Up to this point of the season, although the games have been competitive and no one wants to lose, district play has yet to begin. When it comes to deciding which teams make the playoffs, the district games are the only determining factor. ...more

September 24, 2008

Product review: Spring Boost Performance Athletic Footwear Men's and ladies $130; available at blissworld.com, zappos.com, comfortshoeshop.com, bodytrends.com, endless.com, feetfirst.com and planetshoes.com. ...more

September 20, 2008

Symbol Of Repression I am angry. Every morning during my commute to work, a giant Confederate flag greets me like a slap in the face at the junction of Interstates 4 and 75. This virulent symbol is a constant remainder of the South's failed attempt to defend the unconscionable practice of slavery. ...more

September 13, 2008

What a turnaround. Last year at this time, the Tampa Bay Rays were a bedeviled last-place team with a sorry 58-82 win-loss record. Today, for the first time in the Rays' 11-year history, they have a winning season at 85-54 and are poised for a division championship. ...more

September 6, 2008

The Blue Streaks were one victory away from making the playoffs last season. With Hardee and DeSoto re-assuming their positions as the class of the district, Sebring will need to pull out all the stops if they hope to make their postseason dreams come true this time around. ...more

August 29, 2008

GAINESVILLE Urban Meyer has been searching for a feature running back to open more options in the University of Florida's spread offense. ...more

August 21, 2008

Usain Bolt rewrote the record books again and captured his first Olympic medal Saturday, running the 100-meter dash in a stunning 9.69 seconds for a blowout win that could have been even worse. ...more

August 16, 2008

The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the percentage nearly mirroring their representation in the general population in six states, a study has found. ...more

August 12, 2008

We're not trying to rain on the parade. But sooner or later, the 2-3-4s are going to have to step up and stay up. ...more

July 8, 2008

The end is getting close for Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. That we know. What we don't know is whether Bowden has enough time left on the sideline to return the Seminoles to the top of the polls, a place they once called home. After back-to-back 7-6 seasons, FSU has a long way to go to rejoin college football's elite. Here's a closer look at FSU entering the 2008 season: ...more

July 1, 2008