MVP PROFILE Springstead goalkeeper Joey Lasala proves good things come in small packages. ...more

January 6, 2009

Lissette Corsa ducks left and weaves right. Her opponent kicks over her head, and she spins and grabs him from behind. He arches his back as he moves downward. He slips out of her grasp, spinning to face her. Corsa is a student of Capoeira, a 500-year-old Brazilian martial art gaining popularity in the Bay area. The studio Corsa attends, Tampa Capoeira on East Bearss Avenue, is one of several schools in the area injecting rhythmic flow into exercise and self-defense. ...more

December 5, 2008

Seventy-year old county resident Jan Grove wore a black hat, but her white shirt stuck out like a sore thumb, in a crowd of bikers who mostly wore black leather during the 5th annual Run to the Heartland. ...more

October 6, 2008

Can the Seminoles be too strong? That seemed the case this week as Florida State's top football players showed up for strength tests. Paul Griffin said he and Budd Thacker were told by their coaches to not risk injury by trying to improve upon their previous bests in the bench press. Practice begins on Thursday. ...more

August 6, 2008

The Supreme Court has spoken: Thanks to the court's blockbuster 5-to-4 decision, Washingtonians now have the right to own a gun for self-defense. I leave the law to lawyers, but the public health lesson is crystal clear: The legal ruling that the citizens of Washington, D.C., can keep loaded handguns in their homes doesn't mean that they should. ...more

July 8, 2008

John Reddingius is standing tall again with help from the Pasco Pediatric Foundation. ...more

May 10, 2008

Jon Gruden discusses Sunday's game against New York and other topics: ...more

January 2, 2008

After 90 minutes of calisthenics and climbing - upside down and fist over fist - across a rope bridge, Alexandra Munoz gathered her student battalion in a Hillsborough High classroom and reviewed practice. ...more

September 23, 2007

Gregg Cooke and the Sickles swim team finished second at the City Relays last weekend. Cooke is one of the area's best sprinters. ...more

September 12, 2007