When Jim Leavitt arrived at the University of South Florida in December 1995 and set up shop in those trailers that held the football offices for several years, Steve Spurrier was in the middle of his term as king of Gainesville, Butch Davis was rebuilding a Miami program that eventually would win a state-record 34 consecutive games, and Bobby Bowden's Florida State program was considered one of the finest in the nation. ...more

December 3, 2009

TAMPA BAY DOWNS WHAT: Thoroughbred horse racing WHERE: 11225 Race Track Road, Oldsmar ...more

March 28, 2009

The title of Alice Schroeder's biography about Warren Buffett is "Snowball -- Warren Buffett and the Business of Life." Schroeder opens her story with a vignette about a day in Buffett's childhood when he recalls catching a snowflake on his hand and then two more until he gets a handful, enough to roll a snowball unstopping through the world. As a child, Buffett was always engrossed with numbers. He counted things over and over again. As soon as he was old enough, he took an after school job delivering newspapers and then another before school. Very shortly, he had a very respectable bank account that he was always trying to figure out ways to make larger. Schroeder writes a very detailed summary of his life from early childhood until his current status as the world's richest man. Buffett assisted and aided Schroeder in her research. She reports he had a few bumps along the way and lost some money but he used each failure as a learning tool and used it to build his dynasty. He and his wife Susie have a great partnership together and most of all, he says, he did his Dad proud. ...more

March 25, 2009

Last year, Selena Castillo was better known for her free-throw shooting ability than she was for her cross country speed. ...more

November 15, 2008

Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that has yielded a string of unearthed pyramids in recent years. ...more

November 12, 2008

The trophy case at Lake Placid High School has become a crowded place in the wake of the volleyball team's recent success, but head coach Marilyn Jones still scoffs at the notion that her Green Dragons are building a dynasty. ...more

August 21, 2008

In the hours leading up to Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline, the Rays apparently were prepared to offer up a hefty package of prospects to secure the player they wanted, Pittsburgh's Jason Bay. ...more

August 3, 2008

Voters will decide Aug. 26 which of three Democratic candidates will challenge freshman Gus Bilirakis for the 9th Congressional District, a Republican-held seat since its creation in the early years of the Reagan administration. ...more

July 31, 2008

Nepal's deposed king gave up his crown of peacock feathers, yak hair and jewels on Wednesday and left his palace forever. ...more

June 12, 2008

Scott Avery would do anything as long as the reward was making someone laugh. ...more

June 2, 2008