U.S. troops have donated more presidential campaign money to Democrat Barack Obama than to Republican John McCain, a reversal of previous campaigns in which military donations tended to favor GOP White House hopefuls, a nonpartisan group reported Thursday. ...more

August 15, 2008

Steve Bastardi wondered whether the competitive bidding process should have been used when fellow council members outvoted him to spend $25,000 for grass surfacing at Lake June ball fields. ...more

August 13, 2008

Carlos Pena was an engineering major in college and has said he probably would have pursued a career in computer engineering if baseball hadn't come calling. His conversational patterns tend toward run-on sentences that weave this way and that before reaching a well-thought-out conclusion. On the field and off, his brain inevitably churns through this possibility and that, particularly when he's struggling at the plate. ...more

August 10, 2008

A week after the non-waiver trade deadline passed with no movement by the Rays, they made a potentially significant addition Thursday. ...more

August 8, 2008

The Texas Rangers placed outfielder David Murphy on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a sprained right knee. ...more

August 8, 2008

Tampa Bay just concluded its morning practice and little has changed on its injury report. Bucs receiver Joey Galloway did not practice again because of his groin injury, while TE Ben Troupe is still recovering from a concussion. ...more

July 30, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - John Soto has participated in 15 triathlons, but the one Sunday will be different. ...more

July 18, 2008

SEBRING — It's inching toward back-to-school time and not too early to start thinking about preparation for the first day of classes. ...more

July 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Aixa Crespo is making her mark fast. Just days after Sunlake named her the volleyball coach, Crespo has managed to bring the Central Florida Volleyball Club to her school to conduct a camp not only for her players, but for those in the area interested in the sport. ...more

June 28, 2008

In 11 tournament appearances this year, Lorena Ochoa has won six times, including her second major championship. She has finished out of the top 10 only once. At 26, the native of Guadalajara, Mexico, recently set an LPGA Tour record for being the youngest player to reach $2 million in earnings. But it has been a difficult year. ...more

June 26, 2008