The first meeting between Plant and Newsome on Nov. 7 ended after seven rounds of penalty kicks decided the final of the Wharton Lady Wildcat Invitational in favor of the Wolves. Both the Wolves (10-0-2) and Panthers (11-1-1) have remained undefeated since, setting up tonight's game at Newsome. ...more

December 17, 2009

Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, a former executive of Avon Products, will become the next chief executive officer of Outback Steakhouse's parent company, and instantly becomes one of the Tampa Bay area's leading businesswomen. ...more

November 4, 2009

The Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Tampa's annual Champions Tour visit, has a reputation as a light-hearted event. ...more

March 30, 2009

Tim Gannon's goal when he created the first menu 21 years ago for Outback Steakhouse was to offer an affordable steak experience that fit somewhere between Bennigan's on the lower end of the casual dining scale and Morton's on the top end. ...more

March 19, 2009

Right down the line the Plant City-Durant season opener in boys tennis was pretty clear-cut. ...more

February 25, 2009

Hoping to boost his son's real estate development career, Outback Steakhouse co-founder Chris Sullivan hired an Odessa builder to mentor his son and help make his first major development project a success. ...more

January 14, 2009

Outback Steakhouse co-founder Chris Sullivan and his son are suing a builder they said defrauded them as part of a real estate development project. ...more

January 13, 2009

TAMPA Bennigan's restaurants in the Tampa Bay region were locked shut Tuesday, joining hundreds of others that closed nationally as the corporate owner of the once-popular chain filed for bankruptcy court protection and plans to liquidate. ...more

July 30, 2008

According to Chris Sullivan, problems between men and women stem from one fundamental difference: Men are hunters and women are gatherers. Despite thousands of years of evolution, the sexual revolution, self-help books and Dr. Phil, those prehistoric roles most likely are permanently ingrained in our Homo sapiens psyche. ...more

December 13, 2007

The parent company of Outback Steakhouse is looking to sell restaurant chains that don't have the potential to become a "big deal," company chairman Chris Sullivan told a crowd of investment bankers Wednesday. ...more

November 29, 2007