Will the real University of South Florida please stand up tonight against N.C. State? Actually, what is the real USF? ...more

September 27, 2008

Such is the power of a simple, declarative: "No!" ...more

September 20, 2008

As an errant pass began to slide out of Vinny Lecavalier's reach during a recent practice, the Lightning's franchise center laid out his body at the blue line in an attempt to corral the puck with his stick. ...more

September 19, 2008

"Sniper One," by Sgt. Dan Mills (St. Martin's Press, $27) ...more

September 14, 2008

Ryan Beeble and Nick Hellman have lived through Bishop McLaughlin's growing pains, weathered the Hurricanes' various storms. ...more

September 3, 2008

Despite a tough economy, Clearwater technology distributor Tech Data Corp. posted another quarter of growing sales and profits. ...more

August 22, 2008

Despite a tough economy, Clearwater technology distributor Tech Data Corp. posted another quarter of growing sales and profit. ...more

August 21, 2008

NORTH PORT - A year after 6-year-old Coralrose Fullwood's body was found in an empty North Port lot, Police Chief Terry Lewis called a news conference to remind the public that the case had not gone cold and that the person or persons who committed the crime would be caught. ...more

August 14, 2008

Through decades of ups and downs, the city of Port Richey has had one thing going for it: almost everyone has feelings, for good or ill, about the coastal hamlet and its civic affairs. That was evident again in recent days as the city conducted an admittedly unscientific poll on its Web site. ...more

August 13, 2008

For years, I've been pushing a "boring is better" approach to investing - the kind of strategy that adheres to the belief that so many of us make the wrong decisions when the markets are in turmoil. We're better off deciding on an asset allocation, filling up the baskets and checking it monthly - not every day. ...more

August 3, 2008