Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore. ...more

August 24, 2008

Another Summer Olympic Games have come and gone, and once again, the United States retained its position atop the medal count for the fourth year running. Although host China firmly walks away with the top tally for attaining gold, most America sentiments should be ones of pride and accomplishment. ...more

August 24, 2008

Ordinarily, Oldsmar BMX track operator John Sawyer is accustomed to seeing 50 or less BMX riders practice every Tuesday at the track. ...more

August 19, 2008

She wasn't among the automatic qualifiers and she's suffering the effects of a flu bug, but Leto High and University of South Florida product Damu Cherry still managed to escape the first qualifying round of the women's 100-meter hurdles. ...more

August 18, 2008

She wasn't among the automatic qualifiers, but Tampa Leto High and University of South Florida product Damu Cherry still managed to advance to the semifinals of the women's 100-meter hurdles at the Beijing Olympics in China. Local Athlete Advances In Olympic Hurdles ...more

August 17, 2008

Dear President Bush, They say you can't always believe what you read in the papers. So, when I read that Marion Jones has applied to you for a pardon or commutation of her federal conviction for making false statements to investigators, I couldn't believe it. She lied to federal agents. She took steroids. She made false statements in a bank fraud investigation - not necessarily in that order. She admitted it. And now she apparently wants to be let off. ...more

July 24, 2008

The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam. ...more

July 22, 2008

Tyler Heinrichs, 12, is getting used to winning. The northwest Hillsborough County youngster recently beat out hundreds of riders in his class at a national BMX racing competition in Columbus, Ohio. ...more

January 18, 2008