Most 11-year-olds who punch and kick others can expect to be punished. Steffanie Brown, however, is rewarded. In fact, the junior black belt has received 29 awards for her sparring matches in karate. The past two years, she has qualified to participate in national tournaments. ...more

August 31, 2008

Cito Gaston will return as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays next year. ...more

August 8, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG Ozzie Guillen was laughing, which he likes to do a lot, and pointing toward center field at the Trop. Someone had asked him whether the Rays would retire the No. 13 he wore here during a 41-game "career" in 2000 for a team that eventually lost 92 games. ...more

May 30, 2008

Mr. Gulledge had his facts wrong as several letter writers pointed out. Not to gang up on him, but he also offered an opinion that he may wish to reconsider. He opined that Oprah Winfrey endorsed Sen. Obama because both are black. With that line of thinking, her endorsement of Sen. Clinton, likely her second choice, would have been because both are women. ...more

January 1, 2008

TAMPA – Hillsborough's senior citizens are showing they still have the right stuff as they tackle sports and recreational activities in the 27th Annual Tampa Bay Senior Citizens Games. ...more

October 5, 2007