Michael Phelps got one of his toughest races out of the way, and it couldn't have been any easier. ...more

August 10, 2008

All westbound lanes of Interstate 4 at State Road 559 near Polk City are closed because of a crash involving a dump truck that overturned, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

July 15, 2008

The Sebring All-Stars ran into a slew of solid pitching, a load of tough defense, and a bit of bad luck this weekend at the Dixie Youth Pre-Majors (ages 15-16) state tournament. ...more

July 14, 2008

The Sebring All-Stars ran into some solid pitching and tough defense on Saturday and dropped their opening round match to Marion County, 10-0, at the Dixie Youth Pre-Majors (ages 15-16) state tournament in Chipley. Sebring now falls to the losers' bracket, where they'll face the loser of the game between Hernando and Sneeds at 11 a.m. on Sunday. ...more

July 12, 2008

Mitch Talbot, the Rays' new emergency reliever, has exactly one relief appearance to his credit in 140 professional outings. But it was a memorable one. ...more

July 3, 2008

Will the real University of South Florida Bulls please stand: Is it the team that began last season 6-0 and reached No. 2 in The Associated Press and BCS rankings? Or is it the team that stumbled to a 3-4 finish, including a 35-point blowout loss in the Sun Bowl? ...more

July 2, 2008

Let us stipulate that what John Taylor (whoever he is) did was bad form. His filing - at nearly the last instant - as a write-in candidate in the race for Pasco's District 1 county commission seat, turned what otherwise would have been an early general election race into a traditional closed primary. ...more

June 26, 2008

The moniker seemed appropriate at the time. J.P. Howell had just done it again last week, pitching a couple of spotless innings in relief of Andy Sonnanstine to maintain a Rays lead before handing it off to the late-inning relievers, when his manager referred to him as a "bridge" in Tampa Bay's bullpen. ...more

June 24, 2008

It looks like Plant City has a good shot in the upcoming Little League District 4 Juniors tournament, too. ...more

June 21, 2008

When the Boston Celtics built a new practice facility, they surrounded the court with their 16 NBA championship banners and left a blank space for No. 17. ...more

June 19, 2008