Dark clouds and morning rain threatened Saturday's race card at Tampa Bay Downs and caused a stir among the connections of Tampa Bay Breeders' Cup race favorite Cosmonaut. ...more

February 24, 2008

The engines roar. The dirt flies. Metal meets metal in a mosh pit of machinery. ...more

February 17, 2008

Tony Stewart won the Camping World 300 on Saturday, his third victory in four years in the Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway. ...more

February 17, 2008

The engines roar. The dirt flies. Metal meets metal in a mosh pit of machinery. In the midst of a demolition derby, some competitors drive to win; others endeavor only to please the crowd with a smash-'em-up style that can leave vehicles battered and bent. ...more

February 16, 2008

By winning delegate-rich states such as New York, John McCain attained a solid lead over his rivals Tuesday but must continue to accumulate victories this month and in March to secure the Republican presidential nomination. ...more

February 6, 2008

This week's passage of a measure to allow three parimutuel facilities in Miami-Dade County to install slot machines was both good and bad news for Tampa Bay Downs general manager Peter Berube. ...more

February 1, 2008

SEBRING — Bubba Latimer and the Bub-ba-Q team from Jasper, Ga. is the Grand Champion at the 12th Central Florida BBQ Festival. Latimer was ecstatic after his team beat competitors from all over the Southeast in the weekend-long barbecue festival, also called the "Pig Fest." He has been competitively barbecuing for only the past year and a half. He already knew where his prize was going when another competitor suggested mounting his trophy wooden pig statue. ...more

January 14, 2008

Can Barack Obama be stopped? Quite possibly, as Hillary Clinton's startling win Tuesday night demonstrated. Can Mitt Romney be started? Doubtful, as the decisive John McCain victory showed. ...more

January 10, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic presidential front-runner no longer, accused campaign rival Barack Obama of changing his positions on health care and "a number of issues" Saturday night in a debate three days before the New Hampshire primary. ...more

January 6, 2008

Four years after she won a city council seat, making her what is believed to be Georgia's first transgender politician, Michelle Bruce is battling a lawsuit launched by an unsuccessful opponent who claims she misled voters by running as a female. ...more

November 23, 2007