CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A teacher from Ohio has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights. ...more

October 7, 2009

This brittle packs a punch! ...more

October 1, 2009

The Big East's hopes of breaking its own record and becoming the first conference with all the teams in a Final Four ended with Syracuse's loss to Oklahoma in the South Region semifinals on Friday night. ...more

March 28, 2009

The NCAA Tournament was going according to plan Thursday night as No. 1 seeds Pittsburgh and Connecticut advanced to the region finals. Then Missouri and Villanova shook things up. ...more

March 27, 2009

Ty Lawson's toe is still a concern for top-seeded North Carolina. At least now the nimble point guard is used to playing through the pain. ...more

March 27, 2009

A Clearwater convenience store clerk pleaded guilty today to charges he bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of food stamps from customers at a discount. ...more

March 25, 2009

Jon Scheyer scored 22 points and Duke rode a 12-2 second-half run to beat Maryland 67-61 on Saturday and earn a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game. ...more

March 15, 2009

Mike Slive hears the outside world constantly debate NCAA tournament selections. Slive, the ultimate insider, ignores the noise. As this year's committee chairman, his job is separating those minute slivers and producing a 65-team bracket that reflects the best of the best. ...more

March 13, 2009

I've been doing some strange things lately, and I'm not alone. My sewing sister called me from Lowe's last weekend to tell me she was standing at the vegetable seed displays and ask what would be good to start now? ...more

February 27, 2009

In the past, my husband has not been very appreciative of my efforts to provide the family with fresh produce and vegetables grown by my two loving hands. ...more

February 15, 2009