The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't done a lot right this season, as we know so well. This Sunday was going to provide a break from all that, though, with the "Throwback" game against the Packers - complete with a return to the hideous (yet lovable) Creamsicle uniforms and the winking pirate on the helmets. ...more

November 5, 2009

NEWS & NOTES Jesuit to wear pink to support cause In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Jesuit fans and players will be displaying pink on Friday. ...more

October 14, 2009

A man driving a motorcycle is in critical condition, with the passenger in serious condition, after striking a concrete barrier today, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 3, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — An act expanding insurance coverage for kidney transplants that's named for retired Miami Heat basketball star Alonzo Mourning is among 28 new laws going into effect. ...more

September 30, 2009

An average of 17 times a day, I enter an automobile, twist my arthritic hip and stretch my bursitis ridden shoulder to place a safety harness across my med port. The port is plumbed directly into my heart for chemotherapy. My surgeon told me that a medium level impact while wearing my seat belt would probably unplug the port. Death would occur in about three minutes. ...more

August 29, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist ceremonially signed a law requiring children younger than 16 to wear a helmet while riding a horse on public roads. ...more

June 8, 2009

A motorcycle passenger was killed and the driver critically injured today when their vehicle struck a tractor-trailer, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

April 22, 2009

The new $91,000 skatepark at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex on Collier Parkway opened to the public Friday. The park, which can accommodate up to 15 skaters at a time, was designed with input from kids who know the difference among a grind rail, grind box and jump box, all of which are part of the facility. ...more

March 28, 2009

A long-discussed skateboard park at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex on Collier Parkway will be open to the public starting at 3 p.m. today. The park, which can accommodate up to 15 skaters at a time, was designed with input from kids who know the difference between a grind rail, grind box and jump box, all of which are part of the $91,000 facility. ...more

March 27, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A long-discussed skateboard park at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex on Collier Parkway will be open to the public starting at 3 p.m. today. ...more

March 27, 2009