The University of Florida Gators, college football's newest gold standard after a 24-14 victory over Oklahoma, collected their riches Friday morning. First the $30,000 crystal creation of sparkle and prestige that is the BCS National Championship trophy was handed over. The Football Writers' Grantland Rice Trophy, the National Football Foundation's MacArthur Trophy and finally the Associated Press national championship followed. ...more

January 9, 2009

Winless since May, top-ranked Lorena Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead in the Navistar LPGA Classic. ...more

September 28, 2008

CHEWING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES Summer is the toughest part of the year for restaurants and food businesses to thrive. The less than bustling economy is putting its thumb down even harder this year. ...more

August 13, 2008

SEBRING –– Championships have become a habit for Sebring's Chuck Detore. As member of the Florida Storm, Detore won his sixth International Senior Softball Association (ISSA) world championship in seven years recently and is going for yet another world championship later this summer. "It's really good to get a chance to play with and against the best players in the country," Detore said. "The competition is what we're all out there for. We want to play against the best. "To win, you have to compete against teams from all over the country. The tournaments are really intense and we don't hold anything back. We're all there for one thing in mind and that's to win." The Storm were the tops out of 40 teams at the championships and they recently won another world qualifier in the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). They'll compete for the world championship in the 55-over division in Burlington, NC beginning Aug. 29. ...more

June 23, 2008

Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years. At 32, he's not worried about losing his memory. He's taking advantage of a growing market in "brain fitness" spurred by aging baby boomers. ...more

June 20, 2008

SHOT OF THE DAY Tampa resident Ryuji Imada made birdie on the par-3 11th hole and felt a little shortchanged. ...more

June 13, 2008

Phil Mickelson is this week's local hero. ...more

June 11, 2008

Catch it while you can. The LPGA finally has something the PGA has coveted for years - a legitimate rivalry. ...more

June 5, 2008

David Toms took the first-round lead in the Wachovia Championship, breaking out of a missed-cut, sore-back funk with a 5-under 67 Thursday. ...more

May 2, 2008

Jerry Pate moved into position for his second straight Champions Tour victory, shooting a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead against Scott Hoch in the Allianz Championship. ...more

February 10, 2008