Jimmy Peck, Alex Gomez and Gerig Blackman all hit home runs, as the Sebring All-Stars defeated Spring Hill 11-5 in the semifinals of the Dixie AAA (ages 9-10) state tournament on Wednesday. ...more

July 10, 2008

A few weeks ago, Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, one of the greats, stopped by Tropicana Field. ...more

June 23, 2008

Chad Flack's monster two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning kept North Carolina alive in the College World Series with a 4-3 victory against Fresno State on Saturday night. ...more

June 22, 2008

The Father's Day fishing forecast is an excellent one, with a top-rated feeding migration lasting all morning long and right into early afternoon. ...more

June 14, 2008

SHOT OF THE DAY Tampa resident Ryuji Imada made birdie on the par-3 11th hole and felt a little shortchanged. ...more

June 13, 2008

Regarding "Details Emerge On Library Attack, Victim" (front page, June 7): I read with sadness the front-page article about the suspect in the Bloomingdale Library rape case. I also read the heartbreaking Steve Otto column about the innocent victim. She had the world by the tail until a monster came along and brutally snatched it all away in a few horrifying moments. As a mother and a grandmother of six girls I can only imagine the pain of this family. Our quiet, friendly community will never be the same. ...more

June 11, 2008

There's nothing like fishing at night and reeling in a real live monster. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - There's nothing like fishing at night and reeling in a real live monster. That's what happened when David Humphress yanked a 10-foot-6-inch hammerhead shark out of the Gulf of Mexico. Other Side Charters boat Capt. Daniel Long measured the girth and estimated the weight of the beast at just over 500 pounds. ...more

May 2, 2008

The girlfriend of the man who killed five people and himself at Northern Illinois University said Sunday that he called her early on Valentine's Day, the day of the shooting, to say goodbye. ...more

February 18, 2008

Tiger Woods watched his 25-foot putt race down the slope and bend toward the cup, then he skipped backward and punched the desert air in celebration when it disappeared into the cup for a final birdie. ...more

February 4, 2008