Now the real season begins. Now we wait. It's time for ... Glazer Ball! ...more

January 4, 2010

Editor's note: This is a reprinted column from January, 2004. ...more

December 20, 2009

How many times has this happened? You go to take a video of someone and when you watch it later you discover the person was not smiling. If you have been saying "If only there was something – some technology – that would guarantee a smiling subject," Sony was listening. ...more

November 14, 2009

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is frustrated. He's tired of the interceptions, the sacks and the red-zone struggles. Although the top-ranked Gators are still undefeated heading into Saturday's game against Georgia, Tebow admits he would like to have "prettier" wins. But he adds that, "If they're all ugly, that's OK. We'll be undefeated." ...more

October 26, 2009

Dentist Jeff Bynum expects to be overwhelmed by the demand for free services he's offering today, and he's OK with that. ...more

July 11, 2009

Ken Kroll, who greeted thousands of customers with a smile at Sobik's cafe in the Fred B. Karl County Center, died Tuesday, Hillsborough County employees said. ...more

June 24, 2009

Florida State's women are heading to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year and Coach Sue Semrau has a bigger smile each time. ...more

March 16, 2009

Tell us, Robert Gates, what's the difference between working under Barack Obama and working under George W. Bush? ...more

March 2, 2009

Michelle Wie seemed to have the trophy in her grasp until Angela Stanford and a late stumble got in the way. ...more

February 15, 2009

My son's comment during a recent telephone conversation brought me up short. Both years (he's 43, I'm 67) and miles (he lives in Atlanta, I'm in Florida) separate us, yet we came together in a special moment I will always remember. ...more

February 11, 2009