Nearly two years ago, his college football career appeared to be over. Florida International University's Marshall McDuffie Jr. - after his role in an ugly 2006 football brawl with Miami that made national headlines, forced 31 player suspensions and indirectly led to the firing of both head coaches - was kicked off the team. ...more

September 19, 2008

Police used a Taser on a man Monday night, causing him to drop an unloaded pistol, a preliminary report states. Jeffrey L. Parker, 32, of 7816 N. Cortez St., told Tampa police he was trying to kill himself while fleeing officers and had several rounds of ammunition, the report states. ...more

September 16, 2008

First-year Plant City coach Jason Strunk can't help but get excited when talking about seniors Denzel Drone and Duran Lowe. It's for good reason. There are a lot of reasons for Strunk to be excited. ...more

September 4, 2008

After spending nearly three weeks in the NHL spotlight during free agency, only to retreat behind the curtain for the past month, the Lightning returned to center stage Friday. ...more

August 30, 2008

After working diligently to work out a deal to acquire defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Ottawa Senators, the Lightning finally reached an agreement Friday night. ...more

August 29, 2008

The Rays cracked three home runs from the sixth inning on, saw Edwin Jackson work out of some pretty significant jams and made another first-place team look rather pedestrian Friday night. ...more

August 23, 2008

John Armao doesn't carry a gun to work anymore, but that's fine with him. ...more

August 21, 2008

John Armao doesn't carry a gun to work anymore, but that's fine with him. ...more

August 20, 2008

A Miami man was free Monday on $6,500 bail after being arrested during a traffic stop in which he was a passenger, and being charged as a convicted felon in possession of a gun. ...more

August 12, 2008

No traffic stop is routine. It was 10:45 p.m. Tuesday when police officer Adam Willis stopped a white Mercury traveling 57 mph in a 45 mph zone at U.S. 27 North and Kingdom Way. ...more

August 8, 2008