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Abuse of kids has fatal toll

About 200 children were fatally abused in Florida in 2008, a roughly 20 percent increase from 2007. Unemployment rates and drug use also increased in the state - a factor in many of the deaths, according to a preliminary report. ...more

December 30, 2009

Clemency quandary

Mike Huckabee doesn't deserve the bad press he is getting. In 2000, when he was governor of Arkansas, Huckabee commuted the 108-year prison sentence of a man named Maurice Clemmons. ...more

December 14, 2009

TOP 25 POLLS

	Rec.	Pts	Pvs
1. Florida (46)	12-0	1,483	1
2. Alabama (7)	12-0	1,416	2
3. Texas (7)	12-0	1,414	3
4. TCU	12-0	1,316	4
5. Cincinnati	11-0	1,249	5
6. Boise State	12-0	1,216	6
7. Oregon	9-2	1,104	10
8. Ohio State	10-2	1,103	9
9. Iowa	10-2	920	13
10. Penn State	10-2	897	12
11. Virginia Tech	9-3	860	14
12. Georgia Tech	10-2	820	7
13. Oregon State	8-3	719	16
14. Pittsburgh	9-2	642	8
15. LSU	9-3	614	17
16. BYU	10-2	610	18
17. Miami	9-3	572	19
18. Houston	10-2	400	25
19. California	8-3	398	21
20. Southern Cal	8-3	365	24
21. Nebraska	9-3	289	-
22. Oklahoma St.	9-3	269	11
23. Stanford	8-4	266	-
24. West Virginia	8-3	225	-
25. Clemson	8-4	87	15

Others receiving votes: Utah 84, Wisconsin 41, Texas Tech 21, Arizona 20, Mississippi 20, Northwestern 18, Central Michigan 14, North Carolina 8, Tennessee 6, Oklahoma 5, Rutgers 4, East Carolina 3, Missouri 2. ...more

November 30, 2009

Ex-Buc Gradkowski starts for Raiders in place of benched Russell

Bruce Gradkowski was a sixth-round pick of the Bucs in 2006 and started 11 games as a rookie, winning three. Coach Jon Gruden stuck with Gradkowski during a 4-12 season, but he was mostly ineffective and was benched for Tim Rattay for the final two games. ...more

November 20, 2009

Hillsborough football stat leaders

PASSING

Player, school	Cm	Att	Yds	Int	TD
Williams, Jefferson	87	138	1451	6	15
Bennett, Alonso	100	167	1408	3	15
Eveld, Jesuit	90	152	1288	4	13
Austin, Hills.	62	101	1265	4	13
Coney, Plant City	95	163	1102	11	9
Rice, Robinson	56	104	942	4	11
Grady, Armwood	58	82	872	3	8
Guy, Freedom	50	93	824	4	7
Embody, C-wd Day	31	49	732	1	12
Hendrick, Sickles	31	67	658	5	8

...more

October 23, 2009

I Made It: 'I Can Be An Example To Those Wanting To Lose Weight'

A board-certified acupuncture physician uses her weight loss as a positive example for her own patients. ...more

April 1, 2009

Welcome To Boston

STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic	W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
New Jersey	42	20	3	87	202	162
Philadelphia	35	19	10	80	207	186
Pittsburgh	34	26	6	74	202	198
N.Y. Rangers	33	24	8	74	163	177
N.Y. Islanders	21	37	7	49	163	213

Northeast	W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Boston	43	14	9	95	223	151
Montreal	34	24	7	75	195	196
Buffalo	33	26	7	73	195	183
Toronto	26	27	13	65	196	235
Ottawa	25	29	10	60	165	187

Southeast	W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA
Washington	40	21	5	85	216	195
Florida	34	24	8	76	187	185
Carolina	35	27	5	75	189	192
Tampa Bay	21	32	13	55	171	220
Atlanta	24	35	6	54	193	225

WESTERN CONFERENCE ...more

March 8, 2009

AP Investigation: Bailed Out Banks Sought Foreign Workers

Banks collecting billions of dollars in federal bailout money sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers to the U.S. for high-paying jobs, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications. ...more

February 1, 2009