ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays will be missing two key pitchers for at least part of spring training after left-handers Scott Kazmir and J.P. Howell accepted invitations to pitch for the U.S. team in the World Baseball Classic. ...more

January 15, 2009

Florida Skating Academy will present its 11th annual Holiday Roller Skating Show Extravaganza on Dec. 7. The matinee performance will feature national and world champions, 2008 national medalists, and several group numbers by the academy members from children to seniors performing to popular Broadway show tunes. ...more

November 28, 2008

Two local athletes will make their world championship debuts Oct. 24 when they travel to Novi Mesto, Slovenia, and take on other top juniors from dojos around the globe. ...more

October 4, 2008

Earlier this year, six students of Ingram's Pro Karate Center scored top honors at July's Amateur Athletic Union national competition. Now two of those athletes, representing the AAU/USA Karate team, are poised to compete in the 2008 World Karate Council Junior World Championships, scheduled Oct. 21-27 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. ...more

October 4, 2008

Molly Hamrick knows how it feels to win gold. As a member of the U.S. Junior National rowing team, Hamrick helped the women's eight group win the 2008 FISA World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships in Austria. ...more

August 27, 2008

A year ago, Plant High's Molly Hamrick was one of two rowers from Florida to be named to the U.S. Junior National team. Hamrick competed at the Junior World Championships in Beijing in the women's 8 as the United States won a bronze medal. ...more

June 11, 2008

Grajales Runner-Up At U.S. Junior Worlds Eric Grajales fell short of earning his third consecutive berth on the U.S. Junior World Team, losing in the 60-kilogram Greco-Roman division championship match Friday at the Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. ...more

May 24, 2008