There will be plenty of pink this weekend in Pinellas County. More than 1,500 people are walking to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. The Breast Cancer 3-Day kicked off Friday morning in Clearwater. Participants will cover 60 miles during the three-day walk to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. ...more

October 31, 2009

Folks with New Year's resolutions to finally get fit typically pack Play It Again Sports in LaViva Plaza in January in search of treadmills, elliptical machines and various other devices designed to torture the average couch potato. ...more

January 21, 2009

Turn secondhand clothing at thrift stores into one-of-a-kind costumes. ...more

October 24, 2008

The U.S. track and field team's savior draped an American flag over her shoulders Monday night and ran a victory lap wearing the biggest smile she could muster, a most unlikely heroine in an event that has been an American afterthought for decades. ...more

August 19, 2008

On the eve of the Olympic all-around final in women's gymnastics, teammates Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson sat together in their room at the athletes' village, looking at the calendars they had at their bedside. ...more

August 16, 2008

Three gyms from the Bay area will send 20 local gymnasts to compete this weekend at the USA Gymnastics Level 9 Eastern Championships in Kettering, Ohio. Leading the way is LaFleur's Largo, with 10 gymnasts, and right behind them is the squad from the Tampa Bay Turners, which has eight athletes traveling to the top competition in Level 9 gymnastics. ...more

May 10, 2008

No matter the sport, she participated just to see "how fast I could run." Tennis was her first passion, but basketball soon took over when she sprouted up in junior high. ...more

December 17, 2007