In 2005, Marisa Licastri was already an accomplished gymnast. She had accumulated 63 medals, was a Level 7 national champion on the balance beam and captured second place at the national championships in the all-around gymnast category. ...more

February 8, 2009

A La Nina will continue to affect weather patterns in the Southeast - making it likely that the already-low water levels will not improve for the next few months. ...more

February 7, 2009

Live updates from around the Bay area as local athletes choose their college destinations. ...more

February 4, 2009

Joe Peters discovered resources he never knew were available. He also ran into a couple men who served in his same squadron more than 50 years ago. ...more

February 1, 2009

It doesn't matter if you're a 6-foot-5, 300-pound nose tackle for the Chicago Bears or a 5-foot-4 shelf stocker at Publix. On the hardwood lanes, the playing field is level. ...more

January 30, 2009

It doesn't matter if you're a 6-foot-5, 300-pound nose tackle for the Chicago Bears or a 5-foot-4 shelf stocker at Publix. On the hardwood lanes, the playing field is level. ...more

January 29, 2009

SOUTH FLORIDA AT NO. 7 LOUISVILLE ...more

January 28, 2009

It was a Class 2A-District 10 semifinal, a boys soccer game Tampa Prep has had little trouble with the past few years. ...more

January 28, 2009

Lightning right wing Marty St. Louis is taking an unexpected trip home this weekend. St. Louis was named late Thursday as a replacement for Sidney Crosby, who withdrew for the second consecutive year due to injury, for the Eastern Conference team for Sunday's All-Star game in his native Montreal. ...more

January 23, 2009

U.S. commercial aviation achieved a record second consecutive year with no fatal accidents in 2008, and it was one of the safest years worldwide for air travel, the British aviation consulting firm Ascend said in its year-end report. ...more

January 14, 2009