I am not one of those people who, upon hearing the description of some exotic disease, suddenly twitch with several applicable symptoms. Hypochondria and illness-envy are not among my personality quirks. ...more

November 4, 2009

Joe Lauzon and Jeremy Stephens will meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night, the UFC's first venture into Tampa. The event will air live on Spike TV. ...more

February 6, 2009

There's never a good time to raise ticket prices, especially now, with the economy spiraling south. But you have to give a hand to the Tampa Bay Rays for maintaining their ultra-fan friendly approach even when increasing ticket prices for 2009. ...more

November 21, 2008

Hernando County families can start thinking about last-minute changes to holiday plans. ...more

November 19, 2008

The old Gobblers have won many battles, but they may have lost the war to create a public library in the former Turkey Creek High. ...more

September 10, 2008

Let's just say this one will be interesting. The press release called it a grudge match, while one of the trainers admitted there's some "bad blood." ...more

June 27, 2008

AVON PARK — Former SFCC Panther and current Toronto Blue Jay pitcher Jesse Litsch returned to his old stomping grounds on Friday evening, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day against St. Petersburg College. Litsch, who graduated from SFCC and was named Florida Pitcher of the Year in 2004, signed autographs and took pictures with many of the same fans who came out to cheer him on when he was striking opposing batters out on a much smaller stage. "I loved my time here [at SFCC]," Listch said. "I've got a lot of memories of our team and the playoff run we had. This is one of the places I got to learn my craft." ...more

January 27, 2008

Three of the four races remaining in the Chase for the Nextel Cup are on 1 1/2 -mile tracks, and that appears to give defending champion Jimmie Johnson a small advantage over the man he is chasing: teammate and four-time champion Jeff Gordon. ...more

October 24, 2007