This is for my friend Yvonne Ponsor, who has brought many new understandings into my life: the meaning of courage, the power of persistence, the generosity of friendship and the vision of all that the mind is capable of. ...more

April 1, 2009

March games between expansion cousins Tampa Bay and Ottawa often mean a march to the postseason for one or the other. ...more

March 12, 2009

District rivals Springstead and Hudson face off for fourth and final time in regional semifinal. ...more

February 22, 2009

Postseason basketball often brings intrigue, if not surprises. Wesley Chapel girls basketball coach Karim Nohra hopes there is little intrigue and few, if any, surprises. ...more

February 12, 2009

"Running Hot," by Jayne Ann Krentz (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.95) ...more

January 18, 2009

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Ex-Shark Jason Joens is making the transition from linebacker to defensive end for the Thiel College Tomcats. ...more

October 8, 2008

About the only thing Angel Lockett remembers clearly about the night that would change her life and so many others in this old railroad town is the smell of stale beer and cigarettes that permeated the little TV repair shop across the street from the Silver Dollar Saloon. ...more

September 28, 2008

"That's a talented guy - the best first step in college football," Florida coach Urban Meyer said Monday, relishing the full-speed addition of playmaker Percy Harvin into the Gators' offensive game plan. ...more

September 16, 2008

The cross-town high school football rivalry resumes Friday, with Plant City and Durant opening their regular seasons against each other for a fourth straight year. ...more

September 3, 2008

Osama bin Laden's former driver was a "primitive" chauffer and mechanic who "was not fit to plan or execute" terrorist attacks, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks told jurors in writing Friday at the driver's military trial. ...more

August 2, 2008