"Hancock" demonstrates why Will Smith gets paid the big bucks. The guy has owned Fourth of July weekends with huge debuts for some passable but not-so-great movies ("Independence Day," "Men in Black II"), and he'll likely do it again with this foul-mouthed-misanthrope-as-superhero flick. ...more

July 2, 2008

Chris Colwill admits he might have a slight advantage over his competition at this week's U.S. Olympic Diving Trials in Indianapolis. The odd thing is, most people would call his "edge" a physical challenge. ...more

June 19, 2008

This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final. Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3. ...more

June 8, 2008

FOOTBALL Nature Coast quarterback/linebacker Stephen Pelaez signs football pact with St. Francis, Ill. ...more

June 3, 2008

Maria Sharapova looked up and spotted a 7-month-old kid staring her down. ...more

January 17, 2008

A recent assignment for the creative writing club I belong to was to prepare a story describing a job we had while in high school. Even though that was so very long ago, I still possess vivid memories. ...more

December 28, 2007

The small sign with the Lakota prayer greets visitors who come to Gram's Place and wait patiently outside the red door. ...more

November 7, 2007

Liza Minnelli is on the telephone, calling from New York, New York. She's also on the computer screen, singing 'New York, New York' onstage with Luciano Pavarotti in a concert in Italy. ...more

October 4, 2007

Liza Minnelli is on the telephone, calling from New York, New York. ...more

October 3, 2007

As a freshman last season, George Selvie would get so agitated he would take medicine to calm his stomach. ...more

September 7, 2007