Having lived the equivalent of countless baseball lives, Josh Hamilton finally is playing like the rising star the Rays believed they had selected with the No. 1 pick in the 1999 draft. ...more

May 26, 2008

No football team in Hillsborough County has had a tougher week than East Bay. ...more

May 23, 2008

Dear Abby: Last year, my husband, "Steve," was scheduled for bypass surgery. He told everyone - all our friends and relatives - that he planned to stop smoking afterward. ...more

May 18, 2008

Cinco de Mayo. Around here it's less a holiday than an excuse to stretch a long weekend through Monday. It's another reason to fire up the grill and sit outside in the prequel to another Florida summer. ...more

May 5, 2008

Plant City quarterback Techonqueyha Shaw had a self-imposed debt to her teammates for getting into a car accident a year ago that sidelined her for the playoffs. ...more

May 3, 2008

Some call it "Wii-habilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries. ...more

February 10, 2008

A 13-year-old girl and her family were praying Tuesday that she would regain her sight after a boy on her school bus stabbed her in the eye with a pen Monday. ...more

January 15, 2008

DADE CITY - A 13-year-old girl and her family were praying she would regain her sight after a boy on her school bus stabbed her in the eye with a pen Monday. ...more

January 15, 2008

SEBRING — After being out of the golf business for two years, Debby McNall is back where she belongs — in a pro shop. ...more

January 11, 2008

A few months ago, I witnessed a two-car accident at the corner of Elgin Boulevard and Barclay Avenue on the edge of Spring Hill. ...more

January 9, 2008