more

July 22, 2008