Bernie Belasco learned Morse code as a child and used it to help a Navy ship in distress during World War II, earning himself a chapter in one of the popular "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books. ...more

January 25, 2008

Most of us, especially hardcore fans, can probably agree on this: There are - at 32 - too many bowl games. ...more

January 9, 2008

They aren't the same teams that met for college basketball's national championship 8 1/2 months ago in Atlanta. ...more

December 17, 2007

Signs criticizing the Republican Party. Activists lining up to cast votes in a straw poll. Democratic supporters handing out literature. The homeless demanding attention. ...more

November 29, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG – Signs criticizing the Republican Party. Activists lining up to cast votes in a straw poll. Democratic supporters handing out literature. The homeless demanding attention. ...more

November 29, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - Bay Haven School of Basics Plus was deluged with angry phone calls today after talk show host Rush Limbaugh told a national audience that the school was honoring conscientious objectors on Veterans Day. ...more

November 8, 2007

TAMPA - University of South Florida Bulls football fans who can't hop a plane to New Jersey to catch tonight's football game with Rutgers University can file into the Sun Dome on campus for the next best thing. ...more

October 18, 2007

Police said Sunday they have broken up a cell of young Israeli neo-Nazis accused of a string of brutal racist and anti-Semitic attacks, videos of which were played on television to a stunned national audience. ...more

September 10, 2007

Before America's baby boomers came of age, pro football was just another face in the sports crowd. ...more

September 2, 2007