As Evan Longoria's slump deepened this week, even he could recognize that he was digging a deeper hole for himself. ...more

May 9, 2008

With the housing boom long since deflated, Ralph Mills has been retooling his businesses to suit the times. ...more

February 25, 2008

Home sales in a six-county region of Southern California plunged last month to the slowest pace for any month in more than 20 years, the latest sign would-be buyers remain reluctant to enter a housing market still mired in a steep slump and hobbled by mortgage lending constraints. ...more

February 14, 2008

Yahoo Inc.'s board, concluding that Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, plans to reject the unsolicited offer, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday. ...more

February 10, 2008

Before his team's Class 6A-District 8 boys basketball tournament game Friday, first-year Plant City coach Dale Chambers was told the program hadn't advanced to a district championship game since 1993. ...more

February 9, 2008

Top-seeded Keswick Christian held Bradenton St. Stephen's to five second-half points en route to a 67-20 win Friday night. ...more

February 2, 2008

The Andre Roy reunion tour rolled into Canada's capital Saturday night for the second game of a two-game road trip against both of his former teams. ...more

January 20, 2008

SEBRING — The Highlands County commissioners appear likely to appoint a citizens advisory committee that will advise them on whether to raise or lower impact fees. Commissioner Don Bates brought the idea up for discussion for the first time at the commissioners' Tuesday meeting. No action was taken, but the five county commissioners agreed to discuss it again at their next meeting, Jan. 22. ...more

January 16, 2008

LAKE PLACID — After coming back from the Christmas break with a disappointing effort in an 18-point loss to Mulberry, the Lake Placid boys basketball team bounced back with a convincing 78-45 win over Moore Haven on Thursday night. Senior forward Conlin Veley led the way with a game-high 23 points to go along with nine rebounds as the Class 3A Green Dragons improved to 7-8 on the season. "This was a nice win for us," said Veley. "We played a lot better as a team after not playing very well at Mulberry on Tuesday. We got the ball down the floor, hit some outside shots and didn't make a lot of mental mistakes. "We need to play smart and together because the district race is wide open, and we still have a chance to make this a good season." Lake Placid came out strong in the opening minutes as K.J. Delbert scored four of his 11 points, Marcus Waugh netted four and Veley added nine — including a 3-pointer — as the Green Dragons jumped out to a 17-11 lead heading into the second stanza. ...more

January 12, 2008

GIRLS BASKETBALL Nature Coast finds itself on the wrong end of a running clock against St. Pete Catholic, 61-28. ...more

January 7, 2008