Thank you, Tribune, for your Wednesday article on Mallory Code ("Code's fight inspired scores," front page, Nov. 11). ...more

November 14, 2009

They can get to Drew Brees. He has been sacked only nine times this year, and as much as that sounds like a testament to the play of his offensive line, it's not. Brees seldom goes down, because he seldom waits more than a second or two to get rid of the ball. He is very hard to trap, but the Bucs can do it if they eliminate his escape routes and collapse the pocket around him. They might have to blitz to do it, but if the Bucs can sack Brees two or three times in this game, they can win it. ...more

November 30, 2008

One day after suffering a heartbreaking loss on a controversial sixth-inning call, the Avon Park All-Stars took matters into their own hands at the Dixie Youth Majors (11-12) state tournament on Sunday. ...more

July 14, 2008

Maybe it was going just a little too well - the winning, the ride to the top of baseball, the headlines. Something was bound to happen. ...more

May 29, 2008

Regarding "Kennedy Prognosis Not Good, Experts Say" (front page, May 21): Like him or hate him, Republican or Democrat, you have to admit that Sen. Ted Kennedy is a politician. Not in the new sense of the term, but the old. A legislator who realizes that to get things done requires compromise. He has been one of the few senators who have been able to "reach across the aisle," as is commonly said today. ...more

May 22, 2008

and likely well beyond that. If he's healthy to open the season, he should provide a significant boost to the Rays, offensively and defensively. That is, once the team feels comfortable enough to play him in the outfield more often. The worst part about Baldelli's situation is something could go wrong at any moment, just as it did on the routine grounder last May 15 that cost him the rest of the season. Even if he's healthy from the outset, everyone still will be watching anxiously. ...more

February 11, 2008

Michael Bennett helped make history Sunday. Not bad for a guy who has spent most of his time with Tampa Bay pacing the sideline. ...more

December 30, 2007

Not long after Liana Teague started her job at Hernando County Animal Services, a few kittens arrived at the shelter. ...more

December 22, 2007

Ten minutes before 9 a.m., the doors opened to Florida's newest Ikea store, and for more than 20 minutes a unceasing line of shoppers streamed in, some after waiting more than a day or driving for hours. ...more

November 15, 2007

Don't say it's like the old days, because it's not. In the old days, the Bucs had their front four humming and the players opposing quarterbacks feared most were defensive linemen Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice. ...more

October 21, 2007