Florida Gators receiver and former Clearwater Central Catholic star Riley Cooper has some competition for bragging rights at home. His younger sister, CCC freshman Lindsey Cooper, scored with 1:15 left in the second overtime to give the Marauders a 2-1 victory against Melbourne West Shore on Friday. ...more

February 2, 2008

From a reading of or listening to our traditional media, one gets the impression that European governments are models to be emulated, and their citizens are thrilled; whereas the U.S. is hopelessly flawed. Perhaps a more accurate view is that we all have shortcomings, but the preferred media attitude - as well as that of the United Nations, a hopeless failure itself - is to find fault with the U.S. ...more

February 2, 2008

Scientists in Maryland on Thursday said they had built from scratch an entire microbial chromosome, a loop of synthetic DNA carrying all the instructions that a simple cell needs to live and reproduce. ...more

January 25, 2008

NORTH TAMPA - Zach Dedenbach knows Pebble Beach like the back of his hand. He's played the course on his Sony PlayStation hundreds of times over the past five years. But his first stroke at Tampa's first Nintendo Wii tournament was ugly. He sent the virtual ball right into the trees, then miraculously recovered to shoot a birdie on the first hole. Tiger Woods gave his customary fist-pump on the 65-inch screen. ...more

January 22, 2008

New Year's Eve has been and gone, but for oilmen, the party continues. On Jan. 2, helped across the line by a New York trader eager for bragging rights, the first business day of the year, the price of their product topped $100 a barrel for the first time. Oil is now almost five times more expensive than it was at the beginning of 2002. ...more

January 11, 2008

SEBRING — Smells of barbeque will be wafting through the air this weekend at Fireman's Field as cooks fire up their grills for the annual Central Florida Barbecue Festival. "If you drive by here with your windows down, the smell is enough to make your mouth water," said Skip Adams, co-chair of the barbecue festival. "The smell alone will be enough to draw you in." About 40 teams will set up tents and grills at Firemen's Field for the competition, with the main contests Saturday in ribs, chicken, brisket and pulled pork. ...more

January 10, 2008

Welcome to the fantasy playoffs! In the vast majority of leagues, Week 14 marks the beginning of that sacred journey toward office bragging rights. ...more

December 6, 2007

Rivalry Weekend is approaching. Games will be played around the nation in which the institutions, to put it mildly, do not care for one another. ...more

November 19, 2007

Bragging rights and Tiger pride rested on the foot of Jesuit senior Adam Perhosky. And with one kick, he helped extend Jesuit's winning streak against Tampa Catholic to eight games. ...more

November 10, 2007

TAMPA - Bragging rights and Tiger pride rested on the foot of Jesuit senior Adam Perhosky. And with one kick, he helped extend Jesuit's winning streak against Tampa Catholic to eight games. ...more

November 10, 2007