By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer kicking the clay in frustration. By the second set, the normally stoic Federer was screaming at himself. ...more

June 9, 2008

PARIS - By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer kicking the clay in frustration. By the second set, the normally stoic Federer was screaming at himself. ...more

June 8, 2008

This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final. Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3. ...more

June 8, 2008

It was 1938 when Auntie Ruth bought us tickets to the circus and I discovered my young heart's desire. Auntie Ruth was my mother's best friend and took us many special places. The country was in the midst of the Depression, but she had her own car. Her husband finished college before the hard times began and had a good job as an engineer. ...more

June 1, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Ozzie Guillen was laughing, which he likes to do a lot, and pointing toward center field at the Trop. Someone had asked him whether the Rays would retire the No. 13 he wore here during a 41-game "career" in 2000 for a team that eventually lost 92 games. ...more

May 30, 2008

St. Petersburg's Dan Wheldon knows there are many things beyond his control that could keep him from getting his second Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday. ...more

May 24, 2008

Dale Jarrett is in. His five-race farewell tour will begin Sunday as planned. It was touch and go for a while Thursday, or at least it seemed that way, but the 51-year-old, soon-to-retire driver of the No. 44 Toyota made it into the field for the 50th Daytona 500. ...more

February 15, 2008

Zephyrhills' David Reutimann was doing a television interview after his qualifying lap Sunday when boss Michael Waltrip walked up, grabbed him by the shoulder and said something in his ear. ...more

February 11, 2008

"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield ...more

February 10, 2008

Moments after Pasco's Ray Perez lost his 189-pound final match at the 24th annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament at Brandon High, he marched past the scorer's table and into the stands, grabbed a video camera, went to the opposite side of the gym and sat in the front row to watch his match. ...more

January 24, 2008