Teams from across Florida will converge Saturday on Stewy's Skate Park for all-day competition. ...more

August 8, 2008

Billy Long would rather be riding his skateboard. He is the head organizer of Saturday's skateboard event at Stewy Skate Park, having had to sit through hourlong meetings acquiring all the necessary permits and insurance. ...more

August 8, 2008

The knock at the door at 9 a.m. was soft. Through the window, I could see it was my new neighbor, Beth, and her small daughter, Adrianna. They had just returned from a trip to Pittsburgh and had visited one of the Carnegie Museums. At the gift shop, they picked up a souvenir for me. ...more

August 6, 2008

Little has changed for Kasey Kahne in the last six weeks. After winning the June race at Pocono Raceway, the Sprint Cup star sat in ninth place in the season standings, exactly where he remains heading into today's Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. ...more

August 3, 2008

San Diego Padres shortstop Khalil Greene has a broken left hand and could miss the rest of the season, Manager Bud Black said Thursday. ...more

August 1, 2008

Before moving to Florida 18 years ago, I worked as an account manager for my firm's multimillion account, Wal-Mart. ...more

July 24, 2008

As Scott Kazmir's frustration mounted with each start he made heading into the All-Star break, Rays manager Joe Maddon kept coming back to one point. ...more

July 22, 2008

Most people can identify with being in a bad relationship that needs to end. ...more

July 13, 2008

SEBRING - Four of the five Highlands County commissioners are leaning toward letting voters decide in the November general election whether they want to pay an extra 2/10ths of 1 mill in property tax to fund purchase of conservation lands. On Tuesday, though, they agreed with county Administrator Michael Wright that more public discussion and input is needed before they decide to put it on the ballot. ...more

July 8, 2008

The Brewers are extremely close to a deal to acquire Indians ace C.C. Sabathia in a trade that bolsters their rotation for a playoff push, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. ...more

July 7, 2008