Facing the strongest winds of the Olympic sailing competition, Clearwater's Zach Riley captured the silver medal in Finn class Sunday in Qingdao, China. ...more

August 17, 2008

The showdown between British star Ben Ainslie and Clearwater's Zach Railey in sailing's first medal race at the Beijing Games was postponed until today after winds again failed the Finn racers. ...more

August 17, 2008

James Blake of Tampa won the first match in Olympic tennis Sunday, erasing a set point in the second set and beating Chris Guccione of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (3). ...more

August 11, 2008

Calvin Smith, the dad, spoke to Calvin Smith, the son, on the phone Wednesday. It was the eve of the most important race of young Calvin's career, tonight's 400-meter final at the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials at historic Hayward Field. ...more

July 3, 2008

Coming off the final turn in Monday's 400-meter dash semifinal, Tampa's Calvin Smith II realized he was sitting in fifth place, out of the money if he wanted to run in Thursday's Olympic Track and Field Trials final. ...more

July 1, 2008

Little shock value is left when professional or Olympic athletes are busted for using performance-enhancing drugs. That's too bad, because it should outrage us. More importantly, it should move professional sports to require more rigorous testing, and then put the money into the programs so drugs of all kinds can be detected. ...more

October 10, 2007

In 1936, the opening of the first true destination ski resort of Sun Valley changed the face of skiing in the United States forever. ...more

October 7, 2007