The yearlong decline in the price of homes sold in Florida was the longest since the Great Depression, and at least one group of economists is revising its target date for a turnaround in the Tampa Bay area from late 2008 to mid-2009. ...more

January 25, 2008

GIRLS SOCCER Central, minus two starters, falls to Land O' Lakes, 2-0. ...more

January 21, 2008

With Land O' Lakes peaking and Central staggering at the conclusion of their respective seasons, the Lady Gators sent the Lady Bears pacing following the Class 5A, District 7 semifinal match at River Ridge Middle/High School. ...more

January 21, 2008

Sophomore forward Okaro White's tip-in of a Luke Loucks miss with 39 seconds left gave Clearwater a 45-44 win against Pinellas Park on Friday night. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season against a Pinellas County team. ...more

January 19, 2008

It has been a decade since the Zephyrhills boys basketball team was a team to take notice of. ...more

January 18, 2008

LAKE PLACID — It could've been Liz Sottile's last game on the sideline, but the Lake Placid girls soccer team wasn't about to let their beloved coach step aside without a fight. Ale Lopez's goal in the 36th minute highlighted a defensive struggle on Tuesday night, as the Green Dragons extended their season with a 1-0 victory over McKeel Academy, a team they were unable to defeat during the regular season. ...more

January 17, 2008

SEBRING — The Sebring boys soccer team made sure their last regular-season home match was one to remember. Senior forward Nicholas Peters scored two goals and Austin Brady led a suffocating defense, as the Blue Streaks shut out Clewiston 4-0 on Monday night at Firemen's Field. After back-to-back poor performances last week, Peters jump-started the Sebring offense, and led an attack that peppered Tiger goalie Jose Jaimez with 16 shots. ...more

January 16, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A holiday break from school is something high school athletes look forward to, but not the coaches. Not being able to practice and stay in condition was a key factor in Tuesday night's boys non-district soccer match, as LaBelle's Jesus Andrade scored three goals to lead the Cowboys past Lake Placid 5-2 at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field. ...more

January 10, 2008

PLANT CITY - Local building permit activity sharply declined in 2007, a city report states. ...more

January 9, 2008

Matt Burto couldn't think of an easier way to score a goal. But the ease of that goal, the overtime winner for the University of Massachusetts against Colorado College in the Lightning College Hockey Classic on Sunday night, was a vast departure from all the fight it took for the Minutemen to come away with the program's first championship. ...more

December 31, 2007