When good talent meshes with good coaching, great things happen. That statement was proven to be worthy last Saturday as the Avon Park Youth Football Red Devils took care of the Fort Meade Miners in dominating fashion at Memorial Stadium. ...more

October 22, 2009

As expected, Jesuit's baseball team fell from the top spot in the ESPN RISE national poll after suffering its first loss to Sarasota last week, falling five spots to No. 6. However, the Tigers are not the only Hillsborough County program in the national Top 25 this week. The Alonso Ravens made a big jump from No. 31 to No. 20 in this week's poll, giving the county two national top 25 teams. Alonso secured a spot in the 2009 state playoffs after knocking off Countryside in a Class 6A-District 7 semifinal on Tuesday. ...more

April 29, 2009

It took one vending machine and five panes of glass to get just the right smash for the much-talked-about amateur Doritos commercial seen during Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

February 3, 2009

Earlier this season, University of South Florida coach Stan Heath joked that you could worry yourself to death by looking ahead to the number of ranked teams. ...more

January 28, 2009

A majority of Floridians believe it's OK for homosexuals to adopt children. ...more

January 22, 2009

Is anyone at all – a-n-y-b-o-d-y – even a little sympathetic toward Jon Gruden and what he has done with this town's football team? ...more

November 2, 2008

Victoria St. Gelais is panicky. Tami Brewster-Barnes feels the nerves in the pit of her stomach. Steven Valentine is losing sleep as his mood rises and falls with John McCain's poll numbers. ...more

October 28, 2008

Gators Set For Their Final Open Week Of The Season ...more

October 13, 2008

Support for the "marriage protection" amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot is not broad enough for passage, according to Mason-Dixon Polling & Research's latest Florida poll released Wednesday. Here's a look at the results: ...more

October 9, 2008

TALLAHASSEE Gov. Charlie Crist's job approval rating has slipped among Florida voters, but more than half still like how he is running the state. ...more

August 29, 2008