Theo Smalling, a Hampton University basketball player who attended Bloomingdale High School, died Monday night after being accidentally shot over the weekend in Virginia. Prosecutors in Hampton will have to determine whether to file manslaughter charges in the accidental shooting, the Daily Press in Newport News, Va., reported. ...more

October 27, 2009

Merely saying Dr. John Russell has seen a fair share of faces and places during his 40-plus-year medical career would be an understatement of the scope of the man's professional experiences. ...more

February 18, 2009

The new season of "Dancing Season With the Stars" will feature three couples and — with the show's touch for the improbable — one computer guru. ...more

February 9, 2009

Rashad Johnson is the no-star All-American, the player overlooked by every scouting service in America, and most college coaches, too. ...more

February 3, 2009

BRADENTON - A Lakewood Ranch High School star athlete and his friend have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death and robbery of a 19-year-old man, opening up the possibility for the state to mount a death penalty case. ...more

July 30, 2008

Tony Dungy, whose first book was a No. 1 bestseller last year, is hoping for a repeat performance. ...more

July 9, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Known as simply a tireless distance runner when cross country season ended, Land O' Lakes junior Felix Soto added a few more superlatives to his growing resume as one of Pasco County's best athletes this past boys track and field season. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEBRING — You don't have to be a star athlete to win a medal at the Heartland Senior Games. "The motto of it is 'Just Play,'" said Becky Rousch, director of community education at South Florida Community College. "The senior games have less of an emphasis on competition than it has on living a healthy lifestyle, staying active and trying new things." In the spirit of trying new things, a new sport has been added to this year's line-up – pickleball, a sport similar to badminton that is played with a wooden paddle and wiffleball. "Pickleball has been all the rage across the state and is very popular with senior citizens," Rousch said. "This is the first year we have been able to offer it, and we are very excited to be able to do that." ...more

February 25, 2008

Here's one more reason high schoolers need to keep their noses clean and stay out of trouble: It could make the difference between a college acceptance or denial letter. ...more

February 3, 2008

Little shock value is left when professional or Olympic athletes are busted for using performance-enhancing drugs. That's too bad, because it should outrage us. More importantly, it should move professional sports to require more rigorous testing, and then put the money into the programs so drugs of all kinds can be detected. ...more

October 10, 2007