The Los Angeles Dodgers sent former Cy Young Award winner Eric Gagne to their minor-league camp, stalling the closer's bid to make it back to the majors. ...more

March 16, 2010

Allyson Speed scored a career-high 24 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer with just under four seconds left, as South Florida (15-13, 6-9 Big East) handed Louisville (13-15, 5-10) a 63-60 defeat on Saturday night at Freedom Hall. ...more

February 28, 2010

SEBRING Trying to figure out the right college to play a sport at is usually a tough decision for an athlete and his family. For Sebring High senior baseball standout Cody Hoffner, it wasn't that difficult a decision after all. On Friday, the Blue Streak infielder signed to play baseball at Daytona State College (Daytona Beach) in the fall. ...more

January 13, 2010

Albert Michalczyk said that if the government televised executions, then he might watch Virginia prison officials give serial killer John Allen Muhammad a lethal injection for being one of two snipers who killed 10 people in Washington, Virginia and Maryland seven years ago. ...more

November 11, 2009

Surging demand for turtle meat in southeast Asia has prompted a huge jump in turtle harvesting, leading to concerns that populations of the reptiles could suffer permanent damage. ...more

March 27, 2009

A special bank account has been opened for contributions to help a 94-year-old woman travel to San Francisco in August to participate in her eighth National Senior Games. ...more

March 21, 2009

There is a lot of pride stuffed into this taqueria. Taqueria, Spanish for "little taco shop," is a term initially coined for popular outdoor taco stands. The Aguirre family opened Tacos Cielito Lindo, named after the Mexican popular song with the "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay" refrain, a year ago. The taqueria is in a storefront at 672 E. Tarpon Ave., just west of U.S. 19. ...more

February 21, 2009

GOLF Woods To Return Next Week Eight months after winning the U.S. Open on one good leg, a healthy Tiger Woods is returning to golf. ...more

February 20, 2009

Mark O'Meara said Sunday that Tiger Woods looks better than ever and is ready to return to the PGA Tour, but he stopped short of saying the world's No. 1 player would be at the Accenture Match Play Championship that starts Feb. 25. ...more

February 16, 2009

Dow Chemical Co. says it aims to start selling power-generating roof shingles by 2011. ...more

February 15, 2009