LAND O' LAKES - Djuke vom Vilstaler Land lounges in his parlor, half submerged in the indoor pool. He digs for something unseen and ducks his basketball-size, black and tan head under the surface. Water swells and breaches the rim. ...more

October 25, 2008

Djuke, all 117 pounds of toned muscle, is just getting over the jet lag of a flight to Buenos Aires over the weekend. There, he strutted, ran, sat still and stared, raking in the top three prizes in a contest among more than 300 other Rottweilers. ...more

October 23, 2008

For the past week the Lightning's daily routine felt like the instructions on the back of a shampoo bottle: suit up, practice, repeat. ...more

October 16, 2008

After taking two days to shake off any jet lag, Camp Melrose Place reopened for business Wednesday as the Lightning attempt to recover from the season-opening two-game losing streak in Europe during the weekend. ...more

October 9, 2008

Ryan Mathews ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns, Seyi Ajirotutu set up two scores with long receptions and Fresno State made its first trip to the East Coast a successful one with a 24-7 victory against Rutgers on Monday night. ...more

September 2, 2008

Maybe the NBA Finals should book an appointment with one of Southern California's finest plastic surgeons. ...more

June 12, 2008

For art, they could have gone to the British Museum. For something grand, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace were a train ride away. ...more

October 29, 2007

CLERMONT — Laura and Jim Griffin competed in the Central Florida Challenge, a half-iron distance triathlon in Clermont, on Saturday, October 20th. The actual distances were: 1.2-mile swim, 58-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run. The day started out in heavy rain and wind, lending a choppy swim and making the bike course more challenging, but bringing with it temperatures a few degrees cooler than expected. The new and longer bike course was a lot hillier than the previous 56 mile course had been. There were quite a few crashes in some of the wet downhill turns. ...more

October 25, 2007