Greeted by hundreds of clapping students, about 175 volunteers came ready to work this morning. The Tampa Bay area's first Huddle Up at Shaw Elementary School had about 150 T-Mobile Florida employees and about 25 team members from City Year, a national youth service organization. ...more

November 20, 2008

Stephen Garcia had a tumultuous arrival at South Carolina. He twice missed entire spring practices while serving suspensions due to off-field legal issues. ...more

November 15, 2008

Some national observers already have noticed former Jefferson quarterback Stephen Garcia's impact under Steve Spurrier at South Carolina. ...more

November 14, 2008

The wound is eight months old, but the pain of losing to the Sarasota Booker Tornadoes twice in less than a week that ended the season for the Sebring girl's basketball team is still as fresh as it was then. ...more

November 11, 2008

The nation's unemployment rate is at a 14-year high, General Motors reported a massive third-quarter loss and says it may run out of cash next year, and Ford is planning more job cuts after burning through billions of its own. ...more

November 8, 2008

Yes, interaction with the breed known collectively as Other People's Kids can be a challenge. ...more

November 7, 2008

WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, the government said Friday. It was stark proof the economy is almost certainly in a recession. ...more

November 7, 2008

"Dominate!" That's the rallying cry Hudson volleyball players strive to embody when retaking the court after breaking huddle. While Tuesday night's 3-1 regional quarterfinal victory over South Lake Groveland was not nearly as dominant as previous Cobra matches during their now 10-game winning streak, enough grit and determination was displayed to stay alive and see next week. ...more

November 5, 2008

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo said Tuesday night his broken right pinkie likely will sideline him again this Sunday. ...more

October 22, 2008

All my friends from "not-Florida" are gushing about their cozy fall dishes, how it's time to break out the Dutch oven and that, finally, they can start wearing boots. And I'm just here, lounging in my swimsuit, sipping iced tea, toes dangling a $3 flip-flop and beaming from ear to ear, gently shaking my head. ...more

October 5, 2008