University of Florida's outstanding linebacker Brandon Spikes apparently didn't like a Georgia running back in last Saturday's game. He decided to try to claw his eyes out during a tackle. He failed in that, thank goodness, but did succeed in getting a suspension for his deed. As far as suspensions go, though, he barely received a slap on the wrist. ...more

November 4, 2009

The University of Florida's response plans for a zombie apocalypse are no longer available for public consumption. UF spokesman Steve Orlando said Friday the university removed a link to a disaster recovery exercise, which detailed how the school could respond to an outbreak of the undead. The link was taken down late Thursday afternoon. ...more

October 2, 2009

I read with interest the latest joke being perpetrated on the folks of Massachusetts by the Democrats. They changed the law in 2004, so that their then Republican governor, Mitt Romney, would be blocked in naming a successor to Sen. John Kerry, if Kerry won the presidential election. ...more

September 21, 2009

State Rep. Baxter Troutman and state Rep. Denise Grimsley have to be in the insurance lobbyists' back pocket. The article in Sunday's paper on the unregulated insurance is a complete joke. ...more

September 18, 2009

Kelly Hildebrandt will marry Kelly Hildebrandt. This isn't a joke. An engaged Florida couple has the same first and last name. ...more

July 20, 2009

TAMPA – It was a joke. Only a joke. No kidding. ...more

April 1, 2009

Cheap gas was no joke on April Fool's Day at one gas station in Avon Park - and motorists were lined up for several blocks to fill up. ...more

April 1, 2009

David Reutimann's hot start in the 2009 NASCAR season has gone to his head. The Zephyrhills' native has starting calling himself "The Franchise" around Michael Waltrip Racing. ...more

March 27, 2009

TAMPA If you ever need an example of why drinking and dialing isn't a joke and can lead to serious repercussions, consider the case of Evon Cavett. ...more

March 26, 2009

the Lightning. Davidson usually allowed his lieutenants to run things, but the subject that early December day in 2001 was serious enough to get him on a plane. ...more

March 14, 2009