The Lightning head into tonight's matchup against Washington on full alert, knowing they are only a defensive breakdown away from giving Mike Green a treasured spot in the NHL record book. ...more

February 14, 2009

At Liberty Middle School, Hengyi Wu is the smart kid who also plays point guard on the school basketball team. Only a handful of teachers and students is aware of his secret talent. ...more

December 31, 2008

Call them the comeback kids. Plant is used to being front-runners. The Panthers are accustomed to large leads and playing with running clocks. But this postseason, Plant has discovered a new strength. ...more

December 14, 2008

It was a night of transition for the city council. The council on Monday greeted a new member, selected a new mayor and vice mayor and said goodbye to former vice mayor Frankie Burnett. ...more

December 2, 2008

Time For Leavitt To Improve Coach Jim Leavitt was the perfect man to build the USF football program from scratch. Early on, he willed the Bulls to victory in some big games with his emotion and stubbornness. He even got an A-plus training facility built at a university with a skinflint budget for athletics. What a perfect choice to lay the foundation. He now needs to watch how some successful coaches manage winning programs. He should have the courage to hire great assistants and listen to their input. He also should save the antics and emotions for the biggest games. Those things are like a spice - great in small amounts, but they ruin a dish if overused. Now is the time to instill confidence, discipline and calmness in the players. Emotion cannot be sustained throughout a season, but confidence can. It's time for him to be humble and coachable. I love him, but he must improve. It's no more than he asks of 18-year-old players. ...more

November 30, 2008

AVON PARK –– Mollie Doctrow grew up as a city brat in California. Nature wasn't part of her family picture. They stayed in hotels and never camped out. But from her first outdoor experience with Girl Scouts at 16, she fell in love with nature and became the family oddball. "Something connected and filled this spot inside me, and the more time spent in nature, the more connected I feel," Doctrow remembered. She received her master's in fine arts from California State University in Northridge with a specialty in printmaking. While teaching at Brevard College, she visited a friend in the Sebring area. Doctrow stayed, created artwork and fell in love with the environment. For the past three years she has been the curator at South Florida Community College's MOFAC (Museum of Florida Art and Culture) which is dedicated to the art and artists of Florida whose work interprets Florida history, heritage and the environment. Doctrow contacts artists and schedules shows and events to showcase their work. In addition, she also teaches computer graphics, drawing, printmaking and design at SFCC. ...more

February 4, 2008

A sense of calmness has descended upon Jeff Lacy. The St. Petersburg super welterweight doesn't shy away from talking about his meltdown against Joe Calzaghe in early 2006. Instead, he welcomes that conversation. ...more

December 8, 2007