Boo Weekley tells everybody that he does not know a thing about golf history. He just happened to start playing as a kid. ...more

May 10, 2008

The combination of no practice for two weeks, temperatures in the 40s and a rare meeting with a crosstown rival all amounted to a serious scare for Tampa Prep on Day 1 of the Soccer Field Invitational at Ed Radice Sports Complex. ...more

January 3, 2008

Thick, smelly crude oil washed up on an 11-mile stretch of scenic coastline Saturday, blackening seagulls and threatening fish farms as South Korea's Coast Guard struggled to contain the country's largest oil spill. ...more

December 9, 2007

The strong winds that have plagued anglers for weeks abated in early November. I finally got a chance to put the boat in the water without a small-craft warning in effect. In fact, I was surprised to step outside one morning last week and find it dead flat calm. ...more

November 14, 2007

Nearly a dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California on Sunday, killing one person near San Diego and destroying several homes and a church in celebrity-laden Malibu. ...more

October 22, 2007

Well, blow me down! That might have been the first reaction of the president of a Tiki Village residents' association when he heard the state would resume a program soon to reinforce older mobile homes against hurricane winds. ...more

October 20, 2007

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Randy Rochelle. ...more

October 9, 2007

DUNEDIN - The 16-year-old kite-boarder who was pulled into power lines by strong winds Saturday remains in serious condition at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa today, a hospital spokeswoman said. Christopher B. Kenny of 100 Sarasota Road in Clearwater was kite-boarding on St. Joseph Sound Saturday afternoon when a strong gust of wind pulled him into some power lines on the north side of the Dunedin Causeway, Pinellas County sheriff's officials have said. Witnesses said they observed an electrical arc shine brightly before Kenny fell 20 to 30 feet to the ground. He was conscious but disoriented when bystanders ran to his aid. ...more

October 1, 2007

Search teams dramatically expanded their hunt for adventurer Steve Fossett to encompass 10,000 square miles of rugged mountains and desert Thursday after nearly four discouraging days yielded no trace of his single-engine plane. ...more

September 7, 2007