When describing how tumultuous Amanda Holloway's four years at Saint Leo have been, Coach Chanita Olds looks back to the senior's days at Palm Beach Lake High. ...more

January 19, 2008

At the center of a chaotic night of basketball in the Marion Bowman Activities Center on Wednesday night was Whitley Washington, a soft-spoken freshman point guard who seemed to age dramatically in the final seconds of Saint Leo's game against Florida Southern. ...more

January 18, 2008

SEBRING — Sam Robinson doesn't worry if he gets off to a slow start on the basketball court. Opponents, on the other hand, probably should. Robinson hit three 3-point bombs in the third quarter and scored a game-high 26 points Tuesday night to lead the Sebring boys basketball team to a 51-44 victory over district-leading Sarasota Booker in Class 4A-District 10 action at Sebring High School. "I struggled in the first half," said Robinson, who also added four steals. "But I always have more confidence in the second half of games — I usually come out and play well." Tuesday was no different. ...more

January 10, 2008

In many ways still a player at heart, Saint Leo women's basketball coach Chanita Olds still has trouble putting her feelings for the University of Tampa into words. ...more

January 9, 2008

Sometimes the most uneasy place to be for a basketball team is on the verge of greatness, the cusp of respect. ...more

January 7, 2008

U.S. Hospital Bill Nearing $1 Trillion America's hospital bill has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to the latest numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. U.S. hospitals charged $873 billion in 2005 - up from the $462 billion charged in 1997. The most recent numbers account for 39 billion hospital stays. ...more

December 24, 2007

Update Our Old Song Regarding "State Song Finalists Vie For Your Vote" (front page, Dec. 12): ...more

December 23, 2007

Prosecutors closed their investigation into the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, saying Tuesday that they still think three young men were involved in her death but can't prove it after 932 days of searching failed to turn up a body. ...more

December 19, 2007

A year ago, Saint Leo's women's basketball team traveled to Pensacola and thoroughly was humbled by West Florida, never leading at any point en route to a 70-50 defeat. ...more

December 17, 2007

Plant City High football coach Kevin Kelley might have the best idea on how to defeat Armwood. After all, Kelley's Raiders came the closest to knocking off the undefeated Hawks this season, falling 14-10 on Oct. 12. ...more

November 30, 2007